1. How to Buy Cheap on eBay
(News/Latest Sports Collecting News)

... of grace, the competition isn't as great. If you were sharp enough to buy Alex Rodriguez autographs and rookie cards during the off-season talk of steroids and lack of post-season performance, you'r...

2. Brandon Jennings Ignites Basketball Card Market
(News/Sports Memorabilia Industry News)

...LeBron's hype, but Brandon Jennings is quickly becoming a big time star. "Got any Brandon Jennings rookie cards?" Hobby shops across North America are hearing the phrase multiple time...

3. Brand Loyalty Lost in Sports Card Industry Shuffle
(Editor's Blog/Sports Collectors Blog)

...e issue of brand loyalty and tradition. Many collectors grew up on Donruss. The company produced iconic rookie cards (at least for the day) like the 1982 Ripken. 1984 Mattingly, 1985 Clemens, 1986 ...

4. 2009-10 Upper Deck Hockey Relies on Favorites
(News/Modern Sports Card News)

Familiar inserts with a mix of rookies and past greats make up the newest hockey card release. Upper Deck has released its 250-card Series One flagship hockey card product for the 2009-10 season.

5. Vintage High End Items Highlight MLI Sale
(News/Vintage Sports Card News)

...ving private collections for the first time. Among the featured items is a 1948 Bowman George Mikan Rookie Card, graded PSA 10 (Gem Mint); the only one ever to reach that standard. The card is f...

6. Madoff Auction Includes Autographs, Cards
(News/Sports Memorabilia News )

... will get most of the attention, Saturday's US Marshal's sale also includes some nice hockey cards, an MJ rookie and some autographed footballs. He's a 71 year-old guy looking at spending the rest ...

7. Pujols Rookie Ripped Off in Transit
(Editor's Blog/Sports Collectors Blog)

  A Kansas collector is wondering what happened to the 2001 Bowman Chrome Albert Pujols rookie card he won on eBay. The package was shipped from the seller, but when 24 year-old Glen Kochanow

8. 1948 Bowman Basketball George Mikan Card Set for Auction
(News/Vintage Sports Card News)

...sed up for grabs...a PSA 10 with a minimum bid of $50,000. A mint condition 1948 Bowman George Mikan rookie card, the only one ever to be professionally graded as a PSA Gem Mint 10, hits the auct...

9. Marshall Fogel's Mouth Watering Baseball Collection
(News/Vintage Sports Card News)

...latively brief period of time has amassed a Cooperstown-worthy collection. He owns the best Mickey Mantle rookie cards in existence. You could read by the light thrown off by his autographed Babe Ruth...

10. Leaf Limited Football=C Note
(News/Modern Sports Card News)

... popular Slideshow insert returns again in 2009 and features actual photographic slides from the 2009 NFL Rookie Premiere. Each is signed on-card and serial-numbered to 50 or less. Limited Thread...

11. A Short History of American Caramel and its Cards
(News/Vintage Sports Card News)

...E90-1 set made in the period of 1909-1911. One card that is highly prized from this set is Joe Jackson's rookie card. In the picture Shoeless Joe leans on his personal bat as a member of the Philadel...

12. Series Fever Begins With Baseball Memorabilia Auction
(News/Sports Memorabilia News )

...gger Silver Bat Award (1956), Mantle’s Babe Ruth Crown (1956) and Jackie Robinson’s Game Worn Rookie Year Jersey (1947). Gotta Have It! also runs a retail store at Manhattan’s ...

13. 25th Anniversary Jordan Jerseys Released
(News/Sports Memorabilia Business News)

... Philadelphia-based throwback specialist Mitchell & Ness launched its limited edition Michael Jordan rookie jersey on Monday. The $375 jerseys come folded in a black box with two steel plate...

14. NBA Prospector: Top Rookies, Breakout Candidates
(News/Sports Memorabilia Industry News)

...ust. In a story for NBA.com, 79% of the league's GMs said Blake Griffin of the Clippers will win the Rookie of the Year award and over 65% felt he would be the best player in the lot five years d...

15. 2010 Exquisite Baseball: No Longer Single Product
(News/Modern Sports Card News)

...e set will be limited to just 75 total copies featuring current and retired players. The “Exquisite Rookie Signature” cards will feature 20 cards that are each signed on-card. Baseball&rsq...

