Teaser Gallery: Panini America Opens Boxes of the New 2017-18 Vanguard Basketball

Panini America is keeping things hopping in the hobby during this four-day work week -- and especially today -- with the release of both 2018 Absolute Football and 2017-18 Vanguard Basketball. Although the products are quite different in terms of configuration and content, there's no denying the big-hit potential of both. You saw some of that yesterday in our Teaser…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2017-18 Vanguard Basketball (50+ Images)

Back in the day, when something called "Y2K" had a skittish nation on the edge of its proverbial seat, baseball, football and hockey collectors were treated to a short-lived new trading card creation known as Vanguard. It debuted for all three sports during the 2000 product season and struck a chord with many collectors because of its looks, its inserts,…