Quartz

Where it was sold

Hobby

How we know: a source confirms presence in this channel.

Applies to

the Rookie Cornerstones set

About the print run

/49 is a ceiling, not a flat run: the source states it as a maximum, and individual cards are numbered to that figure or lower. The catalogue stores it as a single integer and the Refinery has it listed for repair.

“Quartz (numbered to 49 or less”

Notes

FULL-ROW TOKEN SWEEP, never a sample (CAV-050): every rendered row's flag column was read and the DISTINCT token set recorded. 40 of 40 rows carry the identical token string, confirmed on TWO differently-varied fetches: https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/154908/2016-17-Panini-Grand-Reserve-Rookie-Cornerstones-Quartz?sort=0 and https://www.tcdb.com/ViewSet.cfm/sid/154908/2016-17-Panini-Grand-Reserve-Rookie-Cornerstones-Quartz . tcdb states "Total Cards: 40" and the rendered numbers are 101-140 contiguously on both; DISTINCT TOKEN SET {AU, MEM, SN49}. The second fetch was asked to name any card whose token is not SN49, answering "NONE DIFFER", and to list any empty flag column, answering none. `single` DESPITE Panini's blog saying "Quartz (numbered to 49 or less)" (https://blog.paniniamerica.net/the-panini-america-quality-control-gallery-2016-17-grand-reserve-basketball/), because that is a CEILING and does not state the figure. CHANNEL: hobby with basis `sourced-presence`, NOT exclusivity. The statement is PRODUCT-LEVEL - Panini's own blog says "each hobby box of 2017 Grand Reserve Basketball" (https://blog.paniniamerica.net/the-panini-america-quality-control-gallery-2016-17-grand-reserve-basketball/), cardboardconnection says "three hits per hobby box" and gives one single configuration, "8 cards per pack, 3 packs per box, 8 boxes per case" (https://www.cardboardconnection.com/2016-17-panini-grand-reserve-basketball), and blowoutbuzz gives one SRP for the same pack (https://blowoutbuzz.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/first-buzz-2016-17-panini-grand-reserve-basketball-cards/). No source consulted names a retail, blaster, mega or international SKU for this product, and no source claims exclusivity, so presence is the strongest claim the evidence supports and it is applied at product level rather than per tier. See G-010.