On the Routing Table: Zenith Hockey, Gold Standard Basketball, Prestige Football
It's been way too long since last we visited the fabled Panini America Routing Table, what with its seemingly never-ending stack of early looks at products in various stages of early development. Admittedly, its location in the new building near Product Development and Design -- far, far away from the marketing department -- makes frequent sojourns to its four-legged loot more difficult, but…
Panini Peek: 2011 Donruss Elite Football
You could say 2011 marks a new chapter in the hallowed history of Donruss Elite Football. More accurately, though, it marks a completely new book. For the first time in company history, Panini America will produce multiplayer autographed memorabilia booklet cards and will unveil the concept -- no doubt to considerable fanfare -- in the June release of 2011 Donruss Elite Football on the popular…
Updated 2010 Playoff Contenders Golden Ticket Tracker: Four More Discovered
It’s no secret by now that the pioneering Golden Ticket redemption treasures buried randomly inside packs of 2010 Playoff Contenders Football have created a frenzied collecting buzz across America since they first hit the market more than a month ago. Every card pulled is nothing short of an industry-wide event, complete with the staggering auction prices to prove it. The Golden Tickets for Dez Bryant, Aaron Rodgers and…
Black Box Confidential: The Hand-Picked Gems Headed to the 2011 Industry Summit
Panini America's vaunted Black Box. It began back in 2002 as a way to provide added value to attendees of the industry's annual Hawaii Trade Conference. Before long, it became -- and remains -- one of the event's biggest attractions. Simply mention the term "Black Box" to veteran collectors and you're likely to get a raised eyebrow and a knowing nod, telling reactions inspired by the inherent buzz and…
Updated 2010 Playoff Contenders Golden Ticket Tracker: The Gold Rush Continues
It’s no secret by now that the pioneering Golden Ticket redemption treasures buried randomly inside packs of 2010 Playoff Contenders Football have created a frenzied collecting buzz across America since they first hit the market more three weeks ago. Every card pulled is nothing short of an industry-wide event, complete with the staggering auction prices to prove it. The Golden Tickets for Dez Bryant and Aaron Rodgers…
Golden Touches: Collectors in Florida and New York Strike Gold on Bradford, Elway
Five packs of 2010 Playoff Contenders Football. That's all 29-year-old Florida collector Michael Tucker needed. So he dropped by Wonder Water Sports Cards in Clearwater, Fla., Thursday evening after work to pick them up -- really for no other reason than to test the video-recording capabilities of his new camera phone in advance of a group break next week. The camera, as it turns out, works…
Exclusive: 2010 Playoff Contenders Football Rookie Ticket Quantities Revealed!
One of the most asked questions these days among passionate football folks has nothing at all to do with the NFL’s expiring CBA, Cam Newton’s 40 time or whether or not the Green Bay Packers have what it takes to repeat. No, the most prolific query making the rounds is something much more collecting focused. “When will Panini America release short-print quantities for…
Panini Unwrapped World Premiere Video: 2010 National Treasures Football
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umn3aUH1_kA&w=560&h=349] Join Panini America's Ben Ecklar and Tracy Hackler for this stirring world premiere break of 2010 National Treasures Football, the most anticipated NFL trading card product of the season. What will the dynamic duo pull? More importantly, how can you win it. Stay tuned to find out.
Updated 2010 Playoff Contenders Football Golden Ticket Tracker: Dez Bryant Surfaces
It’s no secret by now that the pioneering Golden Ticket redemption treasures buried randomly in packs of 2010 Playoff Contenders Football have created a frenzied collecting buzz across America since they first hit the market almost two weeks ago. Every card pulled is nothing short of an industry-wide event, complete with the staggering auction prices to prove it. The Golden Ticket for Aaron Rodgers sold for…
The Knight’s Lance Weekend Rewind
Look, it's no secret that America's affinity for online surfing typically takes the weekend off -- like the rest of us -- and then picks back up first Monday morning when everyone returns to the office. The Knight's Lance, however, rarely takes a day off. So while most of the blog's loyal readers were busy soaking up this past weekend,…