2005 Upper Deck Pros & Prospects
Description
2005 Upper Deck Pros & Prospects is a 200-card set released primarily to mass-market retail outlets in May, 2005. The first 100 cards make up the "Pros" while the last 100 are the "Prospects." Each Prospect is serial-numbered to 999 copies or less, and each 24-pack box will yield only three. Each box will also yield an autograph and three serial-numbered parallels.
Despite the massive number of "prospects," there are no rookie cards of significance in the set.
Distribution
24 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $3). 20 boxes per case. Retail only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 200 | - | ? |
| Pros | 100 | - | 6:1 |
| Prospects | 100 | varies | 1:8 |
| Gold Pros | 100 | 125 | * |
| Gold Prospects | 100 | varies | * |
| Future Fabrics | 21 | - | ** |
| Future Fabrics Gold | 21 | 75 | ** |
| Pro Material | 21 | - | ** |
| Pro Material Gold | 21 | 50 | ** |
| Signs of Stardom | 41 | varies | *** |
| Stardom Signatures | 8 | varies | *** |
* Odds of finding a Gold parallel: 1:8
** Odds of finding a game-used card: 1:48
*** Odds of finding an autograph: 1:24