Short Report: Panini America Reveals More SPs, SSPs in 2018 Contenders Football
Panini America’s ballyhooed 2018 Contenders Football arrived in hobby shops across North America five or so weeks 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…
Unique Memorabilia Signatures at the Heart of Panini Instant’s New Rookie Releases
Panini Instant last week unveiled the first wave of unique new memorabilia autograph cards featuring pieces of signed pylons and basketballs honoring the stacked 2018 NFL and NBA Draft Classes. 2018 Panini Instant Pylon Signatures kicked things off last week as more than 30 top rookies were listed throughout the week on limited-edition cards featuring base versions numbered to 10…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Opens Three Boxes of the New 2018 Phoenix Football
So much of the hobby buzz being generated in shops and online this week can be attributed -- deservedly so -- to today's release of 2017-18 Immaculate Basketball. But it's the other Panini America new release -- 2018 Phoenix Football -- that's garnering the affection from the pigskin product sector. Now in its third year, the colorful Phoenix brand has fashioned…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Open Six Boxes of 2018 Elements Football
Make no mistake about it: This particular hump day is a huge one in the trading card hobby — and not just because the 2018 National Sports Collectors Convention will open its doors in Cleveland this afternoon. That’s a pretty big deal, no doubt. But adding to the weighty nature of this Wednesday is the long-awaited return of Charles Barkley to the hobby with…