Lofty Sales of Panini America Hockey Cards Highlight this Special Edition of the PPI
To say that we (and by "we," I mean yours truly) might have over promised and under delivered on the "weekly" aspect of the Panini Price Index might be an understatement. However, a lot has happened since the last installment of the PPI, including the epic release of three superb Panini America NHL products. The trifecta of hockey bliss -- 2011-12…
Panini America Leaks the Prime Namesakes Autograph SPs from 2011-12 Prime Hockey
Now that Panini America's passionate hockey collectors have had ample opportunity to assemble their targeted vowels and consonants from 2011-12 Prime Hockey's Prime Namesakes autograph letters insert, Panini America NHL Brand Manager Chris Barr is ready to make a little more sense of the alphabet soup. Earlier this week, Barr shared the list of short prints from the popular insert set.…
Panini America Shares Ink-Color Quantities for 2012 Elite Football Rookie Inscriptions
One of the most-asked questions in the football-card world since the release of 2012 Elite Football earlier this week goes something like this: "When will Panini America release the ink-color breakdown of the Rookie Inscriptions autographs." We're happy to report that the answer is "today." What follows is the complete Rookie Inscriptions variation breakdown, including how many of each ink-color…
PPI Special Report: NBA Hoops Autograph SPs Set Off Post-Fourth Fireworks
It's been awhile since the Panini Price Index has made an appearance. Since our last report, there has been considerable buzz surrounding the announcement of short print autographs in 2011-12 NBA Hoops Basketball. In fact, some of the SP Autos are fetching considerable dollars on the secondary market prompting a very special edition of the PPI. Along with a list…
Panini America Reveals List of Autograph SPs Found in 2011-12 Titanium Hockey
Now that 2011-12 Titanium Hockey has had a chance to marinate on the market for a couple of weeks (and become one of the most popular products of the NHL collecting season so far in the process), Panini America NHL Brand Manager Chris Barr has given us the green light to release the list of autograph SPs permeating a product…
Panini America Peeks Primo Penmanship Coming to 2011-12 Prime Hockey (Gallery)
Up to this point, the intense sense of anticipation that has developed for Panini America's upcoming 2011-12 Prime Hockey has almost everything to do with the unparalleled selection of prime memorabilia slated for the product that we've previewed now on a couple of different occasions. But 2011-12 Prime Hockey is about so much more than just pretty patches. It's also…
2012 Prestige Football Stars in This Watch & Win Episode of Pannini Unwrapped
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwYyhX9wnZ0&w=600&h=338] Earlier this week we were honored to have Cincinnati Bengals Pro Bowl quarterback Andy Dalton help us bust the first box of 2012 Prestige Football. Today, we take a step down in terms of passing ability but make up for it with some inside hobby knowledge on Panini America's first product of the 2012 season, the first on the…
The 10 Kevin Durant Cards Guaranteed to Leave You Feeling . . . Thunderstruck
Denotatively speaking, the word "thunderstruck" means to be astonished or dumbfounded. It's that jaw-dropping feeling you got when you first heard, for example, that NBA superstar Kevin Durant dropped 66 points in a game at Harlem's historic Rucker Park last summer. Or when you watched him lead the NBA in scoring -- thrice. Or when you watched him score 39 points against Memphis in Game…
Revealed: Panini America Identifies List of 2011-12 Elite Hockey Autographed SPs
Judging by the amount of requests flooding The Knight's Lance and the Panini America Facebook and Twitter feeds in recent weeks, inquiring collecting minds want to know: "When is Panini America going to release the autograph SP list for 2011-12 Elite Hockey. The short answer to that question is "today." Below, you'll find the preliminary list of autograph short prints…
Panini America Teases Base-Set Variations for 2011-12 Past & Present Basketball
Add this to the list of throwback thrills slated to permeate 2011-12 Past & Present Basketball when it releases on May 16: Short-printed base-set variations -- sure to be among the most sought after nuances in Panini America's masterful mashup of old-school design elements and modern printing technologies. In all, 50 players on the Past & Present checklist will be…