In this special Thanksgiving episode of Panini Unwrapped, Panini America's Tracy Hackler, Scott Prusha and Chris Reed get a jump start on the phenomenon known as Panini America Black Friday by ripping through a few early packs of the special promotional set.
In this special Thanksgiving episode of Panini Unwrapped, Panini America’s Tracy Hackler, Scott Prusha and Chris Reed get a jump start on the phenomenon known as Panini America Black Friday by ripping through a few early packs of the special promotional set in an effort to give collectors an idea of what to expect.
Enjoy the video, and be sure to stick around until the end to find out how you can win some free Black Friday goodies, including packs, insert cards and so much more. Thanks for watching and Happy Thanksgiving.
MAN!!!! THESE ARE JUST AMAZING CARDS!!!! SO SICK!
My favorite Panini card by far is my 2012 Prime Signatures Andrew Luck Auto Rookie Card. The picture, on card auto, #’d, it is a greatly designed card. #Thankful
happy thanksgiving! how do i get a chance to get some cards you pulled in the video? thanks
Iam thankful you guys started this set in 2011 and kept it going because it has brought back my interest in collecting 100 percent as it was kind of fading and I wanted to get away from just the same stuff. It also gives me something to hand down to my little one, whenever that may be and Iam thankful for that. ALSO just because Scott told me he never gets tired of looking at my collection, here you go! Happy Thanksgiving guys and you know theres some additions coming to that bucket very soon!
http://s600.photobucket.com/user/bibby1483/library/Autographed%20and%20Game%20Used%20Cards/Panini%20Black%20Friday%20Nationals%20And%20Fathers%20Day?sort=6&page=1
Hope to pick up some packs tomorrow. Local card store closed so I will have to try and get to the big city.
Very Nice Cards!! so I thought i’d post the card my son is most thankful for instead of mine, he is s big SC Gamecocks fan & Loves the design of most Panini Card sets I pick this up for him off ebay & he just went nuts!!!
2012 Panini National Convention Marcus Lattimore Prestige RC
http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz260/Card_Guy/Gamecocks/lattimore.jpg
Panini Card Im most Thankful because it was given to me https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BJnRFMGCMAA7sU9.jpg:large
There are some sick cards in that set for sure. I posted me and my card on twitter but love the look of all the different styles of cards in this set. Great job guys, you put something for everyone in those black Friday packs.
Thanks for the video guys. Happy Thanksgiving! I’m super thankful for my Panini Contenders Russell Wilson Cracked Ice auto. Woo hoo! Go Hawks.
Hackler nice crack on Montee ball holding the ball card, had me laughing hard brother…
Happy to oblige!
Panini makes Black Friday my highlight for the year!
I’m most thankful for my Mark Scheifele Panini Certified SP Freshman Signature card!
Any special Hashtag when you post it on Twitter?
Use #PaniniBlackFriday.
Tried to insert image of card. Lots to choose from, but my fav player is Eddie Lacy, could have picked a bunch of auto cards but this is the one I LOVE, Got a feeling that you guys didn’t make very many of these Super Sick RC cards. 2013 Panini Momentum Clear Cut Lacy RC!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/tlvincent4/Packers/Lacy_momentum_acetatespRC_zpsbe483738.jpg
I LOVE the Christmas hats, and would love to get one! I entered through Twitter. Have a great Thanksgiving guys! From @Ky_Guy9
Did you guys jam the door shut with a chair at 13:40, and also can we post what we are thankful for on this blog if we don’t use twitter? Thanks.
Sure!
I am most thankful for winning a Warren Moon 2012 National Treasures Autographed Card Numbered 1 of 10 (His jersey number too)!
This is the card that I’m most thankful for. I bought a couple of boxes of Panini products last Black Friday and pulled a Luke Kuechly auto in last year’s Panini Certified. I live in Massachusetts so to pull someone that went to Boston College was really cool and seeing his progression to being one of the best linebackers in the NFL now.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/95888089@N05/11109688883/
Sometimes its hard to put into words what one is thankful for other than their family and friends…and most likely words will never be enough to explain how thankful but this video certainly helps give some perspective. Im thankful that I got back into this hobby and have met some cool people and have been able to help some out with trades and other things.
