A Tip of the Kap: Panini America Catches Up with Colin Kaepernick for Key Signing
Late last week, while he was leading the San Francisco 49ers through the final stages of training camp in preparation for next Sunday's 2014 NFL season-opener against the Dallas Cowboys, superstar quarterback Colin Kaepernick made the most of rare downtime by signing some of his Panini America trading cards. In the process, he unwittingly made many collectors' days. On the to-do…
‘Where Is It? Weekend’ Back with Chance to Win National Treasures and Court Kings
Another weekend here on The Knight’s Lance brings with it another chance for loyal Panini America collectors to win some sweet cards. For this exciting installment of “Where Is It? Weekend,” we’ve hidden three smaller, perhaps-somewhat-manipulated versions of the Panini America knight that appears at the top of this post — and we’re giving you all weekend to find them and submit your answers. To be…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Two Boxes of 2013 National Treasures Football
For many hardcore football hobbyists, tomorrow is no mere Wednesday. It's National Treasures Football Release Day, a national collecting holiday of sorts when collectors across North America celebrate the return of one of the most storied high-end products in all of sports cards. After weeks of building anticipation (through galleries and a special sneak peek event in conjunction with the…
Go Inside 2013 National Treasures Football: The Countdown Continues (Gallery Four)
Between the many sneak-peek breaks that took place earlier this week as part of the 2014 Industry Summit and the myriad magnificent images we've shown you over the last week right here on The Knight's Lance, you probably think you've seen everything there is to see about 2013 National Treasures Football. But the truth of the matter is that we…
Go Inside 2013 National Treasures Football: The Countdown Continues (Gallery Three)
Football collectors, rejoice. There's a prime-patch paradise coming in next week's release of 2013 National Treasures Football the likes of which you've rarely -- if ever -- seen in this sport. Simply speaking, 2013 National Treasures Football includes some of the most impressive game-worn memorabilia cards ever produced. Ever. Collectively, they represent the closest the NFL market has come to…
Go Inside 2013 National Treasures Football: The Countdown Continues (Gallery Two)
LAS VEGAS -- The collecting world got its first glimpse at the impending juggernaut known as 2013 National Treasures Football on Monday night during the Third Annual Panini America GTS Distribution Ultimate Case Break live from the 2014 Industry Summit. Mojobreak.com and Layton Sports Cards kicked off the night's festivities by ripping two cases of the product and revealing several collecting cornerstones.…
Panini America and GTS Distribution Ready to Rock Summit with Ultimate Case Break
LAS VEGAS -- On Monday afternoon live from the 2014 Industry Summit, Panini America and GTS Distribution will enthrall attendees for the third straight year with the Ultimate Case Break, an energetic, 90-minute group break session featuring Panini America products from all four major sports and live streaming of the event from Mojobreak.com and Layton Sports Cards. Highlighting the Ultimate…
Go Inside 2013 National Treasures Football: The Countdown Begins (Gallery One)
LAS VEGAS -- Beginning tomorrow during the Panini America GTS Distribution Ultimate Case Break at the 2014 Industry Summit, the collecting world will get the first glorious glimpses of 2013 National Treasures Football when some of the industry's top group breakers crack the first case of the product during a special sneak peek event. It is then that collectors will start…
The Nastiest Treasures: NFL Legends, Stars Bring Bang to 2013 National Treasures
Filthy. #Wow. Nasty. #NoWords. Spectacularly insane. #TheBarHasBeenRaised. Insanely spectacular. Greatest . . . Autograph . . . Ever. #Awesome. Clearly, there are many ways to sum up what you're about to see, whether you're talking on Twitter, on Instagram, to your friends in the hobby shop or to no one in particular. However you choose to describe it, Panini America's…
Autos Correct: Latest Arrivals Shed Light on National Treasures, Gold Standard, More
If you think Panini America was crazy busy over the last four days in New Orleans during 2014 NBA All-Star Week, well, you'd be right. But things were moving at a blistering pace back in the office, too. How blistering? Glad you asked. Over the last week, Panini America HQ has been on the receiving end of some absolute blockbuster…