Topps hooked me up back in 1999. I bought 2 sealed sets of the 99 Topps Traded. One set had a Ryan Bruan auto, and the other set had no auto. I contacted Topps, and they said they would send out an auto. I was really excited when I opened up the package to find an Alfonso Soriano auto. It was one of the top autos at the time.
Not really a redemption story, but a replacement card story I guess. But I see lots of horror stories these days.