Kobe Bryant Card Among Most Watched

A Kobe Bryant 2011-12 Panini Gold Standard Basketball card was amongst the most watched cards on eBay the week ending August 28, 2012.  The seller of the card, canfindit, took home a cool $1,513.00 for the card that ended with 115 watchers. What makes this card so special is that Kobe inscribed the card with "USA".  Kobe recently helped team USA win the gold medal in the 2012 Olympic games.  Any fan of Kobe would love to have a card like this.

• 2011-12 Panini Gold Standard Basketball

The card comes from the 'Superscribe Autograph' insert cards found in 11-12 Gold Standard Basketball.  The Kobe is serial numbered to #/149.  Some of them are inscribed and some of them are not. Obviously the ones that feature an inscription like this one will sell for a premium.

Kobe Bryant
2011-12 Gold Standard Superscribe Autograph
Watchers on eBay: 115
Final Price: $1,513.00
Seller:  canfindit
Ended: August 24, 2012

2011-12 Panini Gold Standard Basketball

Gold might not be as hot of a commodity as is was last year when this set made it's debut on the sports card scene, but collectors (and speculators alike) are still gobbling up the precious metal in these uncertain economic times.

Speaking of uncertain times ... the basketball card market was certain fragmented and certainly had it's ups/downs during this 2011/12 NBA season. Most of the products came out after the season, and the real only driver of sales has been the rookie redemption cards - which could pay off big once Panini holds the random draft for the autograph versions.

Bring On The Gold Rush!!

Maybe just what the basketball card market needs right now is a little bit of precious metal to make things a little more exciting. Certainly some of the early photos from Panini from Gold Standard has been impressive - however most collectors are not going to be too impressed. Boxes of this have an MSRP of $200 per box ... and with Panini having MAP (minimum advertised pricing) on all it's products, you won't see the price fall on a box of this for a while. Getting involved in group box breaks or just buying single cards of this product is probably the way to go - unless you really feel like gambling.

Some of the cards are really nice, including the Superscribe autograph cards. Given the timing of the release - many of these players are signing contracts with new NBA teams, so the Ryan Anderson autograph cards with Orlando, Jeremy Lin cards with New York and Steve Nash cards with Phoenix all look a little stale even though they just came out!

It also looks like Panini 'cleared some room' in the inventory closet - as you see some players like Shaquille O'Neal more often than in sets in the past. The autograph and jersey card sets look a little watered down to me as well .... with maybe Panini thinking it better save some materials for the much anticipated 2012/13 NBA season.

Like I said earlier, don't buy boxes of this for $200 unless you want to see them sell for much less about 6 weeks from now. Stick to single cards & box breaks and I think you'll have more fun. Sure, there will be boxes with Kobe Bryant and Larry Bird autographs - but the shortened season seemed to cut some of the sizzle off the checklist compared to the prior year. Good luck either way, really ... you can never loose opening sports cards & certainly can spend your money in more wasteful ways!

11/12 Panini Limited Basketball Checklist Revealed!

2011-12 Panini Limited basketball is coming out of this week, and we're getting a look at the checklist courtesy of sports card radio.

The base that contains 125 cards and each card is serial number out of 299. There are three levels of parallel cards however I didn't see the emerald color that is typically popular in these sets. The hottest cards will be the draft redemption cards, and we know the draft order for the top 20 NBA rookies from the draft last week. My guess is Panini will do another random draft on their blog or another similar way to give away the  autographed rookies from 2012.

There are several other sets, some of them look very interesting and there are lots of interesting NBA players. Aside from Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Derrick Rose, and other top NBA players you'll find other players like Andre Bargnani, Jeremy Lin, Kurt Rambis Nick Young, DeMarcus Cousins, Serge Ibaka, Ryan Anderson, Mo Williams, and other NBA players. My favorite cards might be the Trophy Case inserts that have award winners, and NBA champions with autographs and jersey material cards.

These boxes will set you back $100 or more, but they have the draft redemption autograph, which could be Kyrie Erving or another top rookie from last season ... so it's worth the gamble in my opinion.

2010-11 Panini Gold Standard Basketball To Set 'Bar'

With recent releases of 10-11 Absolute Basketball and 10-11 Classics Basketball, we have gotten some sets recently that we were familiar with from last season. Absolute has loads of jersey cards and multiple sets and parallels to collect. Plus it was the first ever Panini set to have Kevin Durant Autograph cards! Classics basketball is cool because it features on-card autograph rookie cards - which we haven't really seen since 10-11 Threads, which were on wood ... or 10-11 Timeless Treasures which were on a leather.

