I was a big fan of Topps Inception. There were so many reasons why it was a game changing product that it isnt even worth recounting them all. Panini, being the uncreative bunch of rip off artists that they are, decided that it was worth their time to rip off every last little detail, and the result is Origins. Yes, they couldnt even come up with their own product. That is the company that now owns the NFL. Perfect.
Here are some of the bigger hits up so far:
2016 Panini Origins Ezekiel Elliot Booklet NFL Logo Auto 1/1
2016 Panini Origin Carson Wentz Booklet Patch Auto /25
2016 Panini Origins Dak Prescott On Card Auto RC
2016 Panini Origins Jared Goff Red Auto On Card /49
The sad thing is, Panini really failed to see all the minor details that Topps used to their advantage, and as a result, the product is about half of what it could have been. The stock isnt as nice, the retouching of the photos is less professional, and there are more 00 jerseys than there should be. Players like Braxton Miller were assigned a number the day after the draft, but has 00 in his photo
. I dont get it.
All in all, I bought a few boxes just because I know on card autos and Panini are like oil and water. You dont get on card unless you wait for super premium with them. I was so disappointed in the quality of the product that it makes me sick to think how Topps lost out on a license where they produced the top cards on the market hands down.
Overall, if you are looking for Diet Inception, this is it. Origins does a good job of making a knock off version of inception, but as we know, knockoffs never measure up to the real deal. Plus, its Panini basically conceding that their design team cant match wits with Topps, as this literal copy shows absolutely zero creativity.
Football is a sad state of affairs this year, especially if this is all we have to look forward to. At least Inception will live on in Digital.
Panini’s Origins does look like Topps Inception but is not the cloned twin. Good or bad? I believe it is good that Panini is making products that “looks like” some of our favorite “now missing from the hobby” Topps products.
I understand the anger many people have because Topps no longer produces football cards. “Exclusives” is a bad word in most collector’s vocabulary, but exclusives is the reality in every sport the of hobby today.
While the card stock is thinner than Inception, my view is that the condition of the Origin cards is better and should grade better than Inception did. I know you don’t believe in professional grading, but I have never met a collector who did not care about the condition of the card they were about to buy.
Origin’s autographed checklist is smaller than most products which makes it easier to get an autograph collectors care about. In past years, Inception’s best rookies were hard to pull while Panini has always been generous, providing many more autographs of the top rookies in their products. I’ve seen today’s top rookies pulled quite frequently in Origins.
If you compare Origins to Inception, there are some plusses and minuses. Being a collector who cares about value (content and condition) for my collecting dollar, I give Origins Football an overall plus.
I know Origins was a total copy of Inception. I really like Inception and I like Origins. Only good thing Panini has put out so far.