Panini America Unravels the SP Mysteries of Recent Contenders Football Releases (2017)
One. Short. Week. Seven days. That's all that stands in the way now between 2018 Contenders Football and a ravenous collector base ready to rock when the product arrives in hobby shops across North America next Friday. Obviously, when it comes to the landmark Contenders product, the primary drivers of the product every year are the Rookie Ticket Autographs RCs and the…
Panini America Earns Nine Industry Summit Awards During 2018 Business Conference
The 2018 Industry Summit, the sports collecting industry’s annual business conference, concluded Wednesday in Dallas with a closing ceremony that honored the best and brightest of the last year with the presentation of the Industry Summit Awards. During the ceremony, Panini America was honored with an industry-leading nine awards, including hardware for Product of the Year and Best Basketball Product (2016-17 Prizm Basketball), Best Football Product (2017…
Short Report: Panini America Reveals More SPs, SSPs in 2017 Contenders Football
Panini America’s ballyhooed 2017 Contenders Football arrived in hobby shops roughyl one month ago to a ready-and-waiting collector base that has spent the weeks since in a wrapper-ripping, Rookie Ticket-revealing frenzy. That’s certain to continue in the weeks ahead as the many Contenders completists work on building their sets, with one eye always on the set’s various variations and short prints. A few weeks…
Short Report: Panini America Reveals More SPs, SSPs in 2017 Contenders Football
Panini America’s ballyhooed 2017 Contenders Football arrived in hobby shops three weeks ago today to a ready-and-waiting collector base that has spent the days since in a wrapper-ripping, Rookie Ticket-revealing frenzy. That’s certain to continue in the weeks ahead as the many Contenders completists work on building their sets, with one eye always on the set’s various variations and short prints. A few weeks…
Short Report: Panini America Reveals More SPs, SSPs in 2017 Contenders Football
Panini America’s ballyhooed 2017 Contenders Football arrived in hobby shops two weeks ago today to a ready-and-waiting collector base that has spent the last week in a wrapper-ripping, Rookie Ticket-revealing frenzy. That’s certain to continue in the weeks ahead as the many Contenders completists work on building their sets, with one eye always on the set’s various variations and short prints. Last week we…
Short Report: Panini America Starts Sharing SPs, SSPs in 2017 Contenders Football
Panini America’s ballyhooed 2017 Contenders Football arrived in hobby shops one week ago today to a ready-and-waiting collector base that has spent the last week in a wrapper-ripping, Rookie Ticket-revealing frenzy. That’s certain to continue in the weeks ahead as the many Contenders completists work on building their sets, with one eye always on the set’s various variations and short prints. Today, we’re going…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks Open Two Boxes of 2017 Contenders Football
Finally, the national release day for Panini America's 2017 Contenders Football has arrived. That makes today more like a national collecting holiday rather than just another new-release Friday. The Contenders Football franchise is that revered in the industry. It has been since the brand first introduced collectors to the concept of the Autographed Rookie Card way back in 1998. Almost…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2017 Contenders Football (135 Sweet Pics)
In two short days, one of the most anticipated products of the entire 2017 NFL collecting season arrives with the release of Panini America's landmark Contenders Football. Longtime Contenders loyalists -- and there are many -- pinpoint Contenders' fabled autographed Rookie Tickets as the Rookie Card of choice, and this year promises to deliver enough calling-card RCs to keep 2017…
Teaser: Panini America Breaks Two Boxes of 2017 Contenders Football “1st Off The Line”
Earlier today, Panini America officials began shipping out boxes of 2017 Contenders Football "1st Off The Line" that arrived at HQ hot off the presses this morning. Those collectors who ordered the special product during the preorder window will begin receiving their product next week, up to 48 hours prior to next Friday's national release date. As luck would have…
Panini America’s “1st Off The Line” Program Continues with 2017 Contenders Football
The 2017 edition of Panini America's fabled Contenders Football franchise -- annually one of the most anticipated trading card releases of the NFL season -- will enjoy its national release just two days after Christmas. But some collectors will have the chance to gain access to the product just a little bit earlier. Beginning at 10 a.m. CST today, Panini…