Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks Early Boxes of 2017 Gold Standard Football
Following a five-year hiatus, Panini America's Gold Standard Football brand will make its long-awaited return to the collecting landscape tomorrow. In hobby shops across North America, the gold rush will be on once again. On average, each seven-card hobby box of 2017 Gold Standard Football will deliver five autograph or memorabilia cards and two base or parallel cards. As you…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2015 Luxe Football (36 Must-See Pics)
With its metal-framed borders, prime memorabilia selections and unique die-cuts, Panini America's 2014-15 Luxe Basketball provided a rousing introduction to the Luxe concept late last season and provided a compelling "What If?" scenario for its presence in other sports. This time next week, "What If?" becomes "What Is" with the arrival of 2015 Luxe Football. Set to arrive in hobby shops…
A Glance Inside Panini America’s Upcoming Stanford University Trading Card Set
Panini America is reuniting some of the greatest athletes in Stanford Cardinal history for the company’s upcoming 2015 University of Stanford trading card set that’s on its way to retailers now. The unique set features a 50-card base set honoring the school’s most decorated athletes, alumni, athletic structures and traditions. The 50-card base set features Silver, Gold (numbered to 25) and…
Panini America Delivers Sunday Sneak Peek Inside 2014 National Treasures Football
As you read this, Panini America's grand finale to the 2014 NFL trading card season -- the juggernaut that is 2014 National Treasures Football -- is making its way to hobby shop shelves across North America. This year's installment of National Treasures -- like all of those that have come before -- is rich with collection-making cornerstones and rife with…
Panini America Rips 2014 Playbook Football with a Video, a Gallery and a Contest
After just a few days on the market, it's safe to say that Panini America's reconfigured 2014 Playbook Football has been a big hit for thrill-seeking collectors feasting on some of the most unique single cards that will be uncovered all season. The one-booklet-per-two-card-pack format has provided an adrenalin rush for those opening the product -- and for those watching…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2014 Limited Football (Preview Gallery)
It takes years of consistency to build and can be damaged irreparably with one down year, but if treated properly (with reverence and respect and an eye toward steady improvement), favorable brand equity is a marvelous asset in the trading card arena. Panini America's release roster is packed with such products. The latest example? Limited Football. Through the years, the Limited…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2014 Playbook Football (Preview Gallery)
The next chapter in the short-but-storied history of Panini America's Playbook Football brand is steadfastly being written as we speak, and it will provide a dramatically different ending than the ones collectors have come to expect in recent years. For 2014, Panini America officials have radically revamped the packaging configuration to deliver one booklet card and one autograph or memorabilia card in…
Panini America’s 2014 NFL Player of the Day Set Features Autos, Mem, Cracked Ice
Bolstered by a record-breaking number of participating hobby shops, industry-first autograph cards of several key veterans and the promotion’s first-ever player-worn memorabilia cards, Panini America’s hugely popular NFL Player of the Day promotion delivered arguably its greatest season in the 14-year history of the program. Understandably, expectations are even higher for the upcoming 15th season, which kicks off in earnest in hobby shops…
Before Packout: Panini America Catches Up with 2014 Certified Football (Gallery)
On a trip to the Panini America production facility yesterday to capture the initial wave of packout for 2013-14 Immaculate Basketball (which looks spectacular, by the way), I came across a few sleeves of 2014 Certified Football autographs patiently awaiting their own turn in the packout queue. So in the name of doing the right thing, I snapped as many…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2014 Prestige Football (141 Sweet Images)
Whatever it is that you appreciate most in an NFL trading card set, chances are 2014 Prestige Football has it. Acetate. Die-Cuts. Oversized Draft Picks box-toppers. Microetching. On-card autographs from the game's top rookies in their NFL uniforms. Crisp action photography of the game's top rookies in their NFL uniforms. Prime-stuffed patch cards. A nod to fantasy football. Venerable inserts…