An Augusta, GA man has been accused of stealing millions dollars worth of Masters Tournament items over a 13-year period.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago is accusing Richard Brendan Globensky of involvement in a scheme that ran from 2009-2022 in which “millions of dollars worth of Masters golf tournament merchandise and historical memorabilia” was taken from Augusta National Golf Club and transported to the Tampa, FL area.
The Chicago Tribute reported that Globensky is a former employee of the club.
There was no immediate word on what type of memorabilia was stolen.
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Long time hobby shop Joe Daley’s Sports & Framing in Winnipeg, Manitoba is dealing with yet another burglary.
It’s the third time in six months burglars have found their way in and stolen autographed jerseys, cards and other items.
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2024 Bowman Retail and Blaster box pre-sales are underway at Fanatics.
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eBay has launched its latest Marquee Auction with hundreds of modern and vintage cards included in the curated sale.
Among the highlights: BGS 9.5 copies of the 2009-10 Topps Chrome Steph Curry Refractor (#430/500) and the 2003-04 LeBron James Refractor.
There’s also a PSA 10 Panini Prizm First off the Line Blue Shimmer Victor Wembanyama rookie (#5/35), a 2004 Mega Cracks Lionel Messi rookie graded PSA 9, a PSA 5 1952 Berk Ross Mickey Mantle, T26 Green Portrait Ty Cobb and an SGC 6 1927 York Caramel Ty Cobb.
You can see all of the listings here. Bidding runs through next Monday.
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