Beach Boys Trading Cards !!

[bgas]

http://www.beckett.com/news/2013/10/first-look-2013-panini-the-beach-boys-trading-cards/

[guitarfool2002]

That's a neat collectible! I can see those being popular even among those who don't bother with trading cards. I had no idea such an item was even in the pipeline - count me in for the guitar picks. 

Of course if we could flash back to a few decades ago, we could take a vote on which band member's trading card would be most likely to end up flapping in the spokes of our bicycle wheels.

[lee]

The guitar pick cards do look pretty cool.

I'll definitely have to get me some Carl and Dennis cards!

[guitarfool2002]

The last time I collected trading cards of any kind, the Topps company was still putting that stale pink gum in the packs of cards.    I think these cards might end that self-imposed exile, at least until I score either the picks or an autograph.

[SloopJohnnyB]

Thanks for posting this.

I believe that if you buy an entire box you are guaranteed at least a  full set of cards and your chances are better in getting an 'extra' like and autograpgh or a pick. At least thats how some other card companies operate.

If you go to a card show or convention you are going to pay big money for the autograph cards so hopefully you'll be lucky and score one in a pack.

Looks like a high quality product. Nice to see things like this post BB50.

Here's another review site.

http://paniniamerica.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/panini-america-offers-detailed-first-look-at-2013-the-beach-boys-must-see-gallery/#more-61912

[Emdeeh]

Where does one buy these things, if there's no hobby or comics stores locally?

[SloopJohnnyB]

They aren't up yet for pre order but I'm sure they will be available on the panini website. I think you'll have to purchase an entire box, though. Nice collectable.

http://www.paniniamerica.net/

[Wrightfan]

Where does one buy these things, if there's no hobby or comics stores locally?

Blowoutcards.com will probably have it. They're a big online card site.

I cannot wait for this. Collecting trading cards is one of my favorite hobbies. If the price is right, I may even buy a case.

[bgas]

Where does one buy these things, if there's no hobby or comics stores locally?

Blowoutcards.com will probably have it. They're a big online card site.

I cannot wait for this. Collecting trading cards is one of my favorite hobbies. If the price is right, I may even buy a case.

How many boxes, generally, are in a case?

[The Shift]

'Xcuse my ignorance, but are the autograph cards likely to be genuine signatures or simply prints?  (We don't have quite the same card collecting culture in the UK!).

[SloopJohnnyB]

The signatures should be genuine, not prints or copies.

[The Shift]

The signatures should be genuine, not prints or copies.

And the picks are therefore actual picks, not mere images?

[Wrightfan]

Where does one buy these things, if there's no hobby or comics stores locally?

Blowoutcards.com will probably have it. They're a big online card site.

I cannot wait for this. Collecting trading cards is one of my favorite hobbies. If the price is right, I may even buy a case.

How many boxes, generally, are in a case?

It depends. The standard is usual 10 or 12.

The signatures should be genuine, not prints or copies.

And the picks are therefore actual picks, not mere images?

They will be real picks. Whether they have been used or not isn't clear.

[The Shift]

…  and if I get a Brian Wilson card do I have to feed him and take him for walks?



Gotta say, I'm pretty impressed. Perhaps not driven to start collecting, but back in the days when I earned half-decent money I might've bitten!

[guitarfool2002]

I'm sure the autographs are legit, but the picks are probably not "used" but rather commemorative or collectible-issue picks. Which is still cool, I'd be in on that, but they don't appear to be stage picks.

It's a neat development and neat product, the only red flag I saw was that the Beach Boys cards are following up similar releases that included a Justin Beiber commemorative card set.

The autographed card "bonuses" were one of the ways the trading card industry reignited interest in what was a self-made drop in the hobby due to overprinting and flooding the market when it was at a peak in the late 80's. When I was in it, there were certain very collectible current releases because they kept the printing runs low and the the supply was lower than the demand. Around 1987 the Topps company literally flooded the market in an attempt to cash in, then Fleer and Donruss (whose parent company is the one putting out the BB's release) followed suit by overprinting sets starting around 1988. Where their sets were in high demand due to lower availability, they flooded the market around '88 and it tanked.

Eventually after the baseball market was further harmed by the drug-addled frauds who were once the heroes of the game and of the card industry, the companies came up with a genius plan to start adding bonuses into the packaging. The bonuses could be autographed cards, very rare or valuable vintage cards, or other historical items like that.

The thrill of opening the packs went from the chance you'd get a Jose Canseco rookie card in the 80's to the chance you'd get a rare '52 Topps Mantle card or an autograph from a Hall Of Fame player stuck in the pack.

Smart marketing. It gave upscale collectors as well as people who didn't even collect cards an incentive to buy a pack, just like buying a lottery ticket with the chance you'd get a good bonus out of it.

And look how this Beach Boys set has already generated excitement here for people who might not even collect cards wanting to take a chance that they'll get one of the autographed bonuses? Good stuff. Kudos to them.

I used to collect baseball cards in the 80's...fortunately like the stock market, in a bout of financial good luck I haven't had since, I bought low and sold high, just before the market collapsed...and was able to fund some really nice musical equipment for a kid to have in his teens.  I still have one box of stuff I kept, though, for sentimental reasons.

[The Shift]

Very enlightening guitarfool2002 and much appreciated.  Makes me even more interested!

[guitarfool2002]

How about a 1966 Topps Brian Wilson baseball card? 

[The Shift]

How about a 1966 Topps Brian Wilson baseball card? 

Whoa!  Trade you for nine and a half cards depicting of Al Jardine in the dentist's waiting room!

[J.G. Dev]

How about a 1966 Topps Brian Wilson baseball card? 

Here we have Brian demonstrating the technique of a lead pipe to the knees of a professional autograph seeker. As taught by Bruce Johnston

[buddhahat]

This actually piques the interest of the dormant collector in me, but I fear for those not in the US this could prove extremely expensive, or is there a chance this will be available worldwide?

[Freddie French-Pounce]

This actually piques the interest of the dormant collector in me, but I fear for those not in the US this could prove extremely expensive, or is there a chance this will be available worldwide?

Same here. Help! Be on the way!

[job]

I need to know where to buy these on preorder.  I want like 20 cases.  Hoping to pull autograph or especially the concert used clothing pieces.

[Wrightfan]

How about a 1966 Topps Brian Wilson baseball card? 

That's awesome. I'd kill for a 1975 Topps Brian with him in a robe with those multi colored borders surrounding him 

[bossaroo]

this one cracks me up

[JohnMill]

Alright so lets clear this up once and for all if possible.  Is Brian Wilson a Yankees or a Dodgers fan because I've heard it both ways.  I've read that Mickey Mantle was his boyhood idol but I've also heard his rooting allegiance was to The Dodgers.  Can anyone confirm which way he swings?  Was he like many California Boys a Dodgers convert when they moved out to Los Angeles?