Card sets that were hot that need to go away

oldgoldy97 · 03-20-2023, 12:14 PM

I opened some Elite and pulled a Curry Spellbound die cut orange. At one point these cards were different and neat. Now they’re boring and worthless. What are some inserts or sets you’d like to see go away that were once hot?

TheFrenzy · 03-20-2023, 12:27 PM

Kaboom?

Chris P · 03-20-2023, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

I opened some Elite and pulled a Curry Spellbound die cut orange. At one point these cards were different and neat. Now they’re boring and worthless. What are some inserts or sets you’d like to see go away that were once hot?

The non auto'd sneaker spotlight cards in Noir. Never have understood the appeal in them

swerve · 03-20-2023, 12:43 PM

Annoys me that Poopini used some classic 90's insert names on current/common junk. Pure Players and Prime Twine come to mind.

oldgoldy97 · 03-20-2023, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by swerve

Annoys me that Poopini used some classic 90's insert names on current/common junk. Pure Players and Prime Twine come to mind.

Agreed. It sullied the name.

It’s like calling something a Jambalaya then have it be a plain rectangle with no special printing.

tjforce · 03-20-2023, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TheFrenzy

Kaboom?

Came here to say Kaboom.

Retire Color Blast as well.

Can't tell the difference between years on either of these.

The insert sets that ended up being 1 or 2 years and done will fare better in the long run, IMO.

gottagitdemjs · 03-20-2023, 01:09 PM

Mosaic....Prizm and Optic are enough shiny. 20 different variations of Mosaic products are not needed.

Nomad · 03-20-2023, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by swerve

Annoys me that Poopini used some classic 90's insert names on current/common junk. Pure Players and Prime Twine come to mind.

wut? how could they desecrate Prime Twine.

90skid · 03-20-2023, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Nomad

wut? how could they desecrate Prime Twine.

Like this:

OG /500 vs....

Nomad · 03-20-2023, 03:58 PM

Oh man. They almost forgot to put any twine in the middle one one. First graders busy with their design apps.

DiamondDonovan · 03-20-2023, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by TheFrenzy

Kaboom?

Yep...especially when Panini starts running off with the same theme for other inserts (ie - Explosive, Bomb Squad, BANG)

TheFrenzy · 03-20-2023, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DiamondDonovan

Yep...especially when Panini starts running off with the same theme for other inserts (ie - Explosive, Bomb Squad, BANG)

Welcome to the Onomatopoeia-verse.

duron · 03-20-2023, 04:25 PM

Panini’s takes on prime twine are obviously awful but I’m gona go out on a wild limb and say they were never “hot.”

TheFrenzy · 03-20-2023, 04:25 PM

Can't wait to see Kaboom and Bang team up with Gulp, Swoosh, and Grrr to defeat the evil Klangg!

TheFrenzy · 03-20-2023, 04:27 PM

Fans of Clink, Ting, and Poof are disappointed to learn that their favorites have been deemed "insensitive" and Panini has no plans to add them to the onomatopoeia-verse.

LovelyLlamas · 03-20-2023, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

Agreed. It sullied the name.

It’s like calling something a Jambalaya then have it be a plain rectangle with no special printing.

Their version of Skyview are so painfully dull it isn’t even funny.

The fact that a 1996-97 EX-2000 BASE card looks better than nearly all Panini case hits is pretty underwhelming as well. Yes. A base card.

tjforce · 03-20-2023, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TheFrenzy

Fans of Clink, Ting, and Poof are disappointed to learn that their favorites have been deemed "insensitive" and Panini has no plans to add them to the onomatopoeia-verse.

I'm excited for the Mosaic 'Burp' inserts.

oldgoldy97 · 03-20-2023, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by LovelyLlamas

Their version of Skyview are so painfully dull it isn’t even funny.

The fact that a 1996-97 EX-2000 BASE card looks better than nearly all Panini case hits is pretty underwhelming as well. Yes. A base card.

Oh, man, forgot about those Skyviews! Just a pure waste of paper.

Nomad · 03-20-2023, 05:41 PM

Clink!

That's an insert... Ja n' Primo for starters?

tjforce · 03-20-2023, 05:56 PM

Boot Net Marvels while we're at it.

oldgoldy97 · 03-20-2023, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by tjforce

Boot Net Marvels while we're at it.

Yep. Worn out.

8collector34 · 03-20-2023, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TheFrenzy

Kaboom?

Yes please. Remember when they were unique? If Panini would have stopped after a year or two, maybe it would have stayed that way.

Also, cards with big ol' sneakers in them.

mindcycle · 03-20-2023, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tjforce

Came here to say Kaboom.

Retire Color Blast as well.

Agreed. I never really got the appeal. Both of those were pumped hard by the guys buying them during the pandemic which drove prices pretty high, but really nothing special about either. Seems like it was just another “next PMG” fad looking back.

ninjabum87 · 03-20-2023, 08:13 PM

Color blasts are pretty but there is at least 30 of each if not a lot more and the amounts people are expecting for them is insane. Card stock is nice, some of the "blast" patterns are pretty but others just look like a big blob. I have a grand total of one because I found one sane seller in China selling for half of what everyone else lists them for.

