Thursday, October 10, 2013

Pack Break: 2013 Panini Pinnacle


I've documented my reasons for my lack of activity here on my blog, but that hasn't stopped me from checking out the card section at Target when I stop in.  I should be organizing my Allen & Ginter cards to see what I still lack, but other things have kept me from doing so.  I haven't wanted to dive into a another set, but that pack ripping itch got the better of me the other day when I was out running errands.

A few weeks back I picked up a auto of Jonny Venters from this set for cheap.  It was decent looking enough, but I had really seen what the regular cards from the set looked like.  I saw a few images online, but nothing replaces holding said item in hand in order to make a final decision.  That said I grabbed one retail pack of the new Pinnacle cards the other day to satisfy my desire to rip something new.


When the inaugural Pinnacle set came out in 1992 I was hooked.  I was still new at collecting cards and Pinnacle was one of my first introductions to the next level of cards, "premium" if you will.  I loved the slick glossy black look of the cards.  I'm sure Panini is hoping that retro feel will be popular w/ today's collectors as well. If this were a fully licensed product, I'd be all over it.  Without the team name and logos though I just can't that excited.  Of course I knew this going in, but again I wanted to see what these were all about first hand.  Love the simple and slick design.  I like the up close images as well.  Panini has done a good job replicating a set from my childhood and if money wasn't an option I still might buy more.  However I'll just have to stick with this one pack.  At least it yielded me an Evan Gattis RC.

2 comments:

  1. '92 Pinnacle is one of the best sets ever. These ones aren't BAD, but not great either.

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  2. Pretty good pack, not great but at least you got a PC RC. I think Panini has done OK with this year's Pinnacle considering the Topps Monopoly on the MLB license. Those problems and disappointments aside it is an OK set.

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