One of the first in-season basketball card releases has a college focus. 2016-17 Panini Immaculate Collegiate arrives this week, putting the high end brand onto Panini’s far-reaching college license. Each six-card pack/box contains five autographs and one base card or parallel. Online pricing is currently at $375-$400 per box. Immaculate Collegiate has a 40-card … [Read more...]
2015-16 Immaculate Basketball Preview
Training camp for a new season is edging closer and 2015-16 Panini Immaculate Basketball is about to round out last season's releases with another slate of high-end autographs and relics. Set for release Wednesday, Immaculate will have one pack of six cards in a hobby box — but five of the six will be autograph or memorabilia cards. Oh, sure, there is a base card or … [Read more...]
What’s Hot: Panini Immaculate NFL Rocking In Rookie Season
After the unimpressive performance of products from the 2013 NFL season, there was some hesitancy going into the 2014 collecting year. Many shops lost significant dollars on last year’s releases or at best, broke even on many of the higher-end offerings instead of getting fat like we did in 2012. 2014 Panini Flawless NFL gave many shops the hope that Panini would be able to … [Read more...]
Immaculate Makes Football Debut
Panini brings one of its high-end brand names to football Wednesday with the arrival of 2014 Immaculate Football. The premium set is known for large memorabilia patches and a variety of on-card autographs. Also produced for baseball and basketball, this is the first time Immaculate will feature the cards of the National Football League. Immaculate cards feature a white … [Read more...]
As Scoring Increases, So Do James Harden Cards
A lot of basketball fans like high-scoring guards. Plenty of young fans like players who stand out from the crowd, and this guy gets noticed off the court in his bright and unusual clothing and on the court for his attacking drives to the basket and his very large beard. Basketball card collectors who stocked up on James Harden basketball cards when he was a bench player for … [Read more...]
Panini to Replace Redemption Cards with Rewards Program
Panini America plans to stop putting redemption cards inside its sports card packs in the next several months. The company said Tuesday it would be implementing a new Panini Rewards program later this spring aimed at putting an end to collectors’ frustrations over long waits for autographed cards. Instead of player-specific redemption cards, Panini will put a point value on … [Read more...]
Paul George Lights Up Scoreboard, Basketball Card Packs
As is often the case, Larry Bird was right. With the 10th pick in the 2010 NBA Draft he landed Paul George. For the past two seasons, George has been the best player from that draft. It has been a very quick elevation from rookie to star to NBA All-Star, and collectors who loaded up with George cards in his rookie season were as wise as Larry Legend. There was a time when a … [Read more...]
2012-13 Panini Immaculate Basketball Off to Hot Start
It’s early in the game but reviews on 2012-13 Panini Immaculate Basketball are starting to conjure up memories of the company’s last buzz worthy product: 2012 National Treasures Baseball. Released just a few days ago, Immaculate is causing a stir thanks to some patch cards that are more than just an undistinguishable swatch of one-color fabric and a nice selection of … [Read more...]