So . . . What Constitutes a Short Printed RC in 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey?
Judging by recent comments submitted to The Knight's Lance, one of the most-asked questions making the hockey hobby rounds these days is what, exactly, is the ballpark quantity of the 10 short-printed Rookie Ticket Autographs in 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey? To be fair, we haven't disclosed that number in the recent SP reveals we've posted. But based largely on your feedback, we're going to…
2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey: Two More Rookie Card Short Prints Revealed!
Panini America officials on Tuesday morning continued pulling the curtain back on the array of short-printed Rookie Ticket Autographed Rookie Cards that have kept collectors guessing since 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey released on May 18. Since releasing all of those Rookie Card SPs at once would kind of remove all the mystery, we’ve decided to leak them gradually over the next few weeks. We started just…
The Big Reveal: Panini America Sheds Light on 2011 Prestige Football Rookie Card SPs
Following two weeks of collector speculation, Panini America officials on Wednesday released the official list of Rookie Card short prints found in 2011 Prestige Football. The 10 cards (including a certain Heisman Trophy winner and National Champion from the SEC) are revealed in a gallery after the jump. To be sure, the 10 SPs are considerably shorter than the other RCs in the set. They're…
The Gradual Reveal Continues: Two More 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey SPs
Panini America officials on Tuesday morning continued pulling the curtain back on the array of short-printed Rookie Ticket Autographed Rookie Cards that have kept collectors guessing since 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey released on May 18. Since releasing all of those Rookie Card SPs at once would kind of remove all the mystery, we’ve decided to leak them gradually over the next few weeks. We started Friday…
Panini America Releases Checklist for 2011 Prestige Football; Short Print List to Follow
Panini America officials on Wednesday afternoon unveiled the complete checklist for 2011 Prestige Football, the first fully licensed NFL trading card set of the season that released earlier this week. The product includes a deep checklist of 100 Rookie Cards updated with 2011 NFL Draft information as well as a few short-print and variation surprises. We've already told you about the 18 one-per-box…
Panini Unwrapped: 2011 Prestige Football
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhXkN6xSCEg&w=580&h=360] That faint yet festive celebration you hear right now -- listen carefully, it's there -- is most likely collectors in your neighborhood counting down to the official kickoff of the 2011 NFL collecting season. For the record, it starts in less than 24 hours with the celebrated arrival of 2011 Panini Prestige Football. To ensure that you're properly prepared…
The Quality Control Gallery: 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey (Second of Two Parts)
Yesterday afternoon we shared with you just some of the cool 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey cards unearthed during the first round of the quality-control process. We also promised yesterday to share more of the goods in a follow-up gallery today. Consider this us making good on our promise. (more…)
The Quality Control Gallery: 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey (First of Two Parts)
The Panini America hockey team -- veteran puckheads Al Muir and Clint Hall -- made history on Friday by becoming the first two people on the planet to bust the history-making first boxes of 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey. (Some guys have all the luck.) For the record, their enviable opening ceremony was work-related. Muir and Hall were conducting the quality control process…
Drool Gallery: 2011 Panini Prestige Football Rookie Card Variation Short Prints
Collectors have come to embrace the short-printed splendor surrounding Rookie Card variations randomly tucked into Prestige Football every year. For the 2011 edition, due out everywhere May 25, the company delivers the goods again on some of the most collectible rookies selected in the 2011 NFL Draft. (more…)
Panini’s Plans for the 2011 Spring Expo
Officials at Panini America recently released details for the upcoming 2011 Toronto Sportcard and Memorabilia Spring Expo (beginning April 29 at the Toronto International Centre) and once again will aim to please hockey collectors with a trademark wrapper redemption program. Panini has developed a 13-card redemption set updating 2010-11 Donruss Hockey, including 10 Rated Rookies. (more…)