Panini adding multiple base cards without numbering them differently

[Coopz05]

Can someone please help me for cataloguing purposes here.

There is supposedly a 66A and a 66B certified base (and parallels).

Beckett has them both listed, but someone has uploaded a pic of one in the '66A' page, but then uploaded the same one, but red version as 66B, so Im stuck as to which is which...

Ebay has the same problem. Most are numbered 66, and then there's varying ideas of which one is A and which one is B.

Panini has simply numbered both cards on the back as 66.

Too bad if your chasing the base set, you may never know your missing some cards.

I can only assume they do this with the highly collectable players. Why though, I have no idea. All they do AGAIN is FLOOD THE MARKET. So if you're like me, and you pull and Kobe GOLD /10, you're a lot less stoked when you realise, theres actually 20 golds this year

Anyway these are the two base cards, anyone know 100% which is A and which is B, without using eBay or beckett?

 

[KB.]

I wasn't even aware this was an issue till I saw this thread. What a horrible idea tho.

 

[ozfootball]

http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2014-panini-totally-certified-basketball

 

[ozfootball]

Kobe : Ball over head Version 1

List of players.

11 LeBron James - Cleveland Cavaliers
33 Chris Paul - Los Angeles Clippers
47 James Harden - Houston Rockets
62 Carmelo Anthony - New York Knicks
66 Kobe Bryant - Los Angeles Lakers
86 Kyrie Irving - Cleveland Cavaliers
90 Kawhi Leonard - San Antonio Spurs
96 Kevin Durant - Oklahoma City Thunder
104 Kevin Love - Cleveland Cavaliers
109 Tim Duncan - San Antonio Spurs
115 Damian Lillard - Portland Trail Blazers
118 Scottie Pippen - Portland Trail Blazers
121 Shaquille O'Neal - Orlando Magic
126 Karl Malone - Los Angeles Lakers
128 Oscar Robertson - Milwaukee Bucks
132 Wilt Chamberlain - Los Angeles Lakers
136 Pete Maravich - Atlanta Hawks
141 Andrew Wiggins - Minnesota Timberwolves
142 Jabari Parker - Milwaukee Bucks
145 Dante Exum - Utah Jazz

 

[Coopz05]

Thanks @ozfootball How do you know for sure?

 

[karlsta26]

bahahaha gotta love the exum variations......zoom function works well I see

 

[Coopz05]

@karlsta26 that is the most ridiculous thing i have ever seen.

 

[ozfootball]

Thanks @ozfootball How do you know for sure?

The link I provided above is for 2014-15 Panini Totally Certified Basketball Variations Visual Guide

And I trust Cardboardconnection. Ultimately there are 26 versions of those 20 players. Now I understand it's not 100% confirmed, but I think the Kobe is 100% correct.

 

[ozfootball]

Also if you check the Panini blog, you will see the 'base' Kobes (ball overhead) in the initial blub - so I'd be happy to bet that they ball overhead is A.

edit : Later blog shows the variations.