With a name like Co-Signers, you know what you're after - autographs. So what did we get? Well, see for yourself, when we open:

Topps Co-Signers 2008-09 Basketball

• 6 cards/pack
• 10 packs/box ($80)

The draw for this product is rookie cards, parallels and the big tickets - one rookie autograph and one co-signers autograph.

Our rookie autograph was Donte Greene (numbered to 350).

Our Co-Signers card was John Havlicek/Jo Jo White (numbered to 5).

There were also some nice parallel cards:

• 1 bronze refractor: Al Jefferson (numbered to 50)
• 1 gold: Greg Oden (numbered to 99)
• 2 silver: Anderson Varejao and Mike Miller (numbered to 199)
• 2 bronze: Jamal Crawford and Mike Taylor (numbered to 299)

To see the rest, check out the video:

Has it really been two weeks since we posted any breaks? Well, we apologize for that. However, we have some great product to showcase, starting with:

Topps Letterman Football

• 4 cards/pack
• 3 packs/box ($170)

I know what you're thinking - $170 for 12 cards?! Well, you want "hits" with your product right? This brand has some good hits.

Let's start with the Jake Long auto patch card numbered to 75. Not good enough?

How about a Chris Long "72" mega swatch card numbered to 25?

Hmm. Well, we also busted a James Hardy Letterman "card" numbered to 10. Did I mention it's not just a card, but his name spelled out: H-A-R-D-Y with his autograph on the "H" card. That's probably the coolest card we've ever pulled, just for its novelty.

The other nine cards were:

• Dustin Keller (numbered to 419)
• Aquib Talib (numbered to 419)
• Steve Slaton (numbered to 419)
• Chad Johnson (numbered to 949)
• Larry Fitzgerald (numbered to 949)
• Adrian Peterson (numbered to 949)
• Peyton Manning (numbered to 949)
• Brett Favre (numbered to 949)
• Andre Johnson (numbered to 949).

Whew, that was fun for just 12 cards. Now if you don't believe us, watch the video:

We wanted to get a little more cultured here on Bustin Wax, so we ripped open a box of:

2008 Upper Deck Masterpieces Football

• 6 cards/pack
• 12 packs/box ($75)

In case you're not familiar, the idea behind this product is to offer painting portrait-like images of the players on the cards. Like miniature works of art on canvas, with credit given to the artists in some cases. Some like it, some don't, but you get a good mix of past, present and future stars.

Here is what we found in this box:

• Jordy Nelson Stroke of Genius auto card (black frame)
• Dwayne Bowe patch card (green frame)  
• Chad Johnson patch card (green frame)
• 4 black frame: Vince Young, Lester Hayes, Chris Long and Walter Payton
• 2 red frame: LaDainian Tomlinson (numbered to 199) and Mario Manningham (numbered to 199)
• 1 brown frame: Matt Forte (numbered to 25)

And now on to the video:

Keeping with the spirit of the sports season, we're sticking with football. And in this installment of Bustin' Wax, we have:

2008 Leaf Rookies & Stars Football

• 5 cards/pack
• 24 packs/box ($80)

The big draw here is four autographs or memorabilia cards per box, along with a number of parallels and inserts. We have a lot to cover, so let's dive right in.

Our four big "hits" were as follows:

• Kevin Smith auto swatch (with Lions logo in the swatch (numbered to 117)
• Jamaal Charles monster swatch (numbered to 25
• Malcolm Kelly Cross Training patch (numbered to 250)
• Ben Roethlisberger Statistical standouts patch (numbered to 250)

Among the other highlights are:

• Malcolm Kelly Studio Rookies (numbered to 1,000)
• Rashard Mendenhall Cross Training (numbered to 1,000
• 3 base rookies: Davone Bess, Kenneth Moore and Jacob Hester (each numbered to 999)
• 2 rookie parallels: Kenneth Moore (numbered to 249) and Jed Collins (numbered to 99)
• Jeff Garcia gold parallel (numbered to 49)

For the rest of the highlights, check out the video below:

We got our hands on an early  box of:

Bowman Chrome Football

• 4 cards/pack
• 18 packs/box

With a street date of around Nov. 19, we're happy to hare this box a little early. In addition to the parallels, we're looking for rookie autographs. So let's see what we found:

• Pete Smith rookie auto
• Jerricho Cotchery orange refractor (numbered to 25)
• Terrell Owens blue refractor (numbered to 150)
• Kellen Winslow black x-fractor (numbered to 250)
• Marcus Henry rookie bronze parallel (numbered to 329)
• Plus nine other refractors.

