Friday, November 18, 2011

Thoughts: Seeing Double, At It's Worst

A little while back I wrote a post about some of Jimmy Howard's cards from different manufacturers using the same picture on multiple occasions. I only brought that up because I like to see a variety when it comes to cards of a single player, and two different cards with the same picture just make things a bit repetitive.

Now, for a little background first. I don't know why but for some reason I've become a Nashville Predators fan, unless of course they're playing my Red Wings. I know that sounds weird coming from a Wings fan, but there's just something I like about that team now. 

Anyway, because of this I found myself looking for some Pekka Rinne stuff on eBay the other day (maybe the start of another PC...) and came across what I tought was the same exact card twice, at first. However, upon closer inspection I realized there was no incorrect listing or anything like that, just two different cards with the same picture.

Here's Rinne's Net Cam insert from 2010-11:


Now, here's the same insert from 2011-12:


Good work Panini, how pathetic is that? I'd be slightly annoyed if I were actually a Rinne collector. It's forgivable if two companies just happen to use the same picture, but this? I don't know, but it just bugs me for some reason.

How difficult could it have been to find a new net cam shot of Rinne. There has to be more than one out there from the last year of action, right? What do you guys think? I know I shouldn't let things like this get to me, but for some reason I can't let it go.

4 comments:

  1. Ugh, not only did they re-use a photo but they used it for the exact same insert set the very next year. This is a prime example of the little things that Panini always seems to screw up.

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  2. wow that is BRUTAL! nice catch on that one...very disappointing

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  3. OK. Now the other examples you showed were one thing, but this one is terrible.

    These 'net cam' views are getting to be a little overdone.

    What I once thought was a cool idea is fading on me.

    As my niece would say....
    EPIC FAIL

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  4. Thanks for the comments guys, at least I know I'm not alone in thinking this is, like Brett said, an EPIC FAIL...

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