Show Scenes: Panini America Captures First Two Days of the 2014 National (Gallery)
CLEVELAND -- With two days in the books at the 2014 National Sports Collectors Convention, this much seems certain: The Panini America booth remains the place to be; a sprawling, inviting, all-encompassing destination filled with wrapper redemptions, live group breaks with the industry's biggest breakers, Box Wars, free kids breaks with Bryan Gavin from Ultimate Box Breaks, the company's live…
Legendary New York Jets QB Joe Namath to Appear at 2014 Panini VIP Party
The mega hits from Panini America keep coming. Monday, the company announced that NBA legend Dominique Wilkins and hip-hip icon DJ Kool would appear at Saturday's 2014 Panini VIP Party. Yesterday, the company confirmed baseball superstars Tom Glavine and Jose Canseco. On Wednesday evening, live from the show floor at the 2014 National Sports Collectors Convention, Panini America officials announced…
The Panini America 2014 National Wrapper Redemption Set: The Autograph Cards
At 4 p.m. today, Cleveland's sprawling, Ferris-wheel-enhanced I-X Center will open its doors for a special Sneak Peek opening of the 35th National Sports Collectors Convention. At approximately 4:02 p.m., the Panini America booth will start to become crowded for the first time. Sometime late Sunday afternoon, the crowds will finally start to subside. Indeed, activity at the Panini America…
Baseball Greats Tom Glavine, Jose Canseco Confirmed for 2014 Panini VIP Party
The 2014 Panini VIP Party slated for Saturday night in Cleveland just keeps getting better and better. On Tuesday afternoon, Panini America officials confirmed that Tom Glavine, one of baseball's newest Hall of Famers, and Jose Canseco, one of the games most endearing power hitters, have been added to the guest list for Saturday's third annual extravaganza. Glavine, inducted into…
The Panini America 2014 National Wrapper Redemption Set: The Memorabilia Cards
As the collecting world awaits tomorrow's opening of the 2014 National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland's I-X Center, it's safe to say that many of the collectors populating that world are most excited about the annual sensation known as Panini America's wrapper-redemption program. It's been a show-stealing National highlight for years, and one that generates incredible buzz throughout the show…
Dominique Wilkins Confirmed to Attend the 2014 Panini VIP Party (DJ Kool Back, Too)
Now that 2014 National Sports Collectors Convention week is officially underway, Panini America officials can begin pulling the curtain back on many of the surprises they have in store for one of the biggest events of the collecting year. When the doors open on Cleveland's Ferris-wheel-enhanced I-X Center for Wednesday evening's Sneak Peek night, the real thrill ride will begin…
Special 2014 Donruss Baseball Rated Rookie Promotion Coming to the National
Panini America officials created a feeding frenzy of sorts among hardcore baseball collectors earlier this season with a Mystery Rated Rookie Wrapper Trade-In program that earned 2014 Donruss Baseball fans three bonus Rated Rookies (Masahiro Tanaka, Jose Abreu and Yordano Ventura) for a box worth of wrappers. Next week at the 2014 National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland, the company…
Almost Everything You Need to Know About Panini America at the 2014 National
When it comes to Panini America’s presence at next week’s 2014 National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland, you’ve heard things, you’ve read things, you’ve seen things and you’ve suspected things over the last several weeks. But for the record, this post will serve as your definitive guide to everything Panini America has planned for one of its biggest weeks of…
LeBron, Duncan, Lillard and More Featured in Special Panini America 2014 National Set
LeBron James commanded a global sports audience late last week when he announced that he was taking his talents back to Cleveland and his hometown Cavaliers to play basketball next season. As luck would have it, Panini America is returning to Cleveland too -- later this month for the 2014 National Sports Collectors Convention. And company officials are bringing a…
Panini America Prepared to Rock Cleveland with Third Annual National VIP Party
It's no secret that Panini America has made a habit over the years of annually stealing the show at the National Sports Collectors Convention every summer. From its fan-packed booths to its wrapper-redemption programs to its unrivaled interaction with -- and embracing of -- collectors, Panini America pulls out all of the stops for the industry's marquee show. But two years ago in Baltimore, Panini…