The most disappointing part of this license is the length. If it was just another 2 years or something, that would give Panini some time to prove their ability to MLB. But at 7 years, that's a long time for Panini to have to wait. A lawsuit would be the only solution but that doesn't sound very appealing to any of the parties involved.
I'd like it best if Topps and Panini each had a full license but were limited to like MLB 10 products each. Maybe they could even have their products tiered to where each puts out a certain amount of low-end, mid-end and high-end so there would be somewhat of a head-to-head competition. Right now, Topps has a hard time figuring out how to fill their 17 or whatever releases they have to make. If they pared down the quantity of what they had to release, they'd probably improve the quantity.
I'd like it best if Topps and Panini each had a full license but were limited to like MLB 10 products each. Maybe they could even have their products tiered to where each puts out a certain amount of low-end, mid-end and high-end so there would be somewhat of a head-to-head competition. Right now, Topps has a hard time figuring out how to fill their 17 or whatever releases they have to make. If they pared down the quantity of what they had to release, they'd probably improve the quantity.
