Panini America Prepping Contenders Brand for a Return to Baseball (Preview Gallery)
In early October, Panini America officials will return the venerable Contenders brand to the baseball diamond for the first time since 2011 and for just the third time ever. Due to hit hobby shops across North America on October 7, 2015 Contenders Baseball packs a distinct college feel and a checklist dotted with the game's brightest future stars and greatest legends.…
On the Button: Panini America Examines the Prime Memorabilia of the 2015 National
You just think you've seen everything we have in store for the Panini America wrapper-redemption program coming to this week's 2015 National Sports Collectors Convention. You've seen the base set. You've seen the base inserts. You've seen the memorabilia cards. You've seen the autographs. You've seen the special additions. What you haven't seen, though, is the stunning ensemble of prime-memorabilia…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2015 Cooperstown Baseball (129 Pics)
Since becoming an official partner of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in early 2012, Panini America has delivered a strong string of trading-card tributes to the baseball shrine and its legendary membership that has included 2012 Cooperstown Baseball, 2013 Cooperstown Baseball and 2014 Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary Baseball. On Wednesday, the company will deliver its cleanup hitter:…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks Early Box of 2015 Stars & Stripes USA Baseball
Although today's arrival of 2014 National Treasures Football will most certainly steal more than its share of this week's new-release headlines, Panini America's 2015 Stars & Stripes USA Baseball should have no problem finding its own willing, captivated audience. Releasing Friday, 2015 Stars & Stripes USA Baseball pays tribute to some of the most talented young prospects in the game --…
Prime Time on Prime Cuts: Panini America’s Exclusive Interview with Deion Sanders
Electrifying. Entertaining. Explosive. Brash. Otherworldly. Pick an adjective. Better yet, pick them all. They all embody what "Prime Time" was – and remains -- all about. Deion Sanders exuded confidence and charisma during a brilliant career as the NFL’s preeminent shutdown corner and its most lethal return man. The fifth overall pick of the Atlanta Falcons in the 1989 NFL…
Executive Order: Setting Record Straight on ‘First’ George Bush Autograph Cards
Some revisionist historians near Wall Street are receiving some ill-gotten gains this week by wrongly touting their new George W. Bush autographed card as “the first time ever that a living President has made their autographs available in a trading card product.” Never let the facts get in the way of a good story, right? (more…)