News — 2021 football

Panini America Delivers a Detailed First Look at 2021 Score Football

Posted by AUSTYN MCFADDEN on

Panini America officials recently sent out preliminary Product Information Solicitations for several exciting new products coming soon to a hobby shop or online retailer near you. Today, we’re sharing that same information with you here on The Knight’s Lance, this time featuring the ageless, season-starting sensation that is Score Football. In the extensive product preview that follows, we’ll showcase a bevy of preliminary images from the upcoming 2021 Score Football as well as the product’s Hobby document. Estimated Release Date: May 12th, 2021Product Configuration: 40 cards per pack, 10 packs per box, 12 boxes per case.BOX BREAK: Four autographs, 90 Rookie Cards, 10 parallels, 36 inserts, one Tom...

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Panini America Addresses Current Retail Marketplace Situation

Posted by AUSTYN MCFADDEN on

It’s certainly no secret that the unprecedented explosion of the sports collectibles industry has dramatically impacted seemingly every conceivable part of the business, including manufacturing, distribution, fulfillment, protective supplies, grading services and, perhaps most strikingly, the mass retail marketplace. Simply, current market conditions have created never-before-seen scenes that include release-day lines wrapped around stores, wild, seemingly uncontrollable crowding in trading card sections and, not long thereafter, barren shelves. Collectively, those situations have led to, among other things, policy changes by some stores, rampant speculation, and misinformation and hard feelings among many collectors. Today, Panini America officials aim to set the record straight...

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