Short Report: Panini America Starts Sharing SPs, SSPs in 2017 Contenders Football
Panini America’s ballyhooed 2017 Contenders Football arrived in hobby shops one week ago today to a ready-and-waiting collector base that has spent the last week in a wrapper-ripping, Rookie Ticket-revealing frenzy. That’s certain to continue in the weeks ahead as the many Contenders completists work on building their sets, with one eye always on the set’s various variations and short prints. Today, we’re going…
Panini America Shares Details on Autograph SPs within 2017 Certified Cuts Football
Now that Panini America’s 2017 Certified Cuts Football has enjoyed the luxury of several scorching days on the marketplace, company officials are prepared to pull the curtain back on the ink-color SPs permeating 2017 Certified Cuts Football's Rookie Cuts insert. Although most of the cards in the Rookie Cuts insert feature black ink on red, blue or green check stock, ink-color variations…
Base-Set Variations Bring Chase, Intrigue to 2017 Gold Standard Football (Checklist)
One of the most interesting — but perhaps less-heralded — aspects of Panini America’s 2017 Gold Standard Football is the inclusion of veteran base-set Team and Photo Variations that have all of the necessary ingredients to create a feeding frenzy for the rarest versions among impacted player collectors. This Gold Standard ritual actually began with the inaugural Gold Standard Basketball in…
Short Notice: Panini America Identifies SPs in 2017 Contenders Draft Picks Football
The release last week of Panini America's 2017 Contenders Draft Picks Football and the arrival next week of the 2017 NFL Draft have collided to create a palpable frenzy surrounding the former as autograph cards of the top prospects have realized some rather lofty sales figures in recent days. Cracked Ice autographs of Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson and LSU running back…
Short Report: Panini America Reveals More SPs, SSPs in 2016 Contenders Football
Panini America’s ballyhooed 2016 Contenders Football arrived in hobby shops three weeks ago to a ready-and-waiting collector base that has spent the last 21 days in a wrapper-ripping, Rookie Ticket-revealing frenzy. That’s certain to continue in the weeks ahead as the many Contenders completists work on building their sets, with one eye always on the set’s various variations and short…
Rare Photo Variations Deliver a Compelling Chase to 2016 Clear Vision Football
Panini America's new 2016 Clear Vision Football, live everywhere today, might be causing some collectors to have double and even triple vision when it comes to certain players dotting the product checklist. Rest assured, your eyes aren't deceiving you. There are multiple versions of, say, Jerry Rice, who appears on base cards as a 49er, a Raider and a Seahawk.…
Panini America Offers Detailed Information on 2016 Classics Football SPs, Variations
Panini America's Classics Football franchise enjoyed a heroic return to the hobby last week with a blast-from-the-past 2016 edition steeped in old-school nuance and just a little bit of mystery. We gave you preliminary information on the product's various parallels and SPs just prior to the product releasing. In the eight days since, many collectors have wondered -- both aloud…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks Some Early Boxes of 2016 Classics Football
Prepare yourself. Tomorrow, a seismic blast from the past is scheduled to hit the hobby with the highly anticipated release of Panini America's 2016 Classics Football. A true-to-theme throwback treasure, 2016 Classics Football arrives as a standalone brand for the first time in five years -- and clearly, much has changed since we last saw it. Collectors across the country…
Base Team, Photo Variations Fan the Flames of 2015-16 Gold Standard Basketball
One of the most interesting — but perhaps less-heralded — aspects of Panini America’s Gold Standard Basketball brand during its first five years in existence has been the inclusion of veteran base-set variations that have created feeding frenzies for the rarest versions among impacted player collectors. The phenomenon began with that inaugural 2010-11 Gold Standard Basketball release and featured Pete Maravich,…
Rare Collegiate Variations Add Tough Chase to 2015 Gridiron Kings Football Base Set
As you've no doubt seen by now, tomorrow's release of Panini America's 2015 Gridiron Kings Football has plenty to offer fans and collectors who've been without the product for more than 10 years. Most of the brand staples that collectors coveted before and have come to expect -- such as colorful cards that look more like works of art, Framed…