Chief Among Them: Mahomes Mania Strikes Newest NFLPA Panini Trading Card Index
Now that the 2018 NFL season has arrived, football fans and collectors alike have shifted their focus from projections and “What could be” to realizations and “What is” as their favorite team’s rookies and veterans start delivering performances on the field. That shift in philosophy from preseason excitement to regular season reality is certainly reflected in the newest NFLPA Panini…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Opens Boxes of 2018 Contenders Draft Picks Basketball
This time tomorrow, collectors across the country will get their first chance at collecting trading cards and autographs from DeAndre Ayton, Marvin Bagley III, Luka Doncic, Trae Young and the other key members of the highly anticipated 2018 NBA Draft class with the arrival of 2018 Contenders Draft Picks Basketball. A spectacular way to tip off the new collecting season,…
Panini America Delivers Detailed First Look at 2018 Contenders Draft Picks Baseball
Much like its Elite Extra Edition Baseball sibling, Panini America's Contenders Draft Picks Baseball franchise is nothing short of a prospecting paradise for hardball hobbyists looking to get in on the ground floor of the game's bright future. Rich with autographs from the top draft picks of 2018 as well as from baseball's all-time greats, 2018 Contenders Draft Picks Baseball arrives…
Signs of Father’s Day: Panini America Peeks Autograph Lineup for 2018 Father’s Day Set
You've seen the base cards. You've seen the base inserts. You've seen the spectacular parallels. You've seen the memorabilia. Indeed, when it comes to Panini America's upcoming 2018 Father's Day hobby shop promotion set, you've seen just about everything by now -- except the autograph cards. We've saved those for today. As you'll see in the must-see gallery that follows,…
Panini America Examines Memorabilia Card Lineup in 2018 Father’s Day Set (Gallery)
Father’s Day is swiftly approaching and you can expect the anticipation and excitement for next weekend's seventh annual Panini America Father’s Day hobby shop promotion to intensify more with each passing day. We’ve spent some time over the last several days preparing you for everything this year’s set has to offer and we’ll continue those efforts over the next several days. Today, we’re…
Panini America Eyes the Parallel Universe of 2018 Father’s Day Set (Must-See Gallery)
One of the inherent beauties of any Panini America Father's Day promotional set is the checklist full of parallels featuring names that are as captivating as the cards they're meant to describe. That's been the case since Panini America first launched its Father's Day phenomenon in 2012 -- and that parallel tradition returns in full force for 2018. As we…
Ice Breaker: Panini America Offers Must-See Peek at Contenders Draft Picks Football
One week from today, Panini America's 2018 Contenders Draft Picks Football arrives in hobby shops across North America boasting a scintillating selection of collection-makers featuring the most coveted players in the upcoming 2018 NFL Draft. The combination of a stacked rookie class and Contenders' proven track record has expectations heightened for this release. Of course, the fabled Cracked Ice autograph…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Two Boxes of 2017-18 Prestige Basketball
Today has been rather hoops heavy in hobby shops across North America with Panini America's 2017-18 Contenders Basketball and 2017-18 Prestige Basketball both going live today. We’ve provided Quality Control Gallery previews for both products in recent days here on The Knight’s Lance as a means of broad introduction. Earlier today, we started taking you directly to the box level with a must-see Teaser Gallery featuring Contenders. Now, we're switching to Prestige. On…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2017-18 Prestige Basketball (96 Images)
Is news still "breaking" when it involves Panini America's popular Cracked Ice technology? Or would it be "cracking" news? That's a rhetorical question, of course. Whether it's breaking or cracking, there's big news as it relates to the upcoming 2017-18 Prestige Basketball: The hobby version features the brand debut of Cracked Ice -- and the fascinating finish is featured on…
Panini America, NFLPA Unveil Trading Card Index Rankings for Fourth Quarter of 2017
Panini America, the exclusive trading card manufacturer of the NFL and NFL Players Association (NFLPA), in conjunction with NFL Players Inc., the licensing and marketing arm of the NFLPA, today unveiled the updated NFLPA Trading Card Index for 2017 Q4. The quarterly report ranks the top-performing football players in the licensed trading card industry. Once a quarter, the NFLPA Panini…