As NBA Finals Arrive, Panini America Offers Arresting Review of Spectra Basketball
Call it a hobby-wide case of "Spectracide." With its drop-dead gorgeous good looks, a wealth of desirable memorabilia and autograph cards, and the eternal excellence of Optichrome technology, Panini America's scorching 2014-15 Spectra Basketball is "killing it" in hobby shops across North America. For good reason, the product remains atop collecting's Most Wanted list eight days after release. The second installment…
Panini America Explores Two Early Boxes of 2014-15 Spectra Basketball (Gallery)
As far as hump days go, this one promises to be . . . well . . . quite Spectracular. For today, you see, is no ordinary Wednesday. It's release day for Panini America's 2014-15 Spectra Basketball, which means basketball collectors are in for a vibrantly colored, Optichrome-aided kind of day full of low-numbered parallels and high-end heat. We brought you…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2014-15 Spectra Basketball (69 Sweet Pics)
Panini America's colorful, Prizm-infused Spectra brand has wasted precious little time in etching out a loyal following among hardhcore hoops collectors. In fact, with just one inaugural release last season, Spectra Basketball became a bona fide favorite -- as much for its perfect-for-Prizm designs as for its rich autograph and memorabilia content. When the second installment arrives next week, collectors…
Panini America’s Newest Autograph Arrivals Shed Light on Future Basketball Releases
Even now, as Panini America's 2014-15 Immaculate Basketball release continues blazing a super-premium trail throughout the hoops collecting universe, work inside Panini America HQ continues unabated on upcoming NBA blockbusters. In fact, a bevy of big-ticket autograph arrivals in recent days (from the likes of Kevin Durant, Andrew Wiggins, Shaquille O'Neal and more) has served to illuminate the imminent arrivals…
Panini America Takes Uncut Look at Spectra Basketball, Prizm Draft Picks Football
You never know what Panini America Vice President of Production Stephanie Carlson will bring to the office following her daily morning visits to the company production facility. She doesn't deliver show-and-tell treats back to Panini America HQ every day -- but when she does, it's always worth it. In the last week alone, Carlson has brought no less than 11 uncut…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2014-15 Spectra Basketball (Gallery)
Ask most hardcore hoops collectors about last season's most surprising products and there's a great chance that many of them -- if not all of them -- will mention Panini America's 2013-14 Spectra Basketball. Last season's maiden voyage under the Spectra banner succeeded thanks in large part to loaded content, limited production and stunning Optichrome technology. All of that, course,…