Each year one of the most highly collected and sought after basketball rookie autographed cards are the Panini Next Day Autographs. When these cards first released, Panini had been giving each card serial numbers and limiting production to around 100 copies. Over the past few years, Panini had stopped applying serial numbers and left the production a mystery to everyone. There had been a number of claims of counterfeit versions of some of the more popular rookies being made with forged autographs.

In order to circumvent that, it appears that Panini has decided to stamp each Next Day card this year with a Next Day Autograph logo. Great idea in concept, except when executed like this:

For those of you unfamiliar with the Next Day Autographs from Panini and some of the coin that they bring in, here are is a small glimpse into their lure and value for collectors.

• 2019-20 Zion Williamson sold for $2700
• 2019-20 Ja Morant sold for $850
• 2017-18 De'Aaron Fox sold for $500
• 2018-19 Trae Young sold for $600
• 2018-19 Luka Donic sold for $3000
• 2013-14 Giannis Antetokounmpo sold for $3400

These are just a few of the examples of recent sales from the last 90 days. Some superstars like Steph Curry, John Wall and James Harden also have Next Day Autos that regularly sell for hundreds and thousands of dollars.

While having the embossed stamp on each card can help thwart some potential issues with creating counterfeit cards, when done poorly, it can also dramatically decrease the value and appeal of a card. I am sure that this is not something that Panini takes into considering during the production of a product, however, with all of their recent mishaps and issues with quality control and over production, items like this should be on their short-list of things to avoid in the future.

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One of the most sought-after rookie cards each year is the National Treasures Rookie Patch Auto. This year, Panini released two special versions numbered to 20 and 3 that will be exclusively available in their First of the Line boxes of 2018-19 National Treasures basketball. We will be cataloging each of the special edition Rookie Patch Auto’s that pop-up online. If you happen to find one that we have not captured, please send us a tweet along with a link.

Player	#1/20	#2/20	#3/20	#4/20	#5/20	#6/20	#7/20	#8/20	#9/20	#10/20	#11/20	#12/20	#13/20	#14/20	#15/20	#16/20	#17/20	#18/20	#19/20	#20/20	#1/3	#2/3	#3/3
101 Omari Spellman			X
102 Grayson Allen
103 Trae Young
104 Jaren Jackson Jr.																	X
105 Josh Okogie
106 Aaron Holiday
107 Landry Shamet														X
108 Collin Sexton
109 Michael Porter Jr.			X
110 Donte DiVincenzo																	X
111 Robert Williams III
112 Hamidou Diallo						X
113 Troy Brown Jr.
114 Jarred Vanderbilt
115 Keita Bates-Diop												X
116 Anfernee Simons																				X
117 Lonnie Walker IV
118 Deandre Ayton					X
119 Mikal Bridges
120 Dzanan Musa
121 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
122 Jacob Evans III													X
123 Wendell Carter Jr.
124 Jerome Robinson
125 Kevin Huerter
126 Bruce Brown						X
127 Luka Doncic				X
128 De’Anthony Melton																				X			X
129 Mo Bamba
130 Elie Okobo
131 Svi Mykhailiuk
132 Jalen Brunson						X
133 Zhaire Smith																			X
134 Jevon Carter
135 Kevin Knox (Redemption)	X
136 Chandler Hutchison
137 Marvin Bagley III
138 Devonte’ Graham
139 Moritz Wagner		X												X
140 Gary Trent Jr.
141 Allonzo Trier									X
143 Chimezie Metu
145 Khyri Thomas
146 Kostas Antetokounmpo
147 Melvin Frazier Jr.		X
148 Mitchell Robinson (Redemption)	X
149 Rodions Kurucs
150 Yuta Watanabe

Change Log:

• 4/24/2019
  • Shamet 14/20
  • Wagner 2/20
  • Doncic 4/20
  • Knox Redemption #1
  • Brown 6/20
  • Spellman 3/20
• 4/25/2019
  • Bates-Diop 6/20
  • Trier 9/20
  • Melton 20/20
  • Brunson 6/20
  • DiVincenzo 17/20
  • Diallo 6/20
  • Frazier 2/20
  • Porter Jr. 3/20
  • Ayton 5/20
  • Evans III 13/20
  • Melton 3/3
  • Smith 19/20
  • Mitchell Redemption #1
  • Jackson Jr. 17/20

We live in a very digital age, with so much of our lives details and information now stored online. The team at SportsCardsList.com have set out to add another part of your life online: Your Sports Card Collection.

