starting to hate panini

**Zeppelin1985** · 09-22-2011, 08:35 PM

here's the petition link again, I signed it. http://www.change.org/petitions/pani...-trading-cards

**reggie31** · 09-23-2011, 12:10 AM

thanks for all the people who replied on my post and singed the petition.

**coolz** · 09-23-2011, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Zeppelin1985 View Post

Collectors? I think its the people trying to make a quick buck, the collectors, like myself, are the ones who buy the singles on eBay. I know good cards when I see them and Panini very rarely designs a card that I like. But when they do, I will pick it up. What other alternative do I have?

But you say you don't have an ebay account....

**threebearfan** · 09-23-2011, 10:37 AM

It took nearly 2 years, but people have finally started to see it the way I did from day one. Nothing against Panini as a brand, but the fact that they are the only option sucks. To me they are way cheap for the quality, and way to expensive for the price. The best thing I can say for them is the variety of never before seen players who they have managed to sign to deals for autographs and mem cards. Completely against the monopoly they have been allowed to run in the basketball market. I have been buying singles of players I like b/c they dont have any new autos in the Panini sets. I think for Panini cards I have literally purchased 1 single card and that is only b/c it was a cheap bin on ebay. Bring back Topps and UD. I miss the Finest Basketball, Exquisite (granted I could never afford them, still a feat to try to get the Rc auto of the player you collect), both coming out each year. Those are just a couple of the brands I miss.