They were once the largest auction company in the sports memorabilia business, delivering catalogs with millions of dollars worth of high-end items multiple times per year. It all came crashing down several years ago amid charges of shill bidding and fraud. The fall of the company and its founder, Bill Mastro, is the subject of a new episode of American Greed, a long-running … [Read more...]
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Aaron Judge Signs Autograph Deal with Fanatics
Look for more Aaron Judge autographed memorabilia in the marketplace. The New York Yankees rookie slugger has signed an exclusive deal with Fanatics and has already done a private signing session with the company, putting his name on hundreds of baseballs, jerseys, photos, bats and other items. The partnership will allow Fanatics Authentic to become the exclusive … [Read more...]
GTS Distribution Acquires West Coast Sports Cards
GTS Distribution has gobbled up another wholesale business. The company announced Wednesday that it had acquired the wholesale business of West Coast Sports Cards based in Federal Way, WA. West Coast has been in business for over 25 years, serving customers across the country. GTS is also based in Washington but now has 11 locations, spread from coast-to-coast. The … [Read more...]
2017 National Baseball Card Day Info, Checklist, Participating Stores
The 2017 edition of National Baseball Card Day returns to hobby shops across North America on Saturday, August 12. Topps, Major League Baseball, and the Major League Baseball Players Association are once again partnering for the program that offers free exclusive packs of NBCD-branded cards to those who visit hobby shops. Major Leaguers will also demonstrate … [Read more...]
Namath Rookie Card Photo Brings Big Bucks at Auction
The 1965 photo that became one of the most valuable football cards ever created sold for a whopping $66,000 late last week in Huggins & Scott's Summer Auction. The black and white image of Joe Namath taken in the hallway of a hospital became his iconic rookie card in Topps' 1965 AFL set. While the card itself can sell for big bucks, the photo offered in the auction … [Read more...]
NSCC Schedule Set Through 2020
The National Sports Collectors Convention will return to Atlantic City in 2020. On the heels of this year's annual event, show organizers have unveiled dates for the next three shows in the rotation with the New Jersey resort getting a second crack at hosting the event following last year's show at the city's convention center. “We are extremely excited the … [Read more...]
COMC at the National
It was hard to avoid running into some employees of COMC at the 2017 National Sports Collectors Convention. The company's booth was in the middle of the action in the corporate area. Walk through and you'd likely run into at least one of them offering to help you submit your show purchases via a handy online setup and have them shipped back to company headquarters … [Read more...]
VIDEO: 2017 National Sports Collectors Convention Opens in Chicago
From Aaron Judge to Hank Aaron. Buck Weaver to Earl Weaver. George Mikan to Michael Jordan. If he's on your want list or if he is your want list, the 2017 National Sports Collectors Convention will have something for you. The five-day show opened Wednesday afternoon with hundreds of tables inside a sometimes dimly-lit Stephens Convention Center, all … [Read more...]
2017 National Set to Open
They will come from all over North America and some from other countries, about 45,000 in all, to attend what is the largest sports and entertainment collectibles show in the world. The National Sports Collectors Convention has been held in Chicago for 11 of its 38 summers with all but three of those events held at the Stephens Convention Center in the suburb of … [Read more...]
Bound for National Sports Collectors Convention? A Little Advice
It doesn't seem possible but the bulk of this story was originally written several years ago, just prior to the 2008 show in Chicago. "The National" is back for another go-round so it's a good time to post it again and add a few more hints to help you get the most out of the industry's biggest event. It's been around for going on since 1980, when a group of dealers … [Read more...]
