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Well if you watched the video then you know this box seems to have had a coalation error. Besides only getting one jersey card and no autographs, I also managed to pull 45 doubles out of this box.

Here’s the product info from UpperDeck.com:

Base Set
500 Cards

Inserts and Parallel Cards
Base Set Gold Parallel (# to 99)
 1975 O Pee Chee Insert
1975 O Pee Chee Mini Insert
Yankee Stadium Legacy Update
UD Documentary Update

Autograph Cards (1 per box, on average)
Inkredible
UD Game Jersey Autographs #’ed up to 99

Memorabilia Cards (2 per box, on average)
UD Game Jersey
UD Game Jersey Double swatch #’ed up to 149
UD Game Jersey Triple swatch #’ed up to 99
UD Game Jersey Quad swatch #’ed up to 15
UD Game Jersey Autographs #’ed up to 99
Piece of History 500 Home Run Club Bat
USAB 18U National Team Jerseys
USAB 18U National Team Jersey Patch #’ed up to 25
USAB 18U National Team Jersey Autographs #’ed up to 25

I was on the take for this product ever since I read about the Grifey Auto inserts. I think that is a great insert to celebrate the 20 years and would love to pull one. Judging from this box though, I may be better off just buying one. Anyway as usual we’ll take a look at the base card first.

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Not bad. Not bad at all IMO.  So far I am really enjoying the photography on these cards. There are some really great action shots and some that are just plain fun.  I like the design overall and will more than likely attempt to complete the base set.

Next up we have the 20th Anniversary Retrospective cards. This is a 2,500 card set that I have no interest in going after.

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I mean maybe if it was a smaller set like 250 or something but 2500?
No thanks.

Up next we have the Team USA inserts. These I could also do without. Isn’t there a Team USA set anyway? Leave ‘em there then, maybe?

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Now we’ll take a look at the Team Leaders cards. I pulled 17 of these.

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Not bad, I like the clean cut design of these cards and having the bottom “border” the team color is great.

Another insert that isn’t too shabby is the O-Pee-Chee. I pulled two from this box.

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The Historic First inserts are another batch I think we could do without. I really don’t see the point of some of these cards. I mean like the ”predictors” and such. Seriously, do you think I want a card that predicts the DOW will reach 15,000 points? If you do, could you explain why you would think that please? As for the 2008 Documentary Inserts, these are necessary I feel. Documenting the WS and other “updates” should be a priortiy over cards that predict when we will find life on another planet.

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Up next we’ll cover the Rivals inserts. I think this is a pretty cool idea. I am not to thrilled about seeing a Cubs/Whitesox one, being a Cardinal fan I would much rather see a Cubs/Cardinals version. 

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Last but not least we have our lone “HIT” from the box. One chipped triple swatch of Rafael Furcal. See the top on the front? Not a major chip but it is there.

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I think this is a pretty sweet looking card. Yes it has the plain white swatches but overall I think its pretty nice.  I like how the top half is “spliced” and the bottom border just ties it all together.  Overall, I enjoy these cards and will more than likely attempt to complete the base set. One word of warning however, it appears I am not the only one to come across a coalation problem. There have been comments left at WaxHeaven that would suggest this may be more than a random dud.

Complete Results 2009 Upper Deck Series 1

Doubles: 45

Base Cards: 225

YSL Inserts: 4

Team Leaders Inserts: 17

Rivals: 2

Triple Swatch: 1

08 Documentary WS: 4

08 Historic Firsts: 1

08 Historic Firsts Predictors: 3

20th Aniv. Retro. Set Inserts: 8

O-Pee-Chee Inserts: 2

USAB National Team Inserts: 5

USAB Retrospective Inserts: 3