Panini America Unwraps 2012-13 Prestige Basketball (& Reveals the Checklist, Too)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT_HM9uX_Xc&w=600&h=338] For most hoops hobbyists, today's release of 2012-13 Prestige Basketball absolutely qualifies as a special occasion. As such, Panini America's Tracy Hackler and Keith Hower scouted out a special location for this edition of Panini Unwrapped. From the cozy confines of the Panini America HQ lobby, the dynamic duo rips through one prestigious 24-pack box. In addition, Hower brought…
Panini America Offers Dream Trip to Hoops Hall of Fame in 2012-13 Prestige Basketball
When the highly anticipated 2012-13 Prestige Basketball releases later today, it will hit store shelves with more than just a tremendous design, 100 Rookie Cards and a tantalizing selection of inserts. Indeed, each box will deliver more than three autographs, one memorabilia card and one bonus pack of five Kobe Anthology cards. In fact, each and every pack produced for the…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012-13 Prestige Basketball (64 Images)
It's been way too long since hardcore hoops collectors have had the opportunity to collect a Prestige-branded basketball product. In fact, the last time one was released, John Wall and Jeremy Lin were rookies. Since then, Wall's changed uniforms and Lin's changed teams (twice). But Prestige's reputation as one of the most sought-after early season must-haves remains; and after a…
The Panini America Insert Set Inspection: 2012-13 Prestige Basketball (36 Images)
Even as the recently released 2012-13 NBA Hoops product -- Panini America's first release of the new NBA collecting season -- continues its scorching performance on the secondary-market, many collectors remain focused on what's coming next: 2012-13 Prestige Basketball. Judging by the feedback we've received on The Knight's Lance, Twitter and Facebook, it appears that the absence of Prestige last season…
A Gallery Documenting Multisport Madness at the Panini America Printing Facility
2011-12 Prime Hockey. 2011-12 Dominion Hockey. 2012 Score Football Team Sets. 2012 Triple Play Baseball. Panini America's 2012 National Sports Collectors Convention wrapper-redemption set. 2012-13 Prestige Basketball. The Official 2012 NFL Sticker & Album Collection.The common thread woven throughout that vast and varied list of upcoming products? They're all being worked on right now at the Panini America printing facility.…
Panini Peek: 2012-13 Prestige Basketball
The nontraditional nature of Panini America's 2011-12 NBA collecting season -- with its limited product roster and RC-less releases that accompanied the shortened season -- is swiftly paving the way for a more normal, incredibly stacked 2012-13 lineup. Last week we shared the first glimpses of 2012-13 NBA Hoops, the premiere product of the new season due out in August.…