2001 PACIFIC PRISM ATOMIC

A REVIEW BY HORFIN 5/15/03

Cost of Box	72.36
# of Packs	24 Packs
# of Cards Per Pack	5 Cards Per Pack
Total Cards Received	120 Cards Received
Number of Duplicates	19 Duplicates and 4 Triplicates
Percentage of Base (Non-Short Print) Set	81/148 (54.7%)
Percentage of Full Set (With Short Prints)	83/198 (41.9%)
Number of Autographs	0
Number of Game Used	6
Number of Total Inserts (including Auto/GU)	14 (Not including Base Set Rookies)
Base Set Rookies Received	2
Value of All Cards Received	$320.90
Value of All Rookies, GU/Autos/SP	$172.00

Review of Product: (All grades are on a scale of 1-100 with 1 being the lowest and 100 the highest)

Base Set Card Design: (Above)

Front of Card: I absolutely love this base set design. This is the Best Base Set design of the Year (2001). Each Card is Die Cut with two flat edges an two die cut edges along the top of the card, each teams die cut is different. I can not say enough about the base set design. The Photo’s are nice and only has the player secluded on the card.

Back of Card: The blurb of information on the back is usually informative and interesting. The one downside to the card is the lack of stats on the back. Only career totals are listed.

Grade of Base Set Card Design: 98 GREAT BASE CARD!

Quality of Base Cards

Thick cards, made of Plastic not cardboard. Very unlikely to chip or flake. There is a chance or a likelihood of Print Runs probably two or three in a box. Still better quality than most sets.

Grade of Quality of Base Cards: 98 Only the print run is the issue.

Rookie Card Design and Quality

There are 50 rookies in this set. Each base set rookie is numbered to 506!! Pretty Impressive that you would probably pull two per box! The Rookie Cards are just like the base set. NO complaints here!

I pulled: Freddie Mitchell and Koren Robinson. Both Listed Rookies.

There are 27 listed rookies, so odds are you should get one listed rookie and probably one non-listed rookie. The unlisted rookies book for $6 or $8 (seems kind of low to me).

Grade of Quality of Rookie Card Design and Quality: 98 Nothing To Complain About

Parallels and Inserts (Non-Game Used & Non Autos)

Parallels – You will get 2 or 3 per box.

Like most Pacific brands this set has a load of Parallels.

Blue Parallel: Base #’d to 29 RC’s #’d to 19. I haven’t pulled any, but the parallels are similar to the base set with Blue on it. Numbering is on Back of Card.

Gold Parallel: Base #’d to 116. Pulled 3 of these including 2 rookies (Dan Morgan and Tuiasosopo). Numbering is on Back of Card.

Premiere Date: #’d to 86. Unlike the Blue and Gold, the Premiere date are #’d on the Front of the card in a gold box.

Inserts

Energy: 1:49, I did not pull any.

Rookie Reaction: 1:49 Decent card, a little thin, printed on card stock and not plastic. A little disappointing. I got Drew Brees, not bad!

Team Nucleus: 1:25 Insert card that contains three stars from the team. Has Potential for flaking or chipping. It is a nice insert, but nothing to write home about.

(I got the Titans: McNair, Eddie and Mason)

Statosphere: 1:25 Basically a pretty boring insert set. Potential for chipping. Card stock. I pulled McNair.

Core Players 1:25 Worst insert card in this set. Don’t Like it. Looks like a 94 Score card or something. Low Quality. I pulled Warner.

The Parallels are decent the inserts are adequate.

Grade of Parallels and Inserts (Non-Game Used & Non-Autos) 75 (the parallels save this grade)

Game Used and Auto Inserts

Well it doesn’t seem like it could get better, but it does. You should pull 6 (YES 6) Game Used Cards Per Pack. You should get four basic Game Used and two PATCH VARIATIONS. Essentially it goes like this.

Jerseys (4:25 Nice Cards on Cardstock. And here is a novel Idea, PUT INFORMATION ON THE CARD AND NOT “CONGRADULATIONS YOU HAVE JUST PULLED A GAME USED CARD.” Finally a company has put stats and interesting information on the Back. Leave it to this set to give it to you. I pulled Thomas Jones, Mark Brunell, Zach Thomas, and Laveranues Coles. The Thomas is a $20.00 and the other three are absolutely nothing to complain about. In these four cards alone it is $55.00. The Player Selection could be better, but with 100 players to choose from you are going to get some commons.

Patch Variation Jerseys (2:25). Basically the same as the Jerseys. With the word patch variation written above the patch. I pulled William Henderson (Seam – All white) and Keyshawn Johnson (3 Color – Black, Orange, and White). I was impressed with the Keyshawn which booked for $15.00. The two cards booked for $27.00. There are 100 game used patch variations, You will get some commons.

Overall there are $79.00 worth of Game Used in the one box. Much better than any other set I have ever busted a box on. (This is my third box of these).