As others have said a one or two year run would have been perfect. But leave it to Panini to run something into the dirt. They'll even take an insert like Pacific Marquee that looks pretty interesting in 2017 and absolutely ruin it the next year. Their trash approach of paralleling things to death also ruins a lot of them. I feel like what makes inserts special is having no parallels (or maybe 2 versions if you make them both tough pulls. Like /500 and the rest /50 or something) . Imagine if they did Dunk n Go Nuts back in the day like they did but made them several a box and then did an orange /75, red /50, purple /25, gold /10, green /5, etc.

Nobody would care about regular Go Nuts and the existence of a billion trash Go Nuts would ruin much of the appeal of even the lower numbered. I'd much rather have dope looking inserts with fun designs numbered /500, 100, no parallels, etc. Panini has made zero inerts comparable with Raise the Roof, Voltage 500, etc.

Asian62150 · 03-20-2023, 08:16 PM

The only stuff that should continue from year to year are certain colored parallels of base cards (black, gold, blue, red, orange, silver, and maybe 1 ice color--blue). The other colored parallels need to stop. No need for any pulsars, bubbles, or waves. Shimmers maybe but if they did away with those, I wouldn't be heart broken.

And agree with what most everyone else has said about inserts. Make them 1-2 year max and then come up with something else. If it's really memorable, release a retro version every 20 years when a new generation of stars plays. So guys would likely have only 1 Kaboom or Color Blast in their careers.

Will it happen? Of course not bc these card companies are trying to squeeze every last short-term drop out of consumers.

03-20-2023, 12:14 PM	#1
oldgoldy97 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 51,475	Card sets that were hot that need to go away I opened some Elite and pulled a Curry Spellbound die cut orange. At one point these cards were different and neat. Now they’re boring and worthless. What are some inserts or sets you’d like to see go away that were once hot? __________________ Truly riveting discussion: that’s what your wife/girlfriend/sheep said.

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gottagitdemjs Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 5,949 tigerwoods3423	Mosaic....Prizm and Optic are enough shiny. 20 different variations of Mosaic products are not needed. __________________ Things I need to happen in order to die happy: KU wins a NCAA Championship....CHECK...TWICE! The Royals win a World Series.....CHECK The Chiefs win a Super Bowl.......FINALLY!!!...3X!!! BACK TO BACK!!!

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Nomad Banned Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Fomenting FOMO on the down low. Posts: 8,094	Oh man. They almost forgot to put any twine in the middle one one. First graders busy with their design apps. Last edited by Nomad; 03-20-2023 at 04:04 PM.

03-20-2023, 04:25 PM	#13
duron Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: NYC Posts: 12,095 drewtang duron	Panini’s takes on prime twine are obviously awful but I’m gona go out on a wild limb and say they were never “hot.” __________________ IG: Darz90sCardz PC: MJ/Penny

03-20-2023, 12:27 PM	#2
TheFrenzy Banned Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Texan in AZ Posts: 44,115	Kaboom?

03-20-2023, 04:27 PM	#15
TheFrenzy Banned Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Texan in AZ Posts: 44,115	Fans of Clink, Ting, and Poof are disappointed to learn that their favorites have been deemed "insensitive" and Panini has no plans to add them to the onomatopoeia-verse.

03-20-2023, 05:41 PM	#19
Nomad Banned Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Fomenting FOMO on the down low. Posts: 8,094	Clink! That's an insert... Ja n' Primo for starters?

03-20-2023, 05:56 PM	#20
tjforce Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 23,496	Boot Net Marvels while we're at it. __________________ "Whether you like it or not, learn to love it, because it’s the best thing going. Wooooo!"

03-20-2023, 08:13 PM	#24
ninjabum87 Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 2,275	Color blasts are pretty but there is at least 30 of each if not a lot more and the amounts people are expecting for them is insane. Card stock is nice, some of the "blast" patterns are pretty but others just look like a big blob. I have a grand total of one because I found one sane seller in China selling for half of what everyone else lists them for. As others have said a one or two year run would have been perfect. But leave it to Panini to run something into the dirt. They'll even take an insert like Pacific Marquee that looks pretty interesting in 2017 and absolutely ruin it the next year. Their trash approach of paralleling things to death also ruins a lot of them. I feel like what makes inserts special is having no parallels (or maybe 2 versions if you make them both tough pulls. Like /500 and the rest /50 or something) . Imagine if they did Dunk n Go Nuts back in the day like they did but made them several a box and then did an orange /75, red /50, purple /25, gold /10, green /5, etc. Nobody would care about regular Go Nuts and the existence of a billion trash Go Nuts would ruin much of the appeal of even the lower numbered. I'd much rather have dope looking inserts with fun designs numbered /500, 100, no parallels, etc. Panini has made zero inerts comparable with Raise the Roof, Voltage 500, etc. Last edited by ninjabum87; 03-20-2023 at 08:21 PM.

03-20-2023, 08:16 PM	#25
Asian62150 Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 6,576 Asian62150	The only stuff that should continue from year to year are certain colored parallels of base cards (black, gold, blue, red, orange, silver, and maybe 1 ice color--blue). The other colored parallels need to stop. No need for any pulsars, bubbles, or waves. Shimmers maybe but if they did away with those, I wouldn't be heart broken. And agree with what most everyone else has said about inserts. Make them 1-2 year max and then come up with something else. If it's really memorable, release a retro version every 20 years when a new generation of stars plays. So guys would likely have only 1 Kaboom or Color Blast in their careers. Will it happen? Of course not bc these card companies are trying to squeeze every last short-term drop out of consumers. __________________ IG: Asian62150