[djohn]

I bought a bunch of boxes on Monday when dacardworld debuted their "March Madness Sale". The 2 boxes of basketball I bought were both 2011-12 Panini Past & Present. I have been working on the insert sets for this product and figured it was worth a shot to grab a couple more boxes on sale, especially since I really like the set. I am too busy busting through the other boxes to take and post pics right now, but here is how I did:

Box 1:
SP - Grant Hill
Breakouts - E.Gordon, S.Curry, J.Holiday, J.Harden
Raining 3s - L.Bird, V.Carter, R.Horry
Fireworks - C.Anthony, J.Wall
Bread for Life - M.Cheeks
Bread for Health - B.Rush, J.Harden, A.Jefferson
Bread for Energy - T.Gibson, A.Horford, T.McGrady, C.Boozer
Changing Times - D.Rose, Al Attles, Bobby Jones, Billy Cunningham
Gamers Jersey - Luke Walton
Elusive Ink - Kenny Anderson, Rex Chapman (redemption)
2012 Draft Picks Redemption - #16 Royce White

The nice part was that I needed a lot of those for my sets. However it seems like I was shorted an autograph, since the 2012 Draft Pick Redemptions aren't autographed. Since there are supposed to be 3 autos per box, will Panini do anything about this or is it not worth contacting them about.

Box 2:
Breakouts - A.Bynum, J.Lin, J.Wall, W.Matthews
Raining 3s - Kobe, Lebron, V.Carter
Fireworks - B.Griffin, K.Garnett
Bread for Life - L.Bird, T.Porter
Bread for Health - A.Stoudemire, S.Nash, L.Deng
Bread for Energy - T.Gibson, A.Horford, T.McGrady, C.Boozer
Changing Times - B.Griffin, D.Nowitzki, D.Issel, G.Mikan
Gamers Jersey - Al Horford
Elusive Ink - Bill Wennington
Breakout Autographs - Taj Gibson
2011 Draft Pick Autograph Redemption - #XRCO

So I calmly went to go look up who "XRCO" would be redeemed for...turns out it's KYRIE IRVING!!!
I think that last card ultimately made up for the lack of a 3rd auto in the 1st box.

***********UPDATE***************
So, I was sorting through the base cards seeing if I had another set and came up 6 cards shy. However, I did find the missing 3rd autograph in the 1st box. Only thing I can think is that I just put all the base cards together without really pulling them apart to check each one. I am certainly glad I sorted them tonight, and now I am going to have to go back through the 2 sets I already made to make sure I didn't somehow miss another one. This is definitely my best pair of hits I've ever pulled (along with the Kyrie Irving) from basketball.

[rjcj2017]

I would definitely try to contact Panini ... David Sharp at dsharp@paniniamerica.net

I pulled a Kobe auto redemption out of a pack of 10-11 Donruss last Monday night (it was in a $12 Target mixer!), but it expired this past June.

I contacted Panini and they redeemed it ... and it's supposed to be here via FedEx on Monday!

Awesome Kyrie hit, BTW!

[buckunteer]

They tend to be pretty quick on QA stuff, so absolutely send it in.

Sweet random hit, btw. I checked out their deals too, was REALLY tempted to spring for a Fleer Retro box, but it's only like $2 cheaper than blowout. Past and Present does look like the best deal. Nicely done!

[netsfan1534]

Interested in the Kyrie if it's for trade!

[djohn]

Interested in the Kyrie if it's for trade!

I am debating about whether to keep it, trade it or sell it. If I do trade it then I would only trade for some equally nice card, or a trade involving a card around 1/2 the value or more of the Irving along with some other nice cards, or possibly for a bunch of HOF autos if they included Stockton and/or Karl Malone. I checked your ORG and didn't see anything I wanted for the Irving.

[swjrp10]

cant go wrong with a Kyrie, congrats!

[JMarchand1981]

Niiiiiiiice Kyrie Hit! I know you are trying to complete some of the insert sets but I have to ask...the Kobe Fireworks card...is that FT?

[djohn]

Niiiiiiiice Kyrie Hit! I know you are trying to complete some of the insert sets but I have to ask...the Kobe Fireworks card...is that FT?

I got a Kobe Raining 3s in these boxes, but no Kobe Fireworks card. The Raining 3s was one I needed for my sets though, so it is not for trade.

[Jbittman]

Nice hit....My question is HOW BUSY is Rex Chapman that he has to be a redemption??

[kstjst]

sadly, as soon as i saw your "xrco" i knew it was kyrie! i tend to forget a lot of things, but some things end up getting stuck in my brain...for me..."xrco!" congrats!