First Buzz: 2023-24 Panini Select basketball cards

[mc1]

Originally Posted by The_Reverend

Interesting on the green! I thought the mezzanine were retail exclusive?

Those are the old fanatics exclusives, so not real “hobby”.

[22emmittfan]

The die cut looks cool but also looks like dog took a bite out of it

[tonye82]

I have opened enough '23-'24 Panini Select Basketball this year to realize that many of the cards come straight out of the pack with production-related dust and other misc. particles affixed to the back of the card as shown in the attached image. They resemble dust or little strings that are easily removed with a simple finger swipe - not even a rub, just a brief swipe. I am new to Select and dont usually do Chrome cards so perhaps this is the norm with it. I usually do very old baseball but I have Wemby fever.

I am usually a very old school purist at heart with sports cards. I like to keep my cards in the exact condition they arrived to me out of the pack - flaws, imperfections, fingerprints and all. That said, with this set in particular I find myself unable to do that.

I am noticing a lot of them being graded and encapsulated with these particles and "little strings" still affixed, and a lot are not.

I would prefer they are at least swiped away with my finger before being graded. Just wondering other thoughts on this especially from "purists" like me who balk at the thought of even wiping a chrome card down.

[CoolMike]

Walmart where I am vacationing has both blasters and megas available. Which one would you grab?

I think they have Mosaic also.

[Chris P]

Originally Posted by CoolMike

Walmart where I am vacationing has both blasters and megas available. Which one would you grab?

I think they have Mosaic also.

Honestly neither..the Wal Mart megas are nothing like the target megas..they are super brutal

[The_Reverend]

Select is by far the most fun to rip because of variety, but singles should become the play. Most are ripping optic, but select t has the highest floor because of the RC levels.

[22emmittfan]

Originally Posted by CoolMike

Walmart where I am vacationing has both blasters and megas available. Which one would you grab?

I think they have Mosaic also.

Megas as have chance at ice

[auctionjmm]

Originally Posted by The_Reverend

Select is by far the most fun to rip because of variety, but singles should become the play. Most are ripping optic, but select t has the highest floor because of the RC levels.

I agree. I opened a ton of both and got bored with Optic. There's just not enough to chase in Optic retail. I think Optic will be OK because the insert sets are selling way higher than I thought they would, and the base/RR set should hold value. I was also able to make a complete Pink Hyper set. So I would say there is more set value in Optic, but I'd rather be chasing the four levels of #'d cards and #'d inserts in Select. The blue retail sets may not be all that interesting to buyers but you can at least build out nice player lots.

I may also be biased since I pulled two huge #'d Victor out of Select but even that wasn't unbelievable considering Victor is 1:100 in Select v.s. 1:250 in Optic.

[WallyatJCCards]

Originally Posted by Chris P

Honestly neither..the Wal Mart megas are nothing like the target megas..they are super brutal

Yup. it's interesting how this works! (Or doesn't, haha)

[The_Reverend]

Originally Posted by WallyatJCCards

Yup. it's interesting how this works! (Or doesn't, haha)

I just believe there are far fewer Target stores than Walmart and that plays a major role in why the Target Megas have better hit ratios. The red cracked Ice are more rare then the Blues for sure.

[WallyatJCCards]

Originally Posted by The_Reverend

I just believe there are far fewer Target stores than Walmart and that plays a major role in why the Target Megas have better hit ratios. The red cracked Ice are more rare then the Blues for sure.

Appreciate the update. Opened a Mega that someone brought into the shop, hit a Green/White/Purple of Wemby, maybe worth half the box, doh! :-)

[4barrel]

Originally Posted by Cubbies8819

Went back through the base and inserts from my 6 blasters and I found another #'d card, so hit a #'d card 3 out of the 6! Didn't realize it was the teal premier parallel, it looks really similar to the unnumbered green/purple parallel.

I just do not like these at all. They look like a miscut. JMO

[The_Reverend]

Originally Posted by 4barrel

I just do not like these at all. They look like a miscut. JMO

This is the primary reason people don’t really chase the Premiere. It is the 4th favorite for me behind Courtside, Mezzanine and Concourse.

[22emmittfan]

Originally Posted by 4barrel

I just do not like these at all. They look like a miscut. JMO

For me these look really nice, actually my favorite. The blue ice is very sharp

[The_Reverend]

Some of my favorite pickups

[22emmittfan]

Just got bunch of wemby back from psa … these graded very well.
Subbed
8 base , 7 came back 10 , one 9
One base blue ice psa9
One base red ice psa9
One orange flash base PSA10
1 blue Prizm PSA10
One premier blue PSA10
One blue premier cracked ice PSA10
One red ice premier PSA10
One premier green white purple PSA10
One premier silver psa9
4 courtside 2/10s 2/9s little disappointed on this one
One courtside blue ice psa9
One select rookie rev psa 10
3 select neon icon PSA10
One select neon icon green PSA10


The premiers really are nice I know someone above didn’t like them. The blue ice is fantastic and the red ice looks very sharp with the label.




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[Nomad]

Interesting how the ovals connect. The three color actually looks good with the busy design.

[jhssketchcards]

A few minor pulls





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[The_Reverend]

Originally Posted by 22emmittfan

Just got bunch of wemby back from psa … these graded very well.
Subbed
8 base , 7 came back 10 , one 9
One base blue ice psa9
One base red ice psa9
One orange flash base PSA10
1 blue Prizm PSA10
One premier blue PSA10
One blue premier cracked ice PSA10
One red ice premier PSA10
One premier green white purple PSA10
One premier silver psa9
4 courtside 2/10s 2/9s little disappointed on this one
One courtside blue ice psa9
One select rookie rev psa 10
3 select neon icon PSA10
One select neon icon green PSA10


The premiers really are nice I know someone above didn’t like them. The blue ice is fantastic and the red ice looks very sharp with the label.




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Select seems to grade better than Prizm. Very nice results.

[BambinoShuffle]

MEZZANINE IS THE BEST RETAIL EXCLUSIVE EVER.

[meltedvanilluxe]

Mezzanine level is great because the players actually take up a good portion of the card, which has become more and more rare of a design pattern for Panini to use.

One of the reasons Prizm designs in the last few years have been so awful imo.


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[The_Reverend]

Originally Posted by meltedvanilluxe

Mezzanine level is great because the players actually take up a good portion of the card, which has become more and more rare of a design pattern for Panini to use.

One of the reasons Prizm designs in the last few years have been so awful imo.


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I totally agree! Mezzanine for looks is the nicest and right behind courtside in value long term imo

[thenashcollecto]

I’m a buyer at$100 a box.

[The_Reverend]

Originally Posted by thenashcollecto

I’m a buyer at$100 a box.

Another reason to buy singles! I would much rather spend the money on mezzanine and courtside silver Prizm and numbered parallels of players with good upside over ripping.

[The_Reverend]

I spent time yesterday watching select hobby box rips and in one, 3 boxes, there was not a single base courtside pulled. I reached out to a breaker who I know and asked him the average he has seen. He said 3-5 per case and these are the base versions. Did Panini make these more rare or has that been the average from years back?

Also, how SSP are the gold glitter?