Grab a 60-second peek at the highlights from a collection pieced together by a vintage baseball card fan of relatively modest means who has now put it all up for auction.
Modern Sports Card News
A Panther Poised to Strike: Matthew Tkachuk Rookie Cards for Every Budget
He’s among the most talked about players in hockey and Matthew Tkachuk rookie cards are catching fire. A comprehensive look at them–and a live overview of the hottest eBay auctions for them are inside.
Sports Memorabilia News
Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Season Uniform Set for Auction
After trading on the Collectable platform, a relic from Wilt Chamberlain’s rookie season is now headed to auction, where the photo matched Philadelphia Warriors uniform likely to bring a price into seven figures.
Business News
PSA Lays Off 11 Employees
Changes are happening at Collectors, which trimmed at least 11 employees from the PSA payroll recently, including one executive and several members of the content and marketing teams.
Industry News
Panini, Fanatics Agree To Temporary Restraining Order In Employee Departure Lawsuit
Panini America is happy with a temporary restraining order in its lawsuit over the recent exodus of some of its employees to Fanatics Collectibles.
Around the Hobby
Notes: Ohtani 1/1 to Auction; McDavid Gamers; Big Flawless, Heritage Pulls, More
The new Fanatics auction includes a unique Shohei Ohtani card; a big pull from ’21-22 Flawless and an eerie one from 2023 Topps Heritage; well used Connor McDavid game worn gear up for grabs; news of PSA’s latest grading special…and Keegan Murray’s first playoff jersey hits the block.
- TTM This Week: Art of Negotiation, This Week’s Autograph Returns
- Panini Offices Burglarized, Damaged
- Rick Mirer Q&A: Collecting 80s Rookie Cards, Deals with Classic, Quarterback Challenge Memories
- Greg Pryor Q&A: His 1979 Topps RC Resemblance, George Brett Borrowed 2,000 Hit Bat, Remembering Disco Demolition Night
Shop Talk
Shop Talk: 2003-04 SPx Basketball Flashbacks, Buying Bednar, Revisiting Upper Deck Football
Customers who still collect for fun reasons; a trove of old basketball greatness arrives unannounced; 2023 Topps Heritage is a big mover…and some love for 2004 Upper Deck football.
- Shop Talk: Work/Life Balance, No Wemby for Us, Young Dealer’s Act of Kindness
- Shop Talk: Tatum Takes Over, New Branding, Kid Collectors Warm the Heart; Buying and Selling on the Side
- Shop Talk: A Week of Sports Card Boxes Overdelivering (Really)
- Shop Talk: Copping Cool Card Collections, ShipStation Snafus, Soccer Scams
Editor’s Blog
Notes: Dating Michael Jordan Rookie Card Photos; Big $ for ’69 Basketball; Fanatics Jobs; Tim Talks Autographs
Michael Jordan’s Fleer and Star rookie cards appear to have been taken in the same game; some 1/1 PSA 10 vintage basketball cards sell for big prices; Fanatics still has a bunch of jobs to fill…and a feature on collector Tim Gallagher, who’s been chasing autographs for over 50 years.
- Notes: New Light on Ruth/1916 World Series Tickets; Early Koufax Glove; Witt Jr. & PSA; New Life for Cobb Book
- Recalling a Chat with Jim Brown at the 2006 National and a Complex Legacy
- Notes: Card Show in a Dome; Iverson Crossover Jersey Sells; Wemby’s Inscription; Heritage Checklist
- Notes: Burglars Tunnel Into NorCal Shop
Popular Stories
Michael Jordan Dream Team Jersey Sells for $3 Million
A collection of game-worn 1992 Dream Team jerseys and shoes consigned by Karl Malone are headed elsewhere after the 24-item auction closed Wednesday night.
- Notes: Druw Jones SuperFractor Pulled; Joker Jersey Jump; Midwest Monster; Award for Vintage Card Book
- Recalling a Chat with Jim Brown at the 2006 National and a Complex Legacy
- PWCC Marketplace Sold to Fanatics
- From Kitchen Table to Power Seller, Greg Morris Talks Buying and Selling
- New Bipartisan Bill Gives Hope to Online Sellers Fearing 1099 Forms
- Goudey-Fried: Pittsburgh Card Shop Owner Lands Cache Of Nearly 500 Cards From 1933-34 Sets
- Ted Williams’ Hall of Fame Ring Brings $444,000 to Top Heritage Auction
- Bill Russell Rookie Card Sells for Record $660,000
- Better Than a Box: Polar Bear Plunge
- Michael Jordan’s 1992 Reebok Olympic Warmup Jacket Up for Auction
- Notes: Montana 1977 National Championship Jersey, Super Bowl MVP Trophies Sell, LeBron’s Record Night Gear, Too
- Notes: Collectable Liquidations; Bowman U Hoops and Topps Chrome Tennis; Rare Mickelson Rookie; Draft Kings Breaks
- 2023 Bowman Mega Boxes Will Have Hobby Distribution
- 6 Cards to Recall the Career of Vida Blue
- Notes: Burglars Tunnel Into NorCal Shop
- Better Than a Box: Value in Vladimir
- Notes: Smash and Grab at Edmonton Shop; CEO Change at Beckett; Pittsburgh Show; NBA Playoff Jerseys Arrive at Auction; Rodgers eBay Uptick
- TTM This Week: 5,403 Day Wait for Former Hockey Player’s Autograph Ends
- April Grading Activity Slows; MJ, Junior, 2023 Rookies Among Most Examined
- Shop Talk: Copping Cool Card Collections, ShipStation Snafus, Soccer Scams