How does a billionaire get his start?
If his name is Mark Cuban, he sells baseball cards.
Cuban grew up in Pennsylvania and even before his teenage years was selling garbage bags, stamps, baseball cards and whatever else he could flip.
Growing up in Pennsylvania in the late 1960s and early 70s, Cuban applied some strategy to his sales efforts.
He spoke with Patrick Bet-David about gathering up lots of cards and selling them while set up on a park bench.
The video is below—the discussion about cards begins at about 3:50 and ends just before the 7:00 mark.
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The retirement letters Kobe Bryant had the Lakers hand out to fans at a game over the weekend have been a hot commodity. Thousands were passed out at Staples Center, but demand has been off the charts with fans willing to fork over big bucks to obtain a copy.
The letters came in a black, sealed envelope and if you didn’t open it, you’re doing much better on eBay, with most still fetching $300 and up even three days later.
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Topps will include autographs from Bull Durham star Kevin Costner (and likely others) in 2016 Topps Archives. They’re not saying much yet, but they did release this little teaser on Instagram.
Last year, Topps included Will Ferrell signed and unsigned cards in Archives and in 2014, Charlie Sheen and other stars from the movie Major League were featured in the product.
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