2019-20 Panini Status Basketball is a release that is exclusive to the Asian market, which is a change from the previous 2018-19 release, which was issued as a retail exclusive release. While the initial release appears to have been in November of 2020, the checklist is just now becoming clear. While this is a smaller […]

2020 Panini Contenders Football is everything that collectors have come to expect from the brand. As one of Panini’s go-to favorites, the Contenders brand has been around for years without the need for major design changes. The core of the release continues to be the Ticket cards, especially the Rookie Ticket Autographs and all of […]

2020 Panini Honors Football is a release that makes its return after a couple years off. The brand is known for honoring previous football release by issuing a set of cards using previous designs. This release focuses on the designs of the 2002 and 2004 collecting years to create its rookie cards and rookie autos. […]

2020 Panini Playbook Football is a premium style release that is well known or featuring autographs, relics, and booklet cards. In addition to the standard hobby format, there is also a retail release that features a base set, and insert sets. Autographed cards appear to all be sticker signatures, which isn’t ideal, but the cards […]

2020 Panini Immaculate Collection Soccer is a high-end release that mixes clubs from various European leagues with National team representation. In this way the brand can appeal to two types of collectors at once. Offering a mix of autographs (both hard-signed and sticker), as well as various relic cards, this release allows for collectors to […]

2019-20 Panini Eminence Basketball is a high-end release that is making its return to the hobby after a long hiatus. The brand was last seen in 2014-15, except for a Kobe Bryant edition in 2017-18. The expensive release offers 10 cards per box, with 9 of these being signed. Signatures seem to all be hard-signed […]

2020 Panini Elite Extra Edition Baseball is a prospect heavy set that focuses on MLB Draft picks, and top international players, especially those of the Dominican Prospect League. Hobby boxes offer decent value, with 8 autographed cards in every box. Like other Panini baseball releases, these are unlicensed cards, which will lessen the desirability, but […]

2020-21 Panini Flawless Collegiate Basketball is a high-end release that features top prospects and NBA stars in their college uniforms. The set is well known for offering hard-signed autos, as well as relic cards, and gemstone cards. While the Collegiate version of Flawless is less expansive than the NBA version, it still offers a lot […]

2019-20 Panini Flawless Basketball is an ultra high-end release that makes expert use of hard-signed autos, game-used relics, and gemstone cards. Every card of this premium set can be considered a hit, even the base set, which feature gemstones embedded in the card. These gemstones also carry over to other sets that offer a limited […]

2020 Panini Obsidian Football is a mid-range that offers Optichrome technology and a total of 4 hits per hobby box. The black card stock allows for some stunning colour contrast. Parallel cards include several Electric Etch versions for most of the autos, relics, and inserts. Autograph sets appear to all be sticker signed, but still […]