She was known as the sweet old lady who ran the baseball card shop in a small West Virginia town that hugs the Ohio River. But Shirley Ann DeQuasie did more than sell cards and supplies for 29 years in Ravenswood. Her store, S&S Baseball Cards & Collectibles, was a gathering place for friends. Shirley would bring homemade “dessert things” to her shop, … [Read more...]
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Collectors Universe Gets Loan to Help Build New Corporate Office
Collectors Universe, Inc., the parent company of PSA and PSA/DNA has obtained a $3.5 million five-year loan to help fund a new corporate headquarters in southern California. CU says it’s entered into an agreement with California Bank & Trust, for the loan, part of which will also be used for general corporate purposes. CEO Robert Deuster says the company expects to move … [Read more...]
Steph Curry Leaves Fanatics for Steiner Autograph Deal
Two-time NBA MVP Steph Curry has signed an exclusive autograph deal with Steiner Sports following the expiration of his original contract with Fanatics. Curry and Steiner have already done a private signing session with photos, jerseys and other items now being offered on Steiner’s website. "I'm very excited to partner with Steiner Sports to share in historic moments … [Read more...]
Babe Ruth Bat, PSA 9 Mantle Rookie Headline Upcoming MLI Auction
Babe Ruth wasn’t a leadoff hitter, but one of his old weapons is serving in that capacity in Memory Lane Inc.’s power-packed Fall Classic Auction catalog. A 1922 game-used Ruth bat—with important side-writing from the Louisville Slugger Factory—is being offered in the sale, which is set to open September 30. The bat, sent by Ruth to Kentucky during spring … [Read more...]
Uncut Sheets, Vintage Cards Highlight Wheatland Auction
A collector’s stash of dozens of uncut sheets from Topps products of the past are among hundreds of items now up for grabs in Wheatland Auctions’ Vintage Sports Card and Memorabilia online catalog. The collection includes semi-high and high number sheets from the 1970 Topps baseball set, a super scarce 1972 Topps Third Series football sheet, multiple sheets of 1974, ’75, ’82 … [Read more...]
DeLongs, Beer Box Find II Top $2.4 Million Mile High Auction
It was touted as being one of the most impressive auctions in Mile High Card Company history, and led by one of the best 1933 DeLong complete sets in existence and the stunning sequel to “The Beer Box Find,” Mile High Card Company’s September auction delivered with over $2.4 million in total sales. Bidding closed early Friday morning. The final hours of the auction saw … [Read more...]
Canadian Museum Scores Ultimate Leafs Fan’s Hockey Collection
One of the world’s top hockey collections has a new home. The Canadian Museum of History has purchased over 1,700 items from Mike Wilson, known as “The Ultimate Leafs Fan.” The collection was built over a 50-year period by the Toronto resident, with help from his wife, Debra Thuet. The purchase price, according to the Toronto Star, was just under $2 … [Read more...]
Panini Debuts National TV Ads for Football Cards
If you caught some NFL games during Week 1 of the new season, you may have seen something that’s been missing from national TV for a while: ads for football cards airing on multiple networks. Panini, which holds exclusive licenses with the league and the players union and will produce over 30 different NFL-oriented trading card products between now and next spring, has … [Read more...]
Rogers Sentencing Date Postponed
Former sports memorabilia and photo dealer John Rogers was supposed to have been sentenced for wire fraud in a Chicago federal courtroom on Tuesday but that court date has been pushed back to November 20. The Arkansas man admitted in federal court last March that he conducted a long-running fraud scheme using forged documents and also misrepresented collectibles, … [Read more...]
New Photo-Matching Service Launches
A group of sports memorabilia industry professionals has launched a new service for authenticating and grading game-used memorabilia. Photo-Matching & Grading (PM&G) is touting itself as the first “panel-based authentication service.” Advanced collectors, auction company executives and others with knowledge of the game-used hobby are part of the … [Read more...]
