Official SCF Review: 2009/10 Panini Prestige

[Enigma]

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



24 packs per box
8 cards per pack
Current Retail Price: 74.99-84.99

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
NBA Draft Class featuring exclusive autographs from the top 2009-10 rookies including:
2008-09 Consensus NCAA Player of the Year Blake Griffin and 2007-08 Consensus NCAA Player of the Year Tyler Hansbrough, Jordan Hill, Hasheem Thabeet and Brandon Jennnings

NBA Draft Class NBA Logoman
Franchise Favorites featuring:
Chris Bosh, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant

Old School Signature Materials
highlighted by:
Dan Issel, David Thompson, Kenny "Sky" Walker, Dave Cowens, Joe Dumars, Oscar Robertson, Chris Mullin, Walt Frazier and Bill Walton

True Colors Primary Colors featuring:
Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Paul Pierce, Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Redd and Andrei Kirilenko


Commons (150)
The best players in the NBA are featured in Panini's debut base set.

Rookies (100)
The top rookies from the Class of 2009 are highlighted in both home and away uniforms.

Bonus Shots Green (250)
Panini Prestige's spectacular base-set parallels are spotlighted with green and black backgrounds. Bonus Shots Green numbered to 25 or less.

Bonus Shots Black (250)
Numbered to 10 or less

Draft Picks Light Blue (100)
This magnificent parallel is numbered to 999.

Draft Picks Rights (100)
Numbered to 699 or less

Bonus Shots Black Signatures (250)
Numbered to 250 or less

Preferred Signatures (10)
The most sought-after autographs in the NBA are featured and numbered to 50 or less.

Preferred Materials (10)
Numbered to 250 or less

Preferred Signature Materials (10)
Numbered to 15 or less

Preferred Patches (10)
Numbered to 25 or less

Preferred Signature Patches (10)
Numbered to 10 or less

Stars of the NBA (20)
The names that make heads turn, the best of the best, are featured in this insert.

Stars of the NBA Materials (20)
Numbered to 250 or less

Stars of the NBA Materials Prime (20)
Numbered to 50 or less

Stat Stars (20)
This insert features the players that fill up the stat sheet and rank among the league leaders.

Stat Stars Materials (20)
Numbered to 250 or less

Stat Stars Materials Prime (20)
Numbered to 50 or less

Connections (10)
Two players with a connection between them, be it college teammates, father-son, are featured in this insert.

Connections Materials (10)
Numbered to 250 or less

Connections Materials Prime (10)
Numbered to 50 or less

Hardcourt Heroes (20)
The league's premier players are featured in this majestic insert.

Hardcourt Heroes Materials (20)
Numbered 250 or less

Hardcourt Heroes Materials Prime (20)
Numbered to 50 or less

NBA Draft Class (36)
The top rookies from the highly-anticipated Class of 2009 are featured in this insert.

NBA Draft Class Signatures (36)
Numbered to 250 or less

NBA Draft Class Draft Logo (36)
Numbered to 250 or less

NBA Draft Class College Logo (36)
Numbered to 100 or less

NBA Draft Class NBA Logoman (36)
Numbered to 10 or less

Prestigious Pros Green (50)
The name speaks for itself, as the prestigious players of the NBA are highlighted in this insert and numbered to 500.

Prestigious Pros Gold (50)
Numbered to 100

Prestigious Pros Black (50)
Numbered to 25

Prestigious Pros Platinum (50)
Numbered to 10

Prestigious Pros Signatures Black (50)
Numbered to 50 or less

Prestigious Pros Materials Blue (50)
Numbered to 250 or less

Prestigious Pros Materials Green (50)
Numbered to 100 or less

Prestigious Pros Materials Gold (50)
Numbered to 50 or less

Prestigious Pros Materials Black (50)
Numbered to 25 or less

Prestigious Pros Patches Platinum (50)
Numbered to 25 or less

Prestigious Picks Black (50)
The top selections from the 2009 NBA Draft are featured and numbered to 25.

Prestigious Picks Platinum (50)
Numbered to 10

Prestigious Picks Signatures Black (50)
Numbered to 250 or less

Prestigious Picks Materials Blue (50)
Numbered to 250 or less

Prestigious Picks Materials Green (50)
Numbered to 100 or less

Prestigious Picks Materials Gold (50)
Numbered to 50 or less

Prestigious Picks Materials Black (50)
Numbered to 25 or less

Prestigious Picks Patches Platinum (50)
Numbered to 25 or less

Inside the Numbers (10)
This insert offers a look inside the numbers of the league's elite players.

Inside the Numbers Signatures (10)
Numbered to 25 or less.

Inside the Numbers Materials (10)
Numbered to 250 or less.

