FANdom Card Of The Day: Santana Moss Panini Playbook Reebok Patch

Who wouldn't want a card with a Reebok patch in it. C'mon Man!

2011 Panini Playbook Grass Roots Materials Brand Logo Prime #51 Santana Moss/3

If you wanna chance to own this card follow this link:

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Review: Panini Prizm Football 2012

The hottest product of the year finally makes its appearance here on Sport Card Collectors. Did it disappoint...you will have to read on to find out!

First off, I would like to say thanks to the WONDERFUL people at Panini America for providing us with this box to review. Here are many places you can find Panini America: official site, blog, Twitter, and Facebook. If you don't follow them at all..you should! They talk to you on Twitter, have contests on their blog and Facebook and the site is also fun to visit!

Box Break Down:

• 20 Packs Per Box, 6 Cards Per Pack
• (2) Autographs and (3) Prizms Per Box!
• Look for Finite Prizm 1 of 1's!
• Find (1) Red Prizm Die-Cut Parallel Per Box!
• $130 Per Box

BASE CARDS:  I quite enjoy anything that has the "chrome" technology so the base cards did not disappoint. I have got to say though I wished the border on these were a bit thinner as it takes up a lot of the card..but with this technology it doesn't kill it too much. Though a little less would be better.

The rookie cards in this product do have parallels which the Mark Barron is an SP version of his rookie card. I like that addition to the football product. I must also say I really like the RC logo Panini created.

Also, the base cards DO NOT BEND!

INSERTS: You gotta love the "Prizms" in the product. You get three per box on average along with one red die cut. The red die cut one is sweet in terms of color and its a die cut. Who doesn't love those? This was something that they needed in the basketball product. The other inserts in the product, thought they have Prizm parallels, I don't really care much for. They needed some more pizazz. They feel like they are lacking and all look the same. Other than that, the Prizm parallels look great. And the Prizms may be what this product is about.

AUTOGRAPHS: Two autographs per box. Thats one more than its rival counterpart. But with such a huge rookie checklist you just never know who you will end up with. It could be anyone. We landed I would call a lucky box hitting Kellen Moore which who knows whats in his future and a "Prizm" # to 99 of Trent Richardson. Thats a pretty looking card. I like the auto box they are in and once again sticker autos do not bother me but some would complain. On this technology the white box gives the autos more appeal. I know people will cover their eyes when reading this, but I think with Panini's version of this technology the cards would be lacking without the white box.

 

JERSEY/PATCH CARDS: N/A Thought I think this would be great to see in this product.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: Did this product disappoint? Well...in some ways.When I bust into a product like this, for me its all about the parallels. And only getting 4 in a box just gives you a lot of base cards. Which don't get me wrong, those don't look bad but I would love at least a couple more parallels. The good thing is with the parallels being limited like this it drives up their value which makes collecting inserts worthwhile again. Kinda reminds me of the 90's inserts. Hard to find, but worth the time when you do. You actually find yourself hoping for a good player of one. And instead of it being worth $5 they run up to $30 for some of the good ones.

I do like finding two autographs in the product but with 2 autographs and 4 parallels I am not quite sure what you pay for it might equal out to its value every time. It just depends who you hit in your box and which parallels you land. However, for a rookie run at this product I would say Panini did a good job overall and this one is much improved and has much more in it than the basketball one did. I think a sophomore version of this next year will be very impressive. I just hope they stick with the basics they have and add to it

RATINGS:  Bloggers Note: Our ratings are based specifically on the blaster, box or packs we opened and do not express what the overall product could bring. Ratings based on a 1-5. 1 Being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
                Packaging: 5
                Base Design: 4
                Insert Design: 3
                Memorablila/Autographs: 4
                Blaster, Hobby Box, or Pack Value: 3.5

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Review: Panini Golden Age Baseball 2012

If I was a movie reviewer and this was a movie I would give this product two thumbs waaaaaayy up!! From the outside in this product was a ton of fun to open. Just check out this review and you will see why.

Box Break Down:

• 24 Packs Per Box, 6 Cards Per Pack
• (1) Autograph and (1) Memorabilia Card Per Box!
• Box Toppers!
• (24) Mini Parallels Per Box!
• Boxes will run between $60-$70

BASE CARDS: Classic appeal. They are not very glossed and brings you back in time to way cards used to feel. The base set consists of pretty much everything. From baseball to football to jockeys to movie stars and even the Three Stooges. This would be one fun set to put together. And this blogger rather enjoyed looking at each base card front and back.

INSERTS: As with rest of the set, the inserts have classic touch to them and also range from different sports and movies and more. Each base card has a mini parallel. And even the minis have back parallels with what appears the blue ones is the hardest to pull only getting one in our box. We were also lucky enough to pull a black parallel of the base cards which are tough finds at 1/1 each made. This product also includes pop up cards..whens the last time we had one of those in a pack? You can find two of these per box. Overall, fun.

AUTOGRAPHS: One autograph and one memorabilia are per box. Our autograph is on card, but not someone we personally know but we Googled who he is and he had an impressive career with 455 stolen bases. But this product as a ton of big names to find. The signatures can be of personalities covering all fields of the Golden Age of America, including baseball and other sports, entertainment and the political arena.

JERSEY/PATCH CARDS: Really digging the design and the mix of celebrities and sports. As the card is called, Museum Age, it feels like something you would discover in a history museum hanging on a wall or other display. There is supposed to be one of these per box but we lucked out with two hits! One of the more unique pieces that could be pulled are pieces of pine wreckwood believed to be from the deck of the Titanic.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: Buy it!! You won't regret it. For under $70, you get nice looking base cards, 24 minis, 1 auto, 1 memorabilia and a shot at a ton of stuff. This was probably the most fun I had with a bust in 2012. Panini did a great job with this product and hopefully they bring it back in 2013. If you are fans of Ginter or Goodwin Champions, this is Panini's version and a product for you.

