Panini America Baseball Fan Rick Hutnak Shares Some Contenders to Remember
The second we saw Rick Hutnak's Tweet trumpeting his rather impressive collection of 2011 Contenders Baseball autographs, we knew we had to dig deeper into the collecting habits of the Massachusetts native now living in Clearwater, Fla. So we reached out to him -- via Twitter, of course -- to see if he'd be interested in sharing the story behind…
Panini America Collector Aaron Mitchell & His Freshman Orientation Project
In this edition of the Panini America Personal Collection Spotlight, Florida resident and Michigan native Aaron Mitchell describes, in his own words, how he came to complete the 2010 Rookies & Stars Freshman Orientation Prime set. "I am a diehard Detroit Lions fan. I found myself at the local card shop in Raleigh, N.C., soon after the release of 2010…
Panini America Collector Ryan Schear & His Abundant Raymond Berry Collection
Over the years I've had the opportunity to get to know collector Ryan Schear on a personal level and I've enjoyed hearing about his many collecting pursuits as he's made the trek from his native Maryland all the way to Colorado. I know that above all else (like most of us), Schear is passionate about his collecting targets and will stop…
Panini America Collector Brett Saint All In on Aussie Countryman Andrew Bogut
Today, The Knight's Lance continues its ongoing series profiling the top Panini America collectors in the world with a heartfelt piece from Brett Saint, another of our Australian mates who was referred to us by our friends at OzCardTrader. In fact, Saint is so determined to amass the world's most impressive Andrew Bogut collection that he started his own weekend…
Totally Sweet: Appreciating Daniel Rovin's Rocking Panini America Hoops Collection
Say this about New York collector Daniel Rovin: The guy sure knows how to command your attention. Among the most arresting collecting revelations Rovin (on the right in the above image) detailed in his first email to me on May 2? He'd just completed the Kevin Durant Panini's Choice Awards insert from 2011-12 Preferred Basketball, the crowning complement to his…
Panini America PC Spotlight: The Stunning Steelers Stash of Johnny Angelis (Gallery)
When it came to profiling the collecting exploits New Mexico's Johnny Angelis, we first had to narrow our focus. Clearly, his passion is quite profound. We could've focused on his completed 2010 Classics Flashback Fabrics patch set . . . or his full sets of 2001 Classics Hashmarks and Stadium Stars sets. Ultimately, though, we settled on Angelis' superstar-laden, generations-spanning…
Keeping Score: The Passionate Pursuit of Pennsylvania Collector Ken Wagner
First things first: I've been sitting on this Panini America Personal Collection Spotlight entry from Pennsylvania collector Ken Wagner for more than a year. I had the best of intentions to run it long, long ago, but for any number of reasons, I never did. That's my bad. There's no question that Wagner's impeccable collection of Score and Score Select…
PC Spotlight: Kentucky Native Daniel Taylor Shares His Patrick Patterson Collection
Kentucky native Daniel Taylor has lived the dream of most collectors. He's not only met the subject of his collecting pursuits (former University of Kentucky superstar Patrick Patterson) but he's also had the opportunity to share his collection with Patterson, too. Indeed, collecting in Lexington, Ky., has its advantages -- especially when a local hero like Patterson returns home for…
Horne of Plenty: Australia's Matthew Horne Shares His "Nashty" Personal Collection
As a moderator for OzCardTrader, Australia's leading online card collecting forum, Matthew Horne has his finger on the pulse of what's hot down under. Of course, he also has his fingers all over a pretty sick Steve Nash personal collection, too. Horne's been collecting now for more than 15 years, no small feat on a continent that presents a vast checklist…
Mission Accomplished: Jeff Stoller Finishes 2010 Certified Football FOTG Prime Set
When Oregon-based collector Jeff Stoller -- AKA "chibearsboy" on the Beckett.com message boards -- made the decision years ago to start collecting prime memorabilia cards, his next mission was to pinpoint that one perfect set target. It didn't take him long to find the perfect goal. (more…)