The 2022-23 NHL rookie card class just got a little bit stronger. Owen Power, the NHL’s first overall draft pick in 2021, made his NHL debut for the Buffalo Sabres April 12, making him eligible for the 2022-23 Upper Deck NHL/NHLPA-licensed hockey card sets. Upper Deck jumped on his NHL debut earlier this month, producing a Game Dated Moment card of Power for his April 12 … [Read more...] about Power Gives Strength To 2022-23 NHL Rookie Card Class
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Topps Finest Basketball Is Back with Snappy Dressers, 90s Vibe
No, Topps doesn't have a license to produce cards of current NBA players. Not yet, anyway. However, the Fanatics-owned company is making good on an announcement they made earlier this year: they are putting out a Finest Basketball product for the first time since the 2007-08 season, when they did have a license with the NBA and its players. Say … [Read more...] about Topps Finest Basketball Is Back with Snappy Dressers, 90s Vibe
Draft Night Photos Return as Panini Plans Rookie Cards for 2022 NFL Draft
Within minutes of learning their NFL destination, members of the 2022 NFL Draft class will have their first licensed pro football trading card. The draft is set for Thursday night in Las Vegas. As it’s done for the last several years, Panini America will create cards for draft picks through its on-demand Instant platform. Panini, the league’s trading … [Read more...] about Draft Night Photos Return as Panini Plans Rookie Cards for 2022 NFL Draft
Memory Lane Spring Auction to Include Goudey Greats, Rare 1940s Leaf Pack, 1920 Giants Signed Ball
From items that literally never been publicly offered before to veritable hobby unicorns and hundreds of pages featuring some of the hobby’s biggest icons, Memory Lane’s upcoming Spring Rarities Auction cuts a wide swath. Set to open Friday, April 29, the catalog will feature over 2,200 lots from every popular sport. The auction’s centerpiece is the 1933 and 1934 Goudey … [Read more...] about Memory Lane Spring Auction to Include Goudey Greats, Rare 1940s Leaf Pack, 1920 Giants Signed Ball
Feds Charge 3 in Art, Sports Memorabilia Forgery Ring
Federal charges have been filed against two Michigan brothers and a man from Florida in connection with a large art and sports memorabilia fraud scheme. A 34-page indictment in U.S. District court unsealed Thursday, says Donald Henkel created and sold a wide variety of phony items including autographed baseballs and game model bats. Prosecutors say Henkel and his … [Read more...] about Feds Charge 3 in Art, Sports Memorabilia Forgery Ring
Brady’s Retirement Move Cost Another Fan Big Bucks, But She’s Proceeding with Auction
It turns out Tom Brady’s decision to keep playing football didn’t just impact one fan who thought they had a really valuable piece of NFL history. The ball Brady threw for his final regular season touchdown—one that appeared to set the all-time record at 624—also wound up in the hands of a fan in the stands. When Brady made his short lived decision to retire after the … [Read more...] about Brady’s Retirement Move Cost Another Fan Big Bucks, But She’s Proceeding with Auction
Notes: Starting Lineup Figures to Return; Wawa Selling Topps Cards; $500K Vlad Jr. Card
After 21 years on the bench, Starting Lineups are coming back. Late Monday, Hasbro, Inc.,in partnership with Fanatics, announced the re-launch of the Starting Lineup brand of player action figures would take place this fall. Collectors and flippers used to flock to discount and toy stores when the program was popular back in the mid-1980s, looking for rare … [Read more...] about Notes: Starting Lineup Figures to Return; Wawa Selling Topps Cards; $500K Vlad Jr. Card
NYC Collectors Night Event Offered Stories, Discussion, Show and Tell
Presiding over his company’s first ever Collectors Night in the heart of New York City, John Brigandi compared the feeling of opening a fresh, previously unseen box of vintage sports cards or memorabilia in his store to unboxing a special package during the holidays. Well, the Rockefeller Center’s famous Christmas Spectacular came early last Thursday night, with hobbyists … [Read more...] about NYC Collectors Night Event Offered Stories, Discussion, Show and Tell
Sale of Brady’s Not Quite So Last Touchdown Pass Football Voided
It was an historic NFL artifact--until Tom Brady decided he wasn't quite done throwing touchdown passes. Caught by a fan after receiver Mike Evans tossed it into the stands, the ball that first appeared to be Tom Brady's final NFL touchdown pass was consigned it to Lelands shortly after Brady said he was retiring. It sold for $518,628 a month ago, but less than 24 hours … [Read more...] about Sale of Brady’s Not Quite So Last Touchdown Pass Football Voided
Jordan, Tiger, Robert Among Top Subjects as PSA Grades 1 Million Cards in Single Month
PSA kept the postal service busy in March. For the first time in history, the company says it graded and shipped over one million trading cards in a single month as it continues to work through a submission backlog that measured around 13 million cards around this time last year. The total was up 25% from February when PSA reported grading and shipping 802,694 … [Read more...] about Jordan, Tiger, Robert Among Top Subjects as PSA Grades 1 Million Cards in Single Month