Mail Day for Mrs. Toshi and I

[hayn]

We've both found that the price for these cards were a really good value. Most importantly we purchased two cards of NFL players we love. The first card is a 2011 Panini Gold Standard Brett Favre #107 (169/299). The second card is a 2012 Panini Certified Mirror Red Darren Sproles #111 (125/250). After physically examining my Favre card, I did a little research on the 2011 Gold Standard product and I have decided to purchase a hobby box of Gold Standard. If anyone has purchased a Gold Standard product, please take the time to tell me about this product. Thank you in advance!



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[checkmycards2013]

The gold standard legend design looks good but I don't like those certified mirrors

[hayn]

The gold standard legend design looks good but I don't like those certified mirrors

Yes, I really like the Gold Standard, this set is heavy in veterans. I having no cards from veterans like Starr, Unitas, and Namath, I would love to pull those from a box of Gold Standard. The Certified parallel mirrors are just ok. I do like the auto relic combos of Certified.

Thank you for the input,

Toshi

[bcw716]

I was contemplating a box of Gold Standard at the LCS right after they came out & the owner actually shied me away from getting it as nobody was even breaking even on the boxes. I'm not sure if it was just a crappy case but it wasn't a good selling product for him & they ended up not reordering. I think they look really nice & I have picked up singles off ebay for my PC. That may be the way to go for you. Here are some of them:

this one was part of a substitution for a Tom Brady Redemption I pulled:
5/5


and I have these:



/25








/10

[checkmycards2013]

Tony romo always has nice autographed cards

[hayn]

I was contemplating a box of Gold Standard at the LCS right after they came out & the owner actually shied me away from getting it as nobody was even breaking even on the boxes. I'm not sure if it was just a crappy case but it wasn't a good selling product for him & they ended up not reordering. I think they look really nice & I have picked up singles off ebay for my PC. That may be the way to go for you. Here are some of them:

this one was part of a substitution for a Tom Brady Redemption I pulled:
5/5


and I have these:



/25








/10

All I can say is I'm absolutely amazed! These cards really look great and truly stands out. One of my favorite products are 2012 Panini Black. Why? The Black design seems to make anyone do a double take. Gold Standard has that same effect, at least for me. And both these products have a subdued design which makes these types of cards border on an piece of art. I do agree that picking up singles on eBay is the way to go. As you've seen by my Favre card. Although, due to my addiction to this new hobby, I keep hearing Dacardworld calling me in my dreams to order a 2011 Panini Gold Standard. I still have a few months to decide on what I'll be ordering.

My current choices are (These are what I've enjoyed) 2012 Panini Certified, 2011 Panini Gold Standard, 2012 Panini Absolute, or 2012 Panini Crown Royale. If you have any suggestions, please share them with me. I would like to get another 2012 Panini Black and a 2012 Panini Momentum as Mrs. Toshi and I both like these products.

I've already indulged in products from Topps like Topps, Topps Bowman, Topps Chrome, Topps Platinum, Topps Finest, Topps Triple Threads (I really like Triple Threads but not the cost), and Topps Supreme. As for Panini, I've enjoyed Score, Gridiron, 12 RS, Certified, Prominence, Limited, Absolute, Contenders, Crown Royale, Momentum, Black, Totally Certified, and Playbook. Of course I have purchased the usual items from Upper Deck, Leaf, and Sage. I might have missed a few here and there as my memory is not what it's used to be. I'm trying to share my collecting experience here so that you or other forum members could enlighten me with a product I've never purchased.

What I'm looking for is a hobby box that has 1/1 Andrew Luck, RGIII Superfractor, Russell Wilson Auto Relic Printing Plate, Alfred Morris Relic Auto, and a Triple Auto Relic of Bart Starr, Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers 1/5. LOL!!!! In my dreams!

Seriously, a hobby box in the $100.00 - $150.00, I'm looking for quality and not quantity. So anywhere from 12 cards to 30 cards. The basic 4 hits with 2 guaranteed autos. The other 2 being relic or relic autos. Good balance of vets and rookies, and I definitely would like all of my hobby box purchases come from 2012! I'm sure I don't have to explain why.

Any help would be welcomed, positive or negative! I'm open to anything. I'll post what I wrote here in a new thread called "Help!!! What hobby box should I buy"!

Thank you bcw716, you've always helped me and guided me in some of my desicions in regards to my new hobby! Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Toshi

[ocanseco55]

Great pick-ups!!

[hayn]

Great pick-ups!!

Thank you!