Im thankful that Panini is so innovative and Im thrilled that Tracy is so interactive and entertaining. I know he is busy but he always helps when people need it. Bottom line is Panini as a company is one of integrity and thats what we should all strive for.
My Panini card that Im most thankful for is a 12/13 Preferred Miami HEAT “Champs” Booklet card. I love the HEAT and its a very nice looking momento.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BaM8dU2CAAAhwv-.jpg
The card I’m most thankful for is the Andrew luck RC patch auto I won from you guys. Thanks and happy thanksgiving.
Something’s up with posting pics on my Twitter account tonight, so I’ll just post mine here. Might as well since I can type more than 140 characters here. haha.
I just couldn’t pick one card, so I picked one from each sport I collect (hockey & football).
I’m thankful for my 2012 Andrew Luck Rookie Inscriptions card. Still can’t believe I have that card in my possession. Really appreciate the contest you ran last year Panini giving out autograph cards from the 2012 NFL Rookie showcase. It’s the only big name autographed card I own as I’ve never been that lucky in packs as seem to always pull to players that don’t amount to much. 🙁
As for Hockey, I’m thankful for my 2012-13 Limited Stanley Cup Winners Auto card of Lanny McDonald. Got to meet him up at the Hockey Hall of Fame in the 90’s. Really cool guy and an insanely nice on-card auto! Wish more current players would have legible autos like the older guys do!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/rickmastfan67/Panini/P1030483m.jpg
Happy Thanksgiving everybody!
Happy Thanksgiving to the Panini crew! I am most thankful for the Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin/Jordan Staal triple patch 1/1 that I won during a box war at the 2011 National. Awesome that the card was captured on their “Great Pulls” video (at the 1:42 mark).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL5eq36XR1k
Well, I hate to recycle an image but I can’t help but use the one that I sent you folks for my Colts article awhile back. It was such a thrill to be featured here on the blog and that card (Plates and Patches sealed Joseph Addai logo shield) is still a stand out in my personal collection. Thanks as always for the contest Tracy, here is the image:
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll181/hudsonfan15/2012-03-25_10-32-23_999_zpsb97af5a3.jpg
BTW I’d be thrilled to just get that Andrew Luck lava flow insert, those are sick! Thanks Tracy, Scott and Chris!
Awesome guys wish I had the funds to get a box so I could get some Black Friday packs, but oh well no funds. Happy Thanksgiving!
I am most thankful for my Brendan Gallagher 1/1 Rookie sketch card from the Fall Expo Packs via my online order. I had seen these types of cards in various forms at last year’s National in Baltimore, and of course thru the Knight’s Lance Blog. It was very exciting to pull the redemption card for it from my online order packs.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=613d08509e&view=att&th=142a1bf366a54bbb&attid=0.1&disp=safe&zw
http://paniniamerica.wordpress.com/2013/11/06/artistic-impressions-nhls-top-youngsters-get-creative-for-panini-america-sketches/#jp-carousel-64925
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I am very thankful for the ability I have to collect cards, to share that passion with my school students during special activity mornings as well as my own kids.
I am also thankful for the number of scavenger hunts and other contests Panini runs (although my eyes might not be very thankful after scrutinizing all those pictures).
Thanks again and have a great Thankgiving weekend everyone!!!
This is the card I’m most thankful for! It was the best card I pulled in the entire case that I opened over 2 years ago on my 21st birthday. Instead of a trip to Las Vegas, I asked my parents instead for a case of Panini Gold Standard basketball cards.
https://twitter.com/lakersdrew/status/406253299675836417/photo/1/large
If you skip to the 5:00 mark of the video, you will see the best box of cards I’ve ever opened in my entire life. The card I’m most thankful for is that Kobe auto/patch numbered 4/10. But the Durant patch, Elgin Baylor auto, and Hakeem Olajuwon patch all in the same pack was total insanity.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSbFiSdJwbY
And as far as the contest goes, I wouldn’t even mind at all picking up that Kobe Black Friday base card for my collection. I am a HUGE Kobe collector. Other than that, my favorite card pulled was likely the Oladipo headband! I definitely have the largest basketball collection relative to the other sports I collect. Thank you again Panini! I hope everyone at the company has a fabulous Thanksgiving!
