LOGOMANIA: A Look Inside the NBA Logoman Majesty that Awaits in Friday’s Release of 2021-22 Flawless Basketball
At long last, Panini America's 2021-22 Flawless Basketball finally arrives in hobby shops across the country on Friday -- and when it does, high-end collectors everywhere will be treated to a jaw-dropping array of new NBA Logoman, Dual Logoman and Triple Logoman stunners. We've teased a few of these beauties over the last several days on the Panini America social…
Scenes From Packout: Panini America Peeks Some Release-Week Stunners from 2021-22 Flawless Basketball
Panini America's highly anticipated 2021-22 Flawless Basketball releases on Friday and judging by the early feedback received on the Panini America social media channels, anticipation is HIGH. Packout for this product concluded early last week, but not before we could grab some scintillating pics from the production line. In the must-see gallery that follows, we showcase just some of the…
Challenge Accepted: 2020-21 Prizm Basketball NFT Blockchain Challenges Heating Up, Latest Silver Pack Drop and More
If you missed out on the first 2020-21 Prizm Basketball NFT Blockchain Challenge last week, well, you weren't alone. In fact, just 307 users managed to assemble the 10 Net Marvels inserts required to earn the special Luka Doncic Challenge Reward NFT card numbered to, you guessed it, 307. Those cards were randomly inserted into winning users' Panini America Blockchain…
First Silvers, Net Marvels Headline Panini America’s 2020-21 Prizm Basketball NFT Blockchain Releases Next Week
Following a gradual, two-week soft launch and last week's successful first base release, action surrounding Panini America's 2020-21 Prizm Basketball NFT Blockchain product is about to heat up considerably. On Monday and Friday, the first Silver Prizm parallel packs will release. On Wednesday, the first insert packs -- Net Marvels -- will launch. Each Silver Prizm pack -- launching on…
The Inside Story of How the Iconic SLAM Magazine Got its Own Insert in Panini America’s 2020-21 NBA Hoops Basketball
Last February, just weeks before a global pandemic began ravaging the U.S., and altering -- in some ways seemingly forever -- the way business gets done, some business was getting done the old-fashioned way. Face-to-face, through spirited conversation among passionate professionals. The setting in this case? Inside Panini America's All-Star VIP Lounge in Chicago during 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend. The…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks an Early Box of 2019-20 Mosaic Basketball
This time tomorrow, hardcore hobby collectors will finally find out firsthand what retail-minded collectors have known for several weeks: 2019-20 Mosaic Basketball is . . . beautiful. For real. The Prizm-powered sibling of Panini America's other Optichrome-based products, Mosaic manages to stand out in a crowd by delivering a spectacularly conceived array of Mosaic Prizm parallels and a tough-but-top-notch autograph…
First Look: Panini America Begins Previewing the Upcoming 2019 Father’s Day Set
If the country’s finest sellers of bad ties, “World’s Greatest Dad” coffee mugs and designer boxers have experienced a significant slump in the last seven years or so (especially in the country’s hottest collecting markets), well, we apologize. Indeed, since bursting onto the scene in the summer of 2012, Panini America’s annual Father’s Day hobby shop promotion has fundamentally altered the way…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2018-19 Revolution Basketball (100+ Pics)
The super-short Galactic chase. The tough-to-pull-but-top-notch autographs. The multi-magnificence of the flashy parallels. With three short sentences, hoops collectors across the country know what product is being identified: Panini America’s Revolution Basketball. It’s a product that has warmed its way into the hearts of collectors in just three short seasons by offering a flashy mid-season departure of a product. Revolution’s tried-and-true recipe returns intact…
Panini Rewards Brings Color to Kaboom! for Rare Site-Exclusive Insert Set (Gallery)
Panini America's Panini Rewards platform is about to get a whole lot more rewarding. Beginning Friday afternoon, the Panini Rewards website will deliver its own colorful spin on the company's rare and popular Kaboom! insert with a new 50-card creation featuring a superstar checklist and, for the first time, color Kaboom! parallels. The results of this site-exclusive offering, as you'll see in…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Opens Three Boxes of the New 2017-18 Noir Basketball
Make no mistake about it: This particular hump day is a huge one in the trading card hobby -- and not just because the 2018 National Sports Collectors Convention will open its doors in Cleveland this afternoon. That's a pretty big deal, no doubt. But adding to the weighty nature of this Wednesday is the long-awaited return of Charles Barkley…