The Immaculate Inspection: Panini America Peeks More 2012-13 Immaculate Basketball
The buzz from yesterday's first extended post-packout peek at 2012-13 Immaculate Basketball is still being felt all the way up here in Toronto, where several members of the Panini America team are on site at the 2013 Toronto Fall Expo. And while we're ready for a massive Saturday full of wrapper-redemptions, Redemption Trade-Up exchanges, Panini VIP Party qualifiers and more,…
Kyrie, Shaq Headline Stunning Early Batch of 2012-13 Flawless Basketball Arrivals
With Panini America's 2012-13 Intrigue Basketball slated to arrive in hobby shops on Wednesday, that leaves two remaining NBA products on the 2012-13 release calendar -- and both are going to be huge. One is 2012-13 Immaculate Basketball (which we previewed a while back and will showcase in greater detail later this week); the other is 2012-13 Flawless Basketball (which…
Base-Set Veteran Variations Add Chase to 2011-12 Gold Standard Basketball
As the golden glow surrounding last week's release of 2011-12 Gold Standard Basketball continues to enchant collectors, astute set-builders and curious player collectors alike by now have discovered the existence of base-set variations for a handful of NBA veterans or retired legends. The six players in question -- Tracy McGrady, Gary Payton, Bill Walton, Shaquille O'Neal, Robert Horry and Dikembe…
Materialistic: More Game-Worn Greatness Coming to 2011-12 Limited Basketball
As the countdown to tomorrow's official release of 2011-12 Limited Basketball enters its goose-bumpy final hours, collector excitement for the product is palpable. And if you don't believe us, check out the feedback we've received so far on our sneak-peek episode of Panini Unwrapped and our gallery from earlier this week showcasing just some of the magical game-worn memorabilia cards in…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2011-12 Limited Basketball (44 Pics)
In honor of tomorrow night's 2012 NBA Draft (and in honor of the the unmistakably exciting fact that the product releases one week from today), we thought the time was right to bring you just some of scintillating sights from the 2011-12 Limited Basketball QC process that took place earlier this week. Panini America NBA Brand Manager Keith Hower was…
You’ll Never Believe What Just Arrived . . .
Yes, it took longer than expected. Yes, the anticipation was killing us, too. But after waiting for more than a year in some cases, collectors of one of the most beloved athletes of all time can rest easy. Shaquille O'Neal's autographs have arrived safely and soundly inside Panini America HQ. (more…)