One of the greatest things about any holiday season is our penchant for sticking steadfastly to tried and true traditions that bring us joy, rekindle fond memories and make our seasonal celebrations so special every single time. So it is with Panini America’s annual Black Friday set.
One of the greatest things about any holiday season is our penchant for sticking steadfastly to tried and true traditions that bring us joy, rekindle fond memories and make our seasonal celebrations so special every single time. So it is with Panini America’s annual Black Friday set.
Indeed, as we prepare to give thanks for our many blessings this Thanksgiving (mindful to eat enough so that it sustains us for the next day’s Black Friday phenomenon), there’s something comforting — and highly collectible — about the traditional memorabilia cards that have become something of a Black Friday tradition.
To be sure, Panini America’s 2014 Black Friday memorabilia lineup promises to be every bit as eclectic, endearing and in demand as the three iterations that have come before, incorporating a bevy of unique memorabilia worn and used by some of the top rookies in the NFL and NBA.
Two subsets in particular that are likely to stand out most when Panini America’s 2014 Black Friday promotion kicks off in earnest next week are the always-entertaining, sick-patch-generating Happy Holidays cards (featuring player-worn pieces of team-specific Santa hats) and the prime poignance of the Breast Cancer Awareness inclusions.
The following gallery provides a detailed and delightful exploration of many of the cards mentioned above, including many of the 1/1 versions. Stay tuned in the coming days to The Knight’s Lance for additional coverage of our grand 2014 Black Friday plans, including a look at the iCollectPanini.com portion of the program for those who don’t have a participating hobby shop in their area.
For previous coverage of 2014 Black Friday, check out the links below:
Panini America Provides Detailed First Look at 2014 Black Friday Promotion (Gallery)
Panini Collection, Rookie Portraits Add Pop to Panini America’s 2014 Black Friday Set
Panini America Begins Peeking Autographs Coming to 2014 Black Friday Promotion
Now, to the gallery . . .
This is where “event-worn” should be used.
Agreed. Save all those cheap “event worn” patches for these promotions. And leave the “game used” for your middle to high end products. It’ll bring back the value of patch cards.
Hey Tracy, I am extremely bummed out. My local dealer ( LTD sports) tried to order his Black Friday packs last week and was told that Panini was already sold out. I have not missed a Black Friday event at LTD sports since it’s inception. I always look so forward to that weekend which is one of my favorite times to rip and now it won’t happen. I could not be more disappointed. This Thanksgiving will not be the same…..:( 🙁 🙁
That time of the year again… We are Thankful for them!!!
Santa Hats! Woooohoooo!! Love it.
Observing the maturation of Black Friday has been outstanding.
Mouthwatering gallery, Hackler. The Holiday patches are novel, definitely different adds to PC’s, the towels are super-vibrant and they’re innovative nature and the “ppatch-poppage” factor is very high. But the jersey patch cards are on-par with National Treasures. Black Friday? National Treasures has a step-brother, Black Friday.
No LHS participation, will try and be part via Online component.
Nice Embiid cards! A 76ers fan has to have some home for the future, huh?? Can’t wait for Black Friday again, great cards over the years!!
Monster mem gallery, Black Friday “thick packs” will be all the rage again this year. Thanks Tracy!
I hope Panini uses the spacer/decoy “thick” cards like they did with the Father’s Day packs.
Will the NBA cards state on the back if it’s a jersey, hat, or armband??
Tracy, will the back of the NBA cards specify if it’s a hat, jersey, or armband?
Will check with Scott but most will be detectable with the look/feel.