Panini America Unveils Redemption, Booth Plans for 2013 NBA All-Star Jam Session
It seems only fitting that the 2013 NBA All-Star Jam Session begins this Thursday, on Valentine's Day. After all, seemingly everything basketball fans love about the NBA will be on display inside Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center -- including the passionate, bustling, must-visit destination known as the Panini America booth. There will a little bit of something for the…
Panini America On-Location Gallery: Scenes from the Super Bowl XLVII NFL Experience
NEW ORLEANS -- The wall-to-wall football spectacular that is the Super Bowl XLVII NFL Experience kicked off in earnest Wednesday afternoon with a welcome address from New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham and Panini Authentic exclusive Andrew Luck, followed by a quick two-song set from Forever The Sickest Kids. In the 24 hours that have passed since, the Ernest N.…
Panini America Adds New Tools of the Trade Material in 2012 Black Friday Promotion
In the months since Panini America first unveiled its show-special "Tools of the Trade" memorabilia cards during the 2012 Toronto Spring Expo with mammoth swatches of event-used towel from the NHL All-Star Game, the concept has picked up steam in a big way. The company proceeded to fan the flames during August's National Sports Collectors Convention by incorporating crazy-prime pieces of…
Panini America On Location: A Hall of Fame Worthy Final Day at 2012 Toronto Fall Expo
TORONTO, Ontario -- The final day at the 2012 Toronto Fall Expo was one for the ages. Sunday started with a longtime Panini collector gifting a vintage 1979 Panini NHL sticker packet and ended with a special visit and signing from newly enshrined NHL Hall of Famer and former Vancouver Canucks megastar Pavel Bure. In the midst of the staggering sights, the…
Panini America On Location: More Wrapper Mayhem on Day 2 at 2012 Toronto Fall Expo
TORONTO, Ontario -- Day 2 at the 2012 Toronto Fall Expo started with the Panini America team arriving to a line of sports collectors and autograph seekers wrapped all the way around the International Centre. The scene here has become synonymous with what has simply become one of the most fantastic sports card and memorabilia shows north of the U.S.…
Panini America On-Location Gallery: Huge Hits Define Day 1 at 2012 Toronto Fall Expo
TORONTO, Ontario -- The Panini America team arrived in Toronto earlier this week ready to rock the 2012 Toronto Fall Expo -- and that's exactly what it did on Friday's first day as the company's always-popular wrapper-redemption program created instant buzz and excitement, offering wanting collectors more variety and bigger hits than usual. In what's primarily been a hockey-driven show, this…
Panini America Brings Unique Gordie Howe Jersey Cards to 2012 Toronto Fall Expo
How cool was the knight-crested, Red Wings-inspired Panini America hockey jersey we had specially made for the legendary Gordie Howe to wear at our booth during the 2012 NHL All-Star Game in Ottawa last season? So cool that Howe himself wanted to keep it. Luckily for us, we had a second one made just for him to keep. As for…
iCollectPanini.com Taking the 2012 Toronto Fall Expo Wrapper Redemption Virtual
Can’t make it to Canada for this week’s 2012 Toronto Fall Expo that begins in earnest tomorrow? Don’t fret. Now, as always, Panini America and iCollectPanini.com have you covered. Starting today, collectors who purchase select products on iCollectPanini.com will receive the same wrapper-redemption packs that will be distributed this weekend at the Toronto Fall Expo. It's simple, really. For those of you who can't make it to Toronto…
Panini America Live Redemption Trade-Up Program Coming to 2012 Toronto Fall Expo
The popular Panini America Redemption Trade-Up Program that debuted earlier this year at the 2012 National Sports Collectors Convention is back by popular demand. Panini America officials announced on Monday that the company will bring the successful program back for this weekend's 2012 Toronto Fall Expo. The unique initiative -- exclusive to hockey this weekend -- will be conducted live…
Art of the Matter: Panini America Releasing New Sketch Cards at 2012 Toronto Fall Expo
You know, you can learn a lot about a professional athlete by giving him nothing more than a few colored Sharpies, a blank trading-card canvas, about five minutes and one simple two-word request: Draw something. What you're likely to discover -- as we have at Panini America during the last few years -- is that the resulting artwork is sometimes primitive,…