Question on Luxury Suite

[comfortably9numb]

'Allo

Had a quick question based on Luxury Suite... the product on D&A says that you get 8 hits per box, and 4 rookie cards...in 4 packs of 3 cards...thus 2 memorabilia/autos and 1 rookie will make up each pack (with the exception of case hits) so my question is...if there are 12 hits in a box (8+4=12) and 12 cards per box....are they basically getting rid of base cards?? D&A says this in the product info...

"Multiple tiers of each base card, each enhanced by a variety of memorabilia options including GAME-USED swatches of jersey, prime jersey, patches, jersey numbers and sticks!"

so are they getting rid of regular base cards in this set? has this been done before?

[Sdig14]

Yes, they announced a while ago that it would be 4 packs (3 cards per pack) and that they would ALL be hits. There will be no base set in Luxury Suite, which should be interesting to say the least.

I believe the boxes will be about $200 though, give or take, so we will see what the value is like when the product comes out.

As for whether it has been done before or not, I'm not entirely sure. Hopefully someone else can comment on that part, but I don't remember it being done as far back as I can remember.

[marekschwarz33]

Seems like the same concept as the original Luxury Suite made by Pacific. No base cards in the set technically, just "hits".

[RGM81]

Think UD Black, in which the base cards were quad jerseys.

[Sdig14]

Think UD Black, in which the base cards were quad jerseys.

Let's hope it's not another UD black. Cool product, awful price. But ya, you're right, I think it should be similar in a sense with respect to the lack of specific base cards.

[max91ess]

11 PANINI LUXURY SUITE HOCKEY



Configuration:

3 Cards/Pack
4 Packs/Box
15 Boxes/Case
Are you ready for the hobby’s ultimate set-building challenge? Then enter the Luxury Suite!

Box Break

Eight autographs/memorabilia per box (at least two autographs)
Four Group 4 Rookies, numbered to 899
Case Break

Two SSP auto/mem rookies (Taylor Hall, Jeff Skinner, Tyler Seguin etc), numbered to 199 or less!
Three SP autographed rookies (Nazem Kadri, Jacob Markstrom, Linus Omark, etc), numbered to 299 or less!
FIVE Gold parallels, each numbered to just 10 copies
Highlights

Every pack contains two auto, mem or auto/mem cards, plus at least one RC!
A staggering 125 RCs, including 50 enhanced by memorabilia and/or autographs!
Multiple tiers of each base card, each enhanced by a variety of memorabilia options including GAME-USED swatches of jersey, prime jersey, patches, jersey numbers and sticks!
Also looked for signed cards of hockey’s greatest legends, numbered to just 199!
Look for 1/1 Black parallels!
A brief Q&A on Luxury Suite Hockey with Al Muir, Panini America’s Hockey Brand Manager:

Q: Luxury Suite seems like a bold initiative. What makes you think it will succeed?
A: Clearly, Luxury Suite isn’t for every budget, but if the market has demonstrated anything of late, it’s an unquenchable thirst for high-end product. Luxury Suite delivers on its name with a slate of cards in which every one features either memorabilia, an autograph and/or an exciting rookie prospect. There’s no filler here—it’s all thriller!

With memorabilia and autographs dominating the rest of the program, why did you make the 75 unsigned RCs?
A: These cards weren’t part of the program initially but the vast influx of young players making their debuts prior to the cut-off date created a unique opportunity to craft some high-end cards as a bonus element to the program. It’s likely that many of these players could end up with just a couple of RCs this season, and given the likelihood that at least a few of them will break out to become significant hobby personalities, it was worth the added expense on our end to bump the card count from two to three and bring some extra short and long-term value to each pack.

Q: What do you think will be the key driver for the product?
A: The super short print RCs will be the hot pull. Players like Taylor Hall and Jeff Skinner have already proven their value to collectors, so the chance to acquire an RC with both a patch and a hard autograph at this price point should be impossible to resist. Generally though, I think our commitment to on-card autographs across the board will be equally appealing. It’s an incredibly demanding process to make a product with that many hard autos come together, but when you have a brand like Luxury Suite, there’s really no other way to go.

PRICE FROM GROSNOR DISTRIBUTIONS 150$ PER BOX ( btw most of the retails use this distributor in CANADA)