Im not a basketball collector by any means, so I dont know much about Luxe as a product other than the way it looked. I remember seeing the Framed autos and thinking that taking those from Museum Collection is something worth copying, but outside of that, it looked like another sleek high end product. After seeing that Blowout has steep discounts on Luxe boxes, im curious if the crowded high end market in Football will support ANOTHER product of this type, similar to the rejection it seems to have taken on the NBA side.

Here is what it looked like for Basketball:

2014-15 Luxe Andrew Wiggins Gold Framed Auto /10

2014-15 Luxe Kobe Bryant Die Cut Auto /25

2014-15 Luxe Kevin Durant Jumbo Relic Auto /35

2014-15 Luxe Joel Embiid Jumbo Patch Auto /25

Next year, the football market will not be as crowded, but its definitely possible that the lack of products that feature 100% on card signatures will drive popularity in this. At the same time, Basketball has a significantly more focused high end crowd, and Andrew Wiggins to drive the market, and still looks to have struggled.

Although I like the way the cards look, and fully support 100% on card autographs, im not sure if this is something that I am buying into for 2015. It will be released in February, around the same time when Topps is looking to release their super premium type products, which means it could be vying for the same crowd. The question remains how thin the money in the hobby can be spread before people just start resenting the number of products on the market.

Panini High End Basketball has rarely disappointed in the way cards look, and Luxe FB as a copy of the BKB product does not veer from that precedent. The jumbo patch autos and framed autos looked good for Luxe basketball, and the design plays well, maybe even better for football.

This is basically a one pack version of Museum Collection, right down to the framed autographs, which should entice some of the people who are die hard collectors of that product to open a box or two. This one is a wild card for me, im curious to see what happens.