RATINGS:  Bloggers Note: Our ratings are based specifically on the blaster, box or packs we opened and do not express what the overall product could bring. Ratings based on a 1-5. 1 Being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
                Packaging: 3
                Base Design: 4
                Insert Design: 4
                Memorablila/Autographs: 5
                Blaster, Hobby Box, or Pack Value: 5

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Review: Donruss Elite Extra Edition Baseball 2012

This is a product I have always wanted to try. I am an Elite fan, I like baseball cards and I like rookies and autographs. So it seems this is the product for me. So gave it a run and we were lucky and got a hot box.

• 20 Packs Per Box, 5 Cards Per Pack
• Look for (6) Autographs Per Box!
• Find HOT BOXES containing (10) Autos!!
• Find short-printed Green and Red Ink Autos!
• $100 per box

BASE CARDS: Just look below (we forgot to take a picture of base card) at the autographs and picture them without the auto to see what the base cards look like. Not a bad design as it sticks the the Elite theme of silver cardboard. But since this is a rookie laden product adding the red to the base cards make the silver cardboard a thing of the past.

INSERTS: The inserts look good but not as eye catchy as the Aspirations die cuts. Each one is numbered and depending on the color to a different number. Pictures sometimes cannot do these justice but I tried my best to capture the shine. My other favorite insert in the product is the Diamond Kings. I like the combo of baseball future star and a King from a deck of playing cards.

# to 25

AUTOGRAPHS:We would say this is what you would call a "Hot Box" from the product. Overall you are supposed to get 6 autos per box. We got 8 and technically 9 if you consider the dual autographs separate autos.The Building Blocks combines the autographs of two players linked by school, team, position or some other common denominator. We were lucky to hit one of these numbered to 25. There are also ink variations as well to the base autos. The autos also look great because of all the glimmer and shine.

JERSEY/PATCH CARDS: N/A

OVERALL THOUGHTS: If you are looking to get the baseball rookies autographs before they hit the playing field this is the product for you. What other product offers this type of rookie loaded, 6+ autos per box all for under $100. Bet you can't find one. There is plenty to take a chance on in this product as the future of MLB and the next big stars auto could be hidden within a box of this.

RATINGS:  Bloggers Note: Our ratings are based specifically on the blaster, box or packs we opened and do not express what the overall product could bring. Ratings based on a 1-5. 1 Being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
                Packaging: 5
                Base Design: 4
                Insert Design: 3
                Memorablila/Autographs: 5
                Blaster, Hobby Box, or Pack Value: 4

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Panini NFL Sticker Backs

The fun challenge the last couple of years for me was chasing down the letters on the back of Panini NFL Stickers that spell out a word and once thats complete you send it in to Panini in exchange for a prize. Last year, I fell more than 4 letters short. You would have to assume some of them are much harder to get than others as my doubles started to stack up.

So in 2012 when Panini released NFL Stickers I once again was on the chase. Not only for filling up the sticker book. But to find all of the letters. This years letters needed to spell the word F-O-O-T-B-A-L-L.

For months it was stuck at the word  F-O-O-T-B-L-L. I assumed no matter how many sticker packets I pick up, 27 more to be exact after finding those letters, I would never get it and didn't from those 27 packs. So I searched eBay. They had all the letters but. Once again I thought disappointment was upon me. As you remember a few weeks back I had a post about a prize lot I had won from a Beckett forum member:

http://sportcardcollectors.blogspot.com/2013/02/prize-lot-i-won.html

There were some sweet cards and then in the middle of the prize pack were some NY Giants NFL stickers. I didn't think much about them and left them out of the last post cause I figured they were nothing of interest to you guys. But when sorting those card and getting ready to put the stickers away,  there it was staring at me the letter A. My first reaction was...is this the right year? I couldn't believe it! Months and months of searching. At least 50+ sticker packets. And here it was staring at me from a prize lot unexpectedly.

So here are the final results. I went back onto Beckett Forum thanking that member profusely. Never thought it would happen but I did complete it. Now to wait for the prize that could range from shirts, tote bags, cards, stickers and more.

Have you ever tried searching down these letters and have you ever completed a word? Or have you even heard of this before? Let us know in comments!

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Fan PC: Joe Delguidice EPIC Trent Richardson Collection

After posting many times welcoming fans and readers of this blog to send us their PC and getting no response, Joe contacted us about his Trent Richardson collection. He claimed it was huge and first impression to us was maybe 30-40 cards. Cause to us, thats big. But after witnessing picture, after picture, after picture we knew we were wrong. What you are about to witness is an epic ride of awesomeness. This is by far the best collection we have personally seen and we think you guys will really enjoy this one.

Thanks again to Joe for sharing this and for the rest of you who are about to enjoy this wonderful card gallery! Enjoy and let us know your thoughts in comments.

        

       

     

      

   

 

 

               

And to keep track of what he does or doesn't have notebooks are involved...here are most of the notes. To have a collection as big as this, this looks like the best way to sort these.

 

  

 

 

 

Here is what Joe says about his collection:
I have been a browns fan since my father taught me the word underdog. Have been rooting for them and collecting browns cards for 22 years! Anyways my passion goes along with the saying "theres always next year :( well no more!!! Trent richardson was the first game changing player we have taken in a looooong time. So i wanted to show how dedicated i was!!!! My collection is worth $38,125 so far and counting. With one of the youngest rosters in the league i have faith the promised land is coming soon :) cheers and much love for
My brownies! Joe delguidice

If you would like to be featured on our blog like Joe was, you can email us some pics and a small writeup and send it to sportcardcollectors@hotmail.com.

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