Panini opens a box of Pinnacle - This saved me some money

[P_Manning 18]

This looks pretty bad....glad I didn't pre order.

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[PoseyBuster]

Wow that looks horrible....but that swing for the fences insert could be nice

 

[ASTROBURN]

Didnt look that bad. Reminded me of all the inserts from Pinnacles 90s heyday

 

[James52411]

I actually like the design of the inserts in this product. The museum collection looks good, the Clear Vision is reminiscent of 1997 E-X 2001 (perhaps my favorite "high end" base set of the 1990s), and the Slugfest, Naturals, and Aces all are well done. Sadly, the lack of an MLB license really hurts the product. Each of the aforementioned cards would look so much better with real MLB uniforms on the player photos.

 

[P_Manning 18]

The inserts and parallels don't look too bad.

 

[theacox]

I think the base cards are OK, but I don't like the Awaiting the Call inserts. Just odd looking.

I'm more scared off by the 2 autos they pulled though.

 

[subject to change]

I really like the look of the inserts, and think they work even without logos. The base cards...not so much. Panini really needs to stop with these overdesigned base cards.

 

[BBCgalaxee]

I'll hold off judgement until I see it broken in person, but it's obviously built around the inserts with autos secondary.

I assume that box will be typical, lots of nice looking cool inserts and a couple low level autos BUT at a very friendly and needed price point.

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[bobthewondercat77]

Base cards = terrible
Inserts = would be great with a logo, pretty bad w/o

 

[hive17]

Reminds me of Donruss Zenith too. The base cards are pretty weak, but most of Panini's are. I'd like to know what the really high-end inserts are supposed to be.

 

[AmishDave]

Ugh. I was excited for this, but looking at everything now, busted, oh is it just visually unappealing w/out the MLB logos

 

[BiggioBrooks755]

More ugly non logo crap

 

[notjomommasclint]

Well it sorta reminds me of the 90s

 

[AmishDave]

Well it sorta reminds me of the 90s

No, THIS reminds me of the 90's in multiple ways:

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[Hawk8]

This product doesnt look that bad, base cards sould have used an upgrade but they arent much different the the 90s product and the inserts are a throwback to the 90s also. The product lacks because of no logos.

 

[Todd44]

I actually think it looks pretty decent, and does a decent job of channeling some of the old Pinnacle releases. My only gripe (this comes from the player collector side of my brain) is with the Artist Proof parallels - PLEASE do more than just put a stamp on the card. There was one year of Pinnacle where they did the Dufex technology on the Artist Proof parallels with artist proof layered on top. Wasn't the best look, but at least it was somewhat different. If you're going to bring back Artist Proofs, do SOMETHING different. Make it borderless, or something. Just not a dumb stamp (and I guess I blame Topps First Day Issues for starting this...).

 

[VOTC]

I don't know, for the price point, I think there is some decent value there. I like the retro look of the inserts sets.

 

[ChasHawk]

I actually think it looks pretty decent, and does a decent job of channeling some of the old Pinnacle releases. My only gripe (this comes from the player collector side of my brain) is with the Artist Proof parallels - PLEASE do more than just put a stamp on the card. There was one year of Pinnacle where they did the Dufex technology on the Artist Proof parallels with artist proof layered on top. Wasn't the best look, but at least it was somewhat different. If you're going to bring back Artist Proofs, do SOMETHING different. Make it borderless, or something. Just not a dumb stamp (and I guess I blame Topps First Day Issues for starting this...).

 

[KLARNOLD]

If you want this product to have team names and logos, go get you some 1982 Fleer MLB stickers and put them on yourself.

 

[BBCgalaxee]

If you want this product to have team names and logos, go get you some 1982 Fleer MLB stickers and put them on yourself.

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I'll never understand the NEED for logos as long as it's done "well"

Now don't get me wrong, I totally understand how people wouldn't like the "cereal" cards from the 80s or the first cards issued by Panini showing guys in all white uniforms in a studio pose.

But the majority of cards Panini are issuing now do a great job of "hiding" the logos.

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