Tony Reid offers his weekly dose of happenings inside Sports Zone, the Central Pennsylvania shop where he works. Day after day and week after week, we can feel the holiday season approaching. Our back room continues to fill up more each day, getting closer and closer to its breaking point. Concerns about the potential that we might not get enough product come holiday season … [Read more...] about Shop Talk: Prepping for Holiday Season, Sales Leaders, Football Restocks
2016 football cards
2016 Ezekiel Elliott Immaculate Rookie Patch Cards Remade
Panini America has completed the remake process for the base Ezekiel Elliott Rookie Patch Autographs that were originally created for 2016 Immaculate Football. The original cards were inadvertently damaged during transport in the fall of last year and Panini was forced to put redemption cards in packs instead. Elliott’s base RPAs numbered out of 99 were the only cards … [Read more...] about 2016 Ezekiel Elliott Immaculate Rookie Patch Cards Remade
Prescott: No Idea How Autopenned Cards Happened
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and his representatives claimed late Friday they have no idea how 277 trading cards were allegedly signed by an autopen machine and returned to Panini America. A statement on Panini’s corporate blog was posted around 10 PM Central time. It was the first time the company had addressed an issue that became a national news … [Read more...] about Prescott: No Idea How Autopenned Cards Happened
Dak Prescott Autopen Issue Still Unexplained; Becomes National Story
What began as a thread in an online forum became national news on Wednesday as word spread of the apparent use of an autopen on Panini Prizm trading cards of Dak Prescott. USA Today, ESPN and its parent company ABC News, the Washington Post, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, The Sporting News, all of Dallas’ local TV stations and newspapers and the major … [Read more...] about Dak Prescott Autopen Issue Still Unexplained; Becomes National Story
What’s Hot: Autographs Not Always King in New Products
I have been back from the 2017 Las Vegas Industry Summit for about a week now and somehow I am still tired. Apparently landing at noon on Sunday and getting a total of nine hours of sleep before leaving at 8:30 Wednesday night is not proper planning for a 47-year-old card store owner. That having been said, it was an incredible four-day … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Autographs Not Always King in New Products
Emmitt Smith, Panini Team Up for Trackable Memorabilia Cards
It isn’t often a Pro Football Hall of Famer turns his jerseys directly over to a card company to be cut up for use on trading cards but that’s what Emmitt Smith has done. The NFL’s all-time leading rusher is incorporating technology developed by his own company to add a layer of authenticity to some of Panini’s upcoming football card products. PROVA is a company Smith … [Read more...] about Emmitt Smith, Panini Team Up for Trackable Memorabilia Cards
What’s Hot: Season’s Over but Football Still Driving the Card Bus
The last time we talked (fine, I typed and you read) shop owners, including me, were getting ready for Upper Deck’s National Hockey Card Day. Well, it was a monster success as I went through an insane amount of 2016-17 Series 2 and other previously released products. I figured I’d share some thanks to UD for coming up with a program that did not involve autographs … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Season’s Over but Football Still Driving the Card Bus
2016 Panini Honors Football Mixes New Cards with Past Releases
A new off-season product arrives Wednesday in the form of 2016 Panini Honors football, which mixes a low-numbered base card and autograph run with original cards from past Donruss and Panini issues. It’ll be short on quantity with only three cards per pack/box and collectors will cross their fingers in hopes that what’s inside is worthwhile. Two autographs … [Read more...] about 2016 Panini Honors Football Mixes New Cards with Past Releases
2016 Panini Plates and Patches Set for Release
If you’re missing football, you can get a void filler with the release of 2016 Panini Plates and Patches. Due out Friday, P&P offers only five cards per pack for around $90 online but everything pulled will be numbered to 99 or less. If the name sounds kind of familiar, Plates and Patches has been issued before but it’s been five years since Panini last used … [Read more...] about 2016 Panini Plates and Patches Set for Release
2016 Panini Flawless Football Preview
Panini’s 2016 Flawless Football will bring some new ink as the high-end brand puts a wrap on a season’s worth of NFL trading card products. 2016 Panini Flawless Football Basics Flawless will serve up ten cards in each one pack box. Each will have six autographs, two memorabilia cards and two base or insert cards that will have small gem stones. … [Read more...] about 2016 Panini Flawless Football Preview