The third edition of Topps' "Hobby Rip Night" brought extra customers into over 600 hobby shops around the world on Saturday. While most had pack giveaways, raffles and other promotional events, shops in larger metropolitan areas welcomed current and former athletes. Tom Brady showed up at the last Rip Night back in February. This time he was at Triple … [Read more...] about Stars Visit Shops for Topps Hobby Rip Night
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Bowden Francis: Baseball’s Hottest Pitcher Has Almost No Baseball Cards
In 1985, legendary writer and sports journalist George Plimpton left us yearning. It was an April Fools Day feature on fictitious pitcher Sidd Finch. If you are too young to remember Sidd Finch, he was a Buddhist monk who played the French horn. He pitched with one foot in a workboot and the other barefoot. He is what Crash Davis wanted Nuke Laloosh to become. And by the … [Read more...] about Bowden Francis: Baseball’s Hottest Pitcher Has Almost No Baseball Cards
Big Names, Including High-Grade 1952 Topps Robinson, Part of REA Sale
A high-grade copy of Jackie Robinson’s first Topps card—one from the famed final series—is up for auction. The NM/MT 8 example is #312 in the 1952 Topps set, just after Mickey Mantle’s #311 that batted leadoff in the last print run Topps peeled off before turning its attention to 1953. It’s the highest SGC-graded example to be offered at public auction in more than two … [Read more...] about Big Names, Including High-Grade 1952 Topps Robinson, Part of REA Sale
Connecticut Show Set for This Weekend
A 300-table show returns to Stamford, CT this weekend. The Northeast Sports Card Expo’s latest stop is at the Chelsea Piers Athletic Club, a venue with 30,000 square-feet of space. The show is the largest in Connecticut. The Saturday-Sunday event follows a similar show at the facility in May. Brothers Steve, Tom and George Pepdjonovic have been … [Read more...] about Connecticut Show Set for This Weekend
Rare Honus Wagner Card, Signed 1952 Bowman Set Among Clean Sweep Lots
A rare 111-year-old Honus Wagner card produced and distributed only in the area where he became famous is making its hobby auction debut. Clean Sweep Auctions is offering the 1913 Voskamp’s Coffee Wagner in its newly launched September auction. Issued in the Pittsburgh area in packages of coffee and tea, cards from the set are very rare today. The one offered by Clean … [Read more...] about Rare Honus Wagner Card, Signed 1952 Bowman Set Among Clean Sweep Lots
Fanatics Drops Plans for Pittsburgh Show
Fanatics has canceled plans for its show at Pittsburgh's PNC Park that had been scheduled to take place later this month. The two-day weekend gathering at the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates was the second of three that were announced last spring by the company's new Fanatics Events division. The first, a fan/collector Comic Con style show called Fanatics Fest, took … [Read more...] about Fanatics Drops Plans for Pittsburgh Show
Latest Topps Hobby Rip Night Set for Saturday
Topps is holding another Hobby Rip Night event at shops this coming weekend. It's the third such promotion since 2023. The company says it will give away 100,000 packs of cards. Earlier this year, Tom Brady and other current and former players visited a few shops in conjunction with the event, which receives promotional backing from Fanatics/Topps. Free exclusive … [Read more...] about Latest Topps Hobby Rip Night Set for Saturday
Panini Partners with The Brandr Group to Expand College Card Program
Look for more Panini cards of college athletes as the 2024-25 school year plays out. A week after announcing its new platform to create and sell cards of football and volleyball players at Ohio State, Texas and Nebraska, Panini America has announced a new partnership aimed at expanding to other universities. The multi-year deal with The Brandr Group means Panini gets … [Read more...] about Panini Partners with The Brandr Group to Expand College Card Program
Star Jordan, SuperFractors, Kelce Super Bowl Jersey Top Goldin Sale
High-end modern cards drew six-figure commitments, a "true" Jordan rookie set a record and a Travis Kelce Super Bowl jersey in a Labor Day auction finale. Eight lots sold for over $100,000 as Goldin closed out its August Elite Auction, topped by a PSA 8 1984-85 Star Company Michael Jordan that netted $244,000--a record price for the grade. The sale came just a … [Read more...] about Star Jordan, SuperFractors, Kelce Super Bowl Jersey Top Goldin Sale
Wemby, Jordan, Stroud Lead Another Record Month in Card Grading
The steady volume of trading card grading submissions continues with another monthly record set in August. The four major grading firms processed over 1.8 million cards in August, according to GemRate. That includes sports, non-sports and gaming cards. That surpassed the previous record of 1.78 million cards graded in May. PSA graded nearly 1.4 million cards over … [Read more...] about Wemby, Jordan, Stroud Lead Another Record Month in Card Grading