Panini America, the NBA's official trading card partner, says it will 'overhaul' its roster of basketball card products for the 2011-12 season and indicated the first products of the newly shortened season won't hit store shelves for about two more months. Panini America will tip off the new NBA collecting season with a late-February hobby release of 2012 Preferred … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Parsippany Card Shows and Trivia With Barry Halper
by Rich Klein The best part about these ramblings is I think of great leads all week, but when I sit down at the computer to write, the story always ends up going in a different direction than I planned. Last week, I had planned to write a tribute to my father in honor of what would have been his 91st birthday on October 29, but the little matter of World Series tickets and … [Read more...]
2011 Panini Gold Standard Football Promises More Glitter
Panini America caused a stir late last football season with the inclusion of real 14-karat gold Golden Tickets in 2010 Playoff Contenders Football. The concept paved the way for similar innovation in 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey and helped launch the stand-alone 2010-11 Gold Standard Basketball. In early November, Panini America will bring more gold to the gridiron with … [Read more...]