What’s hot in the shop this week? How about perseverance? On its 20th birthday, Mike Fruitman looks a good natured look back at how his Denver area sports card shop has survived the hobby’s ups and downs.
Experts Offer Help for Another Dealer Losing Business to NHL Lockout
November 14, 2012 By
What can you do to boost business when the players aren’t playing? Some business pros offer advice to one shop hit hard by the NHL lockout.
Chicago Area Business Grew from Personal Collection
September 18, 2012 By
From one man’s card collection has grown three Chicago area sports card and memorabilia shops.
What’s Hot in the Shop: Football, Hoops
January 22, 2012 By
What’s hot in sports card shops? Football remains king, but new products are on the way and there’s a buzz around the impending arrival of Kyrie Irving cards.
What’s Hot in the Shop
December 22, 2011 By
What are the hottest products in sports card shops? Join us for the inaugural flight of What’s Hot in the Shop.
Seattle Card Store Burglary Suspect Caught on Cam
November 4, 2011 By
A Washington man who turned his hobby into a business is still hoping someone can help find the man who swiped $30,000 worth of vintage sports cards from his shop last month.
AU Sports in New Owner’s Hands
October 5, 2011 By
One of the hobby’s longest running stores lost its owner in 2010 when Steve Gold died of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Now, his manager has purchased the Chicagoland area store.
Topps Triple Threads 2011 Baseball Released
September 29, 2011 By
Topps Triple Threads arrives and collectors can’t seem to rip boxes open fast enough.
Thriving Sports Card Shop Started Small
September 20, 2011 By
Selling part of his collection turned into a full-time venture for the owner of a Savage, Minn., baseball card shop.
Vick Autograph Signing Draws Attention
May 27, 2011 By
Michael Vick’s upcoming paid autograph session at a New Jersey memorabilia store has caused a stir
Editor’s Blog: PSA/DNA Business Up, Fire Update, Steinbrenner Letters
May 11, 2011 By
Positive cash flow for Collector’s Universe, an update on the card shop fire in Ohio and also on a stack of letters written by a youthful George Steinbrenner. Oh…and is Charlie Sheen getting ready to sell some of his vintage sports memorabilia?
Shops, Card Makers Look for Common Ground
March 22, 2011 By
Hobby shop owners get to bend the ears of sports card makers. Will their voices be heard?
St. Louis Shop Owner Charged with Rape; Holds Police at Bay
November 1, 2010 By
Police attempting to serve an arrest warrant on Kenneth McClure find out he’s armed and ready to turn the gun on himself.
Texas Collectors Stick with Hobby
June 1, 2010 By
The only sports card shop owner in Beaumont, TX and some local collectors have stuck with the hobby for their own reasons.
Drive the Lane in Michael Jordan’s Car
May 18, 2010 By
Want a really unique item for your Michael Jordan collection?
