2020-21 Panini Illusions Basketball Forum

Never really seen this before and wondering how TCDB would handle the existence/cataloging of such a card: https://www.reddit.com/r/basketballcards/comments/sj1uqa/auto_sticker_doesnt_match_the_card/

A Redditor got a Ja Morant Trophy Signatures card from 20-21 Illusions. Only problem is Ja isn't on the checklist at all. The card number of his card #TC-JAM belongs to James Silas, and lo and behold, Silas signature sticker adornes the Ja Morant card. 

It appears this card was part of promotional mock-ups though, as can be seen here: https://www.beckett.com/news/2020-21-panini-illusions-basketball-cards/

Personally, I feel this Redditor should not give it back to Panini. In an era of likely overproduction and "variation saturation", they hold something quite unique if this card was never meant to circulate, nevermind the Silas auto. Panini is likely to replace it with a standard Ja auto that was released. What do you all think? 

Hence the set name "Illusions" is further confirmed. 

Just an employee being funny or making an error and peeling/sticking the wrong sticker to the card.

I did wonder that, an employee sending a Ja through being like "someone is going to have a fun surprise". 

My feeling is since they didn't get Ja auto's for this set, they perhaps will still come down the line as replacements for other damaged cards and I'm guessing they have a few of this card lying around somewhere (I know Panini does "white box" and "black box" 1/1 cards like these...I'm still confused by that whole process). 

I also just saw on twitter one of the young baseball players signed his name "borat" on at least one of his auto cards.  

https://www.beckett.com/news/this-2021-bowman-chrome-draft-benny-montgomery-autograph-is-very-nice/

That variation is going to be interesting.  

Just because Panini didn't release a card as part of the checklist means nothing. Panini doesn't know how their cards are numbered, why wiould they know what they released?

Some breaker pulled the same card so they are in circulation and should be added to the checklist as an UER.