Panini America Delivers the Complete List of 2015 Contenders Draft Picks Football SPs
Seeing as how Panini America's 2015 Contenders Draft Picks Football has enjoyed almost two blistering weeks on the market, now's probably a good time to start pulling the curtain back on the bevy of Short Prints and Super Short Prints permeating the set's various autograph inserts and subsets. In fact, one of the first things Product Development Director Ben Ecklar…
Base Variations Continue Fanning Flames of 2014-15 Gold Standard Basketball
One of the most interesting — but perhaps less-heralded — aspects of Panini America’s Gold Standard Basketball brand during its first four 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,…
Base-Set Variations Bring Chase, Intrigue to 2014-15 Gold Standard Basketball (Gallery)
One of the most interesting — but perhaps less-heralded — aspects of Panini America’s Gold Standard Basketball brand during its first four 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,…
Panini America Sheds Light on Rookie Card Variations within 2014 Prizm Football
Now that collectors have had almost two weeks to appreciate Panini America's 2014 Prizm Football, many of them have begun gravitating toward the many Rookie Card variations randomly inserted in the set. The existence of SP and SSP variations within 2014 Prizm Football was certainly no secret. The concept was communicated during the product solicitation process. But exactly which players…
Panini America Sheds Light on Rookie Card Variations in 2014 Rookies & Stars Football
High-volume breakers of 2014 Rookies & Stars Football have no doubt already discovered them in the two weeks since the product went live. Casual collectors, however, may have flipped right past them without even noticing. Indeed, there are short-print photo variations for 25 top rookies in 2014 Rookies & Stars Football that fall roughly three per hobby box on average.…
Panini America Sheds Light on Inscriptions Autograph SPs in 2013 Elite Football
The Rookie Inscriptions Autographs insert that has provided so many memorable pulls for collectors of 2013 Elite Football during the product's first few weeks on the market has so much going for it. But unlike the captivating acetate card stock on which those cards are signed, the differing quantities of Inscriptions' ink-color variations haven't been so transparent. So today, we…
Base-Set Variations Bring Chase, Intrigue to 2012-13 Gold Standard Basketball
One of the most interesting -- but perhaps less-heralded -- aspects of Panini America's Gold Standard Basketball brand during its first three 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,…
Panini America Releases Final SP, Variation Quantities for 2012 Contenders Football
To date, Panini America officials have released two different lists sharing some of the Rookie Ticket SP and Rookie Ticket Variation quantities found within 2012 Contenders Football. This evening, Panini America Product Development officials have finally shared the last list, which details the remaining cards considered to be SPs. Included in this final list are product juggernauts such as Andrew Luck, Doug Martin, Russell Wilson…
Short Story: Panini America Begins Leaking 2012 Contenders Football SP Quantities
Almost immediately following the celebrated release of 2012 Contenders Football earlier this week, the annual frenzy commenced as collectors across North America began scrambling to determine the relative scarcity of the set's ample selection of Rookie Ticket SPs and variations. It's a captivating phenomenon that takes place every year and explains, for instance, how a base Rookie Ticket of New…
Panini America Sheds Light on Short Prints within 2012 Golden Age Baseball Release
Panini America officials on Monday provided some key insight into the many short prints and variations randomly seeded into 2012 Golden Age Baseball, including information on the set's mysterious "white-border" inclusions. The product, live now for roughly two weeks, has resonated with several types of collectors thanks to an eclectic checklist and a unique makeup that includes baseball legends, pop-culture…