First Buzz: 2019-20 Panini Prizm basketball cards

[Pierce09]

Originally Posted by dcarado

$900 spent

Zion - 3 base, 1 green
Ja - 4 base
RJ - zero base/color

People thinking Zions are tough to hit because they didn't hit any in $500 worth need to realize that $500 worth is actually a very small sample size for retail. Rip 3 or 4 cases of cellos and see what the counts look like.

So do you feel like you got a decent return?

[Pathora]

Busted 5 Blasters, 1 Target Mega, 1 Wal-Mart Mega, 6 Hangers, 5 Cellos -- Approximately $350.

Zion - 1 Base, 1 Variation, 1 Pink Ice
Ja - 0 Base, 1 Silver, 1 Orange Ice
RJ - 0 Base, 1 Green, 1 Variation

Yeah Prizm has been great for me so far! Makes up a lot for last year but sure I'll bust enough Retail for the odds to catch up eventually.

[Hail2TheVictors]

Originally Posted by mrchipz

I bust tons of prizm retail every year its is basically the only product i break and i can tell you i too feel the top rookies are very sp this year as compared to last year.
last year i hit almost 10 lukas and years before i hit multiple top rookies from every year in about the same amount of product.

so far this year i have opened
10 wal mart megas
30 cello fat packs
32 hangers

here is my break down

zion base - 1
zion silver - 0
zion rwb - 0
zion pink ice - 0
zion green - 0
and the list goes on i hit 1 zion base card thru all that and 2 emergent and 1 instant impact.
i hit 1 ja morant base and nothing else and hit ZERO rj barrett base but did hit 1 silver and 1 pink ice.
but i got 6-9 of lots of other rookies no one wants.
pretty sad

The top rookies are not SP.

[ThePackLife]

Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Got the ultimate blue balling in one of my blasters. Slowrolled 2 silver rc's from the bottom to be greeted by the Pelicans team name, then the agony of a sideshow bob perm.

If Jaxson ends up being the next Anfernee Simons, I'm going to be rich beyond belief.

LOL. Just read this. Yeah the perm wouldve tilted me for sure. I actually pulled a silver of his also. Hes pretty good from the couple games Ive seen though. Easy $6.99 per right there.

[ninjacookies]

Originally Posted by ThePackLife

LOL. Just read this. Yeah the perm wouldve tilted me for sure. I actually pulled a silver of his also. Hes pretty good from the couple games Ive seen though. Easy $6.99 per right there.

Oh yeah, the grass certainly is greener on the other side. His stuff sells halfway decently. Unfortunately he was probably the best silver pulled out of 12 megas. Just having no dice on any big cards of the top 4. Luck of the draw though, it's a fun break regardless!

[Cujobyte]

Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Oh yeah, the grass certainly is greener on the other side. His stuff sells halfway decently. Unfortunately he was probably the best silver pulled out of 12 megas. Just having no dice on any big cards of the top 4. Luck of the draw though, it's a fun break regardless!

Reading box breaks it’s crazy the guys able to hit 2x silver Zions. I’d settle for one lol.

[Spacemanspif]

So far busted:
12 Target Mega
12 Walmart Mega
14 Hanger
8 Blaster

My 21 Rookie Silvers, in all their glory:
Admiral Schofield x2
Bruno Fernando
Cody Martin
Daniel Gafford
Darius Bazley
Dylan Windler
Goga Bitadze
Ignas Brazdeikis
Jaylen Hands x2
Jordan Poole
Justin James
Keldon Johnson
Luka Samanic
Matisse Thybulle
Mfiondu Kabengele x2
Nassir Little
Qunndary Weatherspoon
Romeo Langford

YOWZA, not a single lottery pick! With that said, there are 53 rookies and not pulling a Zion or Ja is probably a more likely scenario than actually pulling one. I pulled a Zion (non silver) Auto which sold tonight so it helped offset most of the garbage above.

Out of 187 base rookies I've hit 4 Zion, 4 Ja, 0 Barrett, which is right around my expected return. 10 Hoobys on the way this week, and 3 real Hobbys, along with some 2018 stuff I got from BF. Should be another fun weekend!

[murphy1313]

Did 20 Target blasters today .... here is the meat

- (2) Base Zion
- (2) Base RJ
- (1) Base Morant
- (1) Purple Wave Morant (Haven’t heard much about this variant)

I hit 2 Green Pulsar /25 of some vets and a handful of Silver Rc’s

I’m very happy with the Morant but they seem to be scarce on eBay so I’ll probably grade and hold for now until I get more info on it

[KB81]

