REVIEW:2016 Panini Phoenix Football

Panini Phoenix is a new product added to the football card world that brings lots of rainbow shine appeal for those who enjoy shiny objects. I mean what collector doesn't??!

Let's see how my first rip of the product went.

In every box of 2016 Panini Phoenix football is12 Packs along with 5 Cards Per Pack. Boxes are currently running around $110. Look for 3 autograph or memorabilia cards along with 9 inserts or parallels per box! You should also find at least six rookie cards as well.

The base set is very colorful. What I find intriguing is what the base cards are made out of. They are thin, but heavy. They seem to be on cardboard but plastic too. Somewhat similar to Collectors Edge base. 

The base set is 200 cards deep with players of today, tomorrow and yesterday.

This kinda sets itself up for parallels. Those include Red and Pink unnumbered versions. Numbered Orange (#’d to 99), Yellow (#’d to 25) and Green (#’d to 10) versions; Blue and Printing Plate versions are numbered to only one.

Pink Rookies #/299, Orange #/99, Yellow #/25, Green #/10, Blue 1/1, and Printing Plates 1/1.

Here is the start to a Keanu Neal rainbow just in my one box.

The inserts follow the theme of the base with shiny and parallels. 

Watchmen you will find Red #/399, Orange #/299, Yellow #/99, Green #/10, and Blue 1/1.

Streaking Success have Red #/399, Orange #/299, Yellow #/99, Green #/10, and Blue 1/1.

Adrenaline Rush reminds me of something I saw in the 90's, maybe from UD. Their parallels include Red #/349, Orange #/299, Yellow #/99, Green #/10, and Blue 1/1.

Rookie Rising look pretty cool with just a basic design and have Red #/349, Orange #/299, Yellow #/99, Green #/10, and Blue 1/1 versions.

 

Now onto my pulls. They look spectacular on the printing technology.

My first hit is this Jason Witten /5 Patch. You can also see a small blue line from the jersey as well off to the right. It's the green parallel version. There are also Orange #/25, Prime Yellow #/10, and Prime Blue 1/1.

My next hit is a jersey auto rookie card of beast Joey Bosa.

My final hit was a redemption. Bleh. But it is of Bears rookie dominant running back Jordan Howard so it's still a solid hit. I believe it will look like the Bosa above.

Other hits not found in my box include, ROOKIES HOT MATERIALS VAPOR JET:, TRIPLE PATCH AUTOGRAPHS, VETERAN AUTOGRAPH MATERIALS, and RETIRED PATCHES.

Overall, a solid box in my opinion. Product looks good from top to bottom and despite pulling a redemption, I hope to bust another box and possibly see this product return for 2017.

I also think those who like to put together player rainbows will have a blast doing it with this product.

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!

Stay tuned for an upcoming giveaway for a chance to score this card:

 

REVIEW:2016 Panini Prime Cuts Baseball

After seeing the Panini preview gallery for this product and being one that hadn't ever opened it, my hands were shaking as I opened the box full of card wishes that I could hopefully find inside.

Sadly, those card wishes fastly diminished as I looked at card after card not seeing what I thought I could find.

What are my thoughts on the product, well, READ ON!

In every hobby box of 2016 Panini Prime Cuts baseball is 1 pack. That one pack is made up of 5 cards that are all hits. Boxes run $230.

There are no plain base to find in this product as it is packed full of hits that are considered the base. So it's a very large one including 3 on-card autograph subsets, 5 material card subsets and 4 other autographed card subsets.

I will first show you my pulls then summarize the overall finds in the product.

My first card was this Carlos Gonzalez. The product had a strong Donruss Classics feel throughout. A higher-end version of that classic hit.

My second card, Yadier Molina Timelines.

My third hit, Icons of Eddie Mathews.

My next find, a rookie autograph of Dae-Ho Lee. I really like his signature.

And finally my last pull, a Biography auto memorabilia card of David Price.

2016 Prime Cuts Baseball offers a diverse checklist featuring the greatest legends, top stars and rookies.

PRIME CUTS ROOKIE AUTOGRAPHS I, PRIME SIGNATURES BRONZE that offers a mix of current and retired superstars paired with an on-card autograph, PRIME CUTS ROOKIE AUTOGRAPHS III HOLO GOLD that have a triple swatch on-card autographs of 2016 rookies, BASE II HOLO RED, ICONS JERSEYS that have 5 different versions such as Jerseys, Bats, Numbers Combos, Numbers Trios and Numbers Quads. BASE VII AUTOGRAPHS HOLO PLATINUM, BIOGRAPHY BLUE that highlights a moment from each player's career paired with a swatch, ROOKIE AUTOGRAPHS JUMBO MATERIALS BOOKLETS HOLO PLATINUM pairs 2016 rookies with an autograph and jumbo swatch. You can find prime swatches too! TIMELINE TRIOS GREEN that have 5 different versions such as Timeline, Combos, Trios, Quads and Stats.

Overall, this product is loaded, my box just simply wasn't. With the cost of the box vs what I got in return, it's definitely not hard to see I was at a loss here. The cards look great as usual with Panini baseball products but the usual value that comes in their baseball products was simply lacking here.

I have seen some good boxes, some amazing boxes and some meh boxes. There is a lot of greats to find in these boxes with names of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Roberto Clemente and Ty Cobb included but you simply can't expect those in every box. Once again, anything high end is a gamble. If you like to gamble, I guess say roll the dice. If you don't, buy into a box break cause it's all hits.

STAY TUNED FOR A FUTURE CONTEST to win this and possibly others!!

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!

WIN! Museum Collection Zack Wheeler Auto/Mem Card #d 1/25!

Well, I gave away one card today, now time to do another! This time it's one sweet looking card.

(By the way, make sure you read the rules very close as there is a way to earn 2 entries this time)

  

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2. Random winner will be chosen after 7 randoms
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