2007 Bowman Sterling
Description
2007 Bowman Sterling is a 117-card set supplimeneted by a 118-card Prospects "insert," released by Topps in January, 2008. Each five-card pack will contain one Rookie base card, one Prospect, two autographs, and either a Relic or an Autographed Relic Prospect. Each six-pack Hobby box also contains two box topper packs; one with two cards from the A-Rod Road to 500 mirror set, and another containing either a low-numbered Refractor parallel, or a Dual Autograph.
Distribution
Six packs plus two box loaders per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $50). Four boxes per carton, two cartons per case. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
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Base | 117 | - | ? |
Rookies | 50 | - | one-per-pack |
Veteran Game Used | 47 | - | GU |
Autographed Rookies | 20 | - | 1:2 |
Rookie Refractors | 50 | 199 | 1:7 |
Veteran Game Used Refractors | 47 | 199 | 1:8 |
Autographed Rookie Refractors | 20 | 199 | 1:5 |
Rookie Black Refractors | 50 | 25 | 1:11/boxes* |
Veteran Game Used Black Refractors | 47 | 25 | 1:10/boxes* |
Autographed Rookie Black Refractors | 20 | 25 | 1:7/boxes* |
Rookie Red Refractors | 50 | one-of-one | 1:230/boxes* |
Veteran Game Used Red Refractors | 47 | one-of-one | 1:246/boxes* |
Autographed Rookie Red Refractors | 20 | one-of-one | 1:164/boxes* |
Rookie Printing Plates | 50 | four for each | 1:29/boxes** |
Veteran Game Used Printing Plates | 47 | four for each | 1:29/boxes** |
Autographed Rookie Printing Plates | 20 | four for each | 1:41/boxes** |
Prospects | 50 | - | one-per-pack |
Autographed Prospects | 50 | - | one-per-pack |
Autographed Relics Prospects | 18 | - | 1:5 |
Prospects Refractors | 50 | 199 | 1:7 |
Autographed Prospects Refractors | 50 | 199 | 1:5 |
Autographed Relics Prospects Refractors | 18 | 199 | 1:20 |
Prospects Black Refractors | 50 | 25 | 1:11/boxes* |
Autographed Prospects Black Refractors | 50 | 25 | 1:7/boxes* |
Autographed Relics Prospects Black Refractors | 18 | 25 | 1:10/boxes* |
Prospects Red Refractors | 50 | one-of-one | 1:230/boxes* |
Autographed Prospects Red Refractors | 47 | one-of-one | 1:164/boxes* |
Autographed Relics Prospects Red Refractors | 20 | 25 | 1:246/boxes* |
Prospects Printing Plates | 50 | four for each | 1:29/boxes** |
Autographed Prospects Printing Plates | 47 | four for each | 1:41/boxes** |
Autographed Relics Prospects Printing Plates | 20 | four for each | 1:41/boxes** |
A-Rod Road to 500 | 25 | - | two per box |
Dual Autographs | 10 | 275 | 1:5/boxes* |
Dual Autographs Refractor | 10 | 199 | 1:6/boxes* |
Dual Autographs Black Refractor | 10 | 25 | 1:46/boxes* |
Dual Autographs Red Refractor | 10 | one-of-one | 1:1080/boxes* |
A-Rod Road to 500 Autographs | 25 | one-of-one | ? |
* Black Refractors, Red Refractors, Printing Plates, and Dual Autographs are exclusive to the one-per-box box topper pack
** Odds of finding a Printing Plate are cumulative across both the Rookie base set and Prospect inserts.
Checklist
Base Set
The base set consists of 50 Rookies, 47 Veteran Relics, and 20 Autographed Rookies. The stated odds of finding each are as follows.
- Rookie: one-per-pack
- Veteran Relic Group A: 1:5/packs
- Veteran Relic Group B: 1:3/packs
- Veteran Relic Group C: 1:253/packs
- Autographed Rookie: 1:2/packs
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Parallels
All 117 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; exclusive to box topper pack)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one; exclusive to box topper pack)
Inserts
Prospects
Like the base set, the Prospects insert set consists of 50 Prospects, 50 Autographed Prospects, and 18 Autographed Relic Prospects. The stated odds of finding each are as follows.
- Prospects: one-per-pack
- Autographed Prospects: one-per-pack
- Autographed Relic Prospects: 1:5/packs
All 118 Prospects are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; exclusive to box topper pack)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one; exclusive to box topper pack)
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A-Rod Road to 500
See 2007 Topps A-Rod Road to 500.
Autographs
Dual Autographs
Dual Autographs are exclusive to the one-per-box box topper pack. Each is serial-numbered to 275 copies and all ten are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one)
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