Football collecting’s early season hot streak looks to continue in two short days with the release of Panini America’s 2017 Certified Football, an updated take on a venerable favorite filled with brand staples such as Freshman Fabrics, Fabric of the Game and those vibrant Mirror parallels. On average, each hobby box of 2017 Certified Football will deliver one Freshman Fabrics autograph memorabilia Rookie Card, one additional autograph card, two memorabilia cards, 10 inserts or parallels, three numbered parallels and two base Rookie Cards.
Each 12-box inner case will deliver at least one Freshman Fabrics card from a top-six rookie who appeared at 2017 NFLPA Rookie Premiere Presented By Panini and one autograph numbered to 10 or less. As you’ll see in the revealing Quality Control Gallery below, 2017 Certified Football features a compelling mix of autographs and memorabilia from the game’s top rookies, superstar veterans and all-time greats, as well as a colorful insert lineup bolstered by varying degrees of Mirrored scarcity.
Later today, Panini America’s Panini Instant on-demand trading card platform will unveil its new Instant Impressions line that promises to deliver a unique, hands-on collecting experience. Literally. During the 2017 NFLPA Rookie Premiere Presented By Panini, company officials procured handprints from several top rookies to provide the foundation for the oversized (11 1/2 by 17 1/2) and autographed Instant Impressions collectibles.
Set to launch at 2 p.m. CST today on Panini Instant, the Instant Impressions series includes 13 top NFL rookies, including Mitchell Trubisky, Leonard Fournette, Deshaun Watson, Patrick Mahomes and more. Each player in Instant Impressions series is featured on an autographed version numbered to 10 and an autographed and inscribed version numbered to only one.
With the 2017 National Sports Collectors Convention set to kickoff Wednesday afternoon in Chicago, you can trust that Panini America officials have once again pulled out all of the stops to create a special show-exclusive card set available through the company’s popular wrapper-redemption program at the show.
We’ve shown you some early glimpses of what this year’s set includes and those previews will continue in earnest in the must-see gallery below. Before we get to today’s imagery, though, we wanted to bring you a comprehensive overview of how this year’s wrapper-redemption program will run. Pay special attention to the details below.
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, we’ll post a list every week, like the one included in the attachments below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled this week.
The following list is intended to inform collectors about which redemption cards from which products are being processed this week. We’ll update this list every week so stay tuned next week if you don’t see your card here.
Free Kids Breaks, Country’s Top Breakers to Fill Panini America Booth at 2017 National
From the time the 2017 National Sports Collectors Convention opens its doors next Wednesday afternoon until the show closes for business on Sunday evening, Panini America’s corporate booth once again will be the place to be. Annually the National’s most interactive, engaging and energetic corporate exhibitor, Panini America plans to steal the show one more time this year in Chicago.
While many collectors will flock to the Panini America booth to participate in the company’s popular wrapper-redemption program, to qualify for the spectacle that is the company’s 2017 National VIP Party or to take advantage of the company’s Live Redemption Trade-Up Program, others will come just to soak up the ambiance of the Panini America booth.
In terms of business trips, the one that Panini Authentic’s Eric VanVoorhis took recently to Los Angeles was quite productive. In a whirlwind one-day turnaround, VanVoorhis sat down with Golden State Warriors superstar (and Panini America exclusive athlete) Kevin Durant for a pivotal signing session during which the 2017 NBA Finals MVP added not only that inscription to his autograph, but also “17 NBA Champ” as well.
The spectacular finished results are available now on Panini Authentic. The new championship-inscribed memorabilia includes five different jerseys (each limited to an edition of just 135) and one basketball. There are also several new 2017 NBA Finals items autographed by Durant that do not include inscriptions. You can check out all of the new items now at Panini Authentic. We’ve provided a brief gallery after the jump, too.
The highly anticipated 2017 National Sports Collectors Convention will open its doors next Wednesday for a special sneak peek engagement to kick off the annual five-day extravaganza that celebrates the best and brightest the sports collectibles industry has to offer. Once again this year, Panini America plans to steal the show with a flurry of must-see activities inside the company’s engaging, energetic and marquee-attraction of a centerpiece booth.
As it usually does, much of the excitement at this year’s show will revolve around Panini America’s always-epic wrapper-redemption program. We brought you preliminary details on this year’s program last week. Today, we’re going to start ramping up our preview coverage considerably by showcasing the now-legendary parallels that are part of the program.
