PPI Special Report: Early Earnings Strong for 2011-12 Limited Basketball (Gallery)
To say the Panini America NBA Product Development team has been busy is an understatement. NBA Brand Managers David Porter and Keith Hower have put together a downright stellar run of NBA releases through the first half of 2012. Earlier this year, we brought you a PPI Special Report on 2011-12 Panini Preferred Basketball and the enormous dollars its cards…
A Gallery Documenting Multisport Madness at the Panini America Printing Facility
2011-12 Prime Hockey. 2011-12 Dominion Hockey. 2012 Score Football Team Sets. 2012 Triple Play Baseball. Panini America's 2012 National Sports Collectors Convention wrapper-redemption set. 2012-13 Prestige Basketball. The Official 2012 NFL Sticker & Album Collection.The common thread woven throughout that vast and varied list of upcoming products? They're all being worked on right now at the Panini America printing facility.…
Panini America Unveils Complete Details of Its 2012 National Wrapper Redemption Set
Following a few solid weeks of collector speculation and buzz-generating buildup, Panini America finally is ready to announce complete details surrounding the showstopping wrapper-redemption program it has planned for next month's 2012 National Sports Collectors Convention in Baltimore. Over the weekend we showcased many of the inserts we have planned for the show, including first looks at the Cracked Ice…
Materialistic: More Game-Worn Greatness Coming to 2011-12 Limited Basketball
As the countdown to tomorrow's official release of 2011-12 Limited Basketball enters its goose-bumpy final hours, collector excitement for the product is palpable. And if you don't believe us, check out the feedback we've received so far on our sneak-peek episode of Panini Unwrapped and our gallery from earlier this week showcasing just some of the magical game-worn memorabilia cards in…
The Final Panini America Father’s Day Peek: Kobe’s Shoes, Pro Bowl Memorabilia, More
By now, we've highlighted just about every last sparkling aspect of the 2012 Panini America Father's Day promotion set over the course of the last two weeks leading up to this holiday weekend. We've shared most of the autographs, most of the memorabilia inserts, most of the parallels and most of, well, everything. So as the promotion kicks into high…
Massive Gallery: Panini America Previews 2012 Father’s Day Autograph Inclusions
Let's see, so far in our continuing series of preview galleries detailing the most meaningful aspects of this weekend's 2012 Panini America Father's Day set, we've covered a fair amount of the base set . . . the photo-intensive Elements insert . . . the mesmerizing "Cracked Ice" parallels . . . the 2011 NBA Finals game-used memorabilia insert .…
Panini America Begins Stunning Preview of Next Week’s Father’s Day Promotion Set
If you're either not following the Panini America Twitter account (shame on you!) or simply weren't paying attention to it yesterday (shame on you!), you missed a white-knuckled, edge-of-your-seat, all-day-long preview of just some of the stunning hits slated for next week's Panini America Father's Day promotion. Luckily for all of us, our own Scott Prusha took the trip across town Thursday…
Panini America's Weekly Redemption Card Update: Kobe, Dirk, Durant, Blake & More
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, we’ll frequently post a list, 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 know which redemption cards from which products are being processed this…
Panini America Brings Black Friday Magic to Special Father's Day Hobby Shop Promotion
Last November, Panini America officials brought -- for the first time ever -- the frenzy, excitement, energy and unbridled spending power of Black Friday to hobby shops across the country with a special in-store wrapper-redemption program that included a promotion-exclusive card set and unparalleled buzz. Next month, they will do it again with a similar program developed around Father's Day.…
Panini America Teases Base-Set Variations for 2011-12 Past & Present Basketball
Add this to the list of throwback thrills slated to permeate 2011-12 Past & Present Basketball when it releases on May 16: Short-printed base-set variations -- sure to be among the most sought after nuances in Panini America's masterful mashup of old-school design elements and modern printing technologies. In all, 50 players on the Past & Present checklist will be…