A multi-day gathering of businesses and collectors from in and around the sports memorabilia hobby will be back for a second year and is expanding. The MINT Collective, hosted by IMG and Collectable, will take place in Las Vegas next spring. eBay will return as the event’s presenting sponsor, along with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions which is participating as part … [Read more...] about MINT Collective Set to Return in March
Sports Memorabilia Industry News
2022 Black Friday Weekend, Cyber Monday Sports Card and Sports Memorabilia Deals
As the turkey settles, the talk turns to whether there are some good Black Friday sports card and memorabilia deals alongside the usual avalanche of cheap electronics and pajamas. While you won’t find blowout deals on the most popular and pricey boxes or big name autographs, the next few days will offer some of the deepest discounts and special deals you won’t find the … [Read more...] about 2022 Black Friday Weekend, Cyber Monday Sports Card and Sports Memorabilia Deals
“Behind the Card” Film Opens
There’s a new documentary film on the modern world of sports cards. According to Vertical Entertainment, which has distribution rights, Behind The Card “highlights a large unregulated industry’s path from card creation to the end buyer, capturing manipulation of the card market, card theft, online scams, new technological innovations and the unity of family and friends … [Read more...] about “Behind the Card” Film Opens
Babe Ruth Glove Nets Record $1.5 Million at Louisville Auction
It had been tucked into a box, stored in a garage for 20 years and never actually thought to be a valuable piece of baseball history, even by the family of the man who originally received it. Now, it’s the most expensive baseball glove ever sold. A Babe Ruth model glove netted $1,527,500 Saturday afternoon at the annual Louisville Slugger Factory & Museum … [Read more...] about Babe Ruth Glove Nets Record $1.5 Million at Louisville Auction
Everything’s Bigger at the Fall Sport Card Expo, Now Underway in Toronto
The Toronto Fall Sport Card Expo is underway and it is shaping up to be the biggest fall sports show in years. “Every show is getting bigger and better,” said show owner and promoter Steve Menzie. “This show is going to be bigger than the spring show.” When Menzie says bigger and better, he literally means in every way. The show was set to get underway with a preview … [Read more...] about Everything’s Bigger at the Fall Sport Card Expo, Now Underway in Toronto
Baseball Hall of Fame Fundraising to Preserve, Feature Work of Card Photographer Doug McWilliams
The photo archive of the man responsible for the images on a lot of the baseball cards we saw emerge from Topps packs from the 1970s through the mid-1990s is at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Hall is hoping to raise money so it’s more accessible to fans and collectors. Doug McWilliams was hired by Topps in the early 1970s and spent time behind his camera shooting … [Read more...] about Baseball Hall of Fame Fundraising to Preserve, Feature Work of Card Photographer Doug McWilliams
Buying, Selling, and Trading on Twitter
The growth of social media has greatly expanded the outlets for buying, selling and trading cards over the last dozen years or so. The reaches of Facebook and Instagram are wide, but an often overlooked platform is Twitter. We last gave tips for using the platform more than 10 years ago. Now, there’s a sales thread on Twitter for just about any card collector. On … [Read more...] about Buying, Selling, and Trading on Twitter
Traveling Card Shop Thief Gets 5-Year Prison Sentence
A 38-year-old Knoxville, TN man has been sentenced to five years in prison and restitution for a string of sports card shop burglaries in four states last year. Jason L.Cates, 38, was sentenced in federal court Monday for conspiring to transport stolen sports cards and other sports merchandise across state lines. According to his plea agreement, from August 19, … [Read more...] about Traveling Card Shop Thief Gets 5-Year Prison Sentence
Michigan Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Card Fraud Scheme
A Michigan man was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Tuesday for repackaging and selling sports cards in resealed wax packs for $43,354.94 to a couple after he told them they were original and unopened. Bryan Alan Kennert, 57, of Muskegon, was indicted on eight counts of wire fraud in March 2022 and pleaded guilty to the charges in May, according to court records from … [Read more...] about Michigan Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Card Fraud Scheme
Fractional Shares Platforms, Too, Have Largely Suffered in Market Downturn
As sports card and memorabilia prices skyrocketed in 2020, many items considered expensive suddenly became unattainable. In September 2020, the sports fractional platform Collectable debuted with a 1953 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 10. Collectable fractionalized the iconic card into 40,000 shares at $25 per share. For just $25, sports card investors could say they owned a piece – … [Read more...] about Fractional Shares Platforms, Too, Have Largely Suffered in Market Downturn