5 most EPIC cards you have got to own!

Here is a list of five cards we feel that every collector needs in their collection. We personally only have one of the top 5. The Griffey Jr. But who would not want some these in their collection. These are the most talked about, valuable, collector centerpieces that need to be in your collection. And ours too of course...

Hall Of Famer

5. Derek Jeter Sp 1993 Rookie Card

Why this was chosen...Not only is it a greatly designed card, it has been on the Beckett hot list multiple times as the most wanted and most valuable rookie card of Jeter. These cards are also hard to find in great condition due to the foil cardboard. And of course the player is another reason. Not bad to have a top rookie card of a future Hall of Fame Shortstop who has won multiple World Series Championships among other awards.

An honest hitter who didn't use steroids to put up big numbers.

4. 1989 Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck Rookie Card

Why this was chosen... This card is called by us the most iconic card in Upper Deck history and its also the one that started it all for Upper Deck. When I was young, you didn't have a collection without this card. And it didn't matter even if you didn't collect baseball cards... this was the card you had to have. Sales and value have dropped due to his injury prone ending to his career, but he is still way up on the all-time home run list, probably if not been injured conquered 3,000 hits and did it the honest way during a time of huge steroid use.

The Best Hockey Player Of All Time

  3. 1979-1980 Wayne Gretzky O-Pee Chee Rookie Card

Why this was chosen... Once again. "The Great One" A Hall Of Fame player and by far the best hockey player of all-time. He is the leading pointscorer in NHL history who has the most assists than any other player has points. Not to mention that he is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season and he not only did that once..he did it FOUR times!! This is a must have for any hockey collector and collector in general. His name is well known and this card is still very popular now. Just go check out the buying prices for it.

No one will ever do or bring what this guy did and brought to the NBA

 2. 1986/1987 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie

Why this was chosen... You would be crazy to say you don't want this rookie card. I was a Knicks fan and seeing Jordan play against them and winning multiple championships made me cringe..but my wanting of owning this card has never changed.

Michael Jordan was one crazy man on the court and you knew you were in trouble if his tongue was hanging out...that mean you were or was about to be dunked on. He has stats, championships and play that has never or will never be seen again. Sorry LeBron.

 

One word for this card...ICONIC

And the number one.....the one and only 1952 Mickey Mantle card. It doesn't get and more EPIC than this card. And it doesn't need an explanation why its at the top..just look at it and try not to drool and want it for your collection. You would have to go get yourself checked if you don't.

What do you think of our top 5? Is there one you would have substituted? Is there one you would have moved up or down?

My Top 5 Favorite Panini Football Products

Thought I would share my All-Time Top 5 Favorite Panini Brands that I  buy year in and year out!! There were so many to choose from. Two others that I get year in and year out but missed the cut by a tiny bit are Prestige and Rookies and Stars. And they didn't miss the cut by much. They were probably 5a and 5b. The list starts from the bottom to the top favorite!

5. Donruss Elite

This product has 2 Autographs & 2 Memorabilia Cards per box which is a start of why its great. But every year Panini improves this product. This year the inclusion of Acetate cards made this a very hot product and a product that now is even more tempting!! The base cards are always on silver cardboard and look nice. Once again..always starts with a nice base card for me!!


4. Absolute Memorabilia

The biggest thing for me about this product is its RPM's. Which is Rookie Premier Materials. Love the rookie cards with pieces of jersey and footballs and sometimes more and sometimes autographed. In an era of collecting where rookies are tops you need to find the best looking rookie cards and this product has them! Once again another product with 4 hits but they are most of the time worth it.



3. Panini Certified

Like I put in a recent review, really silver base cards and despite seeing fingerprints sometimes on them..they can be easily wiped off. The mirror parallels are Panini's version of a refractor and they look really nice on that silver cardboard. They also have mirror parallels of some of the jersey cards in the product and those make regular jersey cards look like trash in comparison. Just stunning! The rookie Freshman Fabric have always been very popular with a jersey piece and autograph. And you can't talk about this product without at least mentioning Fabric of the Game. Diecut team names embedded with jersey card. Some of the best jersey cards out there.

This is number three because of looks and design of the overall product.


 2. Totally Certified

Panini brought back one of my favorites from the late 90's and added a Panini twist to it while also staying with the dufex technology. You top that with parallels of the base cards, a video trading card that you could possibly find, 6 hits in a box, auto/jersey rookie cards with a nice look to them and memorabilia from past legends and you got a winner!



1. Crown Royale

Die cuts, auto rookie silhouettes, parallels, nice base set, stunning memorabilia cards and autographs,  may I go on?? Panini put this one right at the top last year with the Rookie Silhouette inclusion. A rookie card that has a nice swatch or patch sihouetted in the background and is also autographed. There are NO other rookie cards like it on the market!

And with 2012 and the addition of Legendary Silhouettes Signatures too and the return of Panini's Choice Awards..this product only continues to get stronger!

Do you have any favorites and what? Do you agree with my list or would you have put them in a different order?