Inside the Numbers Materials Prime (10)
Numbered to 50 or less.

True Colors (10)
The league's premier players are featured with their team colors.

True Colors Signatures (10)
Numbered to 50 or less

True Colors Materials (10)
Numbered to 250 or less

True Colors Primary Colors (10)
Numbered to 50 or less

Old School (18 cards)
The legendary players from yesteryear are featured in their old-school uniforms.

Old School Materials (18 cards)
Numbered to 250 or less

Old School Signatures (18 cards)
Numbered to 250 or less

Old School Signature Materials (18 cards)
Numbered to 50 or less

Playmakers (18 cards)
That rare star that creates the big play for not only himself, but his teammates is featured in this insert.

Playmakers Materials (18 cards)
Numbered to 250 or less

Playmakers Signatures (18 cards)
Numbered to 250 or less

Playmakers Signature Materials (18 cards)
Numbered to 50 or less

Super Sophs (9 cards)
The league's top second-year players, the best of the 2008-09 rookies, are honored in this collection.

Super Sophs Signatures (9 cards)
Numbered to 250

Franchise Favorites (19 cards)
The league's franchise players are celebrated within this insert.


WHAT WE PULLED



Base (148/150) - 98.7%
Dupes - 3
Rookies (24/100) - 24%
Dupes - 0



Connections (1) - Yao Ming/ Yi Jianlian
Draft 09 (2) - Taj Gibson, DeMarre Carroll
Franchise Favorites (1) - Carmelo Anthony
Inside The Numbers (1) - Kobe Bryant
Stat Stars (1) - Rashard Lewis
Super Sophs (1) - Marc Gasol



Bonus Shots Green /25 (1) - Al Harrington
Draft Picks Blue /999 (5) - DaJuan Summers, DeMar DeRozan, Austin Daye, Stephen Curry, Taylor Griffin
Prestigious Pros Green /500 (1) - Tony Parker



Stats Stars Dwight Howard Jersey /250
NBA Draft 09 Jrue Holiday Auto
Draft Picks Blue James Johnson Auto /50
Bonus Shots Black Blake Griffin Auto /25



FINAL RATINGS

Base Set - 4.75
Overall Design - 4
Fun - 4
Value - 5
Rebuy - 5
Total - 22.75/25 (91%)

Panini makes its first foray into Basketball with Prestige. Players are featured in a full-color action shot from a game. The first 110 cards contain current/veteran players and the next 40 are reserved for legends/retired players. There are a total of 100 rookie subjects to complete the full 250 card set.

There are numerous insert sets that populate Prestige. There is a mix between unnumbered and numbered cards. Most of the sets feature veteran stars, but there are a couple devoted to the rookie class. The expected ratio between the inserts (unnumbered and numbered) should fall 1:1 on average.

With four autographs or memorabilia cards on average, expect a nice bang for the buck. The NBA Draft 09 autographs are on-card, which is always appreciated. Though many are against sticker autos, they help the autographs stand out on the regular cards. If they were on-card as well, they would be very difficult to read or notice with the dark colors of many of the uniforms.

There's been a lot of anticipation since the announcement that Panini had the exclusive rights to produce NBA licensed cards toward the end of 2009. Through the criticism, Panini has emerged with a great start into their basketball line. Though the design is bit too much on the base cards, primarily the bottom portion, the product is superb. Consumers can expect a rookie in every pack and an additional non-base card in every three out of four packs. With four hits on average, Prestige is a wonderful product at it's price point. And as seen here, how often do you find products that could yield 3 autographs out of 4 hits in a box?

Once again, I'd like to thank our wonderful sponsors at Panini America for giving us the opportunity to open and review this release. For more information on this product or the rest of their line, be sure to check them out at www.paniniamerica.net.

[underdawg]

Wow! That is an amazing box!

[tutall]

not a bad design.... i dont like the Johnson auto as it is hard to see the dark color but the base looks pretty nice and i have always liked the prestigious pros inserts in other years

[WilyWestbrook0]

Love the design and the on-card autos for this one, nicely done.

[dicekmvp]

Nice Griffin Auto! btw are any of the base cards from the previous recent breaks gonna be up for SASE?

[hagansp]

WOW a Griffin and a JRue, that's an awesome box right there. Great overall look too!

Thanks to Panini!

[mikesilvia]

I like the design, but hate to see the sticker autos!

[trevorp121]

Awesome box! Especially the Griffin.

[abradley08]

Nice Design
Looks Like a Pretty Nice Box Overall

[garnett_21]

Wow, great break! All of the Panini basketball breaks have looked nice so far - I especially like how there are 4 hits per box! Props to Panini for living beyond alot of people's expectations! Thanks, Panini!