Early Look: 2010-11 Panini Prestige Basketball

A new season of Basketball is just around the corner - and this year should be highly watched with LeBron James and company in South Beach along with all the new 10/11 Rookie Cards.

Panini Prestige Basketball should reach hobby stores on September 29 and you will find 24 packs per box. The 'hits' will be 2 autographs and 2 jersey cards. John Wall autographs should be the big selling point for this product - but you never know what might else help these cards sell.


Checklist + More Pictures: 2010/11 Panini Prestige Basketball Checklist

2003/04 UD Exquisite Basketball - A Look Back With Checklist -

Finding information on old sets can sometimes be tricky. So we'll take the time to do reviews of past products and provide a complete checklist for further reference. 2003/04 Upper Deck Exquisite Basketball is such a landmark set for NBA collectors for many reasons and is worth going back and looking at the top cards.

03/04 Exquisite Basketball has all the top rookies with patch autograph cards. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh. All of these RC cards are serial numbered to /99.  Josh Howard, Mo Williams, and David West highlight the group of players who have patch auto's serial numbered /225.

Box prices today are in the $2,500 - 3,000 range. Recently, a case of 03/04 Exquisite Basketball was sold on eBay, so boxes and cases still exist and command premium value at auction.

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2003/04 UD Exquisite Basketball Checklist & Review

Hobby News, Notes, & Information For 10/14/2009

• Over at the DA Card World Blog, a reader sent in his pictures of a 2008/09 Upper Deck Exquisite Hot Box of Lebron James #6/23! Sweet!
• The article is a couple weeks old. But Kobe Bryant will be the face of Panini Basketball.
• A great USA Today Blog that chronicles the vintage Basketball collection of Bill Schonsheck.
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