16. Trump Letter: Ultimate USFL Collectible?
(News/Misc. Sports Collecting News)

... A partnership with Topps led to a boxed set of 132 cards that included what are now considered the true rookie cards of Steve Young, Jim Kelly, Reggie White and a few other football notables. More o...

17. 2009 SP Threads Football Released
(News/Modern Sports Card News)

...eads Football card set this week. The 260-card collection features the top NFL players as well as the top rookies from the 2009 NFL draft. As always, the “Rookie Autograph Letterman”...

18. Stolen: Carolina Man Loses Big Card Collection
(News/Misc. Sports Collecting News)

... told the Fayetteville Observer. Stolen were numerous high dollar vintage cards including Nolan Ryan rookie cards, and others featuring Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb. Also missing are aut...

19. 2009 Playoff Prestige Basketball: 10 Short Prints
(News/Modern Sports Card News)

Panini's first official NBA trading card product includes ten rookie cards printed in lesser quantity than the rest. 2009-10 Playoff Prestige, the first basketball card product to carry the name of

20. Upper Deck, MLBPA Will Sponsor Giveaway
(News/Sports Memorabilia Business News)

...n of collectors, many of whom haven’t ever had the chance to bask in the glory of finding a coveted rookie card, the star player from their favorite team or maybe even a valuable autograph card....

21. Aaron Rodgers Rookie Cards a Wise Buy?
(News/Modern Sports Card News)

... Favre, but Aaron Rodgers seems on a course for big-time NFL success. Is it a smart move to invest in his rookie cards? Green Bay Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers has some pros and cons as a ta...

22. That Save Ball is Mine!
(Editor's Blog/Sports Collectors Blog)

...her was a staple on Topps and Bowman cards. Jansen, who finished second to Jackie Robinson in the 1947 Rookie of the Year balloting, died over the weekend. He had a big family and a huge stabl...

23. Signed Memorabilia, Card Collecting Themes
(News/Sports Memorabilia News )

...80's? My favorite years were the 80's because I was in my teens. Coming up with the 80's best players or rookie Hall of Famers wouldn't be too hard. Now if you drop back to the 60's then it suddenly ...

24. High Grade 1953 Topps Mantle Tops $87,000
(News/Vintage Sports Card News)

...ther 1953 Topps Mantle cards also sold; a PSA 8 for $12,788 and an SGC 86 for $4066. A 1951 Bowman Mantle rookie card brought $18,160 in a PSA 8 holder. A rare high-grade 1954 Wilson Franks Ted ...

25. Favre Rookie Card Resurgence?
(News/Sports Memorabilia Industry News)

He's back. Did you sell your Brett Favre rookie cards too early? Brett Favre rookie cards were among the hottest in the marketplace in the mid-1990s. As he approached the NFL's touchdown pass reco

26. 1959 Topps Football: 50 Years of Affordability
(News/Vintage Sports Card News)

.... 176 cards--44 more than they cranked out the season before. It's not jam packed with Hall of Fame rookie cards, but there are 30 Canton enshrinees in the set, which makes it a bit of a bargain...

27. T206 Eddie Plank Brings $155,000 at Auction
(News/Vintage Sports Card News)

... the card hit $71,700. An SGC 50 sold for a much more affordable $10,755. A 1951 Bowman Willie Mays rookie card, graded PSA 9 (1 of 7 at that level out of nearly 1,000 graded) sold for $65,725. ...

28. Fox News Offers Baseball Card Downer
(News/Sports Memorabilia Business News)

Someone at Fox News apparently just discovered his collection of Bonds, McGwire and Canseco rookie cards aren't worth squat. The internet was a baby during the modern era baseball card boom of the l

29. Upper Deck Hockey Debuts in Finland, Sweden
(News/Modern Sports Card News)

...l consist of 200 of what Upper Deck calls "star studded" regular player cards. A “Victory Rookies” insert lineup (1:2 packs) can be found in either, with a special “Swedish...

30. Paterson's Corbeau is Hockey Card Holy Grail
(News/Vintage Sports Card News)

... Paterson's cards that was purchased in a sports memorabilia auction last year for $136,538. 31 rookie cards of players who made their mark in the NHL are included in the Paterson's set. ...