Ownership of the brand has changed through the years but 40 years after its first entry into the sports card world, Donruss is still a big part of the hobby's brand landscape and this fall marks another milestone anniversary: the 25th anniversary of Donruss football cards. In April of 1996, Pinnacle Brands Inc. purchased Donruss-Leaf from Huhtamäki Oyj, a confectionary … [Read more...] about Donruss Football Made It’s Debut 25 Years Ago
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Card Back Q&A: Gregg Olson Talks Diamond Kings, ‘Paralyzing’ Curveball and Studio Serial Killer Card
In the latest edition of Card Back Q&A, former Orioles All-Star Gregg Olson talks religious analogies and 1991 Donruss, spring training haircuts, his curve ball and the hazards of being a closer. Tony Reid-You were a Donruss Diamond King, which is a big deal. 1991, it stated ‘You can't get to heaven without a strong bullpen.’ They called you a guardian angel. What are … [Read more...] about Card Back Q&A: Gregg Olson Talks Diamond Kings, ‘Paralyzing’ Curveball and Studio Serial Killer Card
Donruss Elite Football Returns To Panini Lineup
After a year’s absence, Donruss Elite football returns in 2016 with a new emphasis that will please collectors — more on-card autographs, for example. That certainly is good news. 2016 Donruss Elite Basics Panini America is promising two autographs per hobby box of Donruss Elite, with at least one being a hard-signed Pen Pals card. There also will be one relic card per hobby … [Read more...] about Donruss Elite Football Returns To Panini Lineup
Interactive Infancy: 1997 Donruss VXP 1.0 CD-ROM
Given the advances in computer technology these days — smartphones, iPads, tablets have opened the Internet in ways that were not dreamed of 20 years ago — the 1997 Donruss VXP 1.0 CD-ROM set looks quaint. But it was one of the earliest attempts to bring baseball cards into the computer age. In fact, Donruss marketed the product as the “First-Ever Collectable CD ROM Trading … [Read more...] about Interactive Infancy: 1997 Donruss VXP 1.0 CD-ROM
Set of the Week: 1980 Topps Baseball Marked the End of a Monopoly
When they ripped open their first packs of baseball cards to greet a new decade, collectors couldn't have known that they were looking at the end of a monopoly AND the seeds of a hobby boom. The 1980 Topps baseball set was not too far removed from its recent predecessors in look and feel, but it was in a different league entirely when it came to making history. Indeed, by … [Read more...] about Set of the Week: 1980 Topps Baseball Marked the End of a Monopoly
Panini Brings Back Donruss Football
Hello old friend, it's really good to see you once again. Eric Clapton sang that phrase in 1976. It’s still relevant now, as Panini America will reintroduce an old friend to football collectors — 2015 Donruss Football. On September 2, the first stand-alone Donruss football product since 2002 will make its return. Familiar names like Rated Rookies, Gridiron Kings, … [Read more...] about Panini Brings Back Donruss Football
2015 Donruss Set Includes 1981 Throwbacks
The hobby changed for good 34 years ago when Fleer and Donruss shook up what had been a 24-year Topps baseball card monopoly. That 1981 Donruss issue gets a rebirth of sorts this week when its design returns as part of the new 2015 Donruss Baseball issue from Panini. The 1981 throwbacks are used on a 50-card subset. There will be four 1981 design cards in each box. … [Read more...] about 2015 Donruss Set Includes 1981 Throwbacks
Panini Releases 2014-15 Donruss Basketball
As the NBA season pushes deeper into its second half, Panini America on Wednesday released 2014-15 Donruss Basketball. Utilizing many of the Donruss designs and associated names from the brand that debuted back the 1980s, Donruss is a mix of past and present. The timing of the release gives collectors a chance to get some of the first cards of rookie players, like Elfird … [Read more...] about Panini Releases 2014-15 Donruss Basketball
Panini Snares Jeter Autographs for Upcoming Releases
When you don’t have an MLB trading card license, you look for an edge wherever you can find one. Panini America opted to strike a deal with Steiner Sports and get Derek Jeter to autograph a bunch of his old Donruss cards for insertion into upcoming products. Jeter recently conducted a signing with Steiner, which has affixed its hologram to the back of each ‘buy back’ card … [Read more...] about Panini Snares Jeter Autographs for Upcoming Releases
More Donruss on the Way from Panini
Fans of television’s “Seinfeld” will well remember the line once uttered by Teri Hatcher’s character, “And, by the way, they’re real…and they’re spectacular!” Within that same memorable episode is the brief but unforgettable clip of George Constanza causing a scene at a funeral reception when he is accused of performing the dreaded “double-dip.” It is easily understandable why … [Read more...] about More Donruss on the Way from Panini