I want to start off by saying I love the Breast Cancer awarness cards, that leads me into what I’m thankful for which is that my Fiancee and myself still have her mother and grandma here for the Holidays, They found out recently that they both have Breast Cancer. I’m also Thankful I have a Fiancee that enjoys Collecting Cards. I’m not quit sure how to post pics here but I’ll try, here is a pic of The Andrew Luck Prestige rc auto that got her hooked on sports cards.Her first 6 packs she ever bought and she pulled this. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=433605906683190&set=pb.100001013532793.-2207520000.1385694983.&type=3&theater
How about this one? I still have it!! It is technically a card, right? 🙂
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb305/ugameck/IMG_1092.jpg
It went with this great card that I was very very thankful to receive:
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Thanks for the awesome contest guys! My favorite player is Ryan Tannehill. Been a Miami fan ever since I started watching football and am really happy that I think we finally have found our guy at QB. This card is my favorite because of the design as well as it being an on card auto. Keep the sick stuff coming and have a happy Thanksgiving!
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The card I am most thankful for…its not my best one but it is my “Hoopla” Steve Nash auto from last years Absolute numbered 20/25
Growing up I loved Steve Nash so much as a kid I literally opened so many packs of cards just so I could have a regular base card of Nash….I guess you can say Steve nash got me into collecting because opening the packs was always a rush of excitement. Steve Nash is a role model to me and I try to imitate him when I am on the court.
That is the card I am most thankful for despite my Kevin Durant P&P auto, Anthony Davis National VIP RPA #/3, Dwayne Wade Brilliance Auto #/49 and my Kobe Elite on card auto #/99…and my paul george autos are paying off 🙂
here is my Steve Nash auto
https://twitter.com/NJBoxBreaks/status/406266571577757696
Thanks guys, i love Panini products!!!!!!! Michael Egnew SP Auto
http://s1027.photobucket.com/user/crtsbunch/library/
I’m most thankful for my Plates and Patches card featuring my favorite player from my favorite team: Calvin Johnson of the Detroit Lions. It features a part of his signature on the patch piece which makes it that much cooler!
These black friday cards look great. I’d love to get my hands on some packs, but I’m not going to be able to this year.
I’m really thankful for family first and foremost. I’m also really thankful to enjoy a hobby that I will be able to share with my little boy once he gets a little older.
I don’t use twitter so I hope this can count.
Thanks again guys.
The Panini card I’m most thankful for is a Panini sticker. It’s of Basketball Hall of Famer Dino Meneghin, and it’s one of the very few pieces issued of him during his playing days.
http://s834.photobucket.com/user/the_memorabiliacs/media/DSCN4897_zpsc136d9cc.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
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I don’t have a twitter, but I am most thankful for the EJ Manuel Momentum triple jersey/auto I pulled earlier this year. I am excited to see how he pans out as a Bills fan. I also can’t wait to open some Black Friday packs tomorrow at the LCS.
Thanks for the contest and thanks for all of the updates!
Why is Card #32 missing from the Checklist & Jumped the Gun on #49 Jonathan Drouin making the NHL but very cool stuff. Love that Cardboard Connection Posts Checklists for this Stuff
Happy Thanksfiving and a great Black friday.
What Im most thankfull for is that you brought back Pinnacle a while. I was like a collector of those cards some 18 years ago and it brought back memories so much. Im a pack person and I’m greatfull when I get a shiny nice card in a otherwise dull pack. If I had been a box or case person had been diffrent. So Im greatfull for the little things that you put into your products. So the pulls that I got of Starting 6 Rangers or the Team Pinnacle of Loungo,
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=691193910892805&l=79ddc54e57
Those are what I’m greatfull for at the moment. Keep up the great work!
Happy Thanksgiving first of all to my Panini Family! Secondly, this is one of my favorite promotions every year. The creativity, design and uniqueness put forth into the cards really drives collectors out to shops. This year, like past years, the holidays empty out the pockets so the only way I can try and get Black Friday packs, other than buying singles on eBay, is to try and win them. I put my post up on Twitter last night. Thanks so much for the chance and hope you had a great holiday!