RC checklist


248 Zion Williamson RC
249 Ja Morant RC
250 RJ Barrett RC

251 De’Andre Hunter RC
252 Jarrett Culver RC
253 Coby White RC
254 Jaxson Hayes RC
255 Rui Hachimura RC
256 Cam Reddish RC
257 Cameron Johnson RC
258 PJ Washington Jr. RC
259 Tyler Herro RC
260 Romeo Langford RC
261 Sekou Doumbouya RC
262 Chuma Okeke RC
263 Nickeil Alexander-Walker RC
264 Goga Bitadze RC
265 Luka Samanic RC
266 Brandon Clarke RC
267 Grant Williams RC
268 Ty Jerome RC
269 Nassir Little RC
270 Dylan Windler RC
271 Mfiondu Kabengele RC
272 Jordan Poole RC
273 Keldon Johnson RC
274 Kevin Porter Jr. RC
275 KZ Okpala RC

276 Carsen Edwards RC
277 Bruno Fernando RC
278 Cody Martin RC
279 Eric Paschall RC
280 Admiral Schofield RC
281 Jaylen Nowell RC
282 Bol Bol RC
283 Isaiah Roby RC
284 Ignas Brazdeikis RC
285 Quinndary Weatherspoon RC
286 Tremont Waters RC
287 Kyle Guy RC
288 Darius Garland RC
289 Darius Bazley RC
290 Matisse Thybulle RC
291 Jordan Bone RC
292 Nicolas Claxton RC
293 Jaylen Hands RC
294 Daniel Gafford RC
295 Justin James RC
296 Terance Mann RC
297 Jalen McDaniels RC
298 Deividas Sirvydis RC
299 Alen Smailagic RC
300 Miye Oni RC

[KhalDrogo]

Merry Prizmas Eve! Feels like retail dropped weeks ago. Now we can get to the real Prizm.

[bigjbasketball]

Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Oh yeah, the grass certainly is greener on the other side. His stuff sells halfway decently. Unfortunately he was probably the best silver pulled out of 12 megas. Just having no dice on any big cards of the top 4. Luck of the draw though, it's a fun break regardless!

Same thing happened to me in a hanger. Backwards card in the pack, and I looked from the other side and saw the cracked Orange Ice, which meant that it wasn’t a RC variation. And it wasn’t a thick card so it wasn’t a relic. What else was left but an auto? Peeked on the back and saw the Pelicans logo. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Flipped the card over and...same Sideshow Bob Afro staring me in the face. It was the only auto I pulled so I was still happy, but obviously it was a huge letdown.

[ACCDADEAL]

What if I told yall Zion is a bust due to injury and you better hope for Paschalls, Ja and Hunters?
They might be better

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[calculusdork]

I dropped $600 and hit zero Luka Doncic base ... he must be SP

[Hail2TheVictors]

Originally Posted by ACCDADEAL

What if I told yall Zion is a bust due to injury and you better hope for Paschalls, Ja and Hunters?
They might be better

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I don’t think people are concerned with what Zion stuff will sell for down the road - most are likely selling now.

[Hail2TheVictors]

Originally Posted by calculusdork

I dropped $600 and hit zero Luka Doncic base ... he must be SP

He’s ssp. George Hill is also sssssp. FYI

[beens75]

Originally Posted by calculusdork

I dropped $600 and hit zero Luka Doncic base ... he must be SP

I cant stop hitting Lukas. I have hit 5 silvers and 5 base so far this year...too bad this wasn't last year!

[TheGZA]

Any updates on the Fanatics orders?

[calculusdork]

So, with retail being crazy hard to find and selling out immediately online, I've lost my bearings on hobby. Is 370/box a good price? 390? 400+?

[bigjbasketball]

Originally Posted by calculusdork

So, with retail being crazy hard to find and selling out immediately online, I've lost my bearings on hobby. Is 370/box a good price? 390? 400+?

Anything under $400 is probably a steal at this point, looks like most online retailers have it at $425.

[calculusdork]

Originally Posted by Hail2TheVictors

He’s ssp. George Hill is also sssssp. FYI

Originally Posted by beens75

I cant stop hitting Lukas. I have hit 5 silvers and 5 base so far this year...too bad this wasn't last year!

Ha. I think people fail to realize that on average you have to spend about $400 on retail to hit a base card of any player.

[DKfxr]

I have 10 Target Megas coming in today. Rip or hold?

[KhalDrogo]

Originally Posted by calculusdork

So, with retail being crazy hard to find and selling out immediately online, I've lost my bearings on hobby. Is 370/box a good price? 390? 400+?

Personally, I would wait a few weeks to buy. I expect prices to come down some, as Zion does not seem to be on track for a return this month.

Like I’ve said before, when 2019 Sapphire is $200, 2019 Prizm at $400 is reasonable.

[nickha2]

Pulled a base of Ja morant out of a cello pack. Those were rough.

2 Blasters
2 Cellos
2 Mega Boxes got me the following

1 Silver Nickeil Alexander Walker
1 Ja Morant Base
1 Jarrett Culver Pink Cracked Ice
1 Silver Kevin Porter Jr

[tier1dc]

Originally Posted by TheGZA

Any updates on the Fanatics orders?

those are shipping out late February, early March.

[cardrcomeback]

My LCS is selling hobby for $350. Might jump on it.