The brand that birthed Tom Brady's most expensive rookie card 21 years ago makes its annual return just after Super Bowl 56. 2021 Panini Contenders Football will again offer a small stack of autographs and a larger stack of inserts as part of its hobby box configuration. 2021 Panini Contenders Configuration and Base Set Each Hobby box of 2021 Contenders NFL includes … [Read more...] about 2021 Panini Contenders Football Preview
2019 Panini Contenders
2020 Panini Contenders Football Preview
One of the hobby’s longest running 21st century products is set to return for another season. 2020 Panini Contenders Football will arrive at the tail end of the NFL season, with its familiar ticket-style look. The content remains consistent from year to year and 2020 is no different with 18 packs per box, six cards per pack and 12 boxes per case. Most boxes … [Read more...] about 2020 Panini Contenders Football Preview
What’s Hot: Top 5 Sellers and the Awkward Aftermath of a Player’s Death
I wanted to start things off with my thoughts that I shared with my collectors on social media right after Kobe Bryant had passed. It gives you some insight to what it is like to own a card store at the time when there is no official right or wrong answer and making the wrong move can have long-lasting effects. Sure there is the usual hot list to follow, but since … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Top 5 Sellers and the Awkward Aftermath of a Player’s Death
Panini Reveals 2019 Contenders Football SPs, SSPs
Panini is once again peeling back the curtain to reveal which autographs are the rarest in its recently released 2019 Contenders football product. The company has released a partial list of some of the SP and SSP print runs from Rookie Tickets (team logo), Rookie Ticket variations (team helmet) and Veteran tickets. An SP designation means 250 or less of that … [Read more...] about Panini Reveals 2019 Contenders Football SPs, SSPs
Sports Card Release Calendar 1/1/20 – 1/21/20
The annual holiday slowdown in new sports card products gradually ramps up as January unfolds. Here's a look at the major releases during the first three weeks of 2020. January 3 2019-20 Contenders NBA Draft products are OK, but collectors generally prefer the pro version of Panini's products and Contenders basketball should be one of the more popular releases of … [Read more...] about Sports Card Release Calendar 1/1/20 – 1/21/20
2019 Panini Contenders NFL Football Info and Checklist
One of the hobby’s longest running football products is set to return for another season. 2019 Panini Contenders NFL will arrive at the tail end of the NFL regular season, with its familiar ticket-style look. Contenders will have 18 packs per box with six cards per pack. Each box will include five autographs, on average, with at least one of those being on-card. Also … [Read more...] about 2019 Panini Contenders NFL Football Info and Checklist