This week, Xbox and Gucci team up in style as they drop a super limited edition Series X console, KAWS collaborates with the Artist Plate Project, Panini drops its high-end NCAA set, 2021 Flawless Collegiate Football, and Topps returns for the second year in a row with 2021 Topps Stadium Club Chrome Baseball. Read up on all of these releases and more in this week’s edition of The Rip.
Gucci x Xbox Series X Bundle
Xbox has been throwing quite the 20th anniversary party. Earlier this month they collaborated with adidas on the adidas Forum Mid Xbox 360, and now they have partnered with Gucci to bring us one of the highest end consoles you will ever see. The Gucci x Xbox Series X Bundle comes with a Series X console laser etched with Gucci’s signature GG monogram around its entire surface, which carries a double meaning here as GG also means “Good Game”, two limited edition controllers donning Gucci’s red and blue Web Stripe, and it all comes stored in a Gucci hard carrying case that features “XBOX” printed on the front, and “Good Game” printed on the back, both in Xbox’s familiar green hue.
The Gucci x Xbox Series X Bundle is a very limited release with only 100 units being made available. The luxury console is set to release November 17th on Gucci.com for a retail price of $10,000.
Be@rbrick x Louis De Guzman DesignerCon Exclusive 1000% & 400% Figures
Each year, DesignerCon brings together the best in the worlds of underground art, pop art, and collectible toys. Throughout the course of this year’s DesignerCon, several exclusive collectibles were released, and this year’s lineup was headlined by a Be@rbrick collaboration between Medicom Toy and artist Luis De Guzman. The Be@rbrick x Luis De Guzman DesignerCon Exclusive Figures come in the 1000% and 400% size with both featuring the artist’s technique that he calls “Geometric Abstraction” wrapped around the entire figure, with geometric shapes dressed in red, pink, blue, and black hues twirling around the ursine figures. The pattern looks very similar to patterns De Guzman has used in previous works including a 2020 work entitled Elevated and a print he released earlier in 2021 called A Wild Hare.
The Be@rbrick x Luis De Guzman DesignerCon Exclusive 1000% & 400% Figures were released on November 12th at the Anaheim Convention Center where DesignerCon was held.
KAWS Artist Plate Project
The Artist Plate Project launches this week to help support the Coalition for the Homeless. 45 artists are releasing limited edition plates for the project including KAWS. The plate created by KAWS features imagery used in his print portfolio entitled Urge, 2020. The plate is being released in an edition of 250.
The pre-order for The Artist Plate Project begins on November 16th at 10AM EST on the ARTWARE Editions official website. Other artists releasing plates as part of the project include Virgil Abloh and Keith Haring. The plates included in the project are scheduled to ship in early 2022.
2021 Panini Flawless Collegiate Football
For fans of NCAA Football, 2021 Panini Flawless Collegiate Football offers a premium set that focuses on the 2021 NFL Draft Class donning their collegiate uniforms. This year’s base set features cards that come embedded with gemstones, however for most collectors the main draw of 2021 Panini Flawless Collegiate Football is the several different autograph and memorabilia subsets. The set includes all of the top-performing rookies in the 2021 season so far such as Trevor Lawrence, Mac Joes, Justin Fields, Ja’Marr Chase, and more.
The 2021 Panini Flawless Collegiate Football Hobby Box holds ten cards total. You can expect to hit six autographs, two relics, and two base Gem cards per box on average. 2021 Panini Flawless Collegiate Football is set to release on November 17th, at online and local trading card hobby shops.
2021 Panini Immaculate Collection Collegiate Basketball
2021 Panini Immaculate Collection Basketball marks year three for the NCAA-themed premium card brand. Staying consistent with the Immaculate card line, 2021 Panini Immaculate Collection Basketball focuses heavily on autograph and memorabilia cards and includes several cards for top NBA rookies such as Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley, Jalen Suggs, and more. The rest of the set is composed of NBA veterans and stars in their collegiate uniforms.
The 2021 Panini Immaculate Collection Basketball Hobby Box comes with six total cards. You can expect to hit four autographs, one base card, and one additional autograph, relic, or insert. 2021 Panini Immaculate Collection is an online exclusive product releasing on PaniniAmerica.com on November 16th with a starting price of $1,250 per box that will drop every few minutes until it sells out or hits $500.
2021 Topps Stadium Club Chrome Baseball
2021 Topps Stadium Club Chrome Baseball is back for year two after successfully making its debut late last year. The format of the 2021 set has changed quite a bit as it will only be available in hobby boxes. 2021 Topps Stadium Club Baseball takes the previously released 2021 Topps Stadium Club checklist and adds 100 cards to it, bringing the total base set checklist to 400 cards. The set will feature the best photography of any baseball set released this year, with each card coming complete with a chromium finish. In addition to the base set, you can expect to find autographs for current MLB stars and past legends alike such as Mike Trout and Ken Griffey Jr.
The 2021 Topps Stadium Club Chrome Baseball Hobby Box contains six cards per pack, and 14 packs per box. When ripping a box open you can look to find one autograph card and 14 limited print run color variation parallels or inserts. 2021 Topps Stadium Club Baseball Hobby Boxes will release on November 17th at online and local trading card hobby shops.
2021 Panini Classics Football
2021 Panini Classics Football sees the reboot of the vintage-inspired set. The Panini Classics line was last seen in 2018 as a standalone set. The base set is made up of 100 veterans, 50 NFL legends, and 50 rookies for a total of 200 cards. The rookie cards in the set include members of the 2021 NFL Draft Class including Trevor Lawrence, Ja’Marr Chase, Mac Jones, plus more. The set will have a variety of limited print run color variation parallels and autograph cards.
The 2021 Panini Classics Football Hobby Box contains six cards. Of those six cards you should find two autographs, one of which should have a print run of 50 or less, one Silver parallel, and three limited print run parallels.
The 2021 Panini Classics Football Hobby Box will release on November 18th at 11AM EST, exclusively on the Panini America website.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Maximum Gold: El Dorado Collector’s Set
Yu-Gi-Oh! Maximum Gold: El Dorado Collector’s Set sees the return of Premium Gold Rares. Several fan-favorite cards including I:P Masquerena and Knightmare Unicorn will receive the Premium Gold treatment as well as some brand new cards including a new Xyz Monster and a Premium Gold Rare Chamber Dragonmaid.
Each Yu-Gi-Oh! Maximum Gold: El Dorado Collector’s Set comes with seven cards per pack, and four packs per box and includes two Premium Gold Rares and five Gold-Letter Rares. The Yu-Gi-Oh! Maximum Gold: El Dorado Collector’s Set releases on November 19th for a retail price of $30 a box. Look for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Maximum Gold: El Dorado Collector’s Set wherever Yu-Gi-Oh! cards are sold.
