Panini America Initiates Packout Process for 2015 Immaculate Football (Gallery)
It's fitting that Panini America's 2015 Immaculate Football -- easily one of the most-anticipated NFL trading card products of the year -- releases the day before Thanksgiving. After all, it's brimming with the kind of cornerstone collection-makers that anyone would be thankful for pulling. Earlier today, we all got a front-row seat for the product's packout process when Football Brand…
Panini America Initiates Packout Process for 2015 Playbook Football (Must-See Gallery)
If you've been keeping up with the Panini America Twitter feed today, you likely already know: Packout for 2015 Playbook Football began in earnest this morning -- a development that has spent the last several hours commanding the timeline attention of collectors across the globe. Luckily for all of us, Panini America Brand Manager Chris Barr is on location at…
Live Packout Updates Provide a Telling Look Inside 2015 Clear Vision Football (Gallery)
The first Tweet went out from the Panini America handle at 7:43 this morning. The most recent one hit cyberspace just before 4 p.m. But it was the more than 25 Tweets in between -- sent by Panini America Football Brand Manager Chris Barr live from packout of 2015 Clear Vision Football -- that gave collectors a front-row seat to…
Real-Time Gallery: Pre-Packout Continues for 2010-11 National Treasures Basketball
The majestic, methodical march toward getting 2010-11 National Treasures Basketball primed for packout continues in earnest today as a small contingent of Panini America officials make the company's printing facility their temporary office. Collectibles industry veteran Kevin Haake, Panini America's Retail Sales Manager, volunteered for white-glove duty today and he will be filing images of some of the sweetest sights he sees for the following gallery that we'll update…
A Day at Packout with Panini America
I didn't make my normal trek to Panini America headquarters in Arlington, Texas, for work on Tuesday morning. Instead, I ventured across town to the city of Allen to spend some quality time witnessing the finer points of trading card production. I left, however, with two huge regrets: One, that I couldn't stay longer -- like, say, two weeks longer; and…