Early 2015 Panini Select Soccer sales are higher than you might expect
By Ryan Cracknell | Hobby Editor
It probably shouldn’t be a surprise. 2015 Panini Select Soccer is bringing some impressive sales. This comes about a year and a half after 2014 Panini Prizm World Cup did the exact same thing.
The sample size is still small, but there have some big online sales. During its first handful of days of release, more than a dozen cards have topped the $1,000 mark on eBay (assuming the sales were completed). Most of these are one-of-ones but there are a couple that don’t have a signature or memorabilia swatch. In fact, a basic Lionel Messi Gold Prizm numbered to 10 hit four figures. That’s not something we see in most modern baseball, basketball, football and hockey sets.
And this is coming from a product that’s currently hovering around $150 per box. Even that is significant as the final presales for 2015 Panini Select Soccer had them closer to $100 per hobby box shortly before the set came out.
While Select doesn’t have the same immediacy as 2014 Panini World Cup Prizm, the early signs are there that there’s a pent up international demand for international soccer products — particularly ones that are a little more upscale.
Here’s a look at some of the big sales 2015 Panini Select Soccer has seen so far.
Top 2015 Panini Select Soccer eBay Auctions
Based on realized prices through January 13, 2016. We’re going under the assumption the sales were completed.
Jersey Autograph Prime Black Arjen Robben 1/1 – $7,500
Select Signatures Blue Cristiano Ronaldo /15 – $3,999.99
Jersey Autograph Prime Black Gianluigi Buffon 1/1 – $2,999.95
Jersey Autograph Blue Lionel Messi /20 – $2,300
Double Team Memorabilia Prime Black Mesut Ozil, Toni Kroos 1/1 – $2,000
Select Stars Memorabilia Prime Black Mesut Ozil – $1,799.95
Black Prizm Paul Pagba 1/1 – $1,628
Historic Signatures Black Steven Gerrard 1/1 – $1,500
Double Team Memorabilia Prime Black Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos 1/1 – $1,499.99
Double Team Memorabilia Prime Black Andrea Pirlo, Gianluigi Buffon – $1,499.99
Jersey Autograph Lionel Messi /49 – $1,400
Jersey Autograph Cristiano Ronaldo /39 – $1,199.99
Gold Prizm Lionel Messi /10 – $1,000
Great looking cards. Great autograph list. Huge international demand while production is relatively low. It all adds up to a very successful product.
It’s refreshing to see players from a sport America doesn’t always follow very closely get recognized with these figures. These are some great, strong sales, and that Arjen Robben is really exciting.