AVAILABLE TOMORROW – 2021-22 Contenders NBA Basketball (HOBBY)
RELEASE DATE: Wednesday, April 13th at 11am (CST) via the Panini Direct Store PIS DOCUMENT: See Gallery Below DETAILS: While Contenders is a brand most well-known for it's Football products, Contenders Basketball has carved out a very well-respected space for itself amongst the heart of collectors. 2021-22 Contenders Basketball returns this year in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the…
2021 Contenders NFL Football | THE SECRET LIST of SP and SSP Cards (Part 2)
Okay - here we go! The second list of 2021 Contenders Football short prints! This week we're covering the SSP cards. Featured in the list below is 2021 Contenders Football's Rookie Ticket RPS Reverse, Rookie Ticket RPS Reverse Variation, Veteran Ticket Autograph, Rookie Ticket, Rookie Ticket Reverse, Rookie Ticket RPS Wild Card Round, Rookie Ticket RPA Wild Card Round Variation,…
2021 Contenders NFL Football | THE SECRET LIST of SP and SSP Cards (Part 1)
Since taking this position over at Panini America - this is my first opportunity to unveil print run information like this. As a collector myself - I know just how important product insight can be. So from one collector to another, I'm really excited to be able to deliver this info! Pertaining to the 2021 Contenders Football release, I have…
COMING SOON! 2021 Contenders NFL Football (Hobby)
ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: Wednesday, March 9th at 11am (CST) PIS DOC: 21_Contenders_FB_Hobby_PIS CHECKLIST: 2021 Playoff Contenders FB Public Checklist (FINAL) DETAILS: Every year, the ears of football card collectors everywhere perk up upon the mention of one particular release - the legendary Contenders Football! The waiting is over, 2021 Contenders Football is here and it does not disappoint! Collectors will…
Bidding for Rare Andrew Luck Autographed Card Reaches $32K — with Five Days Left
UPDATE: Earlier this week, we brought you the story of Derek and Keeley Reiter discovering a rare autographed trading card of Andrew Luck in Panini America's 2012 Contenders Football product. In the three days since the original story, eBay bidding on that card has soared from $12,000 to more than $32,000 -- with still more than five days remaining. Said…
Contenders Football at 20: Panini America Previews the Landmark 2012 Edition
Bill Clinton was in the White House, the Dallas Cowboys were Super Bowl champions, and the likes of Whitney Houston, Kenny G, Billy Ray Cyrus and Garth Brooks dotted the top half of the Billboard album chart. For better or worse, that's the pop-culture capsule that has come to define 1993. In the NFL that year, top rookies such as Drew…
Panini America World Premiere: The 2011 Playoff Contenders Football Rookie Tickets
Following a brief dose of social-media suspense-building yesterday and a visual history lesson earlier today, the time has come for Panini America to unveil the design for its ballyhooed 2011 Playoff Contenders Football Rookie Ticket Rookie Cards. The 2011 edition of this perenniel pigskin product-of-the-year favorite will hit shelves in early January, but we all know it's never too early to pull the curtain…