Collector Claims Panini Bounty
Panini sent out a press release yesterday to inform those who have been frantically busting and searching through their Leaf Limited singles that the bounty for the Manning Brees #44 Insert has been pulled and Dawn McNew of Lehigh Acres, Florida is the winner! She turned an 11 dollar investment in to $1,500 and a box of every Panini product in 2010! Read more
Panini offers $1,500 for One Special Card
Beckett has posted a story about a special promotion Panini is offering one collector either already holding or pulling the 2009 Limited Pro Bowl Combo Materials card featuring Super Bowl XLIV passers Peyton Manning and Drew Brees and, most importantly, also bearing sequential number 44/100.
Panini is offering $1,500 dollars for this card as well as the collector that has the card will get one box of every Panini NFL product that is released in 2010.
Legendary Contenders SP List revealed
Officials at Panini America announced today the complete list of short-printed Legendary Contenders from 2009 Contenders football.
Archie Manning/35
Bart Starr/62
Bert Jones/33
Bobby Bell/24
Boyd Dowler/77
Brett Favre/4
Leaf Limited images and preview for 2009
Panini sent out a press release on 2009 Leaf Limited Football. Three hits per pack, game used cards from the Super Bowl, and Letterman make their way in to Leaf Limited 2009. Follow the link to get the images Panini sent out to preview this new product.
Contenders 2009 Preview images
Panini has been doing a great job sharing on their Facebook page images of upcoming products. They have released some images of 2009 Contenders Football. The big surprise to these images is they are a throwback to the old days of Playoff Contenders and are on card autographs! We should have Scott Prusha from Panini on tomorrow on the next episode of The Card Podcast.
More Details on Favre Autos in Certified
Panini has added more to their Facebook page about Certified autographs of Brett Farve in 2009 Leaf Certified. We wanted to share their press release with you, and one of them has already hit EBay. So check the link to see the card and good luck in pulling one! Hopefully the people who put the stickers on for Panini can do a better job than on my David Ortiz Mirror Black with the upside down autograph!
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2009 Leaf Certified Preview Images
Panini posted some images of 2009 Leaf Certified to their Facebook page today. Today is launch day of 2009 Leaf Certified Football. This is the only Football product I normally collect per year. I am not sure how much of a fan I am of it this year since it looks a lot like last year, which wasn’t my favorite version of the product. My favorite would be the 1996 Certified Product, then 2007 and 2005 in that order. Here are some images as well as the preview from Panini on the product.
Donruss Elite Preview
Donruss released a preview of 2009 Elite Football on Facebook. This includes some of the first images of 2009 NFL Draftee’s! Check it out!!! Read more
Panini bought Donruss!!
SportCardsUncensored.com today reports that according to his sources the Donruss / Panini deal is nearing completion. We had Scott Prusha on Episode 21 of The Card Podcast and he hinted at the potential of this deal. We will try to update as soon as we hear any news on this front.
UPDATE – Steven Judd from TheSportsCardFile.com reports that it is a done deal and has a great post on the entire goings on. You can check out his appearance on The Card Podcast above at the Listen link, and we will try to have him on again soon to discuss this!!
Donruss to Become Official Sponsor of NFL Experience
Arlington, TX – Officials at Donruss announced today they have reached an agreement with the NFL to become the “Official Trading Card Sponsor of the NFL Experience” for Super Bowl XLIII, which will be played in Tampa Bay, Florida. Through the sponsorship agreement, Donruss’s logo will be featured throughout the NFL Experience, as well as over the official autograph pavilion. The NFL Experience is pro football’s interactive fan festival offering participatory games, kids’ football clinics and more.
“We are excited to have Donruss on board as a title sponsor at this year’s Trading Card Show at NFL Experience,” said NFL Director of Consumer Products Rich Seidlitz. “This is great exposure for the category and a creative way for Donruss to get its brand out in front of millions of NFL football fans.”
The agreement also allows Donruss access to officially licensed Super Bowl XLIII memorabilia, including game-used equipment, such as footballs and end zone pylons, and Super Bowl XLII ticket stubs. All of these items will be uniquely incorporated into future trading card programs.
“Our goal at Donruss has been to market around the NFL’s marquee events, so being a title sponsor at an NFL signature event, the NFL Experience, takes our marketing efforts to another level,” said Donruss Vice President of Sales & Marketing Mike Anderson. “By adding in sponsorships at the Pro Bowl and NFL Draft, we hope to expose an entirely new audience to the Donruss brand.”
Anderson is referring to the fact that the agreement also includes a sponsorship at this year’s Pro Bowl and the exclusive designation as the “Official Trading Card of the 2009 NFL Draft.” Specific details on Donruss’ plans for these events will be released in the coming weeks, but the agreement will grant Donruss access to additional game-used memorabilia and unique photo opportunities at both events.
“We felt the memorabilia from these events would be a great way to enhance our programs throughout 2009,” adds Anderson. “With the excitement about the Pro Bowl moving to South Florida next year and the growing popularity of NFL Draft day, we’re excited at the prospects of gaining exposure for Donruss and our products during these NFL events.”
2008 Contenders Football Short Prints released!
2008 Playoff Contenders Part 1 of 2
January 12, 2009
Officials at Donruss today announced the first list of short-prints for 2008 Playoff Contenders football.
Card # Player Team Pos. Qty
190 Ryan Torain Denver Broncos RB 70
185 Phillip Merling Miami Dolphins DE 100
134 Early Doucet III Arizona Cardinals WR 113
113 Chauncey Washington Jacksonville Jaguars RB 114
225 Xavier Omon Buffalo Bills RB 124
108 Brad Cottam Kansas City Chiefs TE 132
223 Tom Zbikowski Baltimore Ravens FS 149
200 Brian Witherspoon Jacksonville Jaguars CB 150
195 Thomas Brown Atlanta Falcons RB 151
109 Brandon Flowers Kansas City Chiefs CB 192
189 Reggie Smith II San Francisco 49ers CB 196
215 Mike Tolbert San Diego Chargers FB 199
179 Matt Ryan Atlanta Falcons QB 246
Card # Player Team Pos. Qty
147 Jed Collins Philadelphia Eagles FB 30
121 Dantrell Savage Kansas City Chiefs RB 76
136 Erik Ainge New York Jets QB 108
184 Peyton Hillis Denver Broncos FB 113
171 Malcolm Kelly Washington Redskins WR 141
137 Erin Henderson Minnesota Vikings LB 158
144 Jake Long Miami Dolphins OT 163
173 Marcus Thomas Detroit Lions RB 165
155 Jordon Dizon Detroit Lions LB 188
102 Ali Highsmith Arizona Cardinals LB 214
151 Joe Flacco Baltimore Ravens QB 220
148 Jermichael Finley Green Bay Packers TE 231
105 Andre’ Woodson New York Giants QB 250