Panini America On Location: Packout Begins for 2011 Absolute Memorabilia Football

"Rocket." It's the term we use inside Panini America headquarters for a product that is poised for an explosive ascent on the secondary market and in customer appreciation. Friday morning at the Panini America printing facility, I had the opportunity to spend some quality time with such a rocket. Indeed, 2011 Absolute Memorabilia Football is poised for takeoff. (more…)

Panini America World Premiere: The 2011 Playoff Contenders Football Rookie Tickets

Following a brief dose of social-media suspense-building yesterday and a visual history lesson earlier today, the time has come for Panini America to unveil the design for its ballyhooed 2011 Playoff Contenders Football Rookie Ticket Rookie Cards. The 2011 edition of this perenniel pigskin product-of-the-year favorite will hit shelves in early January, but we all know it's never too early to pull the curtain…

Panini Unwrapped on the Road: September’s Big Pulls from Florida’s Big League Cards

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TQYdfg_nFw&w=585&h=327] The guys at Big League Cards in Casselberry, Fla., were at it again in September, busting copious amounts of new Panini America product and sharing their hits with on-the-scene videographer and narrator Tom "The Ripper" Key. In this monthly video recap, we see some stunning pulls from 2010-11 Elite Black Box Basketball, 2011 Threads Football, 2011 Panini Americana and more. And…

Before the 2011 Reveal: A Visual History of Playoff Contenders Football Rookie Tickets

It's no secret that the landmark 1998 Playoff Contenders Football product altered forever the way Rookie Cards were made, marketed and collected. The revolutionary union that year of Rookie Cards and autographs birthed the blissful Rookie Ticket -- and signaled a monumental shift in the industry that still resonates loudly today with virtually every product made in every sport. Based largely on the strength of that watershed 1998 edition, Playoff Contenders…

Newton’s Theory of Wow: Cam Continues to Shine with Special Panini America Delivery

Make no mistake about it: Carolina Panthers superstar quarterback Cam Newton is enjoying one of the greatest starts to a career in NFL history. Through his first four games, Newton has passed for almost 1,400 yards and five touchdowns, rushed for 133 yards and four more scores and he's been a finalist for Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week honors every week. But football card collectors will likely find Newton's performance…

Panini Peek Preview Gallery: 2011 Donruss Rated Rookies Football Boxed Set

Panini America made a splash with budget-minded football collectors last season with the celebrated launch of the 2010 Donruss Rated Rookies Football Box Set. Last year's debut boasted a highly collectible recipe steeped in splendid, value-delivered simplicity. The good news: It's returning in 2011 boasting the same bang-in-a-box brilliance but with 100 new NFL rookies and one rookie autograph in every box. (more…)

Panini America Redemption Card Update: Deion, Dwyer, Paajarvi, McKnight & 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 below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled. The following list is by no means complete, but it does let collectors know which redemption cards from which products are being processed…

Panini Peek: 2011-12 Limited Hockey

Pardon the mixed metaphor here, but it's safe to say that 2011-12 Limited Hockey will pack quite a wallop batting cleanup in the 2011-12 Panini America hockey lineup. To be sure, the higher-end offering will deliver some unique new twists (including pieces of game-used hockey pucks and nets) when it releases December 14. Each box will deliver three autograph or memorabilia…

Drool Gallery: A Pre-Autograph Peek at the 2011 Plates & Patches Football RCs (Part 2)

  There are manifold benefits emanating from Panini America’s effort to acquire more on-card autographs for its roster of 2011 NFL products. First and foremost, obviously, is that collectors want more on-card autographs. But one of the real hidden beauties of the process is that it requires the actual cards being signed be completed way earlier than normal – which…
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