SCF Official Review: 2012 Panini Prizm

[Enigma]

First and foremost, I'd like to thank our sponsors at Panini for providing us with this box.



20 packs per box
6 cards per pack
Current Retail Price (online): $79.99 - $99.99

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
- 2 Autographs per box
- 3 Prizms per box
- Gold Prizms exclusive to hobby
- USA Baseball inserts include USA Baseball Prizms, USA Baseball Gold Prizms (#'d/10) and USA Baseball Signatures Prizms (#'d/25), including the first-ever USA Baseball autographs of Mike Trout;Trout's appearance is also his first-ever USA Baseball Card (in addition to autograph
- Among the signers in the USA Baseball Signatures Prizms: Mike Trout, Buster Posey, Andrew McCutchen, Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw, Justin Upton and Austin Jackson, among others
- Rookie Prizm Autographs - Signers include Matt Harvey, Yoenis Cespedes, Jarrod Parker, Trevor Bauer and Brett Lawrie among others
- Rookie Relevance Prizms and Rookie Relevance Gold Prizms (#'d/10) include Bryce Harper, Trout, Yu Darvish and Wade Miley among others
- Top Prospects Prizms and Top Prospects Gold Prizms (#'d/10) include Manny Machado, Jurickson Profar, Dylan Bundy, Wil Myers, Zach Lee, Shelby Miller, Gerrit Cole and Mike Olt
- Key Rookie Cards in the product: Harper, Darvish, Wei-Yen Chin, Will Middlebrooks, Cespedes, Lawrie and Sergio Romo
- Elite Extra Edition Autograph Prizms (#'d/25) include Joey Gallo, Mike Zunino, Clint Coulter, Addison Russell, Corey Seager, Courtney Hawkins and David Dahl among others; also find regular Elite Extra Edition Autographs
- Elite Extra Edition Gold Prizms (#'d/10) - A 10-player set includes 2012 first-overall draft pick Carlos Correa
- Among non-prospect signers in 2012 Panini Prizm: Cal Ripken Jr., George Brett, Bo Jackson, Rickey Henderson, Ryne Sandberg, Reggie Jackson, Ken Griffey Jr., Don Mattingly, Tony Gwynn, Deion Sanders, Dave Winfield, Bernie Williams, David Wright, Paul Konerko, Joe Nathan, Joe Girardi, Chris Sales and R.A. Dickey among others

WHAT WE PULLED



Base - 75/150 (50%)
Rookies - 27/50 (54%)



With the success of Prizm in basketball and football, Panini figured a third go-around was in order. And to make the sports card calendar even more confusing to collectors, this is a 2012 product even though it released after the 2013 MLB season started. The base cards are offset by a metallic background on a shiny, foilboard card. The first 150 cards in the set are devoted to current and retired players while the final 50 cards are for rookies. Panini does not have a MLB license, so they cannot put any team logos on the cards. It seems strange as some of the cards do a great job of hiding this fact, while others are completely noticeable.

Prizms (3)
Brilliance (1)
Dominance (2)
Extra Edition (1)
Rookie Relevance (2)
Team MVP (2)
Top Prospects (1)
USA Baseball (4)









A very popular refractor set among collectors, Prizms have been a hit since appearing in basketball. While some of the interest has cooled with baseball, the hobby-exclusive Gold Prizms (/10) remain a hot commodity. Along with the refractors, you will find a mix of seven insert sets. Almost every pack will yield an insert of some sort as they fall around every 4:5 packs. There is a variety of sets devoted to rookies/prospects and others to veterans/retired players. USA Baseball is honored as well with its own set. I had a quick smile of nostalgia when I saw the Team MVP set as I immediately went back to the days of Donruss Baseball in the late 80s-early 90s and the MVP insert sets.

Cody Ross Autograph Redemption



Jarrod Parker Rookie Autograph



Each box will yield two autographs on average. While there are signatures in some of the insert sets, the main set contains 54 autograph subjects among the veterans/legends and 12 rookie subjects. Keep your eyes open for Prizm Refractor versions that are numbered to 25 and less.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Base - 4/5
Design - 5/5
Fun - 3.5/5
Value - 4/5
Rebuy - 3.5/5

Total - 20/25 (80%)

NPN Information:

Not listed on product

Once again, I'd like to thank our sponsors at Panini for giving us the opportunity to open and review this release. For more information on all of their products, you can check them out at www.paniniamerica.net.

All of the base and inserts are available for request. Please PM me with the card or cards of interest. Cards will remain available for 30 days from the time this review is posted. As always, only VIP members may make requests for the first 48 hours.

[pwaldo]

A redemption card for a Cody Ross card? Really?

[TurdFerguson]

A redemption card for a Cody Ross card? Really?

I was thinking the same thing. It's bad enough Panini doesn't have the MLB license to use mlb logos and then they insert redemptions for guys like Cody Ross ??? Thumbs down.

[indyreds]

I always loved the Extra Edition sets and it is a shame to see where they have went with them owning the brand.