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.

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

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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