PSA will announce several changes to its submission processing platform on Tuesday and provide customers with an update on efforts to combat slower than normal turnaround times. Company president Steve Sloan says some of those changes will include: A "Turnaround Times" feature on the PSA website that will update current turnaround times each Monday "using actual order … [Read more...]
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Hanes Offering Michael Jordan 30th Anniversary Set
There’s a new set of Michael Jordan cards hitting the market but you won’t find packs at your local hobby shop. You’ll have to grab some underwear to get a pack. Hanes and Upper Deck have partnered for a 170 card set, distributed in packs of men’s undies. Produced under the old Fleer brand name, the cards don’t show MJ on the court. The images were taken from … [Read more...]
1991-92 Rookie Card Recap: Prospects Gone Wild!
Hockey cards went mainstream during the 1990-91 season, but manufacturers were looking to sustain the effects of the hobby boom in 1991-92 and dug deeper to compete for collector attention and dollars. Naturally, this meant getting every possible rookie card into their releases and those that were collecting at the time had plenty of options to consider when breaking boxes … [Read more...]
Topps Security Breach May Have Exposed Customer Information
Topps has announced a security breach that may have impacted customers who used the company’s website from November 19-January 9, 2019. Topps filed a data brief notification late last week. They’re telling customers they became aware of possible unauthorized access on December 26 and launched an investigation with help from an external security firm. On January 10, they … [Read more...]
Vintage Pack Facts: 1954 Bowman Football
In the mid-1950s, the NFL was still a few years away from becoming a growing juggernaut. It did have a football card contract, though. Bowman Gum had a run of success that would soon come to an end but the Philadelphia-based gum maker was the name of the game to kids who followed pro football and names like Tittle, Layne, Groza and Gifford. This week's Vintage … [Read more...]
15 Cards for 50 Cents: 1989 Topps Baseball Set Turns 30
There are some collectors who cringe about the 1989 Topps baseball card set. After all, it was one of the sets that was mass produced during the glut of cards from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. Here's something more cringe-worthy, however: The ’89 Topps set turned 30 this year. Collectors who were 10 years old in 1989 are fast approaching middle … [Read more...]
2000 Tom Brady Contenders Autographed Rookie Card Sells for $400,100
The record for the highest priced modern trading card ever sold at public auction didn't even last a week. A 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Rookie Ticket Autograph card, one of only 100 produced and rated 9 by Beckett Grading was listed as sold for $400,100 in a 10-day eBay auction that ended Monday night. It's the most ever paid at auction for a football … [Read more...]
Topps Reprises 1970 Lowell Palmer Sunglasses Shot on Neshek’s Heritage Card
If you've ever thumbed through a stack of 1970 Topps, you've probably seen it. Looking not just a little like noted hijacker D.B. Cooper, Phillies pitcher Lowell Palmer sports a cool pair of dark sunglasses. While players of the era were sometimes captured donning tinted shades, this kind of look was, well, pretty unusual. It's just one of those quirky images … [Read more...]
Huge Vintage Baseball Yearbook/Program Collection, Vintage Sets, Autographs at Auction
A massive collection of vintage baseball yearbooks and programs, hundreds of autographed items, vintage card sets—even Joe DiMaggio’s old watch-- are among the headliners in Hunt Auctions’ March Internet and Phone Auction. The newly-launched catalog includes over 1,000 lots in all. Bidding will run through March 13. The collection included hundreds of publications … [Read more...]
List of Six-Figure Basketball Cards Growing
Basketball cards were once so lightly regarded that the only company that made them decided to take a pass, even when Larry Bird and Magic Johnson were young, Michael Jordan was an explosive rookie and Dr. J was still flying high and winning titles. That pendulum swung back in the 1990s, though, and now the sport with worldwide appeal is building a pretty … [Read more...]