Hope the last post worked wasnt sure on the pic
Damn Love me some Panini….Would love to see oe of these giveaways,..:)
This is the card I’m most thankful for, the 2012 Anthony Davis National Convention Court Kings, because this is my very first Anthony Davis card and I have been collecting him since he got drafted in the NBA.
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I’m most thankful for our Almighty God for all the blessings that He gave me and my family, for giving us strength in everyday life. I would like to thank my family and friends for being there for me through good times and the bad. For my parents, who’s my inspiration and always guiding me in life. Lastly, I would like to thank Panini for giving the collectors satisfaction for every product release. I would also like to thank Tracy, Scott, Keith, Karvin, Chris and all the staff of Panini for conducting promotions and contests for all the collectors to relax and have fun. You guys are really awesome indeed! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you guys! 🙂
Thanks for the awesome contest fellas!
I’m thankful for this card because It’s one of the most unique cards I’ve ever pulled from a group break! Also it’s very rare to find a button card of 1 of the best hitters ever to play the game. It’s also a 1/1 too !
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y3/mrnyce_guy/Card%20Collection/PaniniThanksgivingBlackFriday.jpg
Hope you guys had a great Thanksgiving! Cheers!
I hope my I didn’t post twice. Nothing is showing up for me.
First off, Thanks for another contest! I panini card I’m thankful for is my 2012 Panini Momentum Bernard Pierce Large Swatch #’d 49/99 which I then had Bernard sign in person. here is the link to the card front and back.
http://dionsipautosonly.blogspot.com/2013/11/panini-contest.html
Well, for me it’s not that hard to decide wich card I’m most thankful of, oh well maybe it is now when I’m thinking about it. The card wich first popped up in my mind was this, though:
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It’s not only a great autograph from a great goaltender in one of the greatest auto sets ever, it’s also a huge memory. I actually got it directly from you, for free, in a box that I won in one of your fantastic competitions. It was one of my first wins in any competition, and I was so excited that I couldn’t even stand. When I finally recieved my box(es) I opened them slowly, spread over many days. And in one of the Certified Hockey packs i got that card! Well, I really sent you a thankful thought to you immediately back then, but now I do that again.
Thank you Tracy and thank you all at Panini! You are outstanding when coming to trading cards!
I am most thankful for my Paul Blackburn Auto from 2012 EEE /100 – Not the biggest card in the world, but is the current centerpiece to my PC of him. He’s the only guy I PC as he went to my high school, even graduated the same year as him 🙂
http://s1048.photobucket.com/user/Brendan_Cross/media/20131129_111730_zpsed949097.jpg.html
My favorite player is Kevin Durant. One of my favorite set is the totally certified Basketball.
Am thankful for a good looking set of Kevin Durant red certified.
http://s887.photobucket.com/user/dptran180/media/ArcSoft_Image1_zpse2f0fa70.jpg.html
Just posted my favorite card via Twitter with a picture! 2013 Black Friday Pack- Alex Galchenyuk Jersey Rookie card 3’d 39/99! First time I EVER been able to get a Panini Black Friday Pack! !
Thank you all for the great contect. Here is the card I am most thankfyl for….Kobe Gold Prizm
http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jrussell_sig/media/DSC_6936_zpse04c6b40.jpg.html
Thank you all for the great contest. Here is the card I am most thankful for….Kobe Gold Prizm
http://s106.photobucket.com/user/jrussell_sig/media/DSC_6936_zpse04c6b40.jpg.html
I’m thankful for SportCardCollectors and Panini NFL POD for my RG3 RC patch auto I got because of the contest. I bought 2 packs of 2012 Rookies and Stars and pulled it. I collected cards over 20 years and I got away from it. Once I entered the contest and pulled that card I have been hooked since. Thanks Panini!!!!!
Thankful and very much grateful that I am living on a era where I was able to witness the Shaq Attack! Kudos to my favorite player Shaq on my favorite card of all time, Panini Gold Standard Gold 50 Jersey Card!.
