Striking Gold . . . Again: Second 2010 Playoff Contenders Golden Ticket Claimed

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r6AMmUAPhU&w=480&h=390] 2010 Playoff Contenders' frenzied first week on the market  has been bolstered by an industry-wide phenomenon surrounding the product's pioneering Golden Ticket redemption cards. Last week, collector Michael Keller became the first to possess a live Golden Ticket card.  In this exclusive video, watch as longtime Dallas-area shop owner Gil Montalvo -- of Gil's Infield in Duncanville, Texas -- becomes…

Panini America on Location: Kobe Bryant Cemented at Grauman’s Chinese Theater

LOS ANGELES -- Five-time NBA champion and Panini Exclusive spokesman Kobe Bryant made history last week by becoming the first athlete to ever have his hands and feet cast in cement inside L.A.'s famed Grauman's Chinese Theater. Panini America co-sponsored the event and dispatched Tracy Hackler and Scott Prusha to brave the Hollywood paparazzi for the following video montage, featuring…

Midas Touch: Playoff Contenders Golden Tickets Generating Big Buzz, Bigger Sales

It's been one week since 2010 Playoff Contenders Football hit the streets packing more product-of-the-year potential than any sports trading card release in recent memory. Despite the considerable buzz generated by Contenders' ballyhooed Rookie Ticket variations and the mystery surrounding their respective quantities, the real shining element in the product has been, well, the ultimate shining element: Redemptions good for…

Panini America on Location: 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend (Massive Gallery)

LOS ANGELES -- During the furious five-day basketball free-for-all that was 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend, Mother Nature rained, Kobe Bryant reigned and Blake Griffin gave new meaning to the term “carhop.” All the while, Panini America was busy putting on a week-long, show-stealing performance of its own . . . at the Los Angeles Convention Center for NBA Jam Session…

Coming Soon . . . Complete Coverage from 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend

Be sure to stay tuned to The Knight's Lance for complete coverage from Panini America's exhaustive, event-filled trip to Los Angeles for the 2011 NBA All-Star Game, including tons of exclusive images and video. In the coming days you'll see everything, including Kobe Bryant getting his hands and feet immortalized in cement at the famed Grauman's Chinese Theater to interviews with NBA superstars…

Texas Collector Michael Keller Strikes First Gold, Claims Mark Sanchez Golden Ticket

Longtime collector Michael Keller became the first person in the country to claim one of the 52 Golden Ticket 14-karat gold trading cards seeded in 2010 Playoff Contenders Football when he visited Panini America headquarters Thursday morning. Keller, who lives in Lewisville, Texas, pulled the Mark Sanchez Golden Ticket redemption card during a group break of Playoff Contenders at SMP Sportscards in Grapevine, Texas,…

Louisiana Collector Wins Grand Prize in 2010 Panini NFL Player of the Day Contest

[caption id="attachment_3672" align="aligncenter" width="544" caption="Chuck Raborn, left, owner of Chuck's Field of Dreams in Albany, La., poses with 2010 Panini NFL Player of the Day winner Nathan Foster. "][/caption] Nathan Foster, a middle-school history teacher and coach -- and avid NFL trading card collector -- from Albany, La., turned one lucky pack of 2010 Panini NFL player trading cards into one fantastic grand…

Panini America Announces Leadership Role in the 2011 Industry Summit

With a company-wide mantra touting 2011 as “The Year of the Hobby Shop,” Panini America officials will participate in the 2011 Industry Summit and introduce a comprehensive commitment to independent sports and entertainment collectible retailers, company executives revealed today. “We made the biggest splash at the inaugural Industry Summit last year by giving attendees a glimpse into our long-term dedication…

‘Championship Card’ Winners Announced

To help get us all in the spirit of Super Bowl XLV late last week, The Knight's Lance asked its loyal readers to share the stories behind their own championship cards; those special personal collection gems that, like the Lombardi Trophy itself, have come to symbolize football greatness. True to form, you did not disappoint. (more…)
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