Panini America On Location: A Hall of Fame Worthy Final Day at 2012 Toronto Fall Expo

TORONTO, Ontario -- The final day at the 2012 Toronto Fall Expo was one for the ages. Sunday started with a longtime Panini collector gifting a vintage 1979 Panini NHL sticker packet and ended with a special visit and signing from newly enshrined NHL Hall of Famer and former Vancouver Canucks megastar Pavel Bure.  In the midst of the staggering sights, the…

Panini America On-Location Gallery: Huge Hits Define Day 1 at 2012 Toronto Fall Expo

TORONTO, Ontario -- The Panini America team arrived in Toronto earlier this week ready to rock the 2012 Toronto Fall Expo -- and that's exactly what it did on Friday's first day as the company's always-popular wrapper-redemption program created instant buzz and excitement, offering wanting collectors more variety and bigger hits than usual. In what's primarily been a hockey-driven show, this…

iCollectPanini.com Taking the 2012 Toronto Fall Expo Wrapper Redemption Virtual

Can’t make it to Canada for this week’s 2012 Toronto Fall Expo that begins in earnest tomorrow? Don’t fret. Now, as always, Panini America and iCollectPanini.com have you covered. Starting today, collectors who purchase select products on iCollectPanini.com will receive the same wrapper-redemption packs that will be distributed this weekend at the Toronto Fall Expo. It's simple, really. For those of you who can't make it to Toronto…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012 Toronto Fall Expo Inserts (91 Images)

When the month of November hits, you can always count on a few things: Turning the clocks back, turkey, and Panini America creating massive buzz with the Toronto Fall Expo and Black Friday. But since the clocks already have fallen back and the Thanksgiving turkey and Black Friday madness are still a few weeks away, today we'll focus on the 2012 Toronto…

Panini America Live Redemption Trade-Up Program Coming to 2012 Toronto Fall Expo

The popular Panini America Redemption Trade-Up Program that debuted earlier this year at the 2012 National Sports Collectors Convention is back by popular demand. Panini America officials announced on Monday that the company will bring the successful program back for this weekend's 2012 Toronto Fall Expo. The unique initiative -- exclusive to hockey this weekend -- will be conducted live…

Art of the Matter: Panini America Releasing New Sketch Cards at 2012 Toronto Fall Expo

You know, you can learn a lot about a professional athlete by giving him nothing more than a few colored Sharpies, a blank trading-card canvas, about five minutes and one simple two-word request: Draw something. What you're likely to discover -- as we have at Panini America during the last few years -- is that the resulting artwork is sometimes primitive,…

Panini America Releases Preliminary Plans for 2012 Toronto Fall Expo Redemption

Beginning next Friday, thousands of Canada’s most passionate collectors (and a few from south of the border) will descend upon the Toronto International Centre to take part in the three-day spectacle known as the 2012 Toronto Fall Expo. As has become customary, Panini America will be there supporting the event with a one-of-a-kind wrapper-redemption program sure to be the talk…

Panini America Plans Score Hot Rookies Set for 2012 Toronto Fall Expo (Gallery)

While the temperature north of the border during the 2012 Toronto Fall Expo promises to provide its normal November chill, things at the Panini America booth inside the Toronto International Centre from November 9-11 will be plenty hot. Literally. Panini America officials on Sunday began revealing their grand plans for the show, which once again will include a show-stealing, buzz-generating,…