The sports card market encompasses a lot of different elements. Vintage. Modern. Ultra modern. Different sports. Graded and ungraded. The list goes on. Toss in memorabilia--like game-worn and game-used items and getting a handle on what's happening from a "market" perspective becomes broader still. Analyzing can be tricky business but there’s nothing wrong with a deep dive … [Read more...] about Altan Insights: Sports Card and Collectibles Market Struggled in Q4
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Upper Deck Creates, Distributes First Peoples Hockey Cards
Canadian Indigenous hockey players who’ve never had a licensed NHL trading card before are getting one now, courtesy of Upper Deck. The company says it “worked with the players, their families and the Indigenous community” to create the NHL First Peoples cards and make the set “as authentic as possible.” The cards feature players across multiple eras. The pack of … [Read more...] about Upper Deck Creates, Distributes First Peoples Hockey Cards
Topps Acknowledges 2022 Bowman Draft Numbering Errors
There’s an error in the serial numbering on the backs of some cards in Topps’ 2022 Bowman Draft Baseball product. The company announced Wednesday that after a review, there was a printing snafu that resulted in the same serial number applied to cards of 20 different players across four different colored parallels. The company blamed an “automated numbering error in the … [Read more...] about Topps Acknowledges 2022 Bowman Draft Numbering Errors
CSG Grades Group of 26 1910 E98 Cards
Twenty-six cards from the 1910 E98 set have just been certified by Certified Sports Guaranty (CSG), including a Ty Cobb (red background) that was graded 9.5. Among the cards authenticated by CSG was a Ty Cobb with a Red Background that was awarded a 9.5 grade. Examples in similar condition have sold in the $30,000-$40,000 range over the last few years. A PSA 10 sold … [Read more...] about CSG Grades Group of 26 1910 E98 Cards
Identifying Fake Cards as Counterfeiters, Scammers Gain Better Technology
In 1981, a scam artist sold fake 1963 Topps Pete Rose rookie cards at the Philly Show. Three years later, 10,000 fake Rose cards were confiscated in California. They were among the first widely reported instances in which the growing values of baseball cards led to outright efforts to use fakes as a way of making a handsome profit. In some ways, the fake Rose cards marked … [Read more...] about Identifying Fake Cards as Counterfeiters, Scammers Gain Better Technology
9.5 Million Sports Cards Were Authenticated and Graded in 2022
The four major sports card grading companies were busy in 2022. After ramping up operations for a full 12-month period with no significant shutdowns, PSA, SGC, CSG and Beckett graded nearly 15 million items combined last year, including 9.5 million million sports cards. Overall, PSA still holds about a 75% market share. The company graded about 7.4 million cards … [Read more...] about 9.5 Million Sports Cards Were Authenticated and Graded in 2022
Sports Collecting Year in Review, Part 2: Record Setters and Great Finds
Some would say a baseball card should always hold the top ranking among the highest priced sports memorabilia, but if 2022 tells us anything, it’s that Honus and Mickey can peacefully co-exist with soccer jerseys, boxing belts and tickets to watch Michael Jordan play basketball. There were plenty of seven-figure sales this past year—even an eight figure one—and while cards … [Read more...] about Sports Collecting Year in Review, Part 2: Record Setters and Great Finds
Sports Collecting Year in Review: Corporate Moves and Crime
It didn't have the dark cloud of 2020 or the wild ride that followed as we moved into 2021 but the sports collecting hobby was still a pretty vibrant place in 2022 with some significant happenings on the business side. In Part 1 of our annual hobby year in review, we look back at some of that news along with some notable events on the legal side. Business Briefs The year … [Read more...] about Sports Collecting Year in Review: Corporate Moves and Crime
IRS Delays Implementation of $600 Threshold for Third Party Payment Forms 1099-K
If you’ve taken in more than $600 from Paypal, Venmo or other third parties this year while selling cards or memorabilia, you won’t be getting a 1099-K form from the Internal Revenue Service after all. The IRS has announced that it’s delaying the implementation of the new law until 2023. As a result of the delay, third-party settlement organizations will not be required to … [Read more...] about IRS Delays Implementation of $600 Threshold for Third Party Payment Forms 1099-K
NIL College Basketball Cards Begin Trickling Out
NIL licensing is putting some new college basketball cards on the market and players are getting a piece of the action. The Player’s Trunk has partnered with multiple schools for sets of cards for the 2022-23 season. The first to hit the market are those featuring Syracuse and St. John’s. Each set consists of 11 cards with packs guaranteed to include one autograph … [Read more...] about NIL College Basketball Cards Begin Trickling Out