2012 Topps Strata Football Cards

I submitted a card online months ago and have nothing. it shows that I have redeemed a code and the card it is but has not been sent and no tracking number. NOT HAPPY.

Bought a hobby box Feb. 5th that was missing ALL 3 promised hits. Contacted support online and have gotten only 1 response asking me to resubmit the photos. In the meantime I called the support line and was told to stick with my online case. EXTREMELY frustrated with Topps. I usually don’t buy football cards (prefer baseball) and can’t see myself ever buying this product ever again.

Very cool set, but I’ve got one card that’s driving me nuts. I got the Case Keenum autograph base rookie #RA-CK. It has no serial number, and no bronze, gold blue or green on the side of the card. The color is white, which makes me think it might be platinum, but again no serial number. Can anyone shed some light on this?

The hobby boxes (bought 3) seem to be hit or miss, but overall I have to say I’m happy. I just got back into sports cards after a 15 year hiatus and wow how things have changed. The strata collection has got me completely interested though. They seem to be high quality with a nice design and reasonable price. My biggest complaint is that all the die cut rookies I pulled were almost damaged. Peeling at the edges, luckily (I guess) they were not as valued as the clear cut autos, relics, auto relics pulled. All in all I think Topps finally did something a little different and they’ve pulled me back into the card collecting hobby (although, my wife is a little less enthused than me ;)

My dad thought me; “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything”!

For the money this was my product of the year! The base set is a little boring, but clean. Base auto’s are nice for lower end hits. The CLEAR CUTS ARE THE BOMB, Best Rookie Auto’s so far this year. The higher print numbers are nice, but the lower print patches are beautiful. Low Risk Product Price Tag with a nice upside. Good job Topps!!

(2) boxes from local card shop.

both boxes from the same case.

(2) coby fleener rookie autos.

one bronze and one gold.

what’s the deal with topps and collation?

all i seem to be pulling out of their football product is coby fleener, a.j. jenkins, or ronnie hillman auto’s.

this is becoming nerve wracking.

When will Topps learn? While there are aspects of these cards I really truly love, there are so many I hate that it’s hard to get too excited.

Hits are nice but my luck has been both good and bad. As in, I’ve got a lot of autographs and patches but nothing that mattered. I was lucky enough to essentially clear a box of all of it’s hits in 5 packs and still couldn’t recoup the money spent on the 5 packs.

I absolutely LOATHE the Hobby vs. Retail split. I don’t want a hobby vs. retail set. They might as well not call it the same product if every card is different. What if I collect sets? Now I am stuck choosing between the more expensive, thicker stock hobby or the cheaper lesser stock retail?

Hits. Why do they think it’s better to put them on 1000 pt stock cards that look like 50 football cards poorly glued together rather than a little cleaner, little thinner stock? I don’t like the giant stock cards that much and half of the hits in this set are on cards that look like they fill a pack. I hate buying extra top loaders to fit the giganto-mondo sized cards. I hate how they take twice as much space as a regular card in a top loader in the boxes.

And finally, now the product is getting more expensive. I bought some and I liked the general layout of the Hobby cards but with the increase in cost, I think I’m out. I’d rather double and triple up on my Topps Chrome than pay the same amount for this product. It’s nice but not THAT nice.

I am very disappointed with this product. I also broke a case with lots of damage. Several of my die cuts had damaged points and a lot of base cards had creases on the front only. Explain how that happens!! I was short several hits, 1 Clear Cut auto, 1 Rookie Relic, 2 base autos and 2 rookie parallel. I received 2, yes 2 unnumbered Juron Criner Clear Cuts in my case. Are you seriously kidding me?? Come On, MAN!! Does it sound like I’m upset??

Product looks gorgeous I’ve got one question for everyone though…the rookie relics red parallels are #’d to 30 according to the above checklist, yet i pulled a blackmon #’d to 41 earlier?

Am i missing something?

The only reason i’m not giving this awesome product 5 stars is because of the packaging,I purchased a hobby box and noticed the corners and sides have some real small dings on them in just about every pack(anyone else notice this?).So be very careful while opening the hobby packs if your crazy about condition like me. Anyways I love this product. The Base cards are fantastic looking and you could almost make a set out of one box(r/c’s included!) so I’m considering buying a second!.I’m not much of a set collector but this product has changed me. The Hit’s are 3 per box and I couldn’t complain Alshon Jeffery die-cut,Coby Fleener AUTO die-cut!#’d to 5!,Dwayne Allen Clear cut auto/relic,and Russel Wilson Rookie relic#’d to 75. It was worth every penny it goes between $65-$90 a hobby box highly recommended for any kind of collector

what exactly can they do for me ryan? possibly a new case? spending that kind of money id hope so

i just opened a case of strata and all my cards were chipped or both top edges were white edges, did anyone else have this issue? i feel like i wasted alot of money on this case when all my cards are not mint to begin with, is there a way to contact topps?

I asked when the release date was a couple weeks ago on twitter since I ordered back late August. Which then it was due out late October. Anyway @toppscards told me on twitter Dec.19th release. If its the 21st there’s no way I’m getting them for Xmas since that is a Friday. And that is crappy planning by Topps for people who wanted it for Xmas presents like myself. Actually it was for a Birthday in November originally. Man I’m hoping its the 19th or there’s going to be some sad faces for Xmas

does anyone know when these cards are coming out???? ive seen three diff daye 4th 5th and 21st does anyone know when they are????

my case is pre-ordered and im looking forward to busting this case for my personal collection..the new design topps has come up with is insane…LOVE IT!

This product isn’t out yet but from the pics ive seen these rookie patch cards look amazing! This could be product of the year in the mid price range level. I always love to see card company try new things or revamp old ideas, can’t wait to bust open ALOT of boxes!

They look nice!!!

product looks very clean, like the rivet card idea, any price point on these? gonna have to save up to buy a case hopefully

The cards looks gorgeous especially the rookie quad autograph book and RG3 jersey patch auto!