Mail Day Saturday:Reader Mail Day Part VI

The shiny stuff continues to dominate the mail today as Grady M really went to town in this box with it. No complaints from me.

First up, let's take a Crusade. Some great players to such as Hakeem, Payton, D-Rob, and Kareem to name a few.

Now we move onto some Prizm. So purrrrrty.

And best of all, this Okafor parallel. I think its a teal but with some of these it's tough to tell. I really wished they were labeled honestly.

 

Another solid part of this mail day is posted. But, there is still another five parts to go! Three more next week and then two that will be split up. So stay tuned for the good, the great and the shiny!

REVIEW:2016-2017 Prizm Basketball

5 years.

Where has the time gone?

5 years since the inaugural kickoff of Prizm basketball. I can still remember when I opened it back then. Not much has changed, except additional parallels, which if you have a winning formula, stick with it.

Let's see how my break went.

In every hobby jumbo box of 2016-2017 Prizm basketball there are 12 packs of 12 cards. You should find a little over 20 Prizm parallels and 2 autographs per box. Boxes run $150 currently.

The base card set is probably the best it has looked yet. If you look really closely you can see a basketball texture built into the background of the card. I also like how thick the base cards are so they won't bend later on in life. Sometimes chrome cards won't stay straight.

The checklist is 300 cards deep with players of  today and tomorrow. I like the fact they are sorted by team on the checklist. Excluding the rookies who make up the end of the set which I am okay with.

Prizm also has players updated with their new teams. Whether they are in the jerseys or hoisting them like the rookie above.

Prizm parallels you will find many of and many varieties of. There are some numbered, some not. Some in color, some in colors. I think this years Prizm parallels look even better with the textured backdrop.

Lots of color here and many are numbered to 99, 75.

Here is what you will find overall for base card parallels. Defining the parallels seems to be based on the corner where the word Prizm appears.

• Black /1
• Blue Wave /99
• Gold /10
• Green
• Mojo /25
• Orange /49
• Orange Wave /25
• Purple /75
• Ruby Wave
• Silver
• Teal Wave /25
• Fifth Anniversary /5
• Starburst 

Along with Prizms, there are inserts to find too. And within those inserts are even more parallels.

There is

• Black /1
• Blue Wave /99
• Gold /10
• Green
• Mojo /25
• Orange /49
• Orange Wave /25
• Purple /75
• Ruby Wave
• Silver
• Teal Wave /25

Sky's The Limit. Catch these guys height! Wiggins is /49 as an orange.

Go Hard Or Go Home. Those guys who drive the lane.

All-Day dropping those shots. Explosion is my favorite insert set of the group. Fun design and look.

Now onto the autographs since this product I believe only offers relics in retail.

My first pull is of Malachi Richardson

My next is of Ivica Zobac. This is a Blue parallel /49. You can tell it's blue by the corner where the word Prizm has blue surrounding it.

You can find both rookie and veteran signatures. But, I assume it will be mostly rookie laden.

Overall, boxes are a bit high right now, but if they drop some in price it's an obvious buy. At least to me. I love the chrome appeal and the parallel chase. Even though I think Prizm is having a few too many parallels as some were very hard to tell what's what.

My box wasn't the best in terms of hits, but it's all apart of any hobby risk.

Stay tuned for an upcoming contest to win some of the cards from this break!!

By the way, make sure you thank Panini America for this review box and for the future giveaway. Check out their site for products like this one and others. Also give an extra thanks to Tracy Hackler and give him a Twitter follow too!

Panini Card Of The Week: 2012-2013 Panini Prizm Tyler Zeller Autograph

 

Brand: Prizm

Card Number:44

Card Type: Rookie Autographed Card

Prizm Returns To Basketball 2013-2014

Prizm has already been released for baseball (2 releases, second one coming up November 6th), Football (just released) and hockey. Now it's time to hit the court with Panini Prizm Basketball 2013-2014.

 

Just like the previous releases, I am glad to see Panini add background color to the base cards instead of the plain silver. Adds a nice touch!

 

The 2013-14 Prizm Basketball version is due out December 18 and will have everyone's favorites like base Prizm parallels and Gold Prizms numbered to 10. But also in this years basketball will be the Black Prizm 1/1s and the unveiling of the all-new Die-Cut Purple Prizms numbered to 49.

