As NSCC 16 kicked off Wednesday, a slew of new products were released by trading card makers including the first of four NASCAR sets produced by their new partner, Panini America. 2016 Panini Prizm, the first line of officially licensed trading cards encompasses teams and drivers across the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck … [Read more...]
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Upper Deck Signs Mariota to Autograph Deal
Upper Deck and Marcus Mariota, the University of Oregon Heisman Trophy winner and second overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft, have reached agreement on a new autograph deal through GT Sports Marketing. Upper Deck Authenticated will offer Mariota signed Jerseys, helmets, footballs and exclusive images in a special section on its website. Prices range from $225 for a signed … [Read more...]
Walmart Wrapper Redemption for Donruss Football
Panini is pushing out a Walmart-exclusive version of its new 2015 Donruss Football product this week, one that will give buyers the chance to pick up a bonus. Buyers who send in 24 wrappers from the retail version and a copy of their Walmart receipt will receive a four card pack that includes holofoil collegiate versions of Rated Rookie cards featuring Marcus Mariota, Jameis … [Read more...]
Bowman Football 2015 Box Break
A couple of years ago when the football card rookie crop was especially weak, Bowman was the first release of the year and actually became somewhat of a surprise hit. One of the reasons for the great response was the larger, jumbo-like packs with each box containing four autographs. Frankly, the idea was a pretty good lesson for card companies. While we understand the … [Read more...]
Panini Signs Deal with Mariota
Panini America has signed former Oregon Ducks quarterback and 2014 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota to a trading card and autograph agreement for the 2015 season. As part of the agreement, Mariota will appear on Panini trading card packaging. The agreement also means Mariota will get plenty of attention in Panini’s first college-licensed products, due out next month and … [Read more...]
Upcoming Draftees Add Notes to 2015 Upper Deck Inscriptions
Upper Deck is using the final weeks of its exclusive collegiate license to produce the first football set featuring prospective NFL Draft picks. 2015 Upper Deck Inscriptions Football is set to arrive Thursday, using a metallic card technology that will be a first from Upper Deck. Each box will contain one four card pack and all four cards will be hard-signed, including … [Read more...]
