Panini America says it will offer the first officially licensed trading cards featuring blockchain technology in early 2020. The release includes current and former players in a variety of sports and will be designed in the mode of its popular National Treasures line. The 1/1 cards will launch January 6 and will be sold in an auction format in U.S. dollars as … [Read more...] about Panini to Introduce Cards With Blockchain Provenance
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2016 National Treasures Basketball Coming in May
Panini’s 2016 National Treasures Basketball arrives just as the NBA season heads toward the finish line. Each box of the annual high-end product will contain ten cards, with a typical haul containing eight autograph or memorabilia cards, a 1/1 Printing Plate and one base or parallel card. While some of the jerseys worn by players in the NBA Finals each year are sold via … [Read more...] about 2016 National Treasures Basketball Coming in May
Panini Planning Multi-Sport College National Treasures Product
Panini is wasting no time making use of its new collegiate trading card license. The company has already released a multitude of school-specific products, announced plans for a 2015 Immaculate product and on Wednesday, promised 2015 Immaculate College, a multi-sport release featuring past players in their college uniforms. Set to arrive in January, it will feature a … [Read more...] about Panini Planning Multi-Sport College National Treasures Product
2014-15 National Treasures Basketball Arriving
2014-15 Panini National Treasures Basketball releases Wednesday, marking the sixth straight year for the high-end product. Each pack/box contains ten cards, including eight of them featuring autographs and/or memorabilia. National Treasures Rookie Patch Autographs are again the main attraction and feature members of last season’s class including Andrew Wiggins, Jabari … [Read more...] about 2014-15 National Treasures Basketball Arriving
What’s Hot? NT is IT
Hello fellow card maniacs! (that’s how I start my weekly email to customers that’s been going out for 10+ years). It was a banner week for high-end collectors last week with Panini National Treasures NFL, Upper Deck Exquisite NFL, Topps Five Star NFL and Topps Museum Collection MLB hitting in a three-day span. While I did not break my UPS carrier’s back, my credit card got … [Read more...] about What’s Hot? NT is IT
Triple Threads MLB Topps The Hobby HoTTT List
Q – What do you get when you haven’t had a high-end MLB release since Topps Museum Collection hit March 28? A – You get a group of baseball collectors who can’t get enough of a monster release with a longer winning streak than Vladimir Putin. 2014 Triple Threads Baseball once again hit with a bang and even though most collectors are in a NFL frame of mind, they seem to be … [Read more...] about Triple Threads MLB Topps The Hobby HoTTT List
What’s Hot in The Shop? Certified NFL Leads Top 5
2014 Panini Certified NFL arrived in time for kickoff week and for most collectors, it signals the beginning of the higher-end release part of the season. While Upper Deck (base) Topps (base), Bowman, Prestige and Rookies & Stars have so far been well received, it is usually Certified that gets some of the big boy shredders into the store. Sure it hits in the same … [Read more...] about What’s Hot in The Shop? Certified NFL Leads Top 5
National Treasures Hockey Marks End of Hockey Card Line for Panini
It’s an NHL farewell this weekend for one of the two companies that has been producing hockey cards. 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey will be the final issue produced by Panini, which lost its hockey card license earlier this year. Boxes are being released Friday. Panini has produced baseball, basketball and football cards under the National Treasures brand but this will … [Read more...] about National Treasures Hockey Marks End of Hockey Card Line for Panini
National Treasures Basketball Launches
The season has long been over, but 2013-14 Panini National Treasures Basketball is hitting store shelves this week. The ultra high-end (over $500 per pack) product will serve up ten cards per pack with eight autographs or memorabilia cards in each. Many of the same elements that collectors have come to expect from National Treasures products in various sports return including … [Read more...] about National Treasures Basketball Launches
Blake Griffin Cards Ready to Explode?
While it may be true that some highlight-worthy dunks can push a player to stardom, not every slam artist becomes Hall of Fame worthy. It takes a well-rounded skill set, the ability to stand out when the game is on the line and a deep playoff run or two. A power forward for the Los Angeles Clippers has never been a collecting force before but the best Blake Griffin cards … [Read more...] about Blake Griffin Cards Ready to Explode?