You have to admit, aside from redemption/sticker autos issues, Panini have released a good amount of products - high and low end, nice designs and plenty of variety. They have done a good job. The only reason I want UD and/or Topps added to the list of NBA cards, is for more products!
Why in the world would you WANT a sole license to continue!? Monopolies are bad for everyone but the company that has it.
The funny thing is, that the conundrum is in exactly that!
People complain about sticker autos, people complain about redemptions.....
It has to be one or the other doesn't it?
Spot on! Everyone wants everything! At some point you gotta be realistic! But in the case of retro, UD had more than enough time to sort out those autos without needing to use stickers!!!
I'd be happy for panini to buy out ud , we would get the best of both worlds, surely ud isn't too far from bankruptcy
Lets just hopeMight be a possibility!
Easy. So that one company can release a product that has every single rookie auto in it. Not how it was where individuals signed exclusively with particular companies which meant that not one set from a particular product had every rookie's autograph in it. And considering in everyday life wherever there is a monopoly involved, what is one of the first things that starts to piss "customers" off? Customer Service right? And I would say hands down Panini kicks Upper Deck's ass in the Customer Service stakes, so I am not sure how "bad" everyone is being treated, both in terms of product on offer and value for money from that product.
yeah I was thinking of this scenario just this morning, I like the thought!I'd be happy for panini to buy out ud , we would get the best of both worlds, surely ud isn't too far from bankruptcy
I have a feeling not many people here understand the meaning of monopoly - clearly those same people either have never played, or never really understood, the board game monopoly. A monopoly is when a company has purposefully bought out/forced out all other competitors - this is something panini never did. They are the only company currently producing nba cards - not by choice, but by the circumstance that Topps and UD wimped out. However, if we look at the Collegiate licensing it is a different story. Upper Deck purposefully signed an exclusive licence with the NCAA/CLC thus preventing SAGE/Press Pass/ other companies from getting a foot in the door. Big difference people.
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