Comments on: Panini America reveals photo variations for 2011 Playoff Contenders Rookie Cards http://www.beckett.com/news/2012/02/panini-america-reveals-photo-variations-for-2011-playoff-contenders-rookie-cards/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:22:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=195 By: MJ http://www.beckett.com/news/2012/02/panini-america-reveals-photo-variations-for-2011-playoff-contenders-rookie-cards/#comment-89918 MJ Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:58:41 +0000 http://www.beckett.com/news/?p=41917#comment-89918 This is a terrible idea. I agree with Richard completely. Successful card sets have something unique that makes them stand out from the rest. They keep it going year in and year out because it is their signature, if you will.

Contenders signature is their rookie autographs and it was so great in years past because of it’s extensive range of players and random low numbered cards such as Julius Peppers in 2002.

This is a complete rip off of the Topps sp variation (or whoever came up with it first) and I think should not have even of come into play with Contenders.

]]> By: motydarb http://www.beckett.com/news/2012/02/panini-america-reveals-photo-variations-for-2011-playoff-contenders-rookie-cards/#comment-89845 motydarb Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:39:43 +0000 http://www.beckett.com/news/?p=41917#comment-89845 My LCS has 2 Mallett ticket cards, 1 with wristband the other without. The short print is?

]]> By: Jack Mehoff http://www.beckett.com/news/2012/02/panini-america-reveals-photo-variations-for-2011-playoff-contenders-rookie-cards/#comment-89764 Jack Mehoff Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:38:10 +0000 http://www.beckett.com/news/?p=41917#comment-89764 This is a total disaster! From the Pictures they have posted I can barley see some of the differences. I am a total idiot… I need more than sunlight on his hand! I failed at finding Waldo!

]]> By: Brent http://www.beckett.com/news/2012/02/panini-america-reveals-photo-variations-for-2011-playoff-contenders-rookie-cards/#comment-89611 Brent Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:57:30 +0000 http://www.beckett.com/news/?p=41917#comment-89611 I’m with the above. Pointless and uncool variations, not to mention we don’t really know anything about the quantities or if one is SP’d more than the other.

]]> By: Richard http://www.beckett.com/news/2012/02/panini-america-reveals-photo-variations-for-2011-playoff-contenders-rookie-cards/#comment-89592 Richard Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:17:50 +0000 http://www.beckett.com/news/?p=41917#comment-89592 And the point of this is?
I’m not a fan of deliberate subtle variations.
If you are going to do variations then at least do them on a theme.
Maybe have college logos vs pros. Helmets vs non. Night vs Day.
You can have autographs with different ink colors or inscriptions.
Done right, variations are popular. Look at the Topps pie in the face cards.
Look at the red ink variations for press pass.
You also had productions where one is serial #’d and the other is not.

I always wonder why companies mess up something that is working.
Last years contenders for basketball became contenders and patches and bombed.
Contenders for football always had the hidden short print of some random group
of players and it worked well for them.

]]> By: J.R. Lebert http://www.beckett.com/news/2012/02/panini-america-reveals-photo-variations-for-2011-playoff-contenders-rookie-cards/#comment-89586 J.R. Lebert Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:36:10 +0000 http://www.beckett.com/news/?p=41917#comment-89586 This is really, really dumb. I understand actually using different photos, but photoshopping out a logo on a glove, or a wrist band on or off a player? This is taking things too far, and messing with one of the premier, and most consistent sets out there. I don’t care if one is short printed, this is just a bad idea.

]]> By: Jeff Bean http://www.beckett.com/news/2012/02/panini-america-reveals-photo-variations-for-2011-playoff-contenders-rookie-cards/#comment-89579 Jeff Bean Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:07:31 +0000 http://www.beckett.com/news/?p=41917#comment-89579 Hey Beckett,
Here are the differences I found. Most of the cards had 2 variations, but I could have missed a few.

Base Cards
1. Lions logo on helmet and black armband length
2. Riddell logo on helmet and wrist tape
3. Riddell logo on helmet and NFL logo on gloves
4. Riddell logo on helmet and NFL logo on gloves
5. Wrist tape length and wrist bracelet
6. Riddell logo on helmet and NFL logo on gloves
7. Rams logo on helmet and NFL logo on gloves
8. Panthers logo on helmet and elbow band
9. Riddell logo on helmet
10. Riddell logo on helmet and strap on glove
11. Riddell logo and wristband
12. Jersey number on the shoulder pad
13. Riddell logo on helmet
14. Riddell logo on helmet and pinstripe
15. Riddell logo on helmet and hair out the back
16. NY logo on front of helmet
17. Saints logo on helmet and NFL logo on gloves
18. Riddell logo on helmet
19. Riddell logo on helmet and elbow band
20. Riddell logo on helmet
Autos
21. Riddell logo on helmet
22. Riddell logo on helmet, glove logo
23. Raiders logo on helmet and glove colors
24. Riddell logo on helmet
25. Riddell logo on helmet
26. Riddell logo on helmet
27. Glove Color and upper arm band
28. Riddell logo on helmet and NFL logo on glove
29. Logo on helmet and gloves
30. Riddell logo on helmet and wrist band
31. Logo on helmet and something on hand
Base Cards
32. Wrist band and logo on glove left hand
33. Wrist band and logo on helmet
34. Riddell logo on helmet
35. NFL logo on gloves and wrist band
36. Riddell logo on helmet

]]> By: joe http://www.beckett.com/news/2012/02/panini-america-reveals-photo-variations-for-2011-playoff-contenders-rookie-cards/#comment-89556 joe Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:45:41 +0000 http://www.beckett.com/news/?p=41917#comment-89556 Sooooo….. is one of them a short print??

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