First Buzz: 2023-24 Panini Select basketball cards

[Cubbies8819]

Ripped 6 blasters last night, big fan of the silver premier Wemby and pulling 2 #'d cards. Decided to buy 3 megas from Target.com just now, will post results once they arrive

[oldgoldy97]

Originally Posted by Cubbies8819

Ripped 6 blasters last night, big fan of the silver premier Wemby and pulling 2 #'d cards. Decided to buy 3 megas from Target.com just now, will post results once they arrive

Super!

[Hess687]

Opened six blaster boxes. Pulled zero numbered cards but pulled the orange flash prizm courtside of Wembanyama, I previously mentioned, and the orange flash concourse of Wembanyama in the very last pack.

I’m sure my luck will run out with the six boxes of mega Prizm I have coming this week.

[bmf]

Originally Posted by anusinha

If you dont hit a wemby the entire box contents are likely less than $50.

Yep. Easier to wait for a nice cheap counterfeit.

[DiamondDonovan]

Opened up 3 blasters - 1 blaster was great and had a Wemby Premier Blue Prizm, Jokic Concourse Purple Flash /175, and a Drew Eubanks auto lol. Other 2 blasters were nothing notable.

Was surprised to see the amount of #'d cards that people have been pulling. Opened a good amount of Select retail from previous years and have never pulled anything #'d.

[Cubbies8819]

Went back through the base and inserts from my 6 blasters and I found another #'d card, so hit a #'d card 3 out of the 6! Didn't realize it was the teal premier parallel, it looks really similar to the unnumbered green/purple parallel.

[ThatGuyPal]

Two blasters....very last pack very last card Wemby Courtside blue retail prizm/silver prizm (whatever they call it lol) no numbered cards but can't complain as this is my biggest Wemby hit yet but also continues my streak I've hit a Wemby Rated Rookie out of a couple fat packs and Emergent insert from two Prizm megas which is all I've ripped before this of 23-24.

[The_Reverend]

Curious! When are the select hobby stuff released? The fact retail has so many numbered opportunities is a good thing. I have 1 mega coming. Not a big fan of the retail version in the past, but a big improvement.

[oldgoldy97]

Originally Posted by Cubbies8819

Went back through the base and inserts from my 6 blasters and I found another #'d card, so hit a #'d card 3 out of the 6! Didn't realize it was the teal premier parallel, it looks really similar to the unnumbered green/purple parallel.

Nice find.

[spurs50fan]

I like em but it’s so much blue lol

[TXRunner]

Blasters and megas up on Target in case anyone is looking for them.

[CC_123]

Opened one Mega from Walmart. Got a Wemby Blue Cracked Ice Premier and a Scoot Henderson Green Lodestar. Can’t really do much better for $55

[cms11]

Originally Posted by spurs50fan

I like em but it’s so much blue lol

My thought exactly. The best set so far this year IMO (not a fan of Prizm), but the blue is too much.

[The_Reverend]

Originally Posted by cms11

My thought exactly. The best set so far this year IMO (not a fan of Prizm), but the blue is too much.

There is definitely a lot of blue and based on what I saw from the release, there are over 52 parallels in this product. Wow. I too think Prizm is just ok. I have ripped megas from Walmart (3) and hit wemby silver neon icon and blue cracked ice concourse. The cracked ice headed to PSA.

[oldgoldy97]

Originally Posted by CC_123

Opened one Mega from Walmart. Got a Wemby Blue Cracked Ice Premier and a Scoot Henderson Green Lodestar. Can’t really do much better for $55

Nice.

[oldgoldy97]

Target mega:

Red cracked ice are one per pack, got a purple cracked Kawhi /99, no Wembys. Was more fun than the blasters.

[TXRunner]

Pulled a blue cracked ice Wemby premier level from a WM Mega last night.

[comicbooksgo]

Are these actually still available on Target? I've tried to add 3 to my cart multiple times and when I go to check out it says my cart is empty..Has anyone else tried today?

[phil]

Was debating whether I should be thinking about FOTL around $683 level with Hobby presell $650-700. Sold out $1004.17

[TXRunner]

Originally Posted by comicbooksgo

Are these actually still available on Target? I've tried to add 3 to my cart multiple times and when I go to check out it says my cart is empty..Has anyone else tried today?

I am able to add 3 to my cart and get all the way through to "place your order".

[comicbooksgo]

Thanks..Not sure why I can't. Very frustrating.

[BackToWax]

These megas seem to be the best retail product of the year by far. Cracked ice wembys, numbered cracked ice, golds, elephants. The ceiling is crazy with these.

Outside of the on-card superstar autos in Revolution blasters, nothing else even comes close to the upside here.

[Spacemanspif]

Originally Posted by BackToWax

These megas seem to be the best retail product of the year by far. Cracked ice wembys, numbered cracked ice, golds, elephants. The ceiling is crazy with these.

Outside of the on-card superstar autos in Revolution blasters, nothing else even comes close to the upside here.

what are the hit rates on the numbered and SSP? I'm somewhat interested but on a per-card basis they're 1.5x Prizm and I can't imagine the floor set by base is anywhere near Prizm.

[BackToWax]

Originally Posted by Spacemanspif

what are the hit rates on the numbered and SSP? I'm somewhat interested but on a per-card basis they're 1.5x Prizm and I can't imagine the floor set by base is anywhere near Prizm.

Looks like 80% of megas have a hit in them: numbered, elephant, or auto.

In a case, you'd get 15+ hits is what I'm seeing.

I agree base is basically worthless in Select retail, but the cracked ice prizms make up for it. I'd estimate at least 1, but more likely 2 cracked ice wembys per case. Probably 1-2 wemby prizm inserts per case too.

So lets call it 3 wemby prizms per case + 15 hits.

That's hard to top.

[anusinha]

Originally Posted by Spacemanspif

what are the hit rates on the numbered and SSP? I'm somewhat interested but on a per-card basis they're 1.5x Prizm and I can't imagine the floor set by base is anywhere near Prizm.

The select CL tends to be a lot more narrow than Prizm so you arent getting piles of useless players. I suppose for this year, anyone other than Wemby, Lebron, Luka, Miller is considered a useless player.