REVIEW: PANINI CERTIFIED FOOTBALL 2012

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.

We are going to start a new review process starting with this product. Just wanting to showcase the cards more in-depth is the aim here. Let us know your thoughts on our new set up for reviews.

Box Break Down:

• 10 Packs Per Box, 5 Cards Per Pack
• (4) Autographs or Memorabilia Cards Per Box
• Boxes Run around $100 

Boxes should also come with three Mirror parallels, one Immortal, one New Generation Rookie Card and one additional insert or parallel. The 350-card Certified base set includes 150 current stars, 50 Immortals, 50 Immortals Materials, 65 New Generation RCs and 35 Freshman Fabric autograph memorabilia RCs numbered to 499 or less.

Base Cards

Base Card

Back of base card

Rookies (New Generation) and Legends (Immortals) both are numbered

BASE CARDS: The base cards make sure that I will no longer need a mirror to do my hair in front of. They are as silver as can be. And very reflective. The team names have a unique cursive writing to them. You will be unable though to put together a base set. With only 50 cards in a box. However, it would be fun to and with the Rookies and Legends being numbered it would also make for a fun chase.

Mirror Reds

Back of Mirror reds numbered to 250

Mirror Blue

Back of Mirror Blue

INSERTS: If you haven't been reading this blog...that means you don't know my love for shiny things. I have always been a huge fan of the Mirror parallels and now they improved upon them from previous years going back to the rainbow look roots. Great job Panini.

AUTOGRAPHS: The autographs found in our box were both mirror autographs. The blue Hilton is numbered to 49. Most boxes we believe will land you at least one Freshman Fabric auto/jersey rookie card. But we can't say that for certain. But we love the design and reflectiveness that stand the autographs out.

JERSEY/PATCH CARDS: Once again the base of certified is to make everything silver and reflective which is always been its roots and it works very well with this product. We got two nice rookie jersey cards including a incredible prime patch of Jeffery that is numbered to 49.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: For around $100 I would be foolish not to tell you to give this product a try. 4 hits, 2 at least autos, a base card set like no other, plus like we noted you won't need a mirror anymore, Mirror parallels that glisten in your eyes,  and some chances to land some prime materials like we did we would kick ourselves not to recommend this product. Year in and year out Certified continues to be a rookie laden beautiful product.

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: 4
                Base Design: 4
                Insert Design: 4
                Memorablila/Autographs: 4
                Blaster, Hobby Box, or Pack Value: 4

Review: Spx Football 2012

It has been awhile since we here at Sport Card Collectors have busted a box of Upper Deck product..so here we go.

We didn't know how this product would turn out since it was done College style when it used to be an NFL product but we were pleasantly surprised and Upper Deck did a great job with it.

Now onto our full review:

 

 Packaging: Kinda of a dull design. Not eye catchy to most.

Base Cards: The design isn't bad. Reminds me of the Icons Football from '99 which I enjoyed. But the downside is some of the photography used was a little blurry. And its not just my pictures :)

Rookie Cards: I like how they made it different than the base. I like when rookie cards stand out on the product and all of the rookies are numbered. And it stays true to the Spx product and how its always been.

Inserts: Inserts in this product were not plentiful. But the ones we got really are eye catching. The acetate Slot cards are spectacular. Gotta appreciate good cards printed on plastic. The inserts below the acetate are rookie inserts that bring us back to Spx of the late 90's. They are Rookie Finites which the Weedon is the /50 parallel called Radiance.

Memorabilia: Upper Deck does a great job with their memorabilia cards. Well designed and layout.

 

Autographs: Looks like Upper Deck spent a lot of time with using Spx as a rookie laden product. We didn't hit it big with any of our rookie autos, but Quinton Coples could turn out well from what he showed us in the preseason anyways. With one autograph jersey per box that also helps make this product very attractive.

Overall: A good looking product. I don't feel we got a great value from it since all of our hits were not great. But you can hit it big with this product if you pull the right players and we have seen breaks where that has happened.

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: 1
                Base Design: 3
                Insert Design: 5
                Memorablila/Autographs: 4
                Blaster, Hobby Box, or Pack Value: 4