Review 2013 Inception - N F L

[hdjstuff]

2013 Topps Inception NFL​

One pack

I received the following in this hobby only premium product:

Base

Wright and Pitta

Inception NFL follows the same path as Inception baseball.... dark and foreboding. The background on this premium issue appears as a storm. The cards are 3 times as thick as a normal base card. The reverse has personal and pro stats along with 'Career Inception' write up. The photo is glossy with the background as a matte finish.

Inserts

Green and Gold Parallels

Johnson #ed to 199
Green-Ellis #ed to 75

Autos/Patches



Michael #ed to 50
ON Card - Blue Sharpee!! - Excellent!!



Patch of Nassib #ed to 93
Nice patch!! - card very well done..



"Patch" with auto - Knile Davis #ed to 345
Sticker auto --and the strangest 'patch' I have ever had the privilege to have in my hands - it is a screen printed patch -- very weird.

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Topps Inception NFL - a rather pricey gamble to say the least. Here in O'do - the boxes/packs are going for about $110 +/-. Now if one is fortunate and gets a big hit - then it's fantastic. Then there are packs like this one. Don't get me wrong, the cards look great, the production of the cards is excellent, and the overall quality of the cards received is wonderful.

Inception NFL has the 'artsy' feeling to it. To me, football is anything but artsy. Why not rub dirt and sweat and blood on the cards? (Yes, I know that blood and sweat cannot be used on a card for health reasons.... but one could still design a card to look like that.)

I like the patch cards - they are much thicker than the base cards and are very well designed. I especially like the on card auto - looks fantastic.

The player collector will be the primary target of Inception football. To build the base set, might be one heck of a chore - but hey, if that's your thing - give it a go. There can't be that many complete sets out there AND if one decided to build the #ed to 50 set - that would be very special!

Overall grade B - value will be hit and miss at best!

Go buy a pack or two and send the Tebow cards to me!

Duane

 

[cjay101]

Duane, if you are looking to trade the davis, let me know

 

[bfd13]

Interesting stuff. I agree on the Davis patch, that is pretty sharp. Has to be quite a cross section of the sleeve.

 

[Meliah]

I like the look of the base cards. Thanks for the great review Duane

 

[dp33]

Interesting - they didn't have any non-auto'd cards in the baseball Inception (base or otherwise). Wonder why they did it differently for football? They are some nice looking cards in either case. If you're interested in moving the Calvin Johnson and can use any of these Tebows, let me know. Thanks - David.

Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Gridiron 136
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Panini Black Friday 9
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Prestige 56
Tebow, Tim (DEN) 2012 Prestige TT12 Tim Tebow #d 0145/1500
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Rookies and Stars PP15 Player Pennants
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Topps Chrome 180
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Topps Magic 59
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Topps Magic 59 mini
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Topps Platinum 15 ruby
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Topps Prime Retail 22
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Topps Strata 123
Tebow, Tim (DEN) 2011 Certified 47
Tebow, Tim (DEN) 2011 Gridiron Gear 71 x2
Tebow, Tim (DEN) 2011 Panini Threads 47
Tebow, Tim (DEN) 2010 Topps PP2 Peak Performance PP2 Peak Performance

 

[hdjstuff]

Duane, if you are looking to trade the davis, let me know

That can happen. Will hold the Davis for you.

Duane

 

[hdjstuff]

Interesting - they didn't have any non-auto'd cards in the baseball Inception (base or otherwise). Wonder why they did it differently for football? They are some nice looking cards in either case. If you're interested in moving the Calvin Johnson and can use any of these Tebows, let me know. Thanks - David.

Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Gridiron 136
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Panini Black Friday 9
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Prestige 56
Tebow, Tim (DEN) 2012 Prestige TT12 Tim Tebow #d 0145/1500
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Rookies and Stars PP15 Player Pennants
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Topps Chrome 180
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Topps Magic 59
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Topps Magic 59 mini
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Topps Platinum 15 ruby
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Topps Prime Retail 22
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Topps Strata 123
Tebow, Tim (DEN) 2011 Certified 47
Tebow, Tim (DEN) 2011 Gridiron Gear 71 x2
Tebow, Tim (DEN) 2011 Panini Threads 47
Tebow, Tim (DEN) 2010 Topps PP2 Peak Performance PP2 Peak Performance

How about these 2 for the Johnson?

Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Topps Chrome 180
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Topps Platinum 15 ruby

If that's fair - post it up.

Duane

 

[dp33]

How about these 2 for the Johnson?

Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Topps Chrome 180
Tebow, Tim (NYJ) 2012 Topps Platinum 15 ruby

If that's fair - post it up.

Duane

Duane - trade posted. But as long as I'm sending 2, might as well send as many as you need, so if you need more, pm me and I'll send them as well. Thanks! David

 

[cjay101]

Duane - i will pull a tebow list for you, but what other needs do you have fb/bb?

 

[hdjstuff]

Duane - trade posted. But as long as I'm sending 2, might as well send as many as you need, so if you need more, pm me and I'll send them as well. Thanks! David

I really don't collect football - those 2 are fine.

Thanks,
Duane

 

[hdjstuff]

Duane - i will pull a tebow list for you, but what other needs do you have fb/bb?

Any current Rays (just no regular Topps)?

Duane

 

[cjay101]

Any interest in any of these Tebow RC/inserts?

