Base-Set Variations Bring Chase, Intrigue to 2012-13 Gold Standard Basketball
One of the most interesting -- but perhaps less-heralded -- aspects of Panini America's Gold Standard Basketball brand during its first three years in existence has been the inclusion of veteran base-set variations that have created feeding frenzies for the rarest versions among impacted player collectors. The phenomenon began with that inaugural 2010-11 Gold Standard Basketball release and featured Pete Maravich,…
Panini America Releases Final SP, Variation Quantities for 2012 Contenders Football
To date, Panini America officials have released two different lists sharing some of the Rookie Ticket SP and Rookie Ticket Variation quantities found within 2012 Contenders Football. This evening, Panini America Product Development officials have finally shared the last list, which details the remaining cards considered to be SPs. Included in this final list are product juggernauts such as Andrew Luck, Doug Martin, Russell Wilson…
Panini America Sheds Light on Short Prints within 2012 Golden Age Baseball Release
Panini America officials on Monday provided some key insight into the many short prints and variations randomly seeded into 2012 Golden Age Baseball, including information on the set's mysterious "white-border" inclusions. The product, live now for roughly two weeks, has resonated with several types of collectors thanks to an eclectic checklist and a unique makeup that includes baseball legends, pop-culture…
Panini America Shares Ink-Color Quantities for 2012 Elite Football Rookie Inscriptions
One of the most-asked questions in the football-card world since the release of 2012 Elite Football earlier this week goes something like this: "When will Panini America release the ink-color breakdown of the Rookie Inscriptions autographs." We're happy to report that the answer is "today." What follows is the complete Rookie Inscriptions variation breakdown, including how many of each ink-color…
SP Reveal: 2011 Playoff Contenders Football Rookie Ticket Variations & Rookie Ink
Now that Panini America has lifted some of the mystery surrounding the 2011 Playoff Contenders Football Rookie Ticket Photo Variations, the company can now start the process of revealing just how limited those variations are. What follows is the first of what promises to be many posts detailing the official specifics behind the SP autographs randomly inserted into packs of…
Panini America Unveils the Remaining 2011 Playoff Contenders Football RC Variations
By now, you've likely heard about the collectible commotion we created yesterday with the revelation that photo variations exist for each of the 36 RPS Rookie Tickets subjects dotting the 2011 Playoff Contenders Football checklist. In addition to spicing up a slow-moving Monday afternoon, our post brought collectors who hadn't yet picked up on the discrepancies up to speed on the…
Panini America Asks: What’s the Difference Between these 2011 Playoff Contenders RCs?
In some cases, the differences are more recognizable. In others, they're seemingly undetectable. In every case, though, this much is certain: There are short-printed photo variations for each of the 36 RPS Rookie Tickets Rookie Cards inside 2011 Playoff Contenders Football -- and we're about to shed some light on them. A missing arm band. A removed logo. An altered…
Drool Gallery: 2011 Panini Prestige Football Rookie Card Variation Short Prints
Collectors have come to embrace the short-printed splendor surrounding Rookie Card variations randomly tucked into Prestige Football every year. For the 2011 edition, due out everywhere May 25, the company delivers the goods again on some of the most collectible rookies selected in the 2011 NFL Draft. (more…)