Man I definitely agree with you on the Panini sticker quality. I don't have any of the collections in this video because they haven't released in the Netherlands yet, but I can tell you that for the 2022 World Cup I was getting so damn pissed off at how badly cut some of the stickers were, especially the stadium ones. One positive for the Topps album from what I have seen in other videos is the margin for error, because the boxes are slightly smaller than the stickers, so there's a higher chance of sticking them right.
Ahh buzzing to hear that someone else is on the same page as me! I had the exact same frustration with the World Cup album - it did my head in not being able to line them up and it meant cycling through so many stickers! It’s been a rough ride for Topps when it comes to this album but I do think people are quick to forget just how poor the quality has become with Panini stickers! Are you going to collect the Topps album when it drops in the Netherlands? IMO whilst it isn’t the best album, it is still a fun one to fill!
@@BlazeyCollects Definitely going to get it. Been collecting them with my dad, may he rest in peace, since 2006. Seeing as Romania also qualified, I can't miss it. It has its flaws, but it is not as bad as people make it out to be.
I shared your frustration with the 2022 World Cup album, but fyi the 2024 Premier League stickers represent a huge improvement in design, quality and fit. The Premier League stickers are accurately cut and easy to place in the album.
@@shakerheights6719 Yeah, I've heard only good things about the PL album, but it's not available where I live, which absolutely sucks cuz I'm a Liverpool fan.
Very informative video, unbiased and fair reflection of the two albums. Ultimately, I won’t be collecting either this year as I feel both come up short. Panini and Topps have both let collectors down imho. A shame that Panini lost the sole license really.
I can totally see why pal - even though I’m collecting the Topps album, it is a disappointment considering what it should have been! Panini were dropping the ball in recent years so I am not surprised they lost that licence! Topps have taken an absolute battering with the feedback on this set, so I’d like to think 2028 will be a big improvement! The exclusive National licences may have expired by then too which will help! Also on a side note, panini should be taking check of this ahead of their 2026 WC album!
Kudos for a frank review of both collections. Both are disappointing for the reasons that you cited, so I’ll pass on purchasing either. Both companies are capable of so much more; just replay your excellent review three months ago of the latest Panini Premier League and Topps Champions League sticker collections.
Been collecting sticker albums since 1978 - These 2 are soo poor put together be a great album ! Panini just cashing in and the Topps album is over the place ! Don't have rights to some Germany players so to fill page just added 3 legends LOL but for me with the Topps one its a Euro album to complete you need 700 stickers !!!! Great Vid keep em coming
Topps have been outdoing panini generally over the past few years (with the exception of premier league stickers) Panini's way of competing at the moment seems to be exclusive licensing to screw over the topps sets
I have to agree with what a lot of what you have said here pal - been plenty of problems with Panini cards the last few years! Shame their licensing deals have blocked quite a few elements on the Euro 2024 album!
I wanted to do it this year. Not done card collecting since primary school days trading match attax 😂 the topps one has all the teams but the panini album looks way way better. Pissing me off topps have done crap with the official but panini doesn’t have all the teams
I'm loving the England album. An England centric album is exactly what I wanted, I like the 'filler' stickers. I guess I'd have preferred Portugal to be one of the extra nations though. Maybe the sticker sizes is annoying for aficionados, but doesn't really bother me. I quite like that the amount of stickers is fewer as well.
Each to their own pal and there is no right or wrong answer with this one! As long as everyone has an album they’re happy with then that’s a great result!
Panini finally released their Album in Germany as well (with the German Team on the Front of course) so now I‘m collecting the Topps Stickers AND the Panini ones, expensive but I think it’s worth it. I didn’t like the Topps Collection at all
I picked album at supermarket and so first time in 58 yrs I decided to do it. What a fiasco . Abandoned the idea ( licenses, missing teams, diferent sizes for different teams). I mean really ..what on earth this people think I mean both tUpps and ponAni
@@BlazeyCollects yeah and the worst thing about it is that both the french and the german edition stickers are cut out way better. I got all three and am only missing a few stickers from the english one.
