Question about old Donruss and the new Panini

hive17 · Dec 11, 2012

Is there anything, legally speaking as far as MLB is concerned, with Panini (or BG and Leaf for that matter) doing a total buy-back product with old DLP product, especially ones that Panini currently owns the lineage rights to on the football side (Absolute, Elite, Certified, Signatures, etc.)? What's to stop Panini "now" that owns the line that was essentially Donruss "then" from taking old product and repurposing it?

Do they just not want to deal with the MLB hassel? Is it a dumb idea? I guess I can see why Topps had a hissy fit when someone else took their product and repurposed it, but there is no one to speak for old Donruss (except current Panini really). It would allow Panini to sneak MLB logos into a current product.

DaClyde · Dec 11, 2012

I don't see how that would be any different that what Leaf is doing now with their 1990 buy back set. But then card companies and MLB have sued for less in the past.

uniquebaseballcards · Dec 11, 2012

I don't think this is anything different than private sellers (anyone) moving these cards one at a time on eBay.

DaClyde · Dec 11, 2012

You wouldn't think so, but don't forget what happened to that company sold the Tri Cards or whatever they were called in the early 1990s. All they did was cut up other companies cards, stick them together to look 3-D and sell them in a plastic box. And they got sued out of business.

schmidtfan20 · Dec 11, 2012

why spend money buying good product and having to sell that when they can print up crap and sell that to card stores and not have to worry. I am trying to think of a great Panini product this year.....I can think of none!

They can't even copy good products. They should lose their football license.

Kevin

cmnkb8 · Dec 12, 2012

schmidtfan20 said:
why spend money buying good product and having to sell that when they can print up crap and sell that to card stores and not have to worry. I am trying to think of a great Panini product this year.....I can think of none!

They can't even copy good products. They should lose their football license.

Kevin

Panini copied Topps Chrome with their Prizm release in basketball and the parallels are selling really well. Everything else they make is pretty much crap though.

DaClyde · Dec 12, 2012

Panini has been going down hill ever since they stopped printing baseball stickers. There, I said it. They need to get the MLB license again JUST to be able to bring back the stickers and sticker albums.

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