Remember when the most exciting part of going to school was getting to show your friends which new stickers you have in your Panini album and the fierce negotiations for exchanging stickets that went down in the schoolyard? Guess what? It’s never too late to go back to your childhood hobby and here’s why! 5 reasons to collect Panini stickers today:
1. Because it’s a cool hobby and always will be
No, Panini stickers didn’t die in the 80s and neither did the joy of collecting them. Everyone, who was ever a football fan would agree that there is no reason to stop hunting down that one sticker you have left to fill your album. So the next time you’re buying a pack of stickers, be shameless about it!
2. Oh, the nostalgia
If the last time you went through a Panini sticker album was during the years when you still had to save up from your daily pocket money to buy stickers, then you’re missing out on so much fun. You won’t believe the tidal wave of memories that will hit you once you open a pack of stickers or stick a sticker in an album once again. All the childhood memories from exchanging stickers during lunch break in the school yard will come right back, so try it right now, if you haven’t already!
3. You can afford it now
Remember how you always dreamed of just buying as many packs of stickers you wanted when you were a kid? Well, now it’s all possible! Collecting Panini stickers as a grown up is freaking amazing, because you get to spend as much as you want on them without having to explain to your parents where all your money went.
4. You can buy them online
That’s right. You don’t have to burst your ‘grown up anti-social bubble’ in order to get your hands on that rare sticker you’re looking for - you can probably find it online. There are several specialised swapping websites out there and there is also Catawiki, where you can find entire Panini auctions!
5. You can make good money out of it
Filling a Panini sticker album today might turn out to be a great investment for the future. You wouldn’t believe how much some old Panini albums cost today! In fact, have you ever went through your old childhood boxes, because you might be sitting on a gold mine already?
Last year a Panini sticker album was sold on Catawiki for 3.000 Euros! Of course, it wasn't any album, it was an Italian version of the 1970 World Cup in Mexico album, which is the very first WC album Panini put on the market. You can check out the auction result here. Moreover, the price for which it was fetched reached this number was because the album was completely full, not even one sticker was missing or where there any written results!
But don't be dissapointed if you don't find this album in your childhood toybox, there are plenty of other factors that determine the value of a Panini album. During each European Championship and World Cup the prises for both old and relatively new Panini albums rise, so that would be the best time for you to place your collection on the market!
Feeling excited about collecting again already? Wait until you see one of our Panini auctions!
Did you just remember that you have a full old Panini sticker album? Don't hesitate and sell it on Catawiki with an amazing profit!