2007 Bowman Sterling

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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
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

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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

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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

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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

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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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