Panini America Eyes the Unparalleled Pop of 2016-17 Donruss Optic Basketball (Gallery)

In today's collecting marketplace, the value of any particular trading card is too often tied almost exclusively to the quality of the autograph on it or how many colors its memorabilia piece has. But that's not always the case. Sometimes, a product like Panini America's 2016-17 Donruss Optic Basketball comes along to knock conventional value wisdom on its ear. Indeed,…

Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Early Boxes of 2016-17 Donruss Optic Basketball

While this particular Teaser Gallery post may indeed provide an Optic allusion, what you're about to see is not an optical illusion -- although the Prizm parallels do possess a certain hypnotic effect when viewed at just the right angle. Rather, it's a pack-by-pack preview that takes you through two early boxes of Panini America's new 2016-17 Donruss Optic Basketball. You caught…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2016-17 Donruss Optic Basketball (126 Pics)

You can credit 2016 Donruss Baseball with ushering in the Optic era. That was the first time Panini America officials set out to create an all-Optichrome version of the company's previously released flagship Donruss brand, complete with a rainbow array of parallel possibilities, chase-worthy ink, and key photo updates and checklist additions. So well received was 2016 Donruss Optic Baseball last…

Panini America Provides Detailed First Look at 2016-17 Donruss Optic Basketball

Collectors loved it in baseball. They loved it again in football. And in early April, they'll no doubt love it one more time when it comes to basketball. Indeed, the Optic craze that worked wonders for 2016 Donruss Baseball and 2016 Donruss Football is on the verge of bringing its Prizm-powered luster to 2016-17 Donruss Optic Basketball. Set to arrive in…