Pushed to a summertime event last year because of the pandemic, National Hockey Card Day in the U.S. and Canada is back in its traditional winter home. The promotion is set for Saturday, Feb. 26. Designed as a goodwill gesture to fans, turn fans into collectors and drive traffic to hobby shops that sell cards, NHCD started in Canada in 2009 and Upper Deck … [Read more...] about National Hockey Card Day Returns to US, Canada
2019-2020 basketball cards
2020 Contenders Optic Football Preview
We'll be into the spring and starting to look forward to next season when it arrives, but 2020 Contenders Optic Football IS still coming. The shiny version of Panini's long-running regular Contenders product, Optic has a few twists of its own. It now has a release date of March 31, but as always, that's subject to change. Optic offers one pack per box with six … [Read more...] about 2020 Contenders Optic Football Preview
2019-20 Panini Illusions Basketball Preview
Panini America is bringing its Illusions brand to basketball. 2019-2020 Illusions Basketball will make its debut Aug. 5 and will be offered in hobby and retail formats. Collectors will recall that Panini has had the Illusions product for football since 2017. Now, with a rookie class that has Zion Williamson, Ja Maront and R.J. Barrett, it's not surprising to see … [Read more...] about 2019-20 Panini Illusions Basketball Preview
2019-20 Panini Opulence Features High-End Booklets
A product called Opulence is naturally going to be expensive. Certainly, Panini America’s 2019-2020 Opulence basketball, with a suggested $1,000 price tag per hobby box, fits that description. If the current trend continues, consider yourself lucky for snaring a box anywhere near that price. 2019-20 Opulence basketball is scheduled for release on September 18. There … [Read more...] about 2019-20 Panini Opulence Features High-End Booklets
Panini’s Obsidian Basketball Features Autographs, Die-Cuts
Panini America’s Obsidian basketball product returns for its second year when it hits the shelves May 20. This year’s issue has the advantage of a strong rookie class, so despite the high price for the brand, the rewards could be greater with a lineup that includes Zion Williamson, Ja Morant and RJ Barrett. This year’s cards feature die-cuts and a full, textured … [Read more...] about Panini’s Obsidian Basketball Features Autographs, Die-Cuts
2019-2020 Panini Noir Basketball Preview
Panini America’s 2019-2020 Noir basketball will feature plenty of autographs and memorabilia cards. When the product hits stores March 25, a hobby box will contain 10 cards. Of those cards, seven will be either on-card autograph cards or relic cards. An eighth card, exclusive to the online 1st Off the Line product, will be metal framed and numbered to 11. Now a staple … [Read more...] about 2019-2020 Panini Noir Basketball Preview