So I was looking at the box configuration and case guarantees of 2011 Contenders, ever leery of how Panini has been going cheaper and cheaper with their products. Nothing evinces this better than comparing last years 2010 contenders football with this years:
2010 contenders guaranteed at least 6 autos from a list of 13 players, making a pull of any one particular guy approximately 1:2 cases.
2011 Contenders guarantees at least 6 autos from a list of 19 players, making a pull of any one particular player approximately 1:3 cases...
Moreover, this roster includes such luminaries as Ryan Williams and Mikel Leshoure, both missed the entire season...
So Panini appears to have raised the prices on the item, maybe I'm wrong. I know they raised the prices of Plates and Patches, giving one extra auto for the money, Probably of Ryan Williams for most people. (No, seriously, that is who I got for my extra auto.) Then they water down the guaranteed checklist.
Am I the only one who is seeing this or what? The shift in Certified was equally transparent, with much less FOTG pulls in the boxes I witnessed opened on here, meaning much less veteran autos and jerseys. Why? Because they're more expensive.
What are your thoughts on these cost cutting measures?
2010 contenders guaranteed at least 6 autos from a list of 13 players, making a pull of any one particular guy approximately 1:2 cases.
2011 Contenders guarantees at least 6 autos from a list of 19 players, making a pull of any one particular player approximately 1:3 cases...
Moreover, this roster includes such luminaries as Ryan Williams and Mikel Leshoure, both missed the entire season...
So Panini appears to have raised the prices on the item, maybe I'm wrong. I know they raised the prices of Plates and Patches, giving one extra auto for the money, Probably of Ryan Williams for most people. (No, seriously, that is who I got for my extra auto.) Then they water down the guaranteed checklist.
Am I the only one who is seeing this or what? The shift in Certified was equally transparent, with much less FOTG pulls in the boxes I witnessed opened on here, meaning much less veteran autos and jerseys. Why? Because they're more expensive.
What are your thoughts on these cost cutting measures?
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