
A new court memo filed by government attorneys claims it’s too hard to determine how much shill bidding Bill Mastro’s auction company actually did.
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A new court memo filed by government attorneys claims it’s too hard to determine how much shill bidding Bill Mastro’s auction company actually did.

A new book shows off some seldom seen Cooperstown artifacts. Inside the Baseball Hall of Fame features stories behind some cool memorabilia.

A signed ticket stub from Babe Ruth’s 700th home run is the headline item in Huggins & Scott’s upcoming auction. The stub is from the game in Detroit July 13, 1934 when Ruth belted a 480-foot blast off Tommy Bridges in Tiger Stadium. The buyer got quite a bargain for his $1.40, watching baseball history [...]

Topps will remain the exclusive baseball card partner of Major League Baseball for at least the next seven years.

Send in your questions on the Operation Bullpen investigation, the personalities involved, the FBI’s work, the industry at the time or something you have always wanted to ask about the case.

As the world shifts more toward digital storage, card companies other hobby entities look to come up with a product that appeals to all.

Planning a trip to the 2013 National Sports Collectors Convention? Here’s some early information on tickets and how to get free parking throughout the show.

The San Diego County medical examiner says Richard McWilliam, co-founder of the Upper Deck Company, died from alcohol poisoning. That’s according to an autopsy report obtained by the city’s NBC affiliate, KNSD, which indicates McWilliam had a blood-alcohol level of 0.27—more than three times the legal limit– when his body was found inside his Rancho [...]

He hasn’t had his own card since 1989 and even his name has been wiped away from Topps’ backs. Pete Rose discusses that and more in Las Vegas with NPR.

Starting Friday, author Kevin Nelson, who went inside the Marino family’s forgery ring after the huge 1999 FBI bust known as Operation Bullpen, will offer some never before seen photos in a five-part series.

A financial website offers a long overdue fresh take on the impact of grading on those ‘worthless’ 1980s and 90s cards.

Tens of thousands of newly autographed baseball items are entering the public domain, each OK’d by MLB Authenticators during a five week stretch of spring training.

Secondary market sales of the recently released Panini Cooperstown Baseball reveal numerous cards of all-time greats that can be had for as little as $4 or $5.

by Eamonn Donlyn So, the NBA All-Star Game is behind us. Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley are 50 years old. And as we’ve heard repeatedly in the media, Jordan supposedly said he would choose Kobe Bryant over LeBron James, so Kobe did his best to show up LeBron down the stretch in the All-Star extravaganza. [...]

A lifetime ban has kept Pete Rose off MLB-licensed products including baseball cards and that, Pete Rose says, just ain’t right.

Some youngsters have no memory of his Chicago Bulls career, but the rest of the world hasn’t forgotten and Michael Jordan at 50 is still the highest flyer in the basketball market. In fact, the numbers are eye-popping.

Leaf Trading Cards says Panini’s Prizm brand and the marketing phrases it’s using are violating its trademarks.
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