Toronto FC ’16 Topps APEX Auto Contest Winner Announced

Congrats to Joseph C Zagrapan on being the lucky winner of the Drew Moor 2016 Topps APEX Blue Parallel Auto #’ed/99.  Once Joseph C Zagrapan sends me his mailing address, I will ship this card ASAP.  Thanks!

Toronto FC ’16 Topps APEX Auto Contest! – NOW CLOSED

This contest is for a Drew Moor 2016 Topps APEX Blue Parallel Auto #’ed/99.  Good luck!!!

Contest Details:

• This contest will end Friday, October 14, 2016 @ 8:00 p.m. EST.
• To enter, please leave a comment in this post.
• You can enter once per day.
• The winner will be selected at random.
• Please provide a valid e-mail address when entering.
• The winner will receive an e-mail when the contest is over.
• The winner has one week to send me their contact information or the contest will be held again.
• Once the contest is over, I will need the winner’s mailing address so I can ship them this card for FREE!!!

2016 Topps APEX MLS Box Break & Review

One of the most well received soccer products that Topps released last year was APEX.  It’s success can be attributed to three different factors – design, price, and configuration.  For 2016, Topps has built upon those factors and soccer fans seem to really enjoy it.  Plus, how can you go wrong with a box that has what looks like the kryptonite spear from Batman v. Superman on the front?

Just from a pure price point, 2016 APEX is very attractive.  A complete hobby box costs around $40.  That comes to $20 per mini box.  You don’t need to spend your life savings in order to bust a box.

Like last year, APEX looks like a cross between Valor and Fire.  Perhaps a little Inception can be seen in here as well.  One box should provide you with (2) autographs and (1) relic.  A big draw for those MLS collectors are the 2016 All-Star Autographs.  These are all signed on-card, which is something new when it comes to Topps MLS cards.  They are by far some of the best looking cards within this product.  Outside of those cards, everything else is signed on a sticker.  From a visual perspective my least favorite looking cards are the dual autographs.  The white boxes where the sticker autographs rest stand out quite a bit, especially if the background is dark.

Besides the autographs and relics, you’ve got a basic 100-card set to put together.  Actually there are (110) cards, but the last ten are short prints.  All printed with matte backgrounds and glossy player photos.  There are a couple of inserts to collect too.  I enjoy the way the Golazo inserts came out.  They’re packed with color.

Even if you’re not a huge soccer fan, you might want to give APEX a good hard look.  For $40 you can’t go wrong.  I think the biggest complaint people have is that there aren’t as many top tier players to pull.  That’s simply not true.  Given that APEX is priced at $40 per box, its going to be difficult to pull a big “hit”.  They’re in there.

Here is what I pulled:

Autos

• Dominic Oduro Auto
• Drew Moor Blue Parallel Auto #’ed/99

Relic

• Alvaro Saborio Crest Jumbo Patch Red Parallel #’ed/5

Parallels

• Dom Dwyer Blue Parallel #’ed/99
• Tommy Thompson Green Parallel #’ed/50
• Jonathan Osorio Global Influence Green Parallel #’ed/50

Inserts

• David Accam Global Influence
• Cristian Techera Global Influence
• Fabian Castillo Global Influence
• Kellyn Acosta Global Influence
• Robbie Keane Global Influence
• Jonathan Osorio Global Influence
• Dom Dwyer Golazo
• Chris Pontius Golazo

Rookies

• Fabian Herbers #38
• Keegan Rosenberry #12

Powers ’15 Topps APEX Auto Contest Winner Announced

Congrats to Paul on being the lucky winner of the Dillon Powers 2015 Topps APEX Soccer Auto.  Once Paul sends me his mailing address, I will ship this card ASAP.  Thanks!

Powers ’15 Topps APEX Auto Contest! – NOW CLOSED

This contest is for a Dillon Powers 2015 Topps APEX Soccer Auto.  Good luck!!!

Contest Details:

• This contest will end Monday, October 5, 2015 @ 8:00 p.m. EST.
• To enter, please leave a comment in this post.
• You can enter once per day.
• The winner will be selected at random.
• Please provide a valid e-mail address when entering.
• The winner will receive an e-mail when the contest is over.
• The winner has one week to send me their contact information or the contest will be held again.
• Once the contest is over, I will need the winner’s mailing address so I can ship them this card for FREE!!!

Collin ’15 Topps APEX Auto Contest Winner Announced

Congrats to Shane.K on being the lucky winner of the Aurelien Collin 2015 Topps APEX Gold Parallel Auto #’ed/50.  Once Shane.K sends me their mailing address, I will ship this card ASAP.  Thanks!

2015 Topps APEX Soccer Box Break & Review

I don’t care if you’re a soccer fan or not.  I think we can all agree that $45.00 for a hobby box which guarantees (2) autographs and (1) relic is a darn good deal.  Most of us have spent much more on other products and have received a lot less.  Just for the average box breaker looking for something to open, 2015 Topps APEX Soccer is one option they should look into.  Not only do I like the price, but the way the product is configured is attractive too.  Boxes only contain (2) packs each housing (32) cards.  It gets straight to the point quite fast.  I wish more products were configured like this.

From a design perspective, the base set looks like a cross between Topps Fire and Valor.  I’d like to see Topps make the player’s picture a bit more artistic rather than just the background.  The painted look has always been a winner for me.  The overall set consists of (110) cards.  The last (10) are short prints.  I think the only drawback is that the autographs are on stickers.  Out of all the autographs, relics, and parallels, I enjoy the look of the Match Day die-cut auto/relics.  The soccer balls used for these cards offer some nice looking multi-colored pieces.  Plus for any of you math nuts out there you’ll realize they look like a parallelogram.  And yes.  There are parallels of these tiny parallelograms.  Its parallelception!

I’m not a huge soccer fan, but who could pass up a deal like this.  The price is what really drew me to 2015 Topps APEX.  For the low cost you get some high-end looking stuff.

Here is what I pulled:

Autos

• Dillon Powers
• Aurelien Collin Gold #’ed/50

Relic

• Javier Morales/Alvaro Saborio Duel Relic #’ed/25

Parallel

• Ethan Finlay Black #’ed 1/1

Inserts

• Obafemi Martin/Clint Dempsey Alliances #A-4
• Matt Hedges Captains #C-6
• Maurice Edu Captains #C-13

Collin ’15 Topps APEX Auto Contest! – NOW CLOSED

This contest is for a Aurelien Collin 2015 Topps APEX Gold Parallel Auto #’ed/50.  Good luck!!!

Contest Details:

• This contest will end Friday, September 11, 2015 @ 8:00 p.m. EST.
• To enter, please leave a comment in this post.
• You can enter once per day.
• The winner will be selected at random.
• Please provide a valid e-mail address when entering.
• The winner will receive an e-mail when the contest is over.
• The winner has one week to send me their contact information or the contest will be held again.
• Once the contest is over, I will need the winner’s mailing address so I can ship them this card for FREE!!!