Grade of Game Used and Auto Inserts: 95 the only thing keeping this from 100 is the large number of game used causing you to get some commons

OTHER FACTORS:

INSERT PLAYER SELECTION: 90 (Very Good – All stars)

ROOKIE PLAYER SELECTION: 90

# OF GAME USED/AUTOS IN A BOX: 95 (6 IN A BOX IS Great)

PRICE OF BOX: 90 (PRICE IS ALMOST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE)

VALUE OF CARDS RECEIVED: $320.90 RECEIVED AND $72.36 PAID IS A GREAT RATIO. THE BEST IS PROBABLY 3.5 TO 1 WHICH WOULD RECEIVE A 100% GRADE. HERE WE HAVE A 4.4 TO 1 RATIO, results in a 100% grade. (The idea here is if you get a 2 to 1 ratio and sold all the cards at 50% of book value then you would break even). With this set you would more than likely get back what you put into it. Giving it a 100 grade

CATEGORY	GRADE	WEIGHT
BASE SET DESIGN	98	3
BASE SET QUALITY	98	3
ROOKIE DESIGN & QUALITY & NUMBER RECEIVED	98	13
PARALLEL & INSERTS	75	5
GU/AUTO INSERTS	95	12
INSERT PLAYER SELECTION	90	7.5
ROOKIE PLAYER SELECTION	90	12.5
# OF GAME USED/AUTOS	95	10
PRICE OF BOX	90	10
NUMBER OF DUPLICATES	40	2
PERCENT OF FULL SET	40	2
VALUE OF CARDS RECIEVED	100	20

Total Grade	91.87

Thus, this set in my book brings a A- into the class room. Which I think is still too low. If you buy one box you will be happy especially if you get it for less than $70.00. Don’t buy it by the pack. This set will probably remain in my top ten for years to come. I love this set and I have bought three boxes and I am considering another one. I think you will like it.

Here is what I pulled, with the best stuff on top:

