02-17-2012, 01:53 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-29-2012, 11:22 AM by sconnienation3.)
UPDATE 2/29!! 2011 Contenders break - Panini hits a weird new low...
UPDATE 2/29!! 2011 Contenders break - Panini hits a weird new low...
I rarely buy boxes, but decided to treat myself to an early B-day present today....
The goods:
meh...
These are really nice in person:
As are these:
And these:
So now the hits. I really like the overall design this year--good color, and the auto cards look sharp.
Also, on the plus side, Panini is doing the unadvertised 5 autos per box again like last year.
On the minus side...
Who?!?
What?!?
Really, Panini? Not one but two Rookie FA TE's in the same box? That's cold... Maybe one will turn out to be an SP.
Better.
On-card. Blammo!
Now, clearly, that's only 4 hits. And only 1 on-card, when they say 2 per box. Ah....the dreaded redemption. Well, I bet my redemption card beats anyone else's (hopefully, there are too many out there like this):
front
back
Yup, that's an actual scan of the back of the redemption. No sticker, no code--nothing. Now I have to send it in to Panini and they'll send me a new one (not even an actual aut--just another redemption card. Grr....)
C'mon. How bout a little QC around here. What's going on down there anyway?!!?
Pretty stoked about the Ingram though!
The goods:
meh...
These are really nice in person:
As are these:
And these:
So now the hits. I really like the overall design this year--good color, and the auto cards look sharp.
Also, on the plus side, Panini is doing the unadvertised 5 autos per box again like last year.
On the minus side...
Who?!?
What?!?
Really, Panini? Not one but two Rookie FA TE's in the same box? That's cold... Maybe one will turn out to be an SP.
Better.
On-card. Blammo!
Now, clearly, that's only 4 hits. And only 1 on-card, when they say 2 per box. Ah....the dreaded redemption. Well, I bet my redemption card beats anyone else's (hopefully, there are too many out there like this):
front
back
Yup, that's an actual scan of the back of the redemption. No sticker, no code--nothing. Now I have to send it in to Panini and they'll send me a new one (not even an actual aut--just another redemption card. Grr....)
C'mon. How bout a little QC around here. What's going on down there anyway?!!?
Pretty stoked about the Ingram though!