Panini Authentic Preparing a Championship Tribute to Cavs Superstar Kyrie Irving

So much has changed in the relatively short time since Panini Authentic officials last sat down with Panini America-exclusive athlete Kyrie Irving for a signing session. The last time, Irving hadn't averaged 27.1 points per game in the 2016 NBA Finals. He hadn't scored 41 points in a win-or-start-the-offseason Game 5. He hadn't helped direct one of the most improbable…
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Panini America Sheds Light on Inscriptions Autograph SPs in 2013 Elite Football

The Rookie Inscriptions Autographs insert that has provided so many memorable pulls for collectors of 2013 Elite Football during the product's first few weeks on the market has so much going for it. But unlike the captivating acetate card stock on which those cards are signed, the differing quantities of Inscriptions' ink-color variations haven't been so transparent. So today, we…
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We’ve Got Mail: Check Out Panini America’s August 15 Autograph Arrivals (28 Images)

Another day at Panini America HQ, another ink-graced batch of brilliance. Indeed, checking out the daily influx of autographs for any number of Panini America's in-progress products is something of an every-day "event" for me. The anticipation of just who will appear on those ritualistic notification emails -- typically broken down by sport -- is most often the highlight of…
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Panini America Shares Ink-Color Quantities for 2012 Elite Football Rookie Inscriptions

One of the most-asked questions in the football-card world since the release of 2012 Elite Football earlier this week goes something like this: "When will Panini America release the ink-color breakdown of the Rookie Inscriptions autographs." We're happy to report that the answer is "today." What follows is the complete Rookie Inscriptions variation breakdown, including how many of each ink-color…
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Panini America's Action-Packed Saturday at the 2012 NFLPA Rookie Premiere (Gallery)

LOS ANGELES -- Simply, there's no other day on the trading card calendar quite like Saturday at the NFLPA Rookie Premiere. It's a star-studded dress rehearsal with the NFL's top rookies donning their uniforms for the first time to take pictures, sign autographs and generate the exclusive content that will drive Panini America's football card season well into next year.…
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Panini America Recaps a Busy First Day at the 2012 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere

LOS ANGELES -- The 2012 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere kicked off in earnest Wednesday afternoon as the brightest young stars in the NFL began descending upon Los Angeles for one of the most important days on the trading card calendar. The Panini America studio was buzzing well into Wednesday night as one superstar after another -- including Robert Griffin III,…
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Keeping Score: The Passionate Pursuit of Pennsylvania Collector Ken Wagner

First things first: I've been sitting on this Panini America Personal Collection Spotlight entry from Pennsylvania collector Ken Wagner for more than a year. I had the best of intentions to run it long, long ago, but for any number of reasons, I never did. That's my bad. There's no question that Wagner's impeccable collection of Score and Score Select…
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Video & Gallery: The Panini America Team Quality Controls 2011-12 Elite Hockey

It was an all-hands-on-deck kind of afternoon Friday inside the Panini America Production Department conference room as Karvin Cheung, Chris Barr, Alex Carbajal, Tim Trout, Joe Reyes and even NBA brand manager Keith Hower pitched in to scrutinize the second quality control case of 2011-12 Elite Hockey. The QC process started Thursday on-location at the Panini America printing facility but a…
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