The Knight’s Lance Easter Egg Hunt: Locate the Panini America Eggs & You Could Win!

Whether it’s tracking down eggs or tracking down those last few Panini America cards to finish your set, collectors and Easter celebrants share one very important emotion: The thrill of the hunt. And today,The Knight’s Lance honors that fact with a special 2014 Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt that will allow 10 lucky collectors to fill their collecting baskets with some special treats. Below,…

Panini America Will Have Attendees Seeing Green During 2014 Industry Summit

Next week during the 2014 Industry Summit in Las Vegas, Panini America officials have vowed to go green -- both with some rare inclusions inside the company's legendary Black Boxes and with a special St. Patrick's Day promotion that will award five of those Black Boxes to lucky attendees just for wearing a cool T-shirt. The 2014 Industry Summit begins in…

Show Us Your MVP Basketball Card & You Could Win This 1/1 Derrick Rose Gem

Chicago Bulls electrifying superstar Derrick Rose made history earlier today by becoming the youngest player ever to earn NBA MVP  honors. As a result, one lucky Panini America collector is going to win one of the sweetest-smelling Rose cards imaginable: A Black Box Authentic 2010-11 Limited Team Trademarks 1/1 sporting a most unhealthy three-color piece of Rose's game-worn jersey. (more…)

The Knight’s Lance Week in Review

It was another banner stretch of days this week at Panini America. We gave away another Black Box, previewed tons of upcoming products and received that trademark brand of collector interaction that makes everything we do worthwhile. Oh, yeah, we also added the incomparable Blake Griffin to our superstar roster of trading card ambassadors and exclusive spokesmen. And The Knight's Lance…

Name That Panini America Brand Logo . . . And You Could Win a Coveted Black Box

Remember a few weeks back when we conducted that contest for five Panini America Black Boxes from the 2011 Industry Summit? If so, you'll also remember that we promised at the time that a second contest was coming to award one more of those magical, mystical must-haves. Well, this is that contest -- and in order to win, you'll have to prove just how closely you…

The Knight’s Lance Readers Respond

Panini America has been on the sending end of some monumental mail days in recent weeks. Luckily for us, a few of the fortuitous folks on the receiving end have been in the filming spirit and have captured their arrivals on video. Take, for example, this first short clip submitted by Travis Paul of Big League Cards in Orlando, Fla. Paul was rolling tape when…

Black Box Confidential: The Hand-Picked Gems Headed to the 2011 Industry Summit

Panini America's vaunted Black Box. It began back in 2002 as a way to provide added value to attendees of the industry's annual Hawaii Trade Conference. Before long, it became -- and remains -- one of the event's biggest attractions. Simply mention the term "Black Box" to veteran collectors and you're likely to get a raised eyebrow and a knowing nod, telling reactions inspired by the inherent buzz and…