She's the Boss: Alyssa Milano Rookie Cards Bring Rare Beauty to Panini America Sets
Beloved actress. Avid sports fan. Must-read blogger. Twitter titan. Heartwarming philanthropist. Proud mom. Fashion mogul and entrepreneur with her own "Touch" sports clothing line. These things we know to be true about Hollywood beauty Alyssa Milano. But here's something you might not know: Milano's kind of a big deal right now in the sports collectibles industry. Indeed, Milano's first autographed football…
Survey Says: Panini America Leads the Way in Customer Service, Product Quality, More
According to results from the recently completed 2011 Vegas Industry Summit Retailer Survey released Monday evening, Panini America remains the "clear leader" among primary trading card manufacturers in the areas of customer service, product quality and meeting ship dates. The survey -- conducted by the Isaacson Media Group from Jan. 7-14, 2011 -- included participation from more than 150 brick-and-mortar hobby shops…
Panini America Behind the Scenes: The Trading Card Conference Room
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHxR7qFoAOw&fs=1&hl=en_US] With Panini America headquarters a virtual ghost town on the eve of the holiday break, Tracy Hackler takes collectors behind the scenes of a conference room made for card lovers by card lovers. Consider the trip down collecting's memory lane our holiday gift to you.
The Triumphant Return of Panini America’s ‘Whose Autographs Arrived Today?’ Contest
In the almost two months since we launched The Knight's Lance, we've produced several posts that have been popular with the blog's loyal readers. From behind-the-scenes looks at the trading card process that you just won't get anywhere else to the first video breaks of Panini America's best products, we seem to have struck a chord with today's collectors. But far…
Panini America Behind the Scenes: Constructing the Cut Autograph
I happen to share a cubical corner with Carl Braun, so I can tell pretty quickly when the Panini America brand manager is engaged in something that might be of great interest to the collecting masses. Certainly that was the case last week, when I looked up to see him looking down, intently focused on inspecting the bulging batch of signed documents atop his desk. Turns…
Welcome to Panini America . . . Please Feel Free to Have a Look Around
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a16FyXbyVJQ&fs=1&hl=en_US] With most of the office heading out early for the Thanksgiving holiday, Wednesday afternoon provided a perfect opportunity for a little behind-the-scenes film making. This time around, get a firsthand look at the card- and memorabilia-filled reception area inside Panini America headquarters.