@BlazeyCollects same like I don't care if there in the album the have to be the same size the copa amercia every team as the same number of players and stickers so its fair
Paninis sticker quality has been horrific for a number of years now. The prem stickers have been horrifically cut in recent years. For me I don't think Topps are doing much better quality wise. Simply put, it's cost. Quality has had to be cut to keep it affordable. For me the Euro one is utter trash and not worth the money. Unless people boycott it,they weren't learn for future. Panini is the way forward here. Also, how could you not mention France's captain sticker being Zidane?
Really enjoyed this blazey, we have both and we agree with some of the points you have made about both albums, i have to say we prefer the Panini album but yes we to have had issues not so much with elite stickers but with the ones with the red boarder around them on the player profile pages and on the Guess Who page! We received 5 boxes of stickers from Panini we have open two so far and about to open a 3rd box which im hoping will complete this Panini collection if we do and we have a spare box we are happy to send you it so it can help you complete your album with no added expense then to you 👍🏻🫡
The Topps Euro sticker collection is a little clunky with the licensing issues, especially with the crests, so I think I'll go with Panini.
Man I definitely agree with you on the Panini sticker quality. I don't have any of the collections in this video because they haven't released in the Netherlands yet, but I can tell you that for the 2022 World Cup I was getting so damn pissed off at how badly cut some of the stickers were, especially the stadium ones. One positive for the Topps album from what I have seen in other videos is the margin for error, because the boxes are slightly smaller than the stickers, so there's a higher chance of sticking them right.
Ahh buzzing to hear that someone else is on the same page as me! I had the exact same frustration with the World Cup album - it did my head in not being able to line them up and it meant cycling through so many stickers!
It’s been a rough ride for Topps when it comes to this album but I do think people are quick to forget just how poor the quality has become with Panini stickers!
Are you going to collect the Topps album when it drops in the Netherlands? IMO whilst it isn’t the best album, it is still a fun one to fill!
@@BlazeyCollects Definitely going to get it. Been collecting them with my dad, may he rest in peace, since 2006. Seeing as Romania also qualified, I can't miss it. It has its flaws, but it is not as bad as people make it out to be.
I shared your frustration with the 2022 World Cup album, but fyi the 2024 Premier League stickers represent a huge improvement in design, quality and fit. The Premier League stickers are accurately cut and easy to place in the album.
@@shakerheights6719 Yeah, I've heard only good things about the PL album, but it's not available where I live, which absolutely sucks cuz I'm a Liverpool fan.
@@glodeanuandrei400im also romanian
Very informative video, unbiased and fair reflection of the two albums. Ultimately, I won’t be collecting either this year as I feel both come up short. Panini and Topps have both let collectors down imho. A shame that Panini lost the sole license really.
I can totally see why pal - even though I’m collecting the Topps album, it is a disappointment considering what it should have been!
Panini were dropping the ball in recent years so I am not surprised they lost that licence! Topps have taken an absolute battering with the feedback on this set, so I’d like to think 2028 will be a big improvement! The exclusive National licences may have expired by then too which will help!
Also on a side note, panini should be taking check of this ahead of their 2026 WC album!
Kudos for a frank review of both collections. Both are disappointing for the reasons that you cited, so I’ll pass on purchasing either. Both companies are capable of so much more; just replay your excellent review three months ago of the latest Panini Premier League and Topps Champions League sticker collections.
Love this. Panini's 1979 album for the Football League/Scottish League was great with woven badges.
Blimey, I cannot believe they had woven badges, will have to check it out! 👀
Been collecting sticker albums since 1978 - These 2 are soo poor put together be a great album ! Panini just cashing in and the Topps album is over the place ! Don't have rights to some Germany players so to fill page just added 3 legends LOL but for me with the Topps one its a Euro album to complete you need 700 stickers !!!! Great Vid keep em coming
Topps have been outdoing panini generally over the past few years (with the exception of premier league stickers) Panini's way of competing at the moment seems to be exclusive licensing to screw over the topps sets
I have to agree with what a lot of what you have said here pal - been plenty of problems with Panini cards the last few years! Shame their licensing deals have blocked quite a few elements on the Euro 2024 album!