But there is something about those 'new' sets that pop up every once and a while. 2010-11 Panini Gold Standard Basketball is one of those sets. Not only will you find real 14K gold cards in each case, you will find Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and all the top RC autographs throughout the set. This is a limited set - as each card is serial #/299 or less! Make sure you save your money for this one, as each 12 card box/pack will set you back $200 or more. Release date is scheduled to be May 25, 2011 - so mark that date down and hope Panini doesn't push it back!!

Great Month For Basketball Collectors

The NBA season is in full swing - with Miami, Los Angeles and Boston playing well. The Celtics even got a boost this week when Rajon Rondo came back from an ankle injury.

Speaking of Boost - have you seen Blake Griffin play? He's a cross between Charles Barkley, LeBron James and a little Shawn Kemp. Blake Griffin 2009/10 Rookie Cards have been heating up as he is a top 5 NBA player in terms of production.

Panini will have its basketball lineup in full gear during the month of January, and it has me really excited.

First there is 2010/11 Donruss Basketball. It's not too expensive (around $2.99 per pack) but there are some nice star NBA autographs - including Kobe Bryant, Russell Westbrook, Dennis Rodman, Magic Johnson, Derrick Rose, John Wall, Blake Griffin and more. The auto checklist is actually pretty deep - including my fantasy sleeper of the 2nd half Toney Douglas of the New York Knicks. You should be able to find this just about everywhere on January 5th - or thereabouts.


2010/11 Donruss Basketball Checklist

We can't wait for 2010/11 Panini Adrenalyn XL Basketball cards to come out. It should be around January 18th when collectors can get the series 2 cards and start to dominate online. It appears that you should be able to trade cards this year online - plus some added pieces to the game. Make sure you check back here as we'll give away many codes from this set over the course of the 2010/11 NBA basketball season.

2010/11 Panini Adrenalyn XL Basketball







For the bigger spenders - Timeless Treasures comes out this month too!! This stuff has some real sweet cards in it. You'll find more HOF Basketball players in this set - along with all the rest of the NBA stars & rookies we come to expect from Panini Basketball. I think this set won't go up in price - in fact it may come down a bit, so buying boxes may be risky. However, the single cards, inparticular the RC Autograph Cards are worth buying if you feel the player has a future in the NBA. Most of the attention is on John Wall - but there are many players that will emerge as the season rolls along. 2010/11 Panini Timeless Treasures Basketball Checklist

2010-11 Panini Timeless Treasures Basketball Tin Preview

I couldn't be more excited to see that Panini Timeless Treasures Basketball will be a mid-season release, instead of a post season release like 09/10. Its a similar configuration over last year - 1 Pack & 5 Cards per pack/tin - 3 hits and 2 base/inserts.

In each 15 Box/Tin Case: Find one or more of the following: Kobe Bryant Autograph, Shaquille O’Neal Autograph, John Wall Autograph, Cut Signature, Logoman, Logoman Signature, Laundry Tag Logoman, Laundry Tag Logoman Signature, Laundry Tag Team Logo, Laundry Tag Team Logo Signatures or Signatures of Magic Johnson, Bill Russell, Bill Walton, John Stockton or Larry Bird

There are more than 300 #1/1 Cards

The Checklist: 10/11 Panini Timeless Treasures Basketball Checklist

Compare To Last Year: 09/10 Panini Timeless Treasures Basketball Checklist

Brand New Panini Checklist!! 2010/11 Panini Prestige Basketball

Nothing excites us more than a new season of NBA basketball. This year you have LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh forming a mini dream team in South Beach. The Lakers have signed Matt Barnes and should have a healthy Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum for another run at the championship. It should be a great season with lots of coverage and attention from the media.

We haven't even touched on this years 10/11 Rookie Cards!! John Wall and many others will make their 1st appearance on NBA cardboard. Panini Prestige will have them all covered, including 1 RC autograph per box.

10/11 Prestige Basketball will have 24 Packs per box - there are 2 Autograph Cards + 2 Memorabilia cards, all for around $4.00 per pack. Expect to find Prestige in stores around September 29.

