Panini Back Into Hockey?

mortuus · 09-11-2017, 10:09 AM

Just heard a rumor that panini is back into hockey.
Not official yet but seems like a done deal ..

TheAbider · 09-11-2017, 10:26 AM

byronscott4ever · 09-11-2017, 10:30 AM

No matter the sport, no matter the manufacturer, I feel the same if you aren't happy--blame the league. They decide if there's an exclusive, not the companies. I would love to see multiple companies in all sports with a restricted number of products and make everyone include one affordable brand.

IndySportsCards · 09-11-2017, 10:37 AM

byronscott4ever · 09-11-2017, 10:38 AM

Or just insert your favorite vomit GIF.....

TheAbider · 09-11-2017, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by byronscott4ever

Or just insert your favorite vomit GIF.....

Sometimes you just have to go with that initial reaction....

But to give your post its due, yes...the final decision ultimately come down to the league. Who gets what, exclusives, limtiations, etc.....that all worked well and good in the 1990s (when the NHL actually did limit the amount of releases).

Fastforward to current collecting in 2017, and letting the evil empire responsible for turning a fun hobby into degenerate gambling back into the league it only sees as a cash cow...well, let the gifs roll on.

Unfortunately we as collectors will never know what goes on behind closed doors when it comes to these "discussions" with the league and the price of the licensing alone now makes it unaffordable for companies to limit their production.

It was a fun hobby back in the day, but "decisions" like this only emphasize that the collector is forgotten in the modern big machine world.

solt0131 · 09-11-2017, 11:06 AM

Panini hockey products suck. End of story.

byronscott4ever · 09-11-2017, 12:33 PM

If true, is the nail in the UD coffin?

chris_ac · 09-11-2017, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by byronscott4ever

If true, is the nail in the UD coffin?

That is my first reaction. This puts an official exclamation point on the state of affairs at UD.

PatchSentinel · 09-11-2017, 12:51 PM

Panini = fun + they make beautiful cards. Sorry, folks.

nera20 · 09-11-2017, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by PatchSentinel

Panini = fun + they make beautiful cards. Sorry, folks.

they are fun once the price drops to closeouts to where the price should be to start

Angus Con · 09-11-2017, 01:32 PM

Lame. Panini sucks it big when it comes to hockey.

byronscott4ever · 09-11-2017, 01:43 PM

Not a knock on the OP or the screen shot person, but has anyone heard anything remotely about this from anyone else?

Keep in mind, when Panini was going to get basketball for the first time, I seem to recall it was not Beckett who broke the story so news can come out of strange places.

hairysasquatch · 09-11-2017, 02:20 PM

Wow, now I can stop buying Football AND Hockey cards!

Thanks, Poopnini - maybe my kids will be able to go to college after all!

daxwills · 09-11-2017, 02:22 PM

Excellent we can get 5000 dollar packs each with either a single, double, or fold out lineup 6 shield cards in 8 variations but somehow still all numbered out of 1.

DaaaaBears · 09-11-2017, 02:40 PM

Wow, first Topps and now Panini?!?! No way in he double hockey sticks - 3 companies

PatchSentinel · 09-11-2017, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DaaaaBears

Wow, first Topps and now Panini?!?! No way in he double hockey sticks - 3 companies

1) Panini
2) Topps
3) Leaf/ITG

Yes please.

k13 · 09-11-2017, 03:51 PM

Panini makes better cards than UD.
Every dealer will tell you that.

Too bad Collectors don't want nice cards. So there's no point in making them.

What's UD accomplish recently?

Make new YG's worth 20 cents.
FWA's $2
Cup RPA's $5
All veteran autos flooded.
More manufactured patches. Higher box prices.
Copying panini with diamond cards and Panini Prime fakes.

You guys sound as bad as people in Football/Baseball who love Topps junk.

Guess what...all companies are the same...they make 3 good products a year and 30 garbage ones.

bradical · 09-11-2017, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by k13

What's UD accomplish recently?

Make new YG's worth 20 cents.
FWA's $2
Cup RPA's $5

Since when does the manufacturer set the prices of cards on the secondary market?

The *one* thing that Upper Deck has always had going for it was the quality of its products. No other company comes close.

daxwills · 09-11-2017, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DaaaaBears

Wow, first Topps and now Panini?!?! No way in he double hockey sticks - 3 companies

Well if both topps and Panini returned upper deck might be dead in the water.

smalltown · 09-11-2017, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by daxwills

Well if both topps and Panini returned upper deck might be dead in the water.

100% they've been hanging by a thread for years.

puck419 · 09-11-2017, 06:24 PM

I hope topps ud and panini all have hockey. and i hope this chances other sports as well. once competition starts again you will see some amazing products.

Inferno89 · 09-11-2017, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by puck419

I hope topps ud and panini all have hockey. and i hope this chances other sports as well. once competition starts again you will see some amazing products.

This. Let's have some variety and competition.

daxwills · 09-11-2017, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Inferno89

This. Let's have some variety and competition.

Yes OPC platinum, topps chrome, and Panini prism. Yay variety?

k13 · 09-11-2017, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bradical

Since when does the manufacturer set the prices of cards on the secondary market?

The *one* thing that Upper Deck has always had going for it was the quality of its products. No other company comes close.

By overproducing which every company does.
E-Packs especially.

09-11-2017, 10:09 AM	#1
mortuus Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 728	Panini Back Into Hockey? Just heard a rumor that panini is back into hockey. Not official yet but seems like a done deal ..

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Angus Con Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: USA Posts: 1,917	Lame. Panini sucks it big when it comes to hockey. __________________ I collect non-sports, women's soccer, some men's soccer and hockey, and a little football.

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byronscott4ever Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11,365	No matter the sport, no matter the manufacturer, I feel the same if you aren't happy--blame the league. They decide if there's an exclusive, not the companies. I would love to see multiple companies in all sports with a restricted number of products and make everyone include one affordable brand.

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byronscott4ever Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11,365	Or just insert your favorite vomit GIF.....

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solt0131 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 9,121 PghSportsCards	Panini hockey products suck. End of story.

09-11-2017, 12:33 PM	#8
byronscott4ever Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11,365	If true, is the nail in the UD coffin?

09-11-2017, 01:43 PM	#13
byronscott4ever Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11,365	Not a knock on the OP or the screen shot person, but has anyone heard anything remotely about this from anyone else? Keep in mind, when Panini was going to get basketball for the first time, I seem to recall it was not Beckett who broke the story so news can come out of strange places.

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daxwills Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 6,262	Excellent we can get 5000 dollar packs each with either a single, double, or fold out lineup 6 shield cards in 8 variations but somehow still all numbered out of 1. __________________ I had a dream my life would be So different from this hell I'm living So different now from what it seemed Now life has killed the dream, I dreamed

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DaaaaBears Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 874	Wow, first Topps and now Panini?!?! No way in he double hockey sticks - 3 companies

09-11-2017, 03:51 PM	#18
k13 Banned Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 12,617	Panini makes better cards than UD. Every dealer will tell you that. Too bad Collectors don't want nice cards. So there's no point in making them. What's UD accomplish recently? Make new YG's worth 20 cents. FWA's $2 Cup RPA's $5 All veteran autos flooded. More manufactured patches. Higher box prices. Copying panini with diamond cards and Panini Prime fakes. You guys sound as bad as people in Football/Baseball who love Topps junk. Guess what...all companies are the same...they make 3 good products a year and 30 garbage ones.

09-11-2017, 06:24 PM	#22
puck419 Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,864	I hope topps ud and panini all have hockey. and i hope this chances other sports as well. once competition starts again you will see some amazing products.