Police in Little Rock, AR are looking for suspects after a 17-year-old responding to a Craigslist post for baseball cards was robbed at gunpoint. According to Arkansas Online, police say the victim told them that a friend helped connect him with the person who’d posted the ad. They agreed to meet at a location on the southwest side of Little Rock late last Friday … [Read more...]
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2017 Slugger Auction to Include Pierce, Branca Collections, Jackie Bat and Glove
The 14th annual Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory Auction has been set for November 11. Hunt Auctions will once again conduct the event with 400 lots of historic baseball memorabilia on the block, highlighted by the personal collection of Chicago White Sox legend, Billy Pierce. A seven-time All-Star, Pierce played for the White Sox from 1949-1961. Regarded … [Read more...]
Deshaun Watson Rookie Cards May Become 2017 Gold Standard
So much for “sitting and learning.” The Houston Texans stuck their rookie quarterback into the fire just two quarters into the season and now Deshaun Watson rookie cards are starting to rise above the rest of the 2017 NFL draft class. After trading up to select Watson with the 12th pick, the Texans’ plan to ease him along went out the window in a hurry. In week … [Read more...]
Jackie Robinson Cap, Rose’s Record Bat Headline Lelands Auction
The bat Pete Rose used for his record-breaking 4,192 hit in 1985 and the specially padded 1947-48 Brooklyn Dodgers cap worn by Jackie Robinson to help protect his head from racially motivated beanballs headline the newly-launched Lelands.com Masters Auction, online through October 27. The auction consists of several hundred lots of higher end sports memorabilia … [Read more...]
Poll: How Healthy Will The Hobby Be in 20 Years?
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Editor’s Blog: Shows Remain Alive and Well
Back in the late 1970s and early 80s, when the internet was barely a gleam in the eyes of computer scientists, most sports collecting business was done through the pages of ads in printed publications and a newly blossoming market for “baseball card shows.” That’s what they were called then, although some were labeled “conventions,” which sounded a little more … [Read more...]
Nashville Show’s Fall Event Draws Crowd of Dealers, Collectors
You can attend a card show in the Nashville suburbs twice a month but twice a year, the event supersizes to become the biggest one-day show in the country. The second of two such events in 2017 took place Saturday at Lighthouse Christian School in Antioch. It was the largest in the four-year history of the show, with 180 tables jammed into two gymnasiums. Several … [Read more...]
REA’s Fall Auction Will Be Company’s Largest Ever
Collectors anticipating the Robert Edward Auctions Fall Auction might want to start doing a few wrist curls and some biceps work before it arrives on their doorstep. Scheduled to open for bidding October 6 and running through October 29, the catalog will include 2,800 items-- the most the company has ever offered. High-end Babe Ruth cards, a huge listing of rookie cards, … [Read more...]
‘Sweet Old Lady’s’ Card Shop Kept Alive By Her Children
She was known as the sweet old lady who ran the baseball card shop in a small West Virginia town that hugs the Ohio River. But Shirley Ann DeQuasie did more than sell cards and supplies for 29 years in Ravenswood. Her store, S&S Baseball Cards & Collectibles, was a gathering place for friends. Shirley would bring homemade “dessert things” to her shop, … [Read more...]
Rockies’ Neshek Burns Greinke Over Autograph Snub
Colorado Rockies pitcher Pat Neshek can identify with fans and collectors who collect autographs. He’s a collector, too. Since his college days, Neshek has collected vintage cards, autographs and memorabilia and after spending several years in the big leagues himself, he’s accumulated thousands of signed cards. He’ll even trade with fans who have duplicates and posts … [Read more...]
