Panini Unwrapped: 2010-11 Pinnacle Hockey
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f07LFlFVt8s] Panini America marketing mavens Tracy Hackler and Scott Prusha make collecting history by busting a box of 2010-11 Pinnacle Hockey, the first Pinnacle Hockey product in 13 years. Want to win some of the hits they found inside? Simply comment on this post with what you're most excited about with Pinnacle Hockey's triumphant return.
Extra! Extra! Your Official Panini America NBA Sticker Album is Absolutely Free
[caption id="attachment_5721" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Panini NBA Sticker Album"][/caption] When alarm clocks started ringing early Sunday morning, NBA fans around the globe started turning to the sports section of their local papers to read the box scores from their favorite teams' first-round playoff games. The NBA entertained us by scheduling four games to begin the 2010-11 playoffs. But NBA fans in Dallas and Miami were treated to something…
Panini America Redemption Card Update: John Wall, Eddie George and More
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed at a breakneck clip, we’ll 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 this…
Panini America Redemption Card Update: More Elite Extra Edition, More Football
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed at a breakneck clip, we’ll 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 this week. We’ll…
Wrong-Way Rautins? Knicks Rookie Guard Creates Inadvertent Autograph Variations
The bold color combinations gracing Andy Rautins' autographed Rookie Cards in 2010-11 Classics Basketball easily place them among the most aesthetically striking cards on the checklist. But a few of the New York Knicks guard's RCs have no doubt caused many collectors breaking the product this week to do a double take. You're not alone. Many of us inside Panini America HQ had the same reaction when the…
Blake Griffin, Panini HRX Take Manhattan
It's funny the kind of shock waves you send by signing one of the most exciting athletes on the planet to an exclusive agreement and unveiling details of the industry's first video trading card all within a span of just three days. The headline-making hubbub surrounding Panini America's Blake Griffin announcement and Panini HRX has reached international news destinations as far away as India. But perhaps the…
Panini America Redemption Card Update, Including Donruss Elite Extra Edition
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed at a breakneck clip, we’ll 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 this week. We’ll…
Two Hendersons, One National Treasures & the Greatest Finish in Video-Break History
Loyal readers of The Knight's Lance will no doubt remember yesterday's post about rock guitarist Marcus Henderson riffing out the National Anthem on an amplifier cleverly constructed from an empty 2009 National Treasures Football box by reader Amarin Cogburn. Well, today -- as promised -- we bring you the can't-miss conclusion to the story. And it has to be seen to be believed. (more…)
Panini QC Gallery: 2010-11 Pinnacle Hockey
The anticipation is tangible. The expectations are high. In seven short days, hockey collectors will have, for the first time since 1997-98, a new Pinnacle set to call their very own. Hey, what's another week when wistful hobbyists have waited almost 15 forlorn years now? Judging by this exclusive and exhilarating first look at live cards from 2010-11 Pinnacle Hockey (courtesy of the initial quality control check conducted by Panini America NHL brand…
Updated Panini America Redemption Card List: Cards Being Fulfilled This Week . . .
While we continue to strive for the nirvana that would accompany a zero-redemption marketplace, rest assured that we’re doing everything in our power to get caught up on those redemption cards that do exist. In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those redemption cards that are currently being processed at a breakneck clip, we’ll post a list, like…