2010 Playoff Contenders Draft Class #12 Demaryius Thomas/Tim Tebow
2010 Press Pass PE #45 Tim Tebow
2010 Topps Chrome #C100A Tim Tebow leap RC
2010 Topps Platinum #79 Tim Tebow RC
2010 Topps Prime 3rd Quarter #3Q1 Tim Tebow/Demaryius Thomas/Eric Decker
2010 Topps Prime 4th Quarter #4Q23 Tim Tebow/C.J. Spiller/Dez Bryant/Jermaine Gresham
2010 Topps Prime Retail #1 Tim Tebow RC
2012 Prestige Extra Points Gold #56 Tim Tebow

And I found these Rays:

2009 SP Legendary Cuts #3 Evan Longoria No $0.60
2009 Upper Deck Icons #38 Evan Longoria No $0.60
2009 Upper Deck Signature Stars #42 Evan Longoria No $0.75
2009 Upper Deck X #86 Evan Longoria No $0.60
2010 Bowman Platinum #53 Evan Longoria No $0.60
2010 Topps #354A Evan Longoria No $0.60
2010 Topps #636 Evan Longoria/B.J. Upton No $0.60
2011 Bowman #109 Evan Longoria No $0.50
2011 Bowman Platinum #97 Evan Longoria No $0.50
2011 Topps #340 Evan Longoria No $0.60
2011 Topps Chrome #13 Evan Longoria No $0.75
2012 Bowman Chrome #58 Evan Longoria No $0.75
2012 Bowman Platinum #54 Evan Longoria No $0.50
2012 Topps Chrome Purple Refractors #90 Evan Longoria No $3.00
2012 Topps Heritage #177A Evan Longoria No $0.60
2013 Topps Chasing History #CH12 Evan Longoria No $0.75
2013 Topps Wal Mart Blue Border #103 Evan Longoria No $1.25
2009 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions Mini #148 David Price No $2.50
2010 Topps Chrome Orange Refractors #72 David Price No $3.00
2011 Topps #124 CC Sabathia/Jon Lester/David Price LL No $0.60
2011 Topps Topps Town #TT35 David Price No $0.75
2013 Topps Gypsy Queen Dealing Aces #DP David Price No $1.25
2013 Topps Wal Mart Blue Border #95 Matt Harrison/David Price/Jered Weaver No $1.25
2012 Bowman Platinum Prospects Green Refractors #BPP29 Jake Odorizzi Yes $2.50
2013 Topps Archives #143 Jake Odorizzi RC No $0.60
2007 Fleer Rookie Sensations #LO James Loney No $1.50
2013 Topps Wal Mart Blue Border #218 Ben Zobrist No $0.75
2007 Bowman Draft #BDP43 Yunel Escobar (RC) No $0.40
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter #304 Yunel Escobar SP No $3.00
2009 Topps Allen and Ginter National Pride #NP26 Yunel Escobar No $0.75
2010 Topps Series 2 Attax Code Cards #5 Yunel Escobar No $0.75
2009 Upper Deck Goudey 4-In-1 #54 Chipper Jones/Jeff Francoeur/Brian McCann/Kelly Johnson No $3.00
2011 Topps Heritage #387 Desmond Jennings RC No $1.50
2013 Topps Wal Mart Blue Border #308 Desmond Jennings No $1.25
2008 Upper Deck #314 Sam Fuld RC No $3.00
2011 Bowman Chrome Prospects #BCP161 Alex Colome No $0.60
2011 Bowman Chrome Prospects Purple Refractors #BCP161 Alex Colome Yes $3.00
2011 Bowman Chrome Prospects #BCP220 Matt Moore No $1.50
2012 Bowman Platinum #99 Matt Moore RC No $2.00
2012 Topps #129 Matt Moore RC No $1.50
2012 Topps Allen and Ginter #21 Matt Moore RC No $2.50
2012 Topps Chrome #160A Matt Moore Grey Jsy RC No $2.50
2012 Topps Gold Futures #GF27 Matt Moore No $1.50
2012 Topps Gypsy Queen Future Stars #MM Matt Moore No $2.50
2012 Topps Heritage #286 Tom Milone RC/Addison Reed RC/Matt Moore RC/Dellin Betances RC No $2.50
2012 Topps Heritage #391 Matt Moore RC No $2.50
2013 Topps Chasing the Dream #CD5 Matt Moore No $1.00
2013 Topps Gypsy Queen Framed White #93 Matt Moore No $1.00
2013 Topps Gypsy Queen Mini #93 Matt Moore No $1.50
2010 Bowman Platinum Prospects #PP3 Jeremy Hellickson No $4.00
2011 Bowman Platinum #14 Jeremy Hellickson RC No $2.50
2012 Topps Gold Futures #GF9 Jeremy Hellickson No $1.00
2011 Bowman Chrome Prospects #BCP134 Chris Archer No $0.60
2012 Bowman Platinum Prospects #BPP82 Chris Archer No $1.00
2012 Panini Prizm #188 Chris Archer RC No $1.00

Those are off my star/insert/rc lists....I will look at GU/AU later on, not sure if I have any rays.

 

[hdjstuff]

How about these for the Davis?
2013 Topps Gypsy Queen Framed White #93 Matt Moore No $1.00
2013 Topps Gypsy Queen Mini #93 Matt Moore No $1.50
2012 Topps Chrome #160A Matt Moore Grey Jsy RC No $2.50

Duane

 

[cjay101]

Duane....sure. I will post this evening. Was out of town weekend and some subscribed threads fell off so sorry for delay

 

[daktion]

Thanks for the review Duane. This product is not for me. Not a fan of artsy cards.

-Brett