2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic	Gold (#'d 053/116)	184	Tuiasosopo, Marques	Oakland Raiders	23	1	$22.50	$22.50
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic	Authentic Game Jerseys	43	Thomas, Zach	Miami Dolphins	17	1	$20.00	$20.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic	Gold (#'d 060/116)	130	Alexander, Shaun	Seattle Seahawks	29	1	$16.00	$16.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic	Authentic Game Jerseys	34	Brunell, Mark	Jacksonville Jaguars	15	1	$15.00	$15.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic	Patch Variation Jersey	94	Johnson, Keyshawn	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	30	1	$15.00	$15.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic	(#'d 040/506)	186	Mitchell, Freddie	Philadelphia Eagles	24	1	$12.00	$12.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic	(#'d 470/506)	194	Robinson, Koren	Seattle Seahawks	29	1	$12.00	$12.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic	Gold (#'d 009/116)	156	Morgan, Dan	Carolina Panthers	5	1	$12.00	$12.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic	Patch Variation Jersey	30	Henderson, William	Green Bay Packers	12	1	$12.00	$12.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic	Authentic Game Jerseys	3	Jones, Thomas	Arizona Cardinals	1	1	$10.00	$10.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic	Authentic Game Jerseys	58	Coles, Lavernues	New York Jets	22	1	$10.00	$10.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic	Core Players	17	Warner, Kurt	Saint Louis Rams	26	1	$8.00	$8.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic	Premier Date (#'d 49/86)	139	Sapp, Warren	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	30	1	$8.00	$8.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic	Rookie Reaction	16	Brees, Drew	San Diego Chargers	27	1	$7.50	$7.50
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		53	Favre, Brett	Green Bay Packers	12	1	$5.00	$5.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		121	Warner, Kurt	Saint Louis Rams	26	1	$4.00	$4.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic	Team Nucleus	10	George/McNair/Mason	Tennessee Titans	31	1	$3.00	$3.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		40	Smith, Emmitt	Dallas Cowboys	9	1	$3.00	$3.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		79	Moss, Randy	Minnesota Vikings	18	3	$3.00	$9.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		105	Rice, Jerry	Oakland Raiders	23	1	$3.00	$3.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		100	Pennington, Chad	New York Jets	22	1	$2.50	$2.50
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic	Startosphere	10	McNair, Steve	Tennessee Titans	31	1	$2.00	$2.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		59	James, Edgerrin	Indianapolis Colts	14	3	$2.00	$6.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		70	Holmes, Priest	Kansas City Chiefs	16	1	$2.00	$2.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		82	Bledsoe, Drew	New England Patriots	19	1	$2.00	$2.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		91	Williams, Ricky	New Orleans Saints	20	1	$2.00	$2.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		109	McNabb, Donovan	Philadelphia Eagles	24	2	$2.00	$4.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		118	Faulk, Marshall	Saint Louis Rams	26	2	$2.00	$4.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		1	Boston, David	Arizona Cardinals	1	2	$1.50	$3.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		29	Dillon, Corey	Cincinnati Bengals	7	2	$1.50	$3.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		46	McCaffrey, Ed	Denver Broncos	10	1	$1.50	$1.50
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		54	Freeman, Antonio	Green Bay Packers	12	1	$1.50	$1.50
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		55	Green, Ahman	Green Bay Packers	12	1	$1.50	$1.50
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		66	Taylor, Fred	Jacksonville Jaguars	15	1	$1.50	$1.50
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		76	Thomas, Zach	Miami Dolphins	17	1	$1.50	$1.50
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		77	Culpepper, Daunte	Minnesota Vikings	18	1	$1.50	$1.50
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		78	Carter, Cris	Minnesota Vikings	18	2	$1.50	$3.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		88	Brooks, Aaron	New Orleans Saints	20	2	$1.50	$3.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		102	Brown, Tim	Oakland Raiders	23	1	$1.50	$1.50
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		110	Staley, Duce	Philadelphia Eagles	24	3	$1.50	$4.50
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		112	Bettis, Jerome	Pittsburg Steelers	25	1	$1.50	$1.50
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		117	Bruce, Isaac	Saint Louis Rams	26	1	$1.50	$1.50
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		136	Dunn, Warrick	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	30	2	$1.50	$3.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		5	Plummer, Jake	Arizona Cardinals	1	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		6	Anderson, Jamal	Atlanta Falcons	2	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		7	Chandler, Chris	Atlanta Falcons	2	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		11	Ismail, Qadry	Baltimore Ravens	3	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		16	Johnson, Rob	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	30	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		18	Moulds, Eric	Buffalo Bills	4	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		19	Price, Peerless	Buffalo Bills	4	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		27	Robinson, Marcus	Chicago Bears	6	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		30	Kitna, Jon	Cincinnati Bengals	7	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		38	Galloway, Joey	Dallas Cowboys	9	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		39	Ismail, Raghib	Dallas Cowboys	9	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		47	Smith, Rod	Denver Broncos	10	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		50	Moore, Herman	Detriot Lions	11	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		52	Stewart, James	Detriot Lions	11	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		57	Schroeder, Bill	Green Bay Packers	12	2	$1.00	$2.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		61	Pathon, Jerome	Indianapolis Colts	14	2	$1.00	$2.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		65	Smith, Jimmy	Jacksonville Jaguars	15	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		67	Alexander, Derrick	Kansas City Chiefs	16	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		68	Gonzalez, Tony	Kansas City Chiefs	16	2	$1.00	$2.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		69	Green, Trent	Kansas City Chiefs	16	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		83	Faulk, Kevin	New England Patriots	19	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		84	Glenn, Terry	New England Patriots	19	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		90	Horn, Joe	New Orleans Saints	20	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		92	Barber, Tiki	New York Giants	21	2	$1.00	$2.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		93	Collins, Kerry	New York Giants	21	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		95	Hilliard, Ike	New York Giants	21	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		96	Toomer, Amani	New York Giants	21	2	$1.00	$2.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		98	Chrebet, Wayne	New York Jets	22	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		101	Testeverde, Vinny	New York Jets	22	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		103	Gannon, Rich	Oakland Raiders	23	2	$1.00	$2.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		107	Woodson, Charles	Oakland Raiders	23	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		111	Thrash, James	Philadelphia Eagles	24	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		113	Burress, Plaxico	Pittsburg Steelers	25	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		131	Dilfer, Trent	Seattle Seahawks	29	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		140	Dyson, Kevin	Tennessee Titans	31	3	$1.00	$3.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		142	Kearse, Jevon	Tennessee Titans	31	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		148	Westbrook, Michael	Washington Redskins	32	1	$1.00	$1.00
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		4	Pittman, Michael	Arizona Cardinals	1	1	$0.60	$0.60
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		8	Jefferson, Shawn	Atlanta Falcons	2	1	$0.60	$0.60
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		9	Mathis, Terance	Atlanta Falcons	2	2	$0.60	$1.20
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		10	Grbac, Elvis	Baltimore Ravens	3	1	$0.60	$0.60
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		17	Morris, Sammy	Buffalo Bills	4	1	$0.60	$0.60
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		21	Huntley, Richard	Carolina Panthers	5	1	$0.60	$0.60
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		36	Prentice, Travis	Cleveland Browns	8	1	$0.60	$0.60
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		37	Banks, Tony	Dallas Cowboys	9	1	$0.60	$0.60
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		44	Gary, Orlandis	Denver Broncos	10	1	$0.60	$0.60
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		51	Morton, Johnnie	Detriot Lions	11	1	$0.60	$0.60
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		62	Wilkins, Terrence	Indianapolis Colts	14	1	$0.60	$0.60
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		80	Walsh, Chris	Minnesota Vikings	18	1	$0.60	$0.60
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		81	Williams, Moe	Minnesota Vikings	18	1	$0.60	$0.60
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		108	Autry, Darnell	Philadelphia Eagles	24	1	$0.60	$0.60
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		125	Dickenson, Dave	San Diego Chargers	27	1	$0.60	$0.60
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		129	Streets, Tai	San Fransisco 49ers	28	1	$0.60	$0.60
2001	Pacific	Prism Atomic		147	George, Jeff	Washington Redskins	32	2	$0.60	$1.20

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