Teaser Gallery: Panini America Shreds Five Boxes of 2012-13 Signatures Basketball
There's no doubt that the upcoming 2012-13 National Treasures Basketball release is serving to swipe some of the collector focus away from 2012-13 Signatures Basketball, which releases itself in two short days. But with an impeccable ensemble of autograph cards and low-numbered inserts, the all-new Signatures product has more than enough firepower to command attention. To help collectors understand exactly…
A Pictorial Salute to the Men, Women, Kids and Pets of #PaniniWildCard (Gallery)
Thanks to one of the greatest NBA Finals ever played and one of the most frenetic, improbable finishes to a Stanley Cup Finals we've ever seen, Panini America's Twitter sensation known as #PaniniWildCard enjoyed a passion-fueled two-week run that featured seemingly as many thrills, emotions and memories as the respective Finals themselves. The collector-centric #PaniniWildCard initiative that began during the…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012-13 Gold Standard Basketball (111 Pics)
There's an old saying that goes a little something like "all that glitters is not gold." It's not true -- at least not as it relates to the gallery you're about to lay eyes on. Everything you see glittering below absolutely is gold, or at least emanates from the decadent 2012-13 Gold Standard Basketball, which arrives in hobby shops everywhere…
iCollectPanini.com Launches Extraordinary Promotion Honoring 2013 NBA Finals
As we speak, an international audience of fans, collectors and media await tonight's tip off of Game 1 of the 2013 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs -- and iCollectPanini.com is ready. Panini America officials have created a championship-worthy trading card promotion in the spirit of the tremendously successful Super Bowl XLVII initiative. For a limited time only and while supplies…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks First Boxes of 2012-13 Momentum Basketball
The 2013 NBA Playoffs aren't the only on-court action picking up serious momentum right now. The basketball collecting hobby is, too -- or at least it's about to. On Wednesday, Panini America's 2012-13 Momentum Basketball will hit hobby shops delivering five autographs and 15 cards in each silver-foiled fat pack. We presented the Quality Control Gallery for the product last week. Today,…
Embossing is Boss: Panini America Explores 2012-13 Brilliance Basketball (Gallery)
Panini America officials raised more than a few eyebrows when they announced in early March the addition of 2012-13 Brilliance Basketball to the NBA product roster. But for the product itself, they raised a lot more than than that. By incorporating some good, old-fashioned embossing, mirror board stock and intricate design and type treatments, Panini America's creative folks delivered a…
A Big Flocking Deal: Texture Tells the Story in 2012-13 Past & Present Basketball
While the hoops world awaits Wednesday's release of 2012-13 Preferred Basketball, we thought we'd take this opportunity to share just a glimpse of the NBA product Panini America has planned after Preferred. For the record, 2012-13 Past & Present Basketball is a pretty big flocking deal. Literally. At least certain parts of the product are. Those familiar with last season's…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012-13 Absolute Basketball (85 Sweet Pics)
The hobby hits keep coming on the Panini America basketball court. Indeed, when 2012-13 Absolute Basketball releases tomorrow, it will mark the continuation of one of most most torrid scoring streaks in hoops hobby history, a month-long span that has seen the launch of 2012-13 Totally Certified, 2012-13 Prizm and 2012-13 Limited. Now along comes Absolute -- after a year…
A Panini America Teaser Gallery: The First Box of 2012-13 Prizm Basketball Retail
Much has been made -- already -- about the enchanting Green Prizm parallels coming exclusively to the retail version of 2012-13 Prizm Basketball when it goes live next week. So, while hardcore hoops collectors have spent the last week feasting on the hobby version (and it's Gold Prizms in particular), the brand seems poised for another huge boost when Prizm's retail counterpart…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012-13 Prizm Basketball (96 New Pics)
Sure, I could consult my thesaurus -- again! -- in an effort to fetch more fancy adjectives that describe the near-indescribable allure of Panini America's 2012-13 Prizm Basketball. But the buildup to this point is such that the 96-card Quality Control gallery that follows really needs no introduction. Most of the Prizm previews we've shared to date have come from…