Panini America Reaches Exclusive Multiyear Agreement with Nearly 200 CLC Schools
Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, and the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), announced today an exclusive multiyear trading card agreement with CLC’s nearly 200 partner institutions, including Alabama, Florida State, Texas Christian University, The University of Michigan and Texas A&M. The news is in addition to Panini’s previously announced exclusive relationships with the University of Oregon,…
Panini America Offers Final Scavenger Hunt of 2014 with Chance to Win Great Prizes
In a matter of mere hours, the ball will drop on 2014 and usher in the bold, new frontier known as "next year." 2015 promises to be a monster year for Panini America and all of us here are excited about the year ahead. But we're also pretty excited about the things that transpired in the not-quite-complete 2014. So before…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks Early Boxes of 2014 National Treasures Baseball
There's an intoxicating scent that gloriously oozes from any National Treasures box the second the seal is cracked and the lid is lifted. It's been that way in baseball, football and basketball since the National Treasures brand burst onto the scene almost 10 years ago and instantly became the hobby's preeminent super-premium product. It promises to be that way again…
Must-See Gallery: Opening the Book on 2014 National Treasures Baseball Booklet Cards
Most Sundays during the NFL season, The Knight's Lance usually has a football-related post locked, loaded and ready to go. But this isn't most NFL Sundays. It also happens to be two days prior to the release of 2014 National Treasures Baseball -- and there's still so much of the product left to preview. We've done our best over the…
Panini America Peeks Majestic Memorabilia, Autos in 2014 National Treasures Baseball
Today on The Knight's Lance we continue our countdown to Tuesday's release of 2014 National Treasures Baseball with another captivating look at the many collection-makers created for one of the collecting industry's most sought-after sets, this time with a focus on more of the set's rich autograph and memorabilia content. Whereas yesterday's gallery focused firmly on the product's heavy-hitting Bat…
Inside 2014 National Treasures Baseball: Bat Knobs, Barrels Ready to Make an Impact
Now that Panini America's highly anticipated 2014 National Treasures Baseball is just four days from release, the time has come for us to ramp up the preview galleries here at The Knight's Lance. We spent some quality time last Sunday morning over at the Panini America production facility filling our smartphones with as many pre-packout images as our memory would…
Panini America Shares More Packout Peeks of 2014 National Treasures Baseball
While collectors across the globe are doing their best to close out 2014 with a bang, they can take solace in knowing that all of us here at Panini America are determined to do the exact same thing. In the days before the calendar officially turns to 2015, Panini America will be unveiling a trio of heavy-hitting products with the…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks Open 21 Early Packs of 2014 Boxing Day
Although Boxing Day is officially still three sleeps away, Panini America's 2014 Boxing Day promotion is already underway in hobby shops across Canada. The company's coveted red-foil promotional packs began arriving to participating Canadian Panini Roundtable stores yesterday and the program promises to pick up steam for the remainder of the week. We've provided a series of comprehensive 2014 Boxing Day…
Panini America Peeks Must-See Scenes from 2014 National Treasures Baseball Packout
Seemingly every member of the Panini America Product Development Team (regardless of sport) has spent countless man hours over the last few weeks at the company's production facility across town participating in the hand-packout process for 2014 National Treasures Baseball. One of the most anticipated high-end releases of the year, 2014 National Treasures Baseball is slated to release in hobby…
Panini America Previews Autograph Roster for 2014 Boxing Day Set (Gallery)
Panini America's 2014 Boxing Day promotion will begin in earnest this week as participating Canadian Panini Roundtable stores receive their allotment of red-foil 2014 Boxing Day packs and start engaging with collectors looking to land those packs in exchange for qualifying purchases in stores. Over the course of the last week, we've spent quality time here on The Knight's Lance…