Panini Peek: 2011-12 Titanium

[Phoenix]

We're not going to have a new Conklin 1/1 are we?

Mikko Koskinen

[mingus_md]

Titanium was my favourite Pacific set, so I am looking forward to Panini bringing it back. I like the base card design for this new set. I hope there is a Carl Hagelin RC for me to chase, because so far he is getting no love from Panini.

[cbjhockey61]

The Crosby is amazing but a sticker auto for it?

agreed....it also looks kinda like a ITG design...except with a much better picture of Crosby

but it is the best design of the bunch...too bad its not hardsigned

stickers should be banned...call your congressman....start a petition.....we can do it

[marekschwarz33]

I kinda like the look. But then again, I loved Titanium from the early 2000s so maybe nostalgia is just forcing me to like it. As far as the sticker autos, it's a tradeoff. More stickers=fewer redemptions. Pick your poison.

[Epilogue]

What's with all these expensive products coming from Panini? Another $100+ box for only 5 packs a box? At least Upper Deck makes some boxes that are more bang for your buck, like SP Authentic and etc...

[npham]

Yea, getting sick of Panini releasing 4 cards, 3-4 variations of each. I was extremely focused on obtaining every Hodgson card, but losing interest with all the parallels from Crown and Limited. I'm sure they are making money, but I'm not sure if long term this strategy will work.

[FuriousD82]

These cards are ugly.

[pur3strpker0]

I whole heartedly (correct spelling?) agree. I dont have a problem not obtaining 1/1s but when a company makes a million parrallels of a player , not to mention SPing most of the Hodgson cards, it makes me frustrated. I dont mind parrallels but keep it to a low and not 3+ subsets with a million parrallels each.

Yea, getting sick of Panini releasing 4 cards, 3-4 variations of each. I was extremely focused on obtaining every Hodgson card, but losing interest with all the parallels from Crown and Limited. I'm sure they are making money, but I'm not sure if long term this strategy will work.

[Epilogue]

Upper Deck's got it down the right way. Black Diamond and Artifacts parallels are at the exact correct amount. Not to mention the uncertainty around the hits in Panini boxes/cases. I find Upper Deck products to be much more fair in terms of hits; Panini (at least the way I've witnessed it) is much more of a hit or miss kind of thing.

[bojohnson]

I whole heartedly (correct spelling?) agree. I dont have a problem not obtaining 1/1s but when a company makes a million parrallels of a player , not to mention SPing most of the Hodgson cards, it makes me frustrated. I dont mind parrallels but keep it to a low and not 3+ subsets with a million parrallels each.

crown has 1 paralell
rookies dont have a paralell