Sports Collectors

    April 4, 2022

    PSA Parent Company to Open Vault, Gets $100 Million Investment as 100+ Graders Tackle Card Backlog

    PSA’s parent company is planning to offer a vault service for trading cards.  Collectors, the newly rebranded, shortened moniker for…
    January 30, 2022

    1993-94 Topps Finest Basketball Broke New Ground in Hoops Market

    1993-94 Topps Finest basketball was an upping of the ante in the sports card technological arms race right from the…
    January 22, 2022

    Notes: PSA Grading Tallies; Son Sues Mom; $10,000 Jackie Photo

    PSA says it graded and shipped over eight million cards in 2021. While some have been submitted since the company…
    January 21, 2022

    Giannis Suing Leaf Over “Greek Freak” Trademark

    Attorneys for Giannis Antetokounmpo have filed a lawsuit against Leaf Trading Cards over the use of the NBA superstar’s “Greek…
    January 21, 2022

    Massive, Original, Pristine 1927 Babe Ruth Movie Banner Uncovered

    “Grampa Eddie” knew it was special. After all, it wasn’t every day that a movie came out that starred Babe…
    January 20, 2022

    Massive, Original, Pristine 1927 Babe Ruth Movie Banner Uncovered

    “Grampa Eddie” knew it was special. After all, it wasn’t every day that a movie came out that starred Babe…
    January 20, 2022

    Shoeless Joe Jackson Rookie Card Continues Its Meteoric Rise In Value

    While the names of Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb dominate the pre-war baseball card landscape, that pair of all-time greats…
    January 19, 2022

    1980-81 Topps Basketball: Taming a Perforated Monster

    Basketball card collecting has many iconic rookie cards for collectors to chase. From George Mikan to Bill Russell. Lew Alcindor…

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      January 24, 2021

      Modern Era Cards Get Spotlight to Themselves in New Auction

      2020 was a watershed moment for sports cards but it wasn’t just the decades-old icons making news as was once…
      January 6, 2022

      Tim Horton Was Hockey’s Strongest Man Before He Was Hockey’s Strongest Brand

      With the delay of Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey until January, more collectors than ever have been filling their thirst…
      May 7, 2021

      Smash and Grab: Over $50,000 in Unopened Product Stolen at Tennessee Shop

      Another burglary at a sports card shop in the south. Just days after a thief stole over $20,000 worth of…
      July 1, 2021

      Notes: Son Arrested for Ring Theft; Ohtani’s Dual Bobblehead; Blaster Box Hunting; Upper Deck News

      The son of former New England Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork has been charged with stealing his dad’s two Super…
      July 14, 2021

      Notes: Washington Shop Burglary; Yelich Gift; Keeping the Hobby Affordable, Topps Truck

      Another hobby shop burglary—this time in the Pacific Northwest.  Someone broke into On The Marq Sports Cards in Kennewick, WA…
      April 2, 2021

      Acuna Jr. Rookie Brings Nearly $400,000 in Goldin Monthly Auction

      Seventeen cards crossed the six-figure mark as Goldin Auctions closed out its second monthly sports card auction early Sunday.  Nearly…
      July 17, 2021

      Five Budget Priced 1933 Goudey Hall of Famers

      The 1933 Goudey set launched what eventually became the standard by which baseball cards were issued.  They were a kids…
      August 2, 2021

      PSA Grading About 26,000 Cards Per Day in July

      PSA has already graded over 600,000 cards this month and is examining about 26,000 cards per day. Still shut down…
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