SportsCardsList.com has made it easy for collectors to create a FREE account and create lists of information about their collections. I have seen a number of lists around collectors personal collections, sets they are trying to finish and just general trade/wants.

I have the site so easy to use that after about 30 minutes I had a majority of my sets added to the site and shared out to other sites, so others could see what cards I was missing or needed. SportsCardsList.com features a very robust search engine designed around either specific players or sets – so no matter what your collecting focus is, you are able to fine tune your search results for to add cards or sets to your lists with ease.

From talking to the creators of SportsCardsList.com, they have future plans to add a trading mechanism to the site so users are able to contact and communicate with other collectors who may have a card they need.

Great work on the site, and I can see a lot of big things on the horizon for SportsCardsList.com. Be sure to tell them that Dailywax.com sent you!

We have began to track all of the pulled 2012-13 Panini National Treasures Basketball Logoman Variations. Each tab below represents a different subset that contains Logoman cards. The table is broke out into serial numbers with each X representing a found Logoman. If you see a Logoman not in our list, please leave a comment with with a link to where you saw it.

[tab:Colossal]

Card	1	2	3	4	5
#1 JaVale McGee /5		X		X
#2 Jason Kidd /2
#3 Dirk Nowitzki /2		X
#4 Dennis Rodman /1
#5 Ekpe Udoh /4
#6 Russell Westbrook /2
#7 Carmelo Anthony /4
#8 Andrew Bynum /2		X
#9 Deron Williams /3
#10 Jeremy Lin /2	X
#11 Damian Lillard /2
#12 Paul Pierce /3			X
#13 Dwight Howard /4		X	X
#14 Ricky Rubio /3			X
#15 Amar’e Stoudemire /3		X
#16 Tim Duncan /4	X
#17 Drew Gooden /3	X	X	X
#18 Marc Gasol /3	X
#19 DeMar DeRozan /5	X			X
#20 Ed Davis /5	X			X

[tab:Colossal Auto]

Card	1	2	3	4	5
#1 Blake Griffin /2	X	X
#2 Kevin Durant /1	X
#3 Beno Udrih /2	X
#4 Dwyane Wade /4
#5 Eric Gordon /2
#6 Shaquille O’Neal /3
#7 David Robinson /1
#8 Kevin Love /3
#9 Grant Hill /3	X		X
#10 Gerald Wallace /5	X			X
#11 Kobe Bryant /2
#12 Stephen Curry /1
#13 Danny Manning /2		X
#14 Mitch Richmond /2
#15 Juwan Howard /2
#16 Vince Carter /5
#17 Trevor Booker /3		X	X
#18 James Harden /3
#19 Timofey Mozgov /3
#20 Larry Bird /1

[tab:NBA Logoman]

Card	1	2	3	4	5	6
#1 Paul Pierce /2
#2 O.J. Mayo /5
#3 Jason Terry /5
#4 Vince Carter /3		X	X
#5 Rudy Gay /4	X		X	X}
#6 Dwight Howard /3			[ebay:161089630437,X
#7 Chris Paul /6		X	X
#8 Kobe Bryant /2	X
#9 Dwyane Wade /4			X
#10 Richard Jefferson /3
#11 LeBron James /5	X				X
#12 Pau Gasol /5					X
#13 Manu Ginobili /1	X
#14 Dirk Nowitzki /4
#15 David West /5		X			X
#16 Luol Deng /5					X
#17 Al-Farouq Aminu /5	X
#18 Josh Smith /4	X
#19 Andre Iguodala /2
#20 Ricky Rubio /4
#21 Damian Lillard /1
#22 Deron Williams /2		X
#23 Al Horford /2
#24 Carmelo Anthony /2
#25 J.J. Barea /4			X
#26 Leandro Barbosa /4	X	X		X
#27 Kirk Hinrich /4	X	X	X	X
#28 Ramon Sessions /2
#29 Marc Gasol /2
#30 John Salmons /5					X
#31 Jason Richardson /4
#32 Jrue Holiday /4	X	X	X	X
#33 Ben Gordon /3			X
#34 Michael Beasley /5	X				X
#35 LaMarcus Aldridge /2		X
#36 Brandon Jennings /5
#37 Rashard Lewis /4		X	X
#38 Jose Calderon /3			X
#39 Kevin Martin /4	X			X
#40 Elton Brand /5	X				X
#41 David Lee /2	X
#42 Mo Williams /5		X
#43 Tayshaun Prince /5	X				X
#44 Ty Lawson /4			X
#45 Danilo Gallinari /5		X
#46 Derrick Rose /3
#47 Monta Ellis /2		X
#48 Kevin Love /2
#49 Gerald Wallace /4
#50 Paul George /1	X
#51 Brook Lopez /3
#52 Eric Gordon /3
#53 Chris Kaman /3		X
#54 Wesley Johnson /4	X			X
#55 Serge Ibaka /4		X
#56 Russell Westbrook /2
#57 Andrea Bargnani /3
#58 Gordon Hayward /2		X
#59 Al Jefferson /2
#60 Antawn Jamison /5				X
#61 Nene /5	X		X
#62 Jordan Crawford /2
#63 Landry Fields /4		X
#64 Marcus Camby /5
#65 Derek Fisher /5
#66 Raymond Felton /5
#67 Zach Randolph /3	X
#68 Carl Landry /5				X	X
#69 Jeff Teague /3
#70 Jeff Hornacek /2
#71 Toni Kukoc /2
#72 Hakeem Olajuwon /1
#73 Alex English /1
#74 John Wall /5
#75 Isiah Thomas /1

