On the Routing Table: January 3, 2011
Is it wrong that one of the first things I thought about on the way to work this morning following the long holiday weekend -- after analyzing for the umpteenth time Tim Tebow's solid performance against the Chargers -- was the Panini America Routing Table? For such a modestly sized table, the thing is a veritable goldmine of product-previewing goodness almost every day.…
On the Routing Table: January 3, 2011
Is it wrong that one of the first things I thought about on the way to work this morning following the long holiday weekend -- after analyzing for the umpteenth time Tim Tebow's solid performance against the Chargers -- was the Panini America Routing Table? For such a modestly sized table, the thing is a veritable goldmine of product-previewing goodness almost every day.…
Panini America’s Hockey Holiday
For children of all ages all across the world, last week was invariably a good one, what with Santa making his Christmas rounds and all. Still, it it's likely that no one in the hobby enjoyed a better week than the Panini America hockey team. To help illustrate just how fruitful the week was, we've made the following list. Be sure to check…
Panini America Behind the Scenes: The Trading Card Conference Room
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHxR7qFoAOw&fs=1&hl=en_US] With Panini America headquarters a virtual ghost town on the eve of the holiday break, Tracy Hackler takes collectors behind the scenes of a conference room made for card lovers by card lovers. Consider the trip down collecting's memory lane our holiday gift to you.
Material Bliss: A Peek at Key Patches Primed for 2010 National Treasures Football
Panini America production team member Jeremy Johnson strolled over to my little piece of cubicle heaven Friday afternoon a man on a material mission. In front of him was a push cart that runneth over with only the choicest cuts of prime player-worn memorabilia, all bagged and ready for their closeup -- which will come in the highly anticipated March…
Panini Peekapalooza: Chronicling Another Splendid Stop at the Production Facility
When you struggle with attention deficit disorder like I do, a routine trip to Panini America's production facility can turn into . . . Hey, look at those Tim Tebow parallels . . . Where was I? Oh, yeah . . . a routine trip to the production facility can turn into an all-day affair filled with a sensational, senses-attacking feast. In one…
Panini America World Premiere Video: Collating the High-Dollar Hits
Last week on The Knight's Lance, we premiered a special video featuring a rare look behind the scenes of the trading card production process, highlighting the slitting (cutting), overwrapping and shrink-wrapping procedures for 2010 Panini Gridiron Gear Football. The response to that video was overwhelming and generated lots of buzz in the collecting community. It also generated a lot of questions, many of…
The Sights & Sounds of Panini America at the 2010 Pop Warner Super Bowl
It's hard to imagine any business trip being any more diverse, entertaining or productive than the one a few of us from Panini America just took to take in the 54th annual Pop Warner Super Bowl in Orlando, Fla. Although we were surrounded by some of the most magical amusement parks in the world (you know, Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, etc.), I'd…
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…