NBA Legends Scottie Pippen, Shawn Kemp Comfirmed for 2016 Panini VIP Party

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- With each passing day, Panini America’s highly anticipated Saturday 2016 National VIP Party continues to generate more buzz. On Wednesday, company officials began announcing a star-studded guest list by revealing NASCAR star Chase Elliott and baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson as the first two special guests. Yesterday's confirmation bombshells -- a double dose of basketball royalty featuring…
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Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, NASCAR Star Chase Elliott to Appear at 2016 VIP Party

Now that the 2016 National Sports Collectors Convention is officially underway, Panini America officials can begin pulling the curtain back on many of the surprises they have in store for this weekend's epic Panini VIP Party. For the fifth straight year, the Saturday-night spectacular is sure to be the talk of the town. Today, Panini America officials confirmed the first two names…
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Panini America Delivers Detailed First Look at 2016 Immaculate Baseball (Gallery)

When it comes right down to it, there are two key attributes that make Panini America's Immaculate brand perpetually stand out regardless of sport or year: Aesthetics and memorabilia. There are other aspects of Immaculate that compel collectors (such as a stacked autograph roster), but it's the look (of the design) and feel (of the memorabilia) that continue to resonate.…
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Panini America Investigates the Penmanship Coming to 2016 Flawless Baseball (Gallery)

The history-soaked, marvel-loaded debut edition of Panini America's Flawless Baseball arrives in hobby shops across North America one week from today, which means most of the trademark metal briefcases have been filled, sealed and shipped by now. But before any of that could happen, a dedicated and determined crew of Panini America Product Development personnel spent some quality time at…
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Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Open One Early Box of 2015 Contenders Baseball

Panini America's venerable Contenders Baseball brand makes a long-awaited return to the diamond tomorrow for the first time since 2011, equipped with the brand-staple assets (primarily lots of autographs and powerful parallels) that have made Contenders one of the most successful franchises in the modern sports card era. We brought you an intensive sneak peek at everything 2015 Contenders Baseball has…
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Summit Signatures: Panini America Peeks 2013 Industry Summit Black Box Autos

Yesterday, we began lifting the lid on building anticipatory buzz for next week's 2013 Industry Summit by revealing just a taste of the prime memorabilia cards (each a 1/1) that will headline many of Panini America's fabled Black Boxes. Today, we turn up the heat with an exhaustive preview of the 1/1 autograph cards randomly inserted into the company's 2013…
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Preparing for Prime Time: Panini America Previews 2011 Prime Cuts Baseball

Crazy. Sick. Filthy. Nasty. Insane. Whatever one-word euphemisms you use to describe some of the most gorgeous trading cards ever produced, get them ready. You're going to need them as you peruse the gallery that follows previewing 2011 Prime Cuts Baseball and some of the craziest, sickest, filthiest, nastiest, most insane baseball cards you've ever seen. (more…)
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Panini America Provides a Pre-Ink Peek at 2011 Prime Cuts Baseball (10 New Images)

Most of the rush and clamor and buzz of activity in the Panini America Acquisitions department these days has revolved around getting our newest NFL, NBA and NHL on-card autograph efforts out the door. But late last week, the Production department delivered a fresh batch of new signature-required specimens to add to the list. And as you're about to see,…
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