A Mel Ott game-used bat. A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle. A Goudey Ruth. A high-end modern rookie card. Dealers at the National Sports Collectors Convention have lost some nice things to crooks over the years. While the vast majority of the people who will walk the floor in Chicago are simply there to spend money, visit with other collectors and lose themselves in a … [Read more...]
Trading Cards of Current College Athletes Coming After Panini, One Team Deal
The landmark changes that allow more freedom for current college athletes to profit from promotions and marketing is spreading to trading cards. On Thursday, Panini America announced an exclusive landmark agreement with a group licensing organization that will give Panini the ability to produce trading cards of current college athletes. The deal between Panini … [Read more...]
Upper Deck Helps Kraken Turn Expansion Draft Into Hobby Event
The Seattle Kraken now have something they have been missing since they were announced as the 32nd team in the NHL. Players. The Kraken held their expansion draft Wednesday in Seattle. It was the biggest NHL expansion draft ever held, as far as an event goes, and they even had Upper Deck as a corporate sponsor. This draft was different than the Vegas Golden Knights’ … [Read more...]
Entrust Global Group Acquires Southern Hobby Supply
Entrust Global Group, parent company of Beckett, is acquiring one of North America’s top trading card distributors. Nashville-based Southern Hobby Supply has reached a definitive agreement to become part of Entrust. Southern Hobby works with more than 1,000 hobby and specialty stores from its home base in Nashville. Now in its 31st year, the company supplies … [Read more...]
Shohei Ohtani Autographs Now a Fanatics Exclusive
In between pitching starts and hitting dingers, Shoehei Ohtani has also found time to sign a mountain of autographs. Baseball’s two-way sensation has had signed cards on the market since he came over from Japan. Now, he’s got an exclusive partnership for autographs and some game-worn memorabilia. Fanatics announced the deal on Tuesday, which adds yet another … [Read more...]
2021 National Hockey Card Day in U.S., Canada Set for Saturday
Much like the 2020-21 NHL season, it's been shuffled around thanks to the lingering impact of the pandemic, but the 2021 edition of National Hockey Card Day is set for this Saturday, July 24 at participating hobby shops in the U.S. and Canada. The event normally takes place in the winter and had originally been moved back to a spring date before a post-season date was … [Read more...]
Goldin’s Huge Summer Auction Runs Gamut
There’s a little of everything in the new Goldin Auctions catalog. When you’re selling Ty Cobb's dentures AND a Giannis Antetokounmpo jersey, you’ve kind of covered the whole spectrum of the sports collecting world as it stands in 2021. The company has launched its Summer Premium Card and Memorabilia Auction—a massive online event that includes over 8,800 … [Read more...]
Georgia QB JT Daniels Signs Autograph Deal
University of Georgia’s quarterback JT Daniels is the latest to take advantage of the new rules allowing college athletes to earn money. Projected to be a Heisman Trophy contender, Daniels signed with SportsCollectibles.com and the company is already offering his signed memorabilia on its website. The 21-year-old Santa Ana, CA native began his career … [Read more...]
Joe Orlando Resigns; Nat Turner Now CEO of Collectors Universe
Collectors Universe, parent company of PSA, announced Friday morning that Joe Orlando has resigned as CEO. Executive Chairman Nat Turner, who led a group to purchase the grading and authentication company early this year, will take over that role. Orlando first joined Collectors Universe in 1999. He was named President of PSA in 2002 and took on a larger … [Read more...]
Topps Releases 2022 Baseball Card Design
Production work on sports card releases begins not long after the previous year’s product is released. Topps has been working on the design and other elements for its 2022 flagship baseball product as the current season plays out. On Thursday morning, they revealed just what those cards would look like. Topps unveiled the design for 2022 with a mockup of a card for Tampa … [Read more...]