Weekly Highlights (Sept. 12 – Sept. 15)

This week in Panini producing baseball cards

• Panini lands MLBPA baseball card license
• Josh Hamilton has come full circle on trading cards
• Panini reaches its goal faster than expected

First looks and sneak peeks of the week

• First look: 2011 Plates & Patches Football
• First look: 2011 Topps Precision Football
• Topps adds final four to 2011 Bowman Draft checklist
  

Box Busters

• 2010-11 Dominion Hockey
• 2011 Topps Platinum Football
• 2011 Finest Football

This week in remembering

• Hobbyists remember 9/11 beyond the 10-year anniversary

Auction action

• 1952 Topps #311 (you know who) Mickey Mantle ($3,999.99 starting bid)
• 1950 Bowman Baseball Yogi Berra card ($79.99 starting bid)
• 1998 Donruss Crusade Red Tony Gwynn ($62 current bid)

This week in John Belushi references, rookies of the week, Willie Mays and more

• Panini partners with Pepsi for NFL Rookie of the Week promotion
• Topps inks deal for Willie Mays ink
• Topps gets in on Nicktoons MLB action
• Press Pass releases short print information for 2011 Fanfare
• Monday Morning Collector: NFL Week One