Excalibur Uncut: Panini America Examines Kaboom!, Knights of the Round Inserts
Exploring a trading card product in its uncut-sheet form can often provide a different level of appreciation than simply pulling one card at a time can -- and that is especially true when it comes to the funky-futuristic feel of the rare Kaboom! and Knights of the Round inserts coming to Panini America's 2014-15 Excalibur Basketball. Both inserts in the…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at Target-Only 2014-15 Excalibur Basketball
If you've spent any time at all in the trading card section of your neighborhood Target store in recent weeks, you've probably noticed a star-studded poster promoting the impending arrival of 2014-15 Excalibur Basketball, Panini America's third and final Target-only NBA product of the 2014-15 collecting season that begins shipping to stores on Monday. To help retail-minded collectors properly prepare…
Panini America Previews Rare Micro-Etched RCs of the New 2014-15 Threads Basketball
At some point later this week, if it hasn't arrived already, Panini America's 2014-15 Threads Basketball will start hitting exclusively in Target stores packing three unique packaging configurations (Premium Boxes, Blaster Boxes and Gravity-Feed Packs) and a bevy of exclusive content featured in all three SKUs. Yesterday we showcased the unique Wood Rookie Cards exclusive to the Blaster Box configuration.…
The Hardwood: Panini America Eyes Unique RCs in 2014-15 Threads Basketball Blasters
Panini America's Target-exclusive 2014-15 Threads Basketball should begin arriving in stores across the country this week, packing three unique configurations (each with its own exclusive content), a great design, compelling photography and several brand staples that made Threads a collector-favorite brand the last time it appeared during the 2012-13 season. We've provided preview coverage of 2014-15 Threads Basketball in recent…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2014-15 Threads Basketball Premium
Panini America officials on Monday morning began packing out and shipping Premium editions of 2014-15 Threads Basketball, the company's second Target-exclusive NBA trading card product of the season set to arrive in stores late next week. Over the course of the last few weeks we've offered various sneak peeks at the brand that is making a triumphant return to the…
Panini America Provides Detailed First Look at 2014-15 Threads Basketball (Gallery)
Early next month, Panini America will put the finishing touches on 2014-15 Threads Basketball and begin shipping the company's second Target-exclusive NBA trading card product of the season, marking the popular brand's first appearance on the market since the 2012-13 season. Much like 2014-15 Prestige Basketball, the first of three planned 2014-15 Target-exclusive NBA products that dropped in October, 2014-15…
Panini America Delivers a Full Retail Review of 2014-15 Prestige Basketball (Gallery)
Now that Panini America's 2014-15 Prestige Basketball release and its various SKUs have had the chance to make their mark in Target stores across North America, we thought now might be a good time to take a look back with a retail review of sorts showcasing the highlights and differences between the Premium, Plus, Blaster and Hanger configurations. In the…
Panini America Breaks Boxes of Target-Only 2014-15 Prestige Basketball Plus (Gallery)
Yesterday here on The Knight's Lance we brought you the world-premiere first look at Panini America's new 2014-15 Prestige Basketball Premium, one of four new Prestige Basketball SKUs available only at Target stores beginning as early as this weekend. The $200 Premium edition is the highest-end of the four Prestige SKUs. Next up is the Plus edition ($65 SRP), with…
Target Demographic: Panini America Offers 2014-15 Prestige Basketball Only at Target
The venerable Prestige Basketball brand will usher in a bold, new collecting frontier when it starts hitting store shelves early next week. For the first time ever, Prestige Basketball (featuring five distinct configurations) will be available exclusively at Target stores. The first of three Target-exclusive NBA products Panini America will release for the 2014-15 season, 2014-15 Prestige Basketball will go…