Video: Dallas-Area Collector Claims World's Longest Trading Card at Panini America HQ
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaMEw1cprs&w=600&h=335] When Dallas-area collector Craig Nelson first pulled the redemption card from his box of 2011 National Treasures Football Tuesday at SMP Sports Cards in Grapevine, Texas, he breathed a frustrating sigh and tossed it on the counter toward store manager Chad Brooks. Brooks picked it up, read it and immediately went nuts. This was no ordinary redemption card.…
Panini America Unveils the World's Longest Football Card in 2011 National Treasures
Congratulations. You're about to witness trading card history. What follows is the exclusive world premiere of the world's longest trading card, a 36-player record-breaker from Panini America that includes 36 autographs, 36 pieces of oversized prime memorabilia and, when fully unfurled, stands more than 8 feet tall. Five of these behemoths -- including one with inscriptions on every autograph --…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2011 National Treasures Football
I would've posted this particular gallery much earlier today, but the fact of the matter is this: I've been speechless for the last several hours, literally left with nothing to say -- or type -- after seeing, for the first time, the world's longest trading card that will be inserted via redemption in next week's release of 2011 National Treasures…
More Gems Surface During Hand Collation for 2011 National Treasures Football
This time last Friday, we pulled the curtain back on what I thought was the packout process for the Panini America juggernaut that is 2011 National Treasures Football. Turns out that stunning gallery wasn't the packout process at all. It was the pre-packout process to weed out cards that, for any number of reasons, didn't make the cut. Fast forward…
Andy Dalton, Clyde Gates Visit Panini HQ to Sign Their 2011 Playbook Football Cards
Next month Panini America's 2011 NFL product calendar will conclude with the highly anticipated release of 2011 Panini Playbook Football. One of the highlights of the striking collection is the hard-signed RPS Rookie Booklet subset, seeded one per box. As luck would have it, two of the featured subjects from the 2011 NFL Draft Class stopped by the Panini America offices…
Updated Image Gallery: Pack Out Continues for 2011 National Treasures Football
You take one day off to spend with the kids on the last day of spring break and what happens? Pack out begins for 2011 National Treasures Football, only one of the most important sports card releases of the year. So, while I'm having the time of my life at home playing "Life" with my two sons, some of…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2011 Totally Certified Football (52 Images)
From mesmerizing effects of the microetching to sweet on-card autographs from 36 top rookies to a unique memorabilia-card mix, 2011 Totally Certified Football has a lot to offer collectors who still aren't ready to say "goodbye" to the memorable 2011 NFL season. I should know. I just spent the better part of my morning poring over the contents of one…
Panini America Unveils the Remaining 2011 Playoff Contenders Football RC Variations
By now, you've likely heard about the collectible commotion we created yesterday with the revelation that photo variations exist for each of the 36 RPS Rookie Tickets subjects dotting the 2011 Playoff Contenders Football checklist. In addition to spicing up a slow-moving Monday afternoon, our post brought collectors who hadn't yet picked up on the discrepancies up to speed on the…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2011 Playoff Contenders Football
Spoiler alert for all of us card collectors: Tuesday is Valentine's Day. But it's the following day, February 15, when we'll likely fall in love all over again. That's when 2011 Playoff Contenders Football hits hobby shops nationwide. There's certainly much about the product to be enamored with, not the least of which are landmark Rookie Ticket autographed Rookie Cards…
Panini Peek Preview Gallery: 2011 Panini Playbook Football (34 Must-See Images)
The Knight's Lance loyalists (and we thank you) will remember a particular post from early January that included the discovery of what appeared to be a new mystery NFL product on the Panini America Routing Table. Well, I'm happy to report that just minutes ago, the seeming cloak of secrecy was ripped off and, indeed, a new product was unveiled…