First Buzz: 2020-21 Panini Select basketball cards

[polyvalent]

Originally Posted by cboog3105

finally a set with Hampton in magic gear!

Donruss Clearly?

[bigjbasketball]

Originally Posted by packfan15412

Will Select basketball be available via retail format as well?

Yes, there will be retail. I wouldn’t be surprised if they flood the market with retail just like they did with Select football. I know a lot of people hate that, but it will be fun to actually open some Select on the cheap, since hobby boxes will sell for big bucks.

[Chris P]

Originally Posted by cboog3105

finally a set with Hampton in magic gear!

He has magic stuff in elite

[yoyosh]

Has RETAIL been confirmed for Select this year?
Can't imagine they'd pass up the easy $ after football this year, right?

[t6p]

Originally Posted by yoyosh

Has RETAIL been confirmed for Select this year?
Can't imagine they'd pass up the easy $ after football this year, right?

Yes, it's confirmed. They mention retail exclusives in this blog post: https://blog.paniniamerica.net/panin...ct-basketball/

[TimBuckTwo]

Has there been any sightings this week of Select at Walmart?

[StitchJones]

So preorders are sold out on blowout. Is there anyplace else that someone can recommend if I want to preorder a couple of boxes?

[PSA2Pac]

Originally Posted by StitchJones

So preorders are sold out on blowout. Is there anyplace else that someone can recommend if I want to preorder a couple of boxes?

Google it and you will see plenty of other places, marked up over $1k.

It drops officially on Panini's site on Friday morning so you can try your hand there as well, but you arent guaranteed to get a box

[phil]

FOTL shipping starts Thurs. Just got this email in fancy italics:

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for your purchase of Panini’s 1st Off the Line 2020-21 Premium Edition Select NBA trading cards. Given the exclusive nature of this product release, we plan to ship your order using our FedEx partner’s express services.

Orders will begin shipping on Thursday July 29th and should complete by Friday July 30st. Upon order shipment, you will receive an email referencing the shipment confirmation and tracking info.

If you have any questions please reply to this email or call the Panini Online Sales team at 817.662.5205.

Thanks,
Panini America

[PSA2Pac]

Originally Posted by phil

FOTL shipping starts Thurs. Just got this email in fancy italics:

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for your purchase of Panini’s 1st Off the Line 2020-21 Premium Edition Select NBA trading cards. Given the exclusive nature of this product release, we plan to ship your order using our FedEx partner’s express services.

Orders will begin shipping on Thursday July 29th and should complete by Friday July 30st. Upon order shipment, you will receive an email referencing the shipment confirmation and tracking info.

If you have any questions please reply to this email or call the Panini Online Sales team at 817.662.5205.

Thanks,
Panini America

just got the email too

[bigjbasketball]

https://www.paniniamerica.net/blog/p...in-a-good-way/

This is…odd. So retail isn’t going to have standard base cards and those will stay hobby exclusive?

[PSA2Pac]

Originally Posted by bigjbasketball

https://www.paniniamerica.net/blog/p...in-a-good-way/

This is…odd. So retail isn’t going to have standard base cards and those will stay hobby exclusive?

Whoa blue base it looks like

I like em. Much better than die cut overload

My body is ready

[Bob Ross]

Looks like they took note of the complaints of NFL retail watering down everything in Select.

[TSonn]

Originally Posted by Bob Ross

Looks like they took note of the complaints of NFL retail watering down everything in Select.

Yep! I like the plan. Let's me put -blue into any 20-21 Select ebay search lol.

[PSA2Pac]

Originally Posted by TSonn

Yep! I like the plan. Let's me put -blue into any 20-21 Select ebay search lol.

better than all those damn die cuts! lol



Skylar Mays Courtside silver retail blue is in my future. Multiples.
Can't wait.

[Chris P]

Originally Posted by PSA2Pac

better than all those damn die cuts! lol



Skylar Mays Courtside silver retail blue is in my future. Multiples.
Can't wait.

Dont hog em all man!! Mays is my guy too!!

[PSA2Pac]

Originally Posted by Chris P

Dont hog em all man!! Mays is my guy too!!

lol Collectively we Super Collect him, unbeknownst to us!

[phil]

Originally Posted by PSA2Pac

My body is ready

My RedCard is ready for exclusives

[PSA2Pac]

Originally Posted by phil

My RedCard is ready for exclusives

[Stein316]

"It won’t be difficult — at all — for fans and collectors to differentiate the hobby version from its retail counterpart. The latter, as you’re about the find out, boasts the bold, blue base cards. That’s it. That’s the tell"

"While the hobby edition of 2020-21 Select Basketball will arrive in hobby shops across North America on Friday, retail versions just started packing out and shipping this week, which means they should be arriving in most retail outlets in the next two weeks or so."


So Retail won't have Silvers at all?

[t6p]

Originally Posted by Stein316

"It won’t be difficult — at all — for fans and collectors to differentiate the hobby version from its retail counterpart. The latter, as you’re about the find out, boasts the bold, blue base cards. That’s it. That’s the tell"

"While the hobby edition of 2020-21 Select Basketball will arrive in hobby shops across North America on Friday, retail versions just started packing out and shipping this week, which means they should be arriving in most retail outlets in the next two weeks or so."


So Retail won't have Silvers at all?

Maybe hobby will have regular silvers and retail with have blue silvers? Lol idk.

I think I like this move by Panini though. It might make a product that people seemed to already be confused by, more confusing, but like already mentioned it's better than all the die cuts and it keeps the base cards in hobby boxes more coveted.

[mc1]

They show blue silvers, a tri-color and flash parallel. Didnt see base silvers.

[bigjbasketball]

Well, at least this will keep retail resale prices down. If you can’t get regular base cards or true silvers from retail, these shouldn’t be big sellers. It’s almost like they’re making this retail SKU the outlet mall version of regular Select, where it’s the same name but nothing inside the retail packs will be the same as what you can get in hobby packs. That’s just like walking into a J Crew or Banana Republic factory store, where it looks the same on the outside, but all the merchandise is different than what you’d find in a regular store, it’s a cheaper product that’s made specifically for that outlet store.

This should keep the hobby purists happy, but I’m not sure I like this move. If Prizm, Optic, Mosaic, etc. can have regular base cards and silvers, there’s no reason Select shouldn’t have the same thing. I guess we’ll have to see how the retail exclusives like Tiger and Elephant pan out. If those hold value (and if they’re actually hard to find) then they might be fun chases.

[TSonn]

Originally Posted by bigjbasketball

Well, at least this will keep retail resale prices down. If you can’t get regular base cards or true silvers from retail, these shouldn’t be big sellers. It’s almost like they’re making this retail SKU the outlet mall version of regular Select, where it’s the same name but nothing inside the retail packs will be the same as what you can get in hobby packs. That’s just like walking into a J Crew or Banana Republic factory store, where it looks the same on the outside, but all the merchandise is different than what you’d find in a regular store, it’s a cheaper product that’s made specifically for that outlet store.

This should keep the hobby purists happy, but I’m not sure I like this move. If Prizm, Optic, Mosaic, etc. can have regular base cards and silvers, there’s no reason Select shouldn’t have the same thing. I guess we’ll have to see how the retail exclusives like Tiger and Elephant pan out. If those hold value (and if they’re actually hard to find) then they might be fun chases.

Agreed. I still think they could have made an additional level (like the Club Level in NFL) that would strictly be retail-only and include silvers and #'d parallels.

At least they've changed it up from what they did with Football but there were numerous other better options than what they chose.

[tommyboiazn23]

Print! Print! Print!