2002/03 Topps Xpectations Basketball Hobby Box

2002/03 Topps Xpectations Basketball is a hobby box of 20 packs of 6 cards, configured for four relic cards and one autograph. Key rookies on the checklist include Yao Ming, Amare Stoudemire, Manu Ginobili, Caron Butler, Drew Gooden and Tayshaun Prince.

The base set includes 25 Xceeding Xpectations cards of players drafted before 1998, numbered to 750, and 12 rookie cards numbered to 500. Two parallels run alongside it: Xcitement, found one per pack, and Xtra Xcitement, numbered to 99.

Relic inserts come in four sets: First Shot, Class Challenge, Future Features and Xtra Threads. The top of the checklist is the autographed relic tier, with Class Challenge and Future Features versions each numbered to 25.

Highlights

• 20 packs per box, 6 cards per pack

• 4 relic cards and 1 autograph per box

• Rookies numbered to 500, Xceeding Xpectations numbered to 750

• Xtra Xcitement parallel numbered to 99

• Autographed relics numbered to 25

Box configuration

Product breakdown

Base set:

25 Xceeding Xpectations 1:14 (#'d to 750: players drafted before 1998)

12 Rookies 1:30 (#'d to 500)

Parallel sets:

Xcitement 1: 1

Xtra Xcitement 1: 17 (#'d to 99)

Inserts:

Relics 1: 5 (First Shot 1:10, Class Challenge 1:30, Future Features 1:40, and Xtra Threads 1:25)

Autographs 1: 42

Autographed Relics (Class Challenge 1:3804 > #'d to 25 and Future Features 1:1259 > #'d to 25)

Checklist and parallels as published by the manufacturer.

Good to know

• Sealed box: the cards inside are inserted at random by the manufacturer. The configuration, checklist and odds are Topps'; no particular card, player, parallel or autograph is promised.