Why they cant add team Managers?? This is very important information!
I’m not sure pal - I would have thought most the managers are locked in for the tournament!
i would say its a shame panini lost euro license but their euro 2021 collection was an utter disgrace
It wasn’t
@@Jordan_pickford enough, it was.
Euro 2021?
I wanted to do it this year. Not done card collecting since primary school days trading match attax 😂 the topps one has all the teams but the panini album looks way way better. Pissing me off topps have done crap with the official but panini doesn’t have all the teams
I'm loving the England album.
An England centric album is exactly what I wanted, I like the 'filler' stickers.
I guess I'd have preferred Portugal to be one of the extra nations though.
Maybe the sticker sizes is annoying for aficionados, but doesn't really bother me.
I quite like that the amount of stickers is fewer as well.
Each to their own pal and there is no right or wrong answer with this one! As long as everyone has an album they’re happy with then that’s a great result!
Complete album is always a winner. Yes, there is license issues but I would like to see all the teams in one hand.
This is one of the best takes I have seen, totally agree!
Thanks for the comparison and sharing your thoughts ❤
Most welcome pal - hopefully the community find it useful! 😁
Great video 👍
Thanks pal, glad you enjoyed it! 😁
First comment lol
Great video tho so underrated
Congrats pal! 😁 Thanks for the kind words and buzzing to hear you enjoy the content!
Panini finally released their Album in Germany as well (with the German Team on the Front of course) so now I‘m collecting the Topps Stickers AND the Panini ones, expensive but I think it’s worth it. I didn’t like the Topps Collection at all
Which sticker do i stick in the topps one? The purple version or the normal version
Go for the normal one pal, the purple is just to collect on the side!
I picked album at supermarket and so first time in 58 yrs I decided to do it. What a fiasco . Abandoned the idea ( licenses, missing teams, diferent sizes for different teams). I mean really ..what on earth this people think I mean both tUpps and ponAni
I agree, last one i did was 2018 completed but this time its not great for the die hard sticker collectors.
yep, the panini stickers are the worst I‘ve ever seen. Had two that I just couldn‘t fit in properly and had to throw away immediately.
Could not agree more pal! I do not think enough people have dabbled in the album to truly appreciate just how poor it is!
@@BlazeyCollects yeah and the worst thing about it is that both the french and the german edition stickers are cut out way better. I got all three and am only missing a few stickers from the english one.
Panini copa america has the play off teams in it but there not small all the same size
Interesting that Jack, I think I’d prefer them all to be the same size sticker!
@BlazeyCollects same like I don't care if there in the album the have to be the same size the copa amercia every team as the same number of players and stickers so its fair
We are in 2024, and everything is going worse.I can't believe it.I collect panini from 1994, and this year, in my opinion, is very bad.
Paninis sticker quality has been horrific for a number of years now. The prem stickers have been horrifically cut in recent years. For me I don't think Topps are doing much better quality wise. Simply put, it's cost. Quality has had to be cut to keep it affordable. For me the Euro one is utter trash and not worth the money. Unless people boycott it,they weren't learn for future. Panini is the way forward here. Also, how could you not mention France's captain sticker being Zidane?
these licences are joke
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The Topps one is an abomination! It's the ugliest book I have ever seen, far too many teams and really strange choices for star players.
Really enjoyed this blazey, we have both and we agree with some of the points you have made about both albums, i have to say we prefer the Panini album but yes we to have had issues not so much with elite stickers but with the ones with the red boarder around them on the player profile pages and on the Guess Who page! We received 5 boxes of stickers from Panini we have open two so far and about to open a 3rd box which im hoping will complete this Panini collection if we do and we have a spare box we are happy to send you it so it can help you complete your album with no added expense then to you 👍🏻🫡