All in all, an all right box. For complete highlights, check out the video below:

We looked for one-of-one autograph patch cards in Bowman Draft Picks & Stars Basketball, but we didn't find any.

What we did find in the $65 box (18 packs at 6 cards per pack) were the stud rookies hoops players just now getting their feet wet in the NBA.

The video below will tell the story of this box opening, but we did get a few hits:

• J.R. Giddens autograph
• Dwight Howard relic card
• Al Horford relic card
• Greg Oden orange Bowman (numbered to 299)
• 3 Blue Bowmans: Chris Douglas-Roberts, Richard Hamilton and Mike Miller (all numbered to 499).

Check out the video to see the rest:  

Leaves are falling as the calendar turns to November, and we decided to crack open some Leaf Limited Football on Bustin' Wax.

Donruss Leaf Limited 2008 Football

• 5 cards/pack
• 16 packs/box ($125)

There are a lot of special hits in this box, from the advertised four autographs/memorabilia cards per box to the Spotlight, Banner Season, Phenom and other inserts.

We got plenty of things to feature so, let's dive right in.

• 1 Team Trademarks Auto and Patch: John Mackey (numbered to 25)
• 1 Phenom Auto: Jacob Tamme (numbered to 299)
• 2 Team Threads: Roy Williams/Calvin Johnson dual jersey patch (numbered to 25) and David Garrard, Fred Taylor and Matt jones triple jersey patch (numbered to 100)
• 1 Team Trademarks: Joe Klecko (numbered to 999)
• 1 Phenom Spotlight bronze: Lawrence Jackson (numbered to 125)
• 1 Spotlight gold: Jon Kitna (numbered to 49)
• 3 Phenoms (numbered to 999 each): Justin Forsett, Marcus Henry and Patrick Lee
• 4 Legends: Yale Lary (silver Spotlight numbered to 99), Sid Luckman (bronze Spotlight numbered to 125), Jack Lambert (numbered to 499) and Bill Dudley (numbered to 499)
• 2 Banner Season: Chad Johnson (numbered to 100) and Marques Colston (numbered to 999)

For the rest of the break, please check out the video below:

   

The latest box cracked open by the Bustin' Wax crew is exactly as it says:

2008 Topps Baseball Updates & Highlights

• 10 cards/pack
• 36 packs/box ($50)

This set offers 45 new rookies, thus emphasizing the sets name: updates. We opened a few parallels and the advertised one auto or relic card. Nothing real hot here, but what do you expect for a highlight set?

By the way, anyone like Christian Guzman?

Roll the videotape.

Welcome to another bust on Bustin' Wax, brought to you by Tuff Stuff's Sports Collectors Monthly.  In this installment, we break:

SP Authentic Baseball

• 5 cards/pack
• 24 packs/box ($100)

The card themselves are all right. All of the players are "cut out" with some funky graphics in the background. Inserts include Marquee Matchups and Authentic Achievements, but what collectors area really looking for are the three autos per box (on average). So which ones did we open?

• By the Letter auto: Edwin Encarnacion ("W" - numbered to 99)
• Rookie auto: Jed Lowrie (numbered to 499)
• Rookie jersey auto: Felipe Paulino (numbered to 799)

For the rest of the box, check out the video below:

It just released and it's filled with retired greats and the youngest rookies (still in the minors).

2008 Donruss Threads Baseball

• 5 cards/pack
• 24 packs/box ($90)

It's always fun to see cards of Robin Yount, Stan Musial and Johnny Podres, but this set is all about the young studs who haven't made it to the big stage yet. With four autograph or memorabilia cards per box of these minor leaguers, it's a great chance to get their cards early.

Here are the highlights:

• Steve Garrison auto (numbered to 1,999)
• Jovan Rosa auto (numbered to 973)
• Nick Weglarz auto (numbered to 999)
• Ryan Miller auto (numbered to 999)
• Andrew LeFave parallel (numbered to 100)
• Austin Romine parallel (numbered to 250)
• Carl Erskine parallel (numbered to 250)
• Jordan Schafer Diamond Kings dual memorabilia card (numbered to 250)
• Carl Yastrzemski patch card (numbered to 400)

For the rest of the box, check out the video: