I purchased one of the Topps online exclusive 2015 60th Anniversary Retired Autograph packs. These packs sell for $75 on Topps' website. You get one autograph card per pack.
While there are a lot of Hall of Fame autographs in the pack, not all packs contain Hall of Famers. I've seen some people mistakenly call these packs "HOF" packs, and that is inaccurate. If you look on Topps' website, they describe these packs as:
A continuation of 2015 Topps Football, this product contains (1) 60th Anniversary Retired Autograph Rookie Card! The checklist will feature an NFL Hall of Fame rich mix of subject that will be pictured in their respective original Topps Football Rookie Card designs!
Nowhere in the above description does it say that a Hall of Fame autograph is guaranteed -- it's merely a "NFL Hall of Fame rich mix of subjects." So don't buy these packs always expecting to get a Hall of Famer.
I got really lucky and did get a Hall of Fame autograph, though!
This is my first Emmitt Smith autograph so I'm pretty excited about my luck. The card looks really nice in person. It is printed on Topps' thinnest and flimsiest card stock, however. For such an expensive card, it would have been nice if it was on a slightly thicker and more sturdy card stock. You don't notice this though unless you are handling the card without a sleeve or toploader to protect it.
The back of the cards are underwhelming though. I would have liked to see a genuine card back with some biography information and statistics for the player featured on the front. Most people will be looking at the front of the card so I know most people won't care about the back. I'm one of the few who does.
Overall, I would say that these are decent buys for $75. I would buy a few more packs if I had the cash to spend. Oh, and in case you're wondering, the card comes inside of a toploader within the pack itself. There is no box or base cards. Just one autograph card.
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