A Belated Panini Peek: 2010 Plates & Patches Football
It occurred to me earlier this week after receiving a question regarding preview information for 2010 Panini Plates & Patches Football that The Knight's Lance launched in late October just days after we sent that information to the masses. In other words, the official Panini Peek preview of Plates & Patches never ran on your favorite trading card manufacturer blog.…
Hoops on the Routing Table: Playoff Contenders Patches, Absolute Memorabilia
Before hitting the road to Orlando, Fla., earlier this week for the 54th Annual Pop Warner Super Bowl, I wandered by the routinely revealing Routing Table to see what I could see. And what I could see was the preliminary design packet for 2010-11 Absolute Memorabilia Basketball, some Rookie of the Year Contenders images from 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Patches and the box…
On Location: Panini America at the 2010 Pop Warner Super Bowl
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxxr3nc7eyg&fs=1&hl=en_US] From sticker swaps to signing sessions to an impromptu interview with Tampa Bay Buccaneers superstar Gerald McCoy, Panini America's trip to Disney World for the 54th Annual Pop Warner Super Bowl has been time well spent. Watch the video to see exactly what we mean.
Panini Unwrapped Special Edition: Buccaneers Superstar Gerald McCoy
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODxR3L50T2c&fs=1&hl=en_US] After a rookie season filled so far with busting quarterbacks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie sensation Gerald McCoy took some time during this week's Pop Warner Super Bowl in Orlando to bust a few packs . In this groundbreaking special edition of Panini Unwrapped, the gracious, gregarious McCoy stylishly sashays from a prime piece of Philip Rivers' jersey to playing against Roddy White…
Panini America Behind the Scenes: Constructing the Cut Autograph
I happen to share a cubical corner with Carl Braun, so I can tell pretty quickly when the Panini America brand manager is engaged in something that might be of great interest to the collecting masses. Certainly that was the case last week, when I looked up to see him looking down, intently focused on inspecting the bulging batch of signed documents atop his desk. Turns…
Panini Unwrapped: 2010 Panini Gridiron Gear Football (with Carlos Torrez)
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXYYHLTspZw&fs=1&hl=en_US] Panini America Football Brand Manager Carlos Torrez joins Tracy Hackler for a most revealing edition of Panini Unwrapped, starring the brand-spanking new 2010 Panini Gridiron Gear Football. Watch as they discover a signed three-piece Jahvid Best memorabilia card and a Jamaal Charles parallel with the loneliest sequential number imaginable.
Panini Unwrapped: 2010-11 Donruss Hockey
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcQdQUPUkDs&fs=1&hl=en_US] Panini America Hockey Brand Manager Al Muir and his trusty sidekick Clint Hall join the gregarious Scott Prusha in this revealing episode of Panini Unwrapped starring 2010-11 Donruss Hockey. What do these three gentlemen (and we use that term loosely) have in common? More importantly, what will they pull from their box? Good questions. Stay tuned and find out.
The Six 2010-11 Certified Hockey Freshman Fabric Signatures Redemptions Will Be . . .
In a weekend vote conducted right here at The Knight's Lance, a massive majority of passionate collectors all over North America voted to see the identity of the six Freshman Fabric Signatures redemption cards from 2010-11 Certified Hockey right now, all at once, rather than wait any longer. Well, to the more than 66 percent of those polled who demanded…
Panini America Launches Official Justin Bieber Trading Card Collection
Equipped with enough time and perhaps a supercomputer, it’s possible to count the ways that Canadian-born singing sensation Justin Bieber has exploded into a global phenomenon. His YouTube videos have been viewed more than 750 million times, he has more than 12 million Facebook friends, more than 6.2 million people follow him on Twitter and he reportedly earns $300,000 a…
The Trading Card Production Line: A Panini America World Premiere Video
I had the distinct pleasure of spending the utmost in quality time last week at our production facility in Allen, Texas, feasting on the sights, sounds and utterly blissful sensory overload that is the trading card production process. It was my first time to witness the wizardry firsthand. And you know what they say: You never forget your first time. (more…)