I’m thankful for this Eric Reid card since it was and is one of Reids only patch auto’s in existence. Since I am a Reid supercollector this is a big card for me to own.
https://twitter.com/GodsSon1985/status/406223294992351232/photo/1
Still one of the best in my collection only better in that it was a gift from a fellow collector Hudsonfan15 my ’11 Elite throwback threads booklet o f Bears Jim McMahon and HOF Richard Dent..sorry i dont have twitter or an online album and have no idea how or if i even could attach a photo so if i dont get in i can atleast share a memory Thanks Tracy
deloreanfan81, just upload the picture to photobucket. 😉 That’s what most of us have been doing to post a picture here. 😉
One of the cards I’m most thankful for is this Jack Butler autograph from last year. It was one of the very few cards he was able to autograph before he passed. It would leave a very big hole in my NFL HOF autograph collection without it considering it’s also a Steeler HOFer.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/wju2004/PC/HOF/Football/JackButler.jpg
Michael Egnew Elite sp auto. I love Panini! http://s1027.photobucket.com/user/crtsbunch/library/
Good Looking Cards, saw some sick ones come out today. Thank you guys for the addition of something different in the hobby, something to look forward to and be excited about. Way to think outside the box. My favorite cards are constantly changing cause I enjoy the hobby so much, so in order to post anything I would have to post my complete collection, not trying to overload the computer with pics and I would need a good amount of time… Thanks again, cant wait for what comes next.
Unfortunately do not have much money these days and haven’t been able to collect as much as I used to. Hell, don’t even have a working digital camera (so no photo unfortunately). But I am thankful for my Panini Gold Standard Black Gold serial numbered to 99 Glen Davis Orlando Magic jersey card. A friend of mine knew I collected his cards when I could, and grabbed it for me on eBay as a gift. Just a beautiful BIG BIG swatch with 2 pinstripes. A gorgeous card of a player I collect, and one I truly cherish. I hope eventually to be able to collect some more of your wonderful cards, as I have yet to be able to get any Panini hockey cards. And hockey’s my favorite sport! Thank you for your awesome cards, I hope to be able to support you guys more in the future. You do absolutely amazing card designs, and the amazing “hits” you produce. Happy holiday season to everyone at Panini!
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This is the card I am most thankful for my very first 1 of 1 for my Serge Ibaka pc
I have since added 3 more ibaka 1 of 1s
The pc now stands at over 60 autos and around 65% of all Ibaka cards available
The think I most like is the pc is 100% Panini
Would love to win some black Friday gear as down here in Australia we dont get a chance at these great promos.
OK, we’ve got tons of winners to get to over three contests, so let’s start with this one (but before we get to that, I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving). OK, congrats to our winners in this one (which incorporates both Blog and Twitter winners): James M., Ced Batts, Drew B., tlvincent, Curtis Bunch, Thomas Auyeung, Hudsonfan15, biggie5malls, David Panopoulos, Roger_Chen, pointfivepast and The Ginter Godfather. Winners, we’ll be in touch for your addresses. Thanks so much to everyone for participating.
Thank Tracy for the great promo
Congrats to all of the winners. Tracy-quick question. What is the difference between the red and the black Panini Black Friday packs???
Hey, Keith. The packs are the same; but the red ones were the free ones sent to dealers based on their orders throughout the year.
First of all, Congrats to all the winners!
And thank you again Tracy & Panini for an awesome contest. I’ll be awaiting for the e-mail to show up in my Inbox. 🙂
Wooo Thanks for the contest guys! Congrats to all!
Fantastic, thanks Tracy. I got very little from the ones I bought at an LCS so maybe yours will bring better Luck! (see what I did there?)
Congrats on your win!
Thanks for the contest!!!!
Oh my god!!! This just made my day! Thank you so much for selecting me as a winner! This totally made my holiday season amazing! And I’m so glad I was able to share some links (video and photo) of the card (and box of cards) that I was most thankful for! I hope everyone had a phenomenal Thanksgiving, and thank you so much again to Panini and Tracy! SO PSYCHED!
Congrats to all the winners!
my favorite is a james worthy 2013-14 prestige auto #’d
Here’s the hits I got from my 5 Black Friday packs. 🙂
https://twitter.com/rickmastfan67/status/409473155606904833
As a Cavs Fan, I must say that anthony bennett card is nasty. I wish I knew about this product before seeing this just today. Next year, I plan to hunt for these for sure.