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Sunday, June 12, 2011

Product Preview: 2011 Panini National Treasures Basketball

Other than the feverishly hot Blake Griffin RC Auto, last year's 2010 Panini National Treasures was a bit of a disappointment. It looked less like the hobby's high end basketball product and more like one of Panini's sticker books. I know 2010 NT sold well both in the retail and secondary markets, but that had more to do with the Griffin chase and less with the overall product. That's never a good thing for the perception of a product or a company, but it looks like Panini might have vastly improved upon 2010 NT with the upcoming August 3rd release of 2011 National Treasures Basketball.

Below are a few of the images Panini released on their official blog called The Knight's Lance. These images really look amazing and have got this collector's juices flowing. Each eight card box will include six autographed or memorabilia hits per box. It looks like most of those auto's will be on-card (at least from what the released images reveal). That's a big step in the right direction for the hobby. There is no reason a high end product such as National Treasures shouldn't feature a trading card/memorabilia company's best. And by "best", just checkout some of the cards below. If 2011 NT Basketball is anything like the early preview images, us collectors are in for a treat!!! What do you think?







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5 comments:

  1. JinJune 12, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    sick nasty..
    how much do you think a box will go for?
    i have to start saving lol

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  2. Charles @ HoopographyJune 12, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    I think last years was $400 a box, so I'm guessing right around there. I'm looking forward to more images from Panini. I like what I see so far. I hope the stickers are kept to a minimum.

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  3. FujiJune 13, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    I think the older I get... the more I go back to the basics. This stuff is definitely loaded... some of the autographs they have in this stuff is just crazy. But... personally... I'd rather spend $400 (or whatever it ends up selling for) on either single autographs... or take my chances busting 9 or 10 boxes of Panini HOF (love the team USA cards from that product).

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  4. Charles @ HoopographyJune 14, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    @Fuji, I cant argue with you on the Panini HOF product. I've been trying to buy a case on the cheap for about a year now. Still working on it.

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  5. DanmarkNovember 25, 2011 at 4:22 AM

    I bought this for my 20 yr old son and he loves it. I've seen bits and pieces and it covers the entire season. A must for any Mavericks fan.

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