Panini America Releases the List of Hockey SSPs for 2011-12 Elite, 2011-12 Contenders
Over the course of the last few weeks we've brought you the list of short prints found in both 2011-12 Elite Hockey and 2011-12 Contenders Hockey. What we haven't unveiled up to this point, however, are the lists of SSPs -- or Super Short Prints -- found in those two popular products. For not having those lists published before now,…
Boston-Area Collector David Almeida Wins Panini NHL Player of the Day Sweepstakes
David Almeida, an avid NHL trading card collector from Southbridge, Mass., turned one lucky pack of Panini America NHL trading cards into one fantastic grand prize: The chance for him, his friends and family to spend this Sunday with Vancouver Canucks goalie and Boston-area native Cory Schneider. The 24-year-old Almeida is one of the more than 100,000 NHL card collectors…
Demystifying Panini America's 2011-12 NBA Dual Rookie Redemption Programs
Almost since the day it was announced more than five months ago, Panini America's decision to include a unique Dual Rookie Redemption program in three of its 2011-12 NBA products has been the subject of many a spirited hobby discussion. And those discussions have only intensified in the few weeks since the first redemption cards made their debut in 2011-12 Past…
Panini America, 2012-13 NBA Hoops Set to Shine in Majesco's NBA Baller Beats
Majesco Entertainment Company, publisher of the highly anticipated and innovative basketball video game NBA Baller Beats, is teaming up with two world-renown basketball brands whose products are set to enhance the authentic basketball experience in the game. One of those companies just so happens to be Panini America. Majesco Entertainment recently revealed a product integration agreement with Panini America to feature the company's…
A Memorial Day Spotlight: Panini America Collector SSG James D. Sevier III
My first correspondence with U.S. Army Staff Sergeant James D. Sevier III came in late January via email. He contacted me to inquire about a redemption he'd been waiting on for quite some time. Over the course of the next several emails, I discovered that in addition to being a passionate Panini America collector, James is also on his second tour…
Panini America Peeks the Elements Insert from the Upcoming 2012 Father's Day Set
Yesterday over on the Panini America Facebook page, we polled folks to see what they would most like to see today on The Knight's Lance: A preview of the 15-card Tim Tebow insert set coming to 2012 Prestige Football or a preview of the 10-card Elements insert coming to our 2012 Father's Day set. By a landslide, voters chose to…
The Panini America Routing Table Previews the Unique, Fun 2012 Triple Play Baseball
My name is Tracy Hackler. I am 42 years old. And I have a confession to make: I love 2012 Triple Play Baseball. I know this illustrated, animated tribute to baseball's best players -- with its 99-cent pack price, collectible stickers, and usable eye blacks -- is supposed to appeal to younger fans when it releases in July. But I can't…
Panini Peek: The First Golden Glimpses of 2011-12 Gold Standard Basketball
Yesterday we shared with you a 22-card gallery showcasing the first on-card autographs that have arrived for the upcoming 2011-12 Limited Basketball. Today, we're shifting into precious-medal mode with a glimmering glance at the first autographs to arrive for the highly anticipated 2011-12 Gold Standard Basketball. Here's hoping the following sneak peek -- including gems from legends like Bill Russell,…
The Panini America Drool Gallery: Peeking 2011-12 Limited Basketball's Early Arrivals
As the 2012 NBA Playoffs carom quickly into the Conference Finals, hoops activity inside Panini America headquarters is heating up at a similar clip. In the last few days, we've been pleasantly inundated with heaping helpings of on-card autograph arrivals for highly anticipated products such as 2011-12 Limited Basketball and 2011-12 Gold Standard Basketball. Most of the gems that have…
Panini America's Weekly Redemption Card Update: Kobe, Dirk, Durant, Blake & 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 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 this…