PRODUCT PREVIEW: 2018-19 PANINI NOIR BASKETBALL

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FOCUS IS ON

HIGH-END

IN 2018-19 PANINI

NOIR BASKETBALL

2018-19 Panini Noir Basketball arrives

late in the basketball card season, bringing

with it a configuration that puts a spotlight

on autographs, memorabilia cards, tough

short prints and other high-end elements.

Each hobby box has ten total cards, seven

of which are hits.

2018-19 PANINI NOIR BASKETBALL

OVERVIEW

All autographs in the product are

hard-signed.

Rookie Patch Autographs are one of

the product’s cornerstones. Available with

both color and black-and-white versions,

all max out at 99 copies. All swatches are

prime. Jersey tags are among the possibili-

ties as well.

AT A GLANCE

CARDS PER PACK: 10

PACKS PER BOX: 1

BOXES PER CASE: 4

SET SIZE: TBA

RELEASE DATE: May 29, 2019

WHAT TO EXPECT

• Autographs or Memorabilia

Cards – 7 Total

Spotlight Signatures return. These

combine action photography with

on-card autographs signed in gold

ink. Similar to how the Rookie Patch

Autograph cards have Color and

Black and White versions, these have

similar but separate Vertical and

Horizontal layouts.

Among the product’s other

autographs are 10th Anniversary

Signatures.

On the memorabilia side,

Newsreels Jerseys spotlight a career

achievement.

Sneaker Spotlight cards are new.

These cards highlight some of the

league’s shoes.

Besides regular base cards, there

are several short prints that make

the set even more challenging to

build. The include Metal Frame

cards, Feature Length, Split Screen

and Vintage Art. Each of these are

numbered to 25 and under.