Day Three Auctions On for Panini America’s #PaniniPylon Promotion (Gallery)

At 12 p.m. CST today, Day Three of Panini America’s month-long #PaniniPylon Prizm promotion kicked off on the Panini Authentic auction platform as the next 10 cards — special florescent-orange 2012 Prizm Football 1/1s — hit the auction block. The hit list for today — and for one day only — is headlined by the likes of Super Bowl MVPs Joe Flacco and Aaron Rodgers, Torrey…

Golden Oldie: Panini America Remembers the Day Golden Tate Covered Taylor Swift

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx99LST6jEY&w=600&h=450] Did Golden Tate, the Seattle Seahawks' sometimes-provocative third-year receiver, catch the game-winning pass from Russell Wilson Monday night against Green Bay? Or were the Seahawks simply the lucky recipients of Tate's tenacity and questionable officiating? No matter your perspective, Tate's role in one of the most delicious football controversies of the Twitter era, like the man himself, simply can't…

Charles Woodson’s First Autograph Trading Cards Since 1998 Commanding Huge Bucks

Panini America officials made huge headlines earlier this season by striking a deal with Green Bay Packers superstar Charles Woodson to produce his first autographed trading cards since 1998. Those cards finally started hitting the secondary market in recent weeks, and the sales -- like the man driving them -- are simply spectacular. Clearly, the 13-year absence of Woodson certified autographs…

The Bling’s the Thing: Panini America’s New Football Set Sparkles with Diamonds, Gold

Traditionally speaking, sports trading card production during the last 100 years or so has required -- almost exclusively -- two fundamental resources: Ink and paper. Leave it to Panini America to throw tradition for a loop by introducing two more precious materials to the manufacturing mix: Diamonds and gold. Indeed, when the company's new 2011 Gold Standard Football set releases to the masses later this week (in packaging designed…

Panini America PC Spotlight: A Winning Tribute to Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers

I stumbled upon Thomas Wisniewski's impressive array of Aaron Rodgers autographed cards earlier this summer and just knew his collection and the story behind it would be welcomed attractions on The Knight's Lance. Rodgers -- the Green Bay Packers superstar QB and the Super Bowl XLV MVP -- seems to be  the collecting target of quite a few collectors these days. But Wisniewski has been cheering ever…

Panini America Delivers Charles Woodson’s First Certified Autograph Cards Since 1998

Nine years. That’s how long Joe White has doggedly pursued Green Bay Packers superstar cornerback Charles Woodson to sign autographs for Panini America’s NFL trading card products. For nine years, White, the company’s football acquisitions specialist, has never received so much as a counter offer from Woodson or his representatives. So you can imagine White’s utter shock late last month when Woodson…

Aaron Rodgers Golden Ticket Surfaces . . . Bidding Already Surpasses $1,400

It's fitting, really, that the first 2010 Playoff Contenders Golden Ticket 1/1 to hit the open market yesterday, just hours after the product released, was that of Green Bay Packers quarterback and Super Bowl XLV MVP Aaron Rodgers. After all, Rodgers was nothing short of solid gold all season long. And judging by the incredibly ascending prices being bid on his winning Golden Ticket…

Panini America PC Profile: Robert Sobon’s Championship-Worthy Packers Stash

You'll have to forgive longtime collector Robert Sobon if he's still a little giddy these days. Watching your favorite quarterback -- who hails from your own backyard -- earn Super Bowl MVP honors while winning a championship for your favorite team tends to leave you feeling flighty for quite some time. Let's face it, Sobon could've made the Lambeau Leap from…
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