Signing in the Reign: Panini America Finally Lands Seahawks Superstar Russell Wilson

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Less than two weeks after leading the Seattle Seahawks to their first Super Bowl championship in franchise history, Russell Wilson on Thursday afternoon got back to performing the signature moves that have captivated football collectors for the last two years. This time, however, he didn't hold a football in his capable right hand. Instead, he clutched a series…

Something to Talk About: Richard Sherman — And His Card Values — Speak Volumes

As far as Sunday nights go, Richard Sherman's was pretty spectacular. First, the Seattle Seahawks extraordinary and exuberant cornerback delivered a game-clinching, turnover-inducing tip against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game to secure his team's berth in Super Bowl XLVIII. Then, he sent shock waves throughout the social media universe with a heated postgame interview for the ages.…

Panini America Releases Final SP, Variation Quantities for 2012 Contenders Football

To date, Panini America officials have released two different lists sharing some of the Rookie Ticket SP and Rookie Ticket Variation quantities found within 2012 Contenders Football. This evening, Panini America Product Development officials have finally shared the last list, which details the remaining cards considered to be SPs. Included in this final list are product juggernauts such as Andrew Luck, Doug Martin, Russell Wilson…

Bidding for Rare Andrew Luck Autographed Card Reaches $32K — with Five Days Left

UPDATE: Earlier this week, we brought you the story of Derek and Keeley Reiter discovering a rare autographed trading card of Andrew Luck in Panini America's 2012 Contenders Football product. In the three days since the original story, eBay bidding on that card has soared from $12,000 to more than $32,000 -- with still more than five days remaining. Said…

2012 Pepsi Max NFL Rookie of the Week Set Hits Target in Contenders Football Retail

Two of the most-asked questions regarding the recently completed 2012 Pepsi Max NFL Rookie of the Week program revolved around the unique Panini America virtual trading cards created to honor each of the 17 weekly winners. They're questions we got seemingly every week during the 2012 NFL season and questions we still get today. Those questions: Would the virtual trading…

Mission Accomplished: Texas Army Veteran Completes 2010 Contenders Football Quest

With the latest installment of the legendary Contenders Football brand burning up the collecting marketplace right now, we found the timing of an email we received earlier this week from Charlie DiPietro, the longtime owner of Sports Cards Plus in San Antonio, to be absolutely impeccable. It came late Monday night, well past closing time, and detailed the mission-completed accomplishment of loyal…

Panini America Releases More SP, Variation Quantities for 2012 Contenders Football

On the heels of last weekend's preliminary unveiling of some of the Rookie Ticket SP and Rookie Ticket Variation quantities within 2012 Contenders Football, Panini America Product Development officials on Tuesday released a follow-up list detailing the print-run specifics of additional cards not included on that original post. We've included this new batch of cards in the list below. In…

Short Story: Panini America Begins Leaking 2012 Contenders Football SP Quantities

Almost immediately following the celebrated release of 2012 Contenders Football earlier this week, the annual frenzy commenced as collectors across North America began scrambling to determine the relative scarcity of the set's ample selection of Rookie Ticket SPs and variations. It's a captivating phenomenon that takes place every year and explains, for instance, how a base Rookie Ticket of New…

2012 Contenders Football Stars in a Special Edition of Panini Unwrapped (Contest)

Panini America's Tracy Hackler and Carlos Torrez spent some quality time yesterday afternoon with one box of 2012 Contenders Football to produce the following must-see episode of Panini Unwrapped. But there's way more than merely one box at stake in this video. After you watch it, we're going to give collectors a chance to win one of four additional boxes…

A One-Box Tease: Panini America Busts Into the First Box of 2012 Contenders Football

Tomorrow promises to be a banner day in hobby shops across North America, what with the highly anticipated releases of 2012-13 Limited Hockey and the landmark 20th edition of 2012 Contenders Football. If there's any football product on the planet that can give Prizm-transfixed football collectors a run for their money right now, it's Contenders, the home of the autographed…
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