PSA has increased the price of its Collectors Club membership from $99 to $149.
The company says it has partnered with Fanatics Live to offer credit on the breaking platform for members as a give back. Standard members will get a $60 Fanatics Live credit while Premium members will get a $125 credit.
PSA also says it will offer members-only card breaks with Fanatics Live, exclusive promo cards and other perks in addition to their subscriptions to PSA’s magazine.
As always, club membership comes with discounts on authentication grading, including monthly specials and bulk grading.
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Topps is making use of its autograph deal with Victor Wembanyama, even if it doesn’t have the rights to produce basketball cards for another couple of years.
The upcoming Dynasty Baseball product includes two cards with his autograph—a dual version with Aaron Judge of the Yankees and a patch card of his replica baseball jersey that appears to include Wemby’s own artwork of a spaceship and creature from outer space, a shout out to the ‘Alien’ nickname bestowed on him by LeBron James.
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Now, if only collectors could buy some NBA licensed Wemby autographed rookie cards…
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Chris Carlin, Director of Customer Care for PSA’s parent company, Collectors, and his family took in the Korea Series in Seoul this week.
In one of the more fun moments from 2024 so far, he passed out some baseball cards of Padres infielder Ha-Seong Kim to some very appreciative fans.
What do baseball fans at the #SeoulSeries think about trading cards? Watch as I share cards with @Padres and @Dodgers fans in attendance at the games! Collect it forward! pic.twitter.com/2qtyya0Ate
— Chris Carlin (@PeteIncaviglia) March 22, 2024
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As of late Thursday, there were nearly 800 2023-24 Upper Deck Connor Bedard Young Guