The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2017-18 Chronicles Basketball (100+ Pics)
Perhaps the best way to sum up exactly what Panini America's upcoming Chronicles Basketball product is all about is to put it something like this: If Panini America had a family reunion and invited just about every relative on the tree, well, the guest list would look a lot like 2017-18 Chronicles Basketball. Just as it did in baseball, the basketball…
Panini America Begins 13 Days of Christmas Specials at iCollectPanini.com
iCollectPanini.com, the official online store of Panini America, is getting into the holiday spirit in a huge "Ho, Ho, Ho!" kind of way starting today with the launch of a "13 Days of Christmas Specials" initiative that will provide 13 unique, one-day offers between now and December 20. Each special offer will be available for 24 hours only (or while…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013-14 Pinnacle Hobby Jumbo Basketball
Massive, 30-card jumbo packs. Artist Proof parallels. Dufex-inspired Nufex. Z-Team inserts. Acetate autographs. Museum Collection. Die-cutting. Clearly, there's a tremendous amount of feel-good throwback injected into 2013-14 Pinnacle Basketball that is sure to strike a variety of chords with nostalgia-minded collectors all over the country. But there's an awful lot of new-and-improved, too. Like the season's hottest rookies and the…
Panini Peek: 2013-14 Pinnacle Basketball
A well-known brand name with a proud sports card past will step foot on an NBA court for the first time in mid January when Panini America unveils the debut edition of 2013-14 Pinnacle Basketball, a product inspired by both old-school Pinnacle principles (Team Pinnacle, Z-Team, Museum Collection) and new-school niceties (autographs, prime-memorabilia jersey cards, printing technology). Slated to release…
Panini America Presents 10 Intriguing Sales from 2013 Pinnacle Baseball (Gallery)
Now that Panini America's 2013 Pinnacle Baseball release has enjoyed the luxury of a few weeks on the secondary market to marinate, this much has become clearly visible: Collectors greatly missed the venerable brand in the 14 years since it last existed -- and they're happy its back. And if you don't believe us, a quick scan of recent sell…
Panini Unwrapped: 2013 Pinnacle Baseball
Panini America's Tracy Hackler and Tim Trout sat down late Thursday afternoon for an entertaining, educational and sometimes-absurd episode of Panini Unwrapped starring the new 2013 Pinnacle Baseball, Earlier this week, the product made its long-awaited return to the baseball collecting landscape for the first time since 1997 packing many of the original concepts and technologies that hooked collectors way…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks First Box of 2013 Pinnacle Baseball
With the long-awaited return of the venerable Pinnacle Baseball brand now just two days away, it's time to assume full ramp-up mode in advance of Wednesday's official release date. To that end, we grabbed one golden early box of 2013 Pinnacle Baseball earlier this afternoon and opened it to our heart's content. Twenty-four packs, 192 cards and an immeasurably pleasurable…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013 Pinnacle Baseball (97 Must-See Pics)
Next Wednesday, Panini America will triumphantly break the moratorium on a proud brand from baseball's past with the release of 2013 Pinnacle Baseball, a refreshing revisiting of the popular product that's been absent from the collecting scene for 16 years. Although so much has changed since Pinnacle Baseball last released in 1997, Panini America officials have stayed true to those…
Panini America Rushing Dodgers Sensation Yasiel Puig into 2013 Pinnacle, 2013 Prizm
It's been quite a week for 22-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig. The injury-riddled Dodgers called him up Sunday, no doubt hoping he could offer some much-needed offensive production. Puig made his major-league debut Monday against San Diego with two hits, a tip-of-the-iceberg tease of an impending phenomenon. All he's done in the three games since is take an…
A Panini America 2013 Father’s Day Update: Basketball Content, “Lava Flow” Inserts
As we count down the final days until next week's epic Panini America 2013 Father's Day promotion being conducted at local hobby shop across the country, we've purposely waited to preview the special set's strong NBA content until this very moment. With the 2013 NBA Finals tipping off tomorrow night in Miami, we figured now was the perfect time. In…