  

Each 20-pack box of 2013-14 Prizm Basketball will yield two autographs and five Prizm parallels. The usual packing for a Prizm product.

 

Once again and I have said it a million times, I am excited about yet another Prizm release. Are you as excited? Last year the basketball release was the most popular of the bunch and the Prizm parallels were scarce and very valuable. Hopefully this years version will be just as much as a hit.

FAN BOX BREAK: Prizm Basketball 2012-2013

It's pretty exciting when you know you have made an impression in the hobby. When I was contacted by a fan overseas that wanted to share a couple of breaks that was even more exciting and makes you feel what you do is really worth it.


So here is freudinio's break of Prizm Basketball.

  

This is what was said of the break by freudinio

"So I just got my box of prizm in the door and honestly, if the cards weren't so good looking, I would be very dissapointed. I got solid rookies and base card stars though. However the autographs and general quantity and quality of inserts, leave A LOT to be desired. That being said, you can't deny the pure awesomeness in both looks and quality of these cards, which still makes it, for me atleast, a worthwhile buy."

Thanks to freudinio for sharing this break with us! If you want to share a break with us, please email us to sportcardcollectors@hotmail.com with some pictures like this and a small writeup on your thoughts about the product.

REVIEW: PANINI PRIZM BASKETBALL 2012-2013

First off, I would like to say thanks to the WONDERFUL people at Panini America for providing us with this box to review. Here are many places you can find Panini America: official site, blog, Twitter, and Facebook. Please check them out!! Best in the business!

The only thing that I buy from another company comes with the word Chrome. I believe Panini may have heard that I did this because they know my dedication to their products and wanted to please me (this is just kidding by the way not unless its true) and created a tremendous product named Prizm to lure me away and may have now done so especially with a football version due out in February. The review will try to show how great this product is..but you can never judge it by its pictures til its in your hands!I know I didn't know truly what this product was like til I busted a box of it.

Box Break Down:

• 20 Packs Per Box, 6 Cards Per Pack
• (2) Autographs and (2) Prizms Per Box!
• A 300-card base set featuring 100 Rookies!
• Around $100 a box

Base Card

Base card Back

Base rookie cards

Base Legends cards

BASE CARDS: They are silver like chrome. But Prizm is no Chrome. These cards as I was informed many times by others DO NOT bend like Chrome. And I believe part of that reason is because the cards are a bit thicker than chrome and you can feel it when you lift the hobby box up in comparison. I like how Panini incorporated rookies and legends into the base card checklist. The only thing I would add is putting a rookie logo on the rookie cards and adding Legends in the background of the legendary players. Other than that. I was very impressed.

INSERTS: You already know my love for the Kobe Anthology cards and finding that pack in the box gives me some hope of someday landing something great of his. But the cards look great and showcase great moments in his career which still has many more to come.I like the Finalists and USA insert cards they stick to the Prizm techology. My only argument here is what to call the reflective parallels? Panini calls them Prizms. I don't know about that (not that I am arguing with them. they know best). I think if you were hip hop they would be prizzy to the izzy. If you were southern they might be Prazyms. There are many other terms like shiny, reflective, refractors (would be an insult to use this word so I don't just giving an example) Rainbows, Golds, I really don't have a word for them myself yet. Have been trying to find one that fits.

 

AUTOGRAPHS:With at least 2 per box I like the Prizm theme and technology throughout and autographs look great on it. And unlike another product, this box comes with 2 autos for $100.

JERSEY/PATCH CARDS: N/A

OVERALL THOUGHTS: This is a very attractive product from the outside (I used the box cover for the man cave and hung it up. its like a bonus card) to the inside with the technology. I would strongly suggest you give this product a try. The gold parallels though none pulled in this break are hotter than Mrs Tom Brady on the market. I think the price you pay and what you can get in here is worth the risk.

RATINGS:  Bloggers Note: Our ratings are based specifically on the blaster, box or packs we opened and do not express what the overall product could bring. Ratings based on a 1-5. 1 Being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
                Packaging: 5
                Base Design: 5
                Insert Design: 5
                Memorablila/Autographs: 5
                Blaster, Hobby Box, or Pack Value: 4