Panini America Inks Trading Card Deal with Projected No. 1 NFL Draft Pick Andrew Luck
Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, announced today that it has reached a trading card agreement with former Stanford University superstar quarterback Andrew Luck for the 2012 season. The deal is Luck’s first officially licensed NFL and NFL PLAYERS trading card deal and will include Luck’s first licensed autographed trading cards. (more…)
Must-See Video: Panini America's Hit-Filled Last Two Months in Local Hobby Shops
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CcSIMvc9g0&w=590&h=330] It's been a hectic last few months at Panini America HQ. So busy, in fact, that we inadvertently forgot to post the February video recapping all of the big hits that surfaced from our products inside local hobby shops across the country. Not to worry. Video man extraordinaire Tom "The Ripper" Key has us covered with the following…
Mission Accomplished: Jeff Stoller Finishes 2010 Certified Football FOTG Prime Set
When Oregon-based collector Jeff Stoller -- AKA "chibearsboy" on the Beckett.com message boards -- made the decision years ago to start collecting prime memorabilia cards, his next mission was to pinpoint that one perfect set target. It didn't take him long to find the perfect goal. (more…)
The Great Panini America Spring Training Autograph Tour of 2012 Comes to an End
For those who may have missed the earlier posts on The Knight’s Lance, Panini America Baseball Acquisitions specialist Tone Stakes made the rounds at spring training securing autographs for Panini America’s upcoming MLBPA-licensed products, primarily 2011 Limited and 2011 Prime Cuts. To help bring collectors as close as possible to the action, Stakes has been documenting his high-profile sit-down sessions, including his most recent dispatch from his first day in…
Dave & Adam's to Award Rare Pair of Panini Authentic Kobe Shoes to Lucky Collector
Remember that sweet pair of Kobe Bryant-autographed Nike ID Zoom VI shoes that Panini Authentic donated to the 2012 Industry Summit Silent Auction? You know, the ones Panini Authentic's Brian Bayne suggested would sell for between $1,500 and $2,000? Well, they sold for $1,700 during Summit two weeks ago. The purchaser? None other than Dave & Adam's Card World. As…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2011 Playbook Football — Chapter 2
Last Thursday we opened the book on a most captivating Quality Control Gallery for 2011 Panini Playbook Football with a 31-image reveal that gave collectors the first extended sneak peek at this unique new product from Panini America. But a product like Playbook gets only better with each new image you see. So today we're delivering another chapter's worth of…
A Sneak Peek at 2011-12 Elite Hockey's New Breed and Elite Materials Inserts
My primary goal in venturing across town to the Panini America printing facility yesterday morning was to capture some compelling images from 2011 Prime Cuts Baseball before that product starts packing out next week. But I kept getting distracted by a flurry of activity that was taking place on a table just in front of me and to the left,…
Preparing for Prime Time: Panini America Previews 2011 Prime Cuts Baseball
Crazy. Sick. Filthy. Nasty. Insane. Whatever one-word euphemisms you use to describe some of the most gorgeous trading cards ever produced, get them ready. You're going to need them as you peruse the gallery that follows previewing 2011 Prime Cuts Baseball and some of the craziest, sickest, filthiest, nastiest, most insane baseball cards you've ever seen. (more…)
The Weekly Panini Price Index (PPI): Justin Bieber 2.0 Auto Card Fetches Huge Bucks
There's been a firestorm debate between the mainstream media and passionate card collectors lately about the current health of the trading card category. Given the magnitude of the brouhaha, we thought it would be fun to start a weekly segment on The Knight's Lance that features the sell of a big-ticket trading card of a newsworthy entertainer or athlete. Hopefully along the way…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2011 Playbook Football — Chapter One
I've just spent the better part of the afternoon with a good book. Actually, a lot of great books. Indeed, the first few quality control cases of 2011 Panini Playbook Football arrived today and I simply couldn't put their contents down. At last count, I downloaded more than 100 pictures of the QC process and I've posted the first chapter's…