[tab:Dual Logoman]

Card	1	2	3	4	5
#1 Kevin Durant | Russell Westbrook /2
#2 Derrick Rose | Scottie Pippen /3		X
#3 Dirk Nowitzki | Shawn Marion /4
#4 Elton Brand | Thaddeus Young /5	X	X
#5 Paul Pierce | Rajon Rondo /3		X
#6 Evan Turner | Nick Young /3			X
#7 Kevin Garnett | Ray Allen /3
#8 Grant Hill | Steve Nash /4	X/td>		X
#9 Anfernee Hardaway | Shaquille O’Neal /2		X
#10 Al Jefferson | Derrick Favors /4
#11 David Lee | Stephen Curry /4		X
#12 David Robinson | Tim Duncan /3	X	X
#13 Kobe Bryant | Steve Nash /3		X	X
#14 Blake Griffin | Chris Paul /2
#15 Dwyane Wade | LeBron James /5
#16 Kevin Martin | Luis Scola /4		X
#17 Amar’e Stoudemire | Carmelo Anthony /4			X	X
#18 Danny Granger | Darren Collison /5				X	X
#19 Gary Payton | Shawn Kemp /2	X
#20 Damian Lillard | Kyrie Irving /2	X
#21 John Stockton | Karl Malone /2		X
#22 Andre Iguodala | Kenneth Faried /4	X		X
#23 Marc Gasol | Zach Randolph /3
#24 Carlos Boozer | Joakim Noah /5
#25 Manu Ginobili | Tony Parker /4		X

[tab:Auto Logoman]

Card	1	2	3	4	5
#1 Raymond Felton /3
#2 Ty Lawson /3			X
#3 Kevin Durant /3
#4 Kevin Love /4		X
#5 Steve Nash /3	X
#6 Kobe Bryant /5		X
#7 Greg Monroe /5		X
#8 LaMarcus Aldridge /3	X
#9 Chris Kaman /3	X
#10 Andre Iguodala /4
#11 Tyreke Evans /5
#12 Vince Carter /5	X
#13 Tyson Chandler /4				X
#14 Nick Van Exel /2
#15 Julius Erving /2		X
#16 Shaquille O’Neal /2
#17 Joe Johnson /5	X	X
#18 Kevin Martin /4	X
#19 DeMarcus Cousins /5
#20 Tony Parker /3	X
#21 Kevin McHale /2	X	X
#22 Shane Battier /3
#23 Antawn Jamison /3
#24 Chris Bosh /3
#25 Yao Ming /2	X

[tab:Rookie Logoman]

