Panini America Interviews Denver Broncos Rookie Quarterback Brock Osweiler
The countdown to 2012 Prestige Football begins in earnest . . . now. Last month during the 2012 NFLPA Rookie Premiere, Panini America's Tracy Hackler and Scott Prusha took turns sitting down with the 35 superstar rookies in attendance for a series of engaging interviews that will take us right up to the June 27 release of 2012 Prestige Football. As…
Memorabilia Used During 2011 NBA Finals Highlights Panini America Father’s Day Set
Our continuing series of must-see previews highlighting the key elements of next week's Panini America Father's Day promotion takes a decidedly championship twist today. With the 2012 NBA Finals matchup finally being set -- the Miami Heat vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder and Panini America exclusive Kevin Durant -- and tipping off on Tuesday, today we thought we'd showcase the…
Panini America Peeks Scarce “Cracked Ice” Parallels in Upcoming Father’s Day Set
Out of all the images we previewed yesterday from Panini America's upcoming Father's Day promotion set, perhaps none created as much buzz from a pure wow-factor technology perspective than the mesmerizing "Cracked Ice" parallels. Without question, the hypnotic, fractured-foil effects of the Robert Griffin III and Tim Tebow cards in Friday's gallery struck a collecting chord that reinforced the unparalleled nature…
Panini America Begins Stunning Preview of Next Week’s Father’s Day Promotion Set
If you're either not following the Panini America Twitter account (shame on you!) or simply weren't paying attention to it yesterday (shame on you!), you missed a white-knuckled, edge-of-your-seat, all-day-long preview of just some of the stunning hits slated for next week's Panini America Father's Day promotion. Luckily for all of us, our own Scott Prusha took the trip across town Thursday…
Panini America Launches the Official UEFA Euro 2012 “Man of the Match” Tracker
Panini America on Friday launched its UEFA Euro 2012 "Man of the Match" tracker highlighting the individual superstars who shine the brightest in one of the most important and prestigious soccer tournaments in the world. Euro 2012 kicked off Friday with Poland and Greece playing to a 1-1 tie and Russia defeating the Czech Republic, 4-1. As part of a…
Panini America’s Weekly Redemption Card Update: Nicks, Bush, Baldwin & More
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, we’ll post a list every week, like the one included in the attachments below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled this week. The following list is intended to inform collectors know which redemption cards from which products are being processed…
Panini America Winner Spends Memorable Day with Canucks Keeper Cory Schneider
Now that is how you spend a day with an NHL player. As the grand prize winner in Panini America's 2012 NHL Player of the Day promotion, Boston-area collector David Almeida earned the right to spend last Sunday with Vancouver Canucks goalie and fellow Boston native Cory Schneider. But it's safe to say that Almeida got way more than he bargained…
The 10 Kevin Durant Cards Guaranteed to Leave You Feeling . . . Thunderstruck
Denotatively speaking, the word "thunderstruck" means to be astonished or dumbfounded. It's that jaw-dropping feeling you got when you first heard, for example, that NBA superstar Kevin Durant dropped 66 points in a game at Harlem's historic Rucker Park last summer. Or when you watched him lead the NBA in scoring -- thrice. Or when you watched him score 39 points against Memphis in Game…
Must-See Gallery: New On-Card Autographs Hitting Panini America HQ This Week
The ink-intensive buildup to Panini America's forthcoming releases of 2011-12 Rookie Anthology Hockey, 2011-12 Limited Basketball and 2011-12 Gold Standard Basketball continues unimpeded this week with the arrival of new on-card autographs from several superstars. Highlighting our corporate mail days this week: Legendary Denver Nuggets scorer Alex English, Pristinely neat Boston Celtics great John Havlicek and more jaw-dropping Silhouettes from…
Panini Unwrapped: May’s Greatest Hits
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYXAIdxeSK0&w=600&h=338] As we recap another hit-filled month of Panini America video breaks in local hobby shops -- May's highlights include 2011-12 Preferred Basketball, 2011-12 Past & Present Basketball and 2011 Limited Baseball -- know this: What this episode lacks in breadth, it makes up for by going international. Indeed, while this month's video montage includes highlight footage from regular…