Panini=Junk

djy2500 · August 4, 2019 11:42AM

Is it just me or does it really seem like panini baseball card designs are god awful? I recently started a Ronald Acuna Jr rookie set and looking at all the Panini cards in his rookie set, they are hideous looking cards. I don’t even want to buy them even though he is a stud already and on his way to being the next big star in the league. I got most of Cody Bellinger’s Panini cards from the year before and they weren’t that bad. So, was it just a bad year and bad designs or a sign of a bigger issue with Panini?

doubledragon · August 4, 2019 11:58AM

I haven't seen their recent products, but in the past they have had complaints about not having team logos on players jerseys and helmets, which is pretty tacky.

djy2500 · August 4, 2019 12:04PM

Good to know. Acuna’s rookies are beyond tacky

Darin · August 4, 2019 12:11PM

Just collect the designs you like. They make so many different products that nobody is going to
like all of them. As far as football, I think prizm is the best.

bishop · August 4, 2019 12:11PM

I don't collect Panini but there sure we're a lot of folks lined up at their National booths to get some of that tacky stuff

doubledragon · August 4, 2019 12:19PM

Panini shows the team logos on their basketball and football products. They don't show the team logos on their baseball product, and yes that is tacky looking IMO.

djy2500 · August 4, 2019 1:00PM

Let them collect that tacky stuff. Looks dated and terrible... might as well be 88 topps cards. Just my opinion that their baseball product needs a lot of work.

vintagefun · August 4, 2019 1:19PM

I think Panini is King when it comes to Basketball and Football but they’re the Jester’s Janitor when it comes to Baseball. Licensing is everything.

craig44 · August 4, 2019 1:55PM

As far as baseball, panini has no logos, that means to me they are just fancy broder cards.

Just expensive, fancy broders.

ndleo · August 4, 2019 2:25PM

Darin - I hope you bought those Mahomes before last season, that is some serious coin.

On the modern football side, Panini has been a B+ manager of the sole license. The product has been generally good, but I think they need to trim at least 5 names no one cares about.. The new ideas like FOTL and special packs have been very collector friendly. The higher cost and distribution shut collectors out of some popular products.

I see Panini BB Mega boxes all the time. I guess they aren't that popular.

ArtVandelay · August 4, 2019 3:38PM

When I first got back into collecting I disliked all the modern cards. I have since pulled a 180 and grew to appreciated companies like Panini. There design is not always perfect but I primarily stick with Panini in the modern post 1990 cards.

LGC · August 4, 2019 3:47PM

I liked their 2013/14 hockey because their patches were larger than anything UD put out and that year’s design was cool. I was sorry to hear they stopped Hockey after that year.

erikthredd · August 4, 2019 3:56PM

Darin, great Mahomes collection!

ahopkins · August 4, 2019 4:02PM

The only Panini card in the universe that I care about is this one, and @LarkinCollector knows my feelings about it.

(I shall own thee someday!)

softparade · August 4, 2019 4:43PM

@craig44 said:
As far as baseball, panini has no logos, that means to me they are just fancy broder cards.

Just expensive, fancy broders.

No logo issues are 100% frauds to me.

Huskies11 · August 4, 2019 4:51PM

I think the exclusivity has probably hurt Panini's motivation to produce the best product possible. I say that because I think a lot of their products could be great with just a little more artistic thought. I do like Prizm and Flawless for the most part. I also appreciated when they were an alternative to Upper Deck in hockey. Would never touch their baseball stuff.

Panini=Junk

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