The Bling’s the Thing: Panini America’s New Football Set Sparkles with Diamonds, Gold
Traditionally speaking, sports trading card production during the last 100 years or so has required -- almost exclusively -- two fundamental resources: Ink and paper. Leave it to Panini America to throw tradition for a loop by introducing two more precious materials to the manufacturing mix: Diamonds and gold. Indeed, when the company's new 2011 Gold Standard Football set releases to the masses later this week (in packaging designed…
Panini America Black Friday Checklist: 2011 Pro Bowl Materials and Autographs
As the phenomenon known as Panini America Black Friday comes to an end, we will be updating the checklist here on the blog to show collectors what they got. Stay tuned . . . (more…)
Panini America’s Black Friday Takes Times Square; More Bells and Whistles Revealed
On Monday afternoon, Panini America officials continued to spread the word on their upcoming Black Friday promotion, going so far as to distribute a national press release and posting an image of one of the sweeter Black Friday cards on a huge video board in the heart of New York City's Times Square. On Tuesday afternoon, they provided another new glimpse at some of the…
Panini America Goes Pink in Joining NFL’s Annual “A Crucial Catch” Campaign
The NFL and its players will be taking a decidedly pink tint to the field in Week 4 with the kickoff of the league's annual "A Crucial Catch" breast cancer campaign, a partnership with the American Cancer Society focused on the importance of annual breast cancer screenings for women. Throughout October, NFL players, coaches and referees will wear pink game apparel…
Cards on Fire: Your First Look at Some of the Just-Redeemed Passing the Torch Autos
Passing the Torch Autographs: Four simple words. Two legendary players. One of the most beloved insert sets in trading card history. Since 1997, the venerable dual-signed insert set has absolutely mesmerized Donruss Elite collectors with some of the most coveted and important football cards ever made. (more…)
Panini America Redemption Card Update: Elway, Tebow, Durant, Magic and More
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, we’ll frequently post a list, like the one below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled. The following list is by no means complete, but it does let collectors know which redemption cards from which products are being processed this week. We’ll update this…
Panini America Routing Table Teases First Glimpses of Timeless Treasures Football
We made waves in mid June with the announcement that, for the first time ever, the big-ticket Timeless Treasures brand was hitting the gridiron in 2011. At the time of that big news, we were still really early in the creative process with but a handful of mocked up images to show. But as the Panini America Routing Table proudly illustrated yesterday evening, a lot…
A Comprehensive Look at Panini America’s 2011 National Wrapper-Redemption Set
As one of the top four vote-getters in our Knight's Lance Readers Choice Weekend poll, this story is being brought to you by . . . well . . . you. Stay tuned throughout the weekend for the additional content that you voted for. You asked for a comprehensive look at the cardboard gold that is Panini America's 2011 National Sports Collectors Convention…
Panini Peek: 2011 Threads Football
Panini Threads Football will celebrate its sixth season as a stand-alone brand when the 2011 edition arrives in late August. In that time, the late-summer blockbuster clearly has come into its own thanks to a captivating content mix that will only get better this season. Sporting a few new wrinkles and the same potent presentation of memorabilia and autographs from the…
The Panini America Routing Table Reveals a Scorching Start to the 2011 NFL Season
You want to know how the Panini America football team is passing the time these days? Simply take a look at the images that follow. Indeed, there's no rest for the weary in the trading card industry. Just five weeks removed from launching its final football release of the 2010 season, the Panini America gridiron juggernaut is currently working on no less than three different…