Checklist + More Photos: 2010/11 Panini Prestige Basketball Checklist

Panini America: “Play Kobe One-On-One” in a game of Adrenalyn Promotion

As the NBA Playoffs continue to heat up, Panini America, the leading global publisher of sports and entertainment collectibles launched today the “Play Kobe One-On-One” Promotion with four-time NBA Champion Kobe Bryant. Basketball fans beginning May 1 through June 17, 2010 will be able to log-on to www.PaniniAdrenalyn.com to compete against other fans, the leading scorer at the end of the promotion will get a chance to meet Kobe Bryant and play him “One-On-One” in a game of Adrenalyn, the new interactive trading card game from Panini.

The Kobe “One-On-One” promotion coincides with the recent launch of the Panini Adrenalyn Xtreme game mode that features new enhancements to gameplay following player feedback during the beta-phase of the game. The new enhancements offer more strategic gameplay along with more shot opportunities, resulting in higher NBA scores. Matchup results are based on a player’s chance of scoring, eliminating players ability to load their decks to guarantee they win a matchup. Instead, higher ratings increase a player’s chance that they will score.

“I’m looking forward and excited to play a fan one-on-one in a game of Adrenalyn. I’ve been practicing, so I’ll be ready,” said Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers Guard.


 Be sure to find the complete 09-10 Panini Adrenalyn Game Checklist to see what players you're missing!

Most Watched Panini Basketball Cards On eBay

Here are the most watched Panini Basketball card auctions currently on eBay.

09/10 PANINI LIMITED KOBE BRYANT AUTO JUMBO JERSEY /25

 Watchers: 26
Price: $60
Ends: 3 Days
Final Price $205.00


09/10 Panini R&S STEPHEN CURRY Auto 3-Clr PATCH #d 5/10

 Watchers: 25
Price: $51
Ends: 2 Days
Final Price $191.37 


09-10 Panini Limited KOBE BRYANT AUTO JERSEY 24/25

 Watchers: 23
Price: $102
Ends: 1 Days
Final Price $185.00


09-10 Panini LIMITED Kobe Bryant LAKERS AUTO Jersey /25

 Watchers: 23
Price: $65
Ends: 3 Days
Final Price $202.50


TYREKE EVANS ~ 2009-10 PANINI PRESTIGE DRAFT AUTOGRAPH

 Watchers: 22
Price: $13
Ends: 1Days
Final Price $42.44


2010 Panini Classics OSCAR ROBERTSON On-Card Auto /50

 Watchers: 21
Price: $31
Ends: Today
Final Price $78.50

2009/10 Panini Crown Royal Basketball Preview

Panini has made a great move in reviving the 'old' Pacific line of trading cards called Crown Royale. The set was known for its intricate die-cut cards throughout the entire set. Baseball, Football and even Hockey have had memorable Crown Royale sets and now Panini is bringing that technology to Basketball.

The basketball version will be priced around $25.00 per pack or about $100 for a 4 pack Hobby Box. Each pack will contain a Jersey/Memorabilia Card or an Autograph Card. The chase cards will be the on-card Rookie Autographs that are serial #/499 and the Kobe Bryant On-Card autographs will be popular with collectors.

It would have been nice for Panini to used more of the Die-Cut inserts of the past, however it appears that only the base set uses this technology. The inserts and subsets look more like traditional cards ... although the Majectic Autograph Set, Nothing But Net Insert, and the LeBron James King of His Court are very nicely designed cards ... they don't really fit with the Crown Royale theme.

A complete checklist, along with pictures, prices and more can be found below.
09/10 Panini Crown Royale Basketball Review & Checklist

Top Selling Panini Basketball Cards

Here is a look at the most popular, and most expensive, 2009/10 Panini Basketball cards that have sold on eBay in the month of March. We will be keeping track of the price history of some of the top Panini cards to hit the open market. This will help establish value and worth information that can be helpful when buying or selling Panini Basketball cards.

 2009-10 Panini Blake Griffin Rookies & Stars NBA Logo Patch Auto 1/1

• Sold: March, 7 2010
• $357.02
• Number of Hits On Auction Page: 191
  

2009-10 Panini Studio Stephen Curry RC Platinum 1/1

• Sold: March, 10 2010
• $199.00
• Number of Hits On Auction Page: 15 - (Quick Buy It Now)

09/10 PANINI Studio Kobe Bryant Gold Autograph Redemption /25

• Sold: March, 13 2010
• $173.50
• Number of Hits On Auction Page: 188

2009-10 Panini Tyreke Evans Sp RC AUTO 3-Color PATCH #/10

• Sold: March, 14 2010
• $240.00
• Number of Hits On Auction Page: 404