There are obstacles a'plenty but at least for now there's some optimism that we might actually see some regular season competition in at least two major sports by the end of July. Regardless of what happens, the appetite for trading card products has remained strong since the hiatus began in March. At least for now, card companies are back to meeting most release … [Read more...]
Panini’s 2020 Immaculate Collection Collegiate Football Arrives In August
This year's NFL draft picks get the high-end treatment with 2020 Panini Immaculate Collection Collegiate football. A hobby box will contain one pack, and Panini is promising five autograph or memorabilia cards. The sixth card will be from the base set and will be numbered, but some packs will include a base parallel card. Immaculate Collegiate, which is … [Read more...]
2020 Panini Black Football Preview
Panini America will bring its Black brand back this summer, with the company promising more on-card signatures, rookies and inserts. Black, which has a release date of Aug. 26, will offer a 100 card base set with parallels numbered no higher than 50. A hobby box will contain one pack, and there will be five cards to a pack at an SRP of $100. 2020 Panini Black … [Read more...]
Heavy Metal: 2020 Panini Elements Football Has Magnetic Appeal
If metal is your thing, then you will be in your element with Panini America’s upcoming football product. 2020 Panini Elements Football releases the week of August 12 with new inserts, SP parallels and a slew of on-card autographs. Elements will feature one pack per hobby box, with four cards to a pack. The SRP is $120 per box. The breakdown will include one base … [Read more...]
2020 Panini Gold Standard Football Adds Rookie Autographs
Look for some additional rookie autograph content in 2020 Panini Gold Standard football, set for release on Wednesday, August 5. Once again, Gold Standard will be heavy on autograph and memorabilia cards but there's a base set to chase, too. 2020 Panini Gold Standard Configuration and Base Set Each box will carry a single pack with seven cards. Five of those will be … [Read more...]
New Sports Card Release Calendar: 5/27/20 – 6/11/20
The supply chain is getting back to normal and the sports card release calendar is starting to look a little more normal as May gives way to June. In fact, it's getting a little crowded. The first week of June will see four new products alone. 2019-20 Panini Noir hit the market Wednesday. From here on out, it's a mix of more basketball, baseball, … [Read more...]
2020 Contenders Draft Football Preview
As the NFL moves slowly toward the start of an uncertain season, another football card product is set to hit the market this week. 2020 Panini Contenders Draft Picks is due out on Friday, May 29. Each hobby box promises 18 packs with six packs per box. There should be six autographs inside along with an array of base cards, parallels and … [Read more...]
2020 Panini Luminance Football Preview
Will NFL training camps open at the normal time? Will the regular season start on time? Will there be some fans allowed inside the stadium? Those questions are still unanswered but we do know the league's trading card production will continue and one product that will arrive about the time training camps are slated to open is 2020 Panini Luminance. 2020 … [Read more...]
What’s Hot: COVID Not Stopping Collectors
I want to start off this edition of What's Hot by sharing my hopes that you, your families and your friends are all doing as well as possible. I know that we are experiencing weird times together and while I'm looking forward to one day enjoying it, I don't know when "normal" will return. I do know that my store got closer to that level of normal this past Monday when … [Read more...]
2020 Score Football Cards Arrive with NFL Draft
With the combine, the draft, free agency and year-round football card releases, there isn’t much of an NFL “off season” anymore. That’s a good thing if you love the league and the first NFL-licensed rookie cards of the upcoming season is scheduled to arrive June 5 with the release of Panini’s 2020 Score football. Traditionally, the first product of the new NFL … [Read more...]