Panini Peek: 2010-11 Luxury Suite Hockey

In early June, just as the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs are reaching their crescendo, Panini America will revolutionize high-end hockey collecting with the launch of 2010-11 Luxury Suite Hockey, a $50-for-three-cards thrill ride in which every card in the set is either a memorabilia card, an autograph card, an autographed memorabilia card or a Rookie Card. By design, the truly unique concept -- names like "Nothing…

So . . . What Happens to the Value of that Charlie Sheen Baseball Card Now?

The most recent barrage of solid-gold sound bytes from the "Wild Thing" known as Charlie Sheen got me to thinking earlier today, naturally, about Sheen's most valuable trading card, an autographed Fans of the Game beauty originally inserted into packs of 2004 Playoff Honors Baseball. After all, one of the myriad enduring qualities inherent with any sports card is its innate ability to, more often than not,…

The Drool Gallery: 2010 National Treasures Football Reebok Logo Rookie Autographs

By a narrow margin last weekend, readers of The Knight's Lance voted to see a gallery of 2010 National Treasures Football's NFL Equipment Rookie Autographs over a gallery of their Reebok-logo counterparts. But partly because the vote was so close, and primarily because the slight Reebok minority was also quite vocal, we decided to show that gallery as well, which follows below in all of its multi-colored…

Panini Unwrapped Walmart Edition: Los Angeles Clippers Guard Eric Gordon

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4CIA1RfXE0&w=480&h=390] Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon took some time during the recent NBA All-Star break to appear on behalf of Panini America at a Walmart event in Torrance, Calif. During a fun-filled morning, Gordon signed autographs, played NBA Adrenalyn with the kids on hand and sat down with Panini America's Scott Prusha for a quick interview.

Panini Unwrapped Old School: 2002 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia Baseball

 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndl5b9o_F2k&w=480&h=390] We continue mining Panini America's moving-day memory vault with a nine-pack mini-box bust of 2002 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia Baseball. Despite being fancily foiled and a little on the busy side, the base design stands the test of time. As for our memorabilia card hit in this box, well, let's just say it's a big hurt.

The 2010 Playoff Contenders Football Short Prints Reveal: Legendary Contenders Autos

One of the most asked questions these days among passionate football folks has nothing at all to do with the NFL's expiring CBA, Cam Newton's 40 time or whether or not the Green Bay Packers have what it takes to repeat. No, the most prolific query making the rounds is something much more collecting focused. "When will Panini America release short-print quantities for…

Panini Unwrapped Old School: 2002 Playoff Piece of the Game Baseball

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s_R3xwPz14&w=480&h=390] It's amazing the things you uncover during the course of a corporate relocation, especially when that corporation is Panini America moving offices for the first time in more than a decade. Some things, like my checkered personnel file, brought back bad memories. Other stuff, like unopened boxes of bygone baseball products, generated decidedly different emotions. (more…)

Updated 2010 Playoff Contenders Football Golden Ticket Tracker: Dez Bryant Surfaces

It’s no secret by now that the pioneering Golden Ticket redemption treasures buried randomly in packs of 2010 Playoff Contenders Football have created a frenzied collecting buzz across America since they first hit the market almost two weeks ago. Every card pulled is nothing short of an industry-wide event, complete with the staggering auction prices to prove it. The Golden Ticket for Aaron Rodgers sold for…

The Knight’s Lance Weekend Rewind

Look, it's no secret that America's affinity for online surfing typically takes the weekend off -- like the rest of us -- and then picks back up first Monday morning when everyone returns to the office. The Knight's Lance, however, rarely takes a day off. So while most of the blog's loyal readers were busy soaking up this past weekend,…

The Drool Gallery: 2010 National Treasures Football NFL Equipment Rookie Autographs

By the narrowest of margins, weekend readers of The Knight's Lance voted 53.6 percent to 46.4 percent to see the 2010 National Treasures NFL Equipment Rookie Autographs over their Reebok logo counterparts. Truth be told, the poll presented the ultimate win-win proposition. When it comes to the football card gems in question, there really was no wrong answer. (more…)
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