Card	1
#101 Kyrie Irving /1
#102 Derrick Williams /1
#103 Enes Kanter /1
#104 Tristan Thompson /1
#105 Jan Vesely /1	X
#106 Bismack Biyombo /1
#107 Brandon Knight /1
#108 Kemba Walker /1
#109 Jimmer Fredette /1
#110 Klay Thompson /1
#111 Alec Burks /1	X
#112 Markieff Morris /1
#113 Marcus Morris /1
#114 Kawhi Leonard /1
#115 Nikola Vucevic /1
#116 Iman Shumpert /1
#117 Chris Singleton /1
#118 Tobias Harris /1	X
#119 Nolan Smith /1
#120 Kenneth Faried /1
#121 Reggie Jackson /1	X
#122 MarShon Brooks /1
#123 Jordan Hamilton /1
#124 Lavoy Allen /1
#125 Norris Cole /1
#126 Cory Joseph /1	X
#127 Jimmy Butler /1	X
#128 Ivan Johnson /1
#129 Chandler Parsons /1
#130 Jonas Valanciunas /1
#131 Gustavo Ayon /1
#132 Isaiah Thomas /1
#133 Chris Copeland /1
#151 Anthony Davis /1
#152 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist /1
#153 Bradley Beal /1
#154 Dion Waiters /1	X
#155 Thomas Robinson /1	X
#156 Draymond Green /1	X
#157 Harrison Barnes /1
#158 Terrence Ross /1
#159 Andre Drummond /1	X
#160 Austin Rivers /1	X
#161 Meyers Leonard /1
#162 Jeremy Lamb /1
#163 Kendall Marshall /1
#164 John Henson /1
#165 Kyle Singler /1
#166 Jae Crowder /1
#167 Tyler Zeller /1	X
#168 Terrence Jones /1
#169 Andrew Nicholson /1
#170 Evan Fournier /1	X
#171 Jared Sullinger /1
#172 Fab Melo /1	X
#173 John Jenkins /1
#174 Jared Cunningham /1
#175 Tony Wroten /1
#176 Miles Plumlee /1
#177 Arnett Moultrie /1
#178 Perry Jones /1
#179 Marquis Teague /1
#180 Festus Ezeli /1
#181 Alexey Shved /1
#182 Quincy Acy /1
#183 Doron Lamb /1

[tab:END]

He burst on the scene and “Dougie’d” his way into stardom. The electric rookie has catapulted into the elite of cardboard Gods’. His recently released 2010-11 Panini National Treasures Rookie Patch Auto are been fetching prices above and beyond $2,000 on eBay. These cards are very appealing and are designed with an amazing multi-colored patch along with an on-card autograph. The card has a base version numbered to 99, a gold version numbered to 25, a platinum version numbered 5, and a 1/1 version.

I have collected images of each of the versions that have made their way to eBay for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

Here is a look at the top 25 eBay sales since the release of 2010-11 Panini National Treasures Basketball:

1. 2010-11 National Treasures John Wall Patch Auto Rc /99 – $2,600.00
2. 10-11 NATIONAL TREASURES JOHN WALL AUTO 4-CLR PATCH /99 – $2,200.00
3. 10-11 National Treasures Auto Patch ~ John Wall #18/25 – $2,100.00
4. 10-11 National Treasures John Wall Auto Patch RC #/99 – $2,000.00
5. 2010-11 National Treasures JOHN WALL PATCH AUTO /99 – $1,750.00
6. 2010/11 National Treasures John Wall Patch Auto RC – $1,700.00
7. 2010-11 NATIONAL TREASURES JOHN WALL RC AUTO PATCH /99 – $1,691.89
8. 10-11 JOHN WALL National Treasures AUTO RC PATCH /99 – $1,599.99
9. 10/11 National Treasures JOHN WALL AUTO Patch RC 73/99 – $1,550.00
10. 10-11 National Treasures JOHN WALL Patch Auto RC /99 – $1,510.00
11. 10-11 National Treasures John Wall Auto Patch RC #70/99 – $1,509.07
12. 2010-11 NATIONAL TREASURES JOHN WALL PATCH AUTO #44/99 – $1,501.00
13. EVAN TURNER 10-11 National Treasures AUTO LOGOMAN 1/1 – $1,350.00
14. 10/11 National Treasures JASON KIDD LOGOMAN AUTOGRAPH!! – $1,025.00
15. 10-11 National Treasures Adolph Rupp Cut Signature 1/1 – $950.00
16. 10/11 NATIONAL TREASURES JOHN WALL RC LOGOMAN PATCH 1/3 – $832.00
17. 10/11 NATIONAL TREASURES KOBE BRYNAT PATCH AUTO #/5 – $785.00
18. 2010-11 NATIONAL TREASURES GARY NEAL RC AUTO LOGOMAN – $735.00
19. 10/11 National Treasures AL HORFORD LOGOMAN Auto #1/1 – $550.00
20. 10/11 National Treasures Logoman Auto Ekpe Udoh RC 1/1 – $500.00
21. 10/11 National Treasures Grant Hill G/U NBA Logo #1/1! – $483.00
22. 10/11 National Treasures CHRIS PAUL/DAVID WEST LOGO 1/1 – $482.00
23. 10-11 National Treasures Larry Bird Nicknames Auto 4/25 – $440.00
24. 10-11 National Treasures Derrick Favors PATCH AUTO /25 – $420.00
25. 10-11 National Treasures GORDON HAYWARD AU Patch RC 2/5 – $416.23

Two of the most highly sough after rookie cards from the 2009-10 Panini National Treasures Basketball set have been placed on eBay within a few days of each other. The Logoman Autographs of Blake Griffin and Tyreke Evans are both for sale via Buy It Now on the web site.

Each card features an NBA logoman patch along with a on-card autograph from the player and is machine numbered 1 of 1. These cards, considered by most, as the crown jewels of any collection, have steep price tags. The Evans is prices at $10,000, while the Griffin is priced at $32,000.

Exactly one year ago, NBA fans were eagerly awaiting the regular season debut of the 2009 No. 1 overall draft pick of the Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin. It was the team’s final preseason game and Griffin had looked great during the preseason, averaging 13.7 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.

Then disaster struck.

On what appeared to have been a routine dunk, when Griffin landed, he broke his kneecap. This injury sidelined him for the entire 2009-10 season and set-back the start to what appeared to be a star-studded career for Griffin.

Fast forward to yesterday, one-year after the injury, surgery, and rehab – Blake was back. The anticipation of making his regular season debut must have been building up, as Griffin exploded for 20 points and 14 rebounds in the game.

The Hype is Building

With the hype building around the potential of Griffin, and his ability to show that he has came back stronger and very determined, a lot of cards have seen an exponential increase in price. Griffin has the greatest room for growth out of the star-packed 2009-10 rookie class, added to playing for a large media market in Los Angeles makes for a very potent formula to ensure a great return on investment for people looking to flip his cards.

Here is a small glimpse at some of Griffin’s best rookie cards from last year:

• 2009-10 National Treasures Rookie Patch Auto
• 2009-10 Exquisite Rookies
• 2009-10 National Treasures Rookie Logoman Auto
• 2009-10 Topps Chrome Gold Refractor
• 2009-10 Topps McDonald’s All American Auto
• 2009-10 Topps Chrome Refractor
• 2009-10 Absolute Rookie Jumbo Patch Auto
• 2009-10 Timeless Treasures Rookie Patch Auto
• 2009-10 Prestige Rookie Auto
• 2009-10 Elite Extra Edition Rookie Auto
• 2009-10 Crown Royal Rookie Auto
• 2009-10 Playoff Contenders Rookie Auto

[phpbay]2009-10 Blake Griffin, 10[/phpbay]

Without a doubt, Derrick Favors has taken the award for having the worst autograph in this history of sports card autographs. This title, previously held by Chris Johnson (Titans), and Lawrence Timmons, were tough competition to top as previous Worst Autograph Title Holders, but as you can see by the sheer apathetic approach Favors took to signing his cards, he was an easy selection.

Congrats to Derrick, I am sure you worked long and hard to achieve this prestigious award.

When you think of iconic sports figures, you think of Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Michael Jordon, Walter Payton, plus many more. These players for ever changed the landscapes of their respective sport, and for many collectors, a number of their rookie cards have defined generations of collecting.

A 1986-87 Fleer Jordan, 1989 Upper Deck Griffey, or a 1952 Topps Mantle are works of art, some have even been displayed in museums, and many more are staples in collectors personal collections that adorn den’s and offices around the world.

Without a doubt, on the biggest names in sports today is LeBron James. Millions of us tuned in just to listen to him talk about his free agency decision, an unprecedented move. King James has helped redefine the Basketball card hobby. During LeBron’s rookie season, Upper Deck unveiled a new line of Basketball cards called their Exquisite Edition.

LeBron’s 2003-04 Exquisite RC Auto/Patch has recently been listed on eBay. Recent sales for an ungraded version have been in the neighborhood of $16,500. With a print run of only 99, game-used patch, and of course a gorgeous on-card autograph, this card has become of the modern era’s most iconic and desired cards among collectors.

Tough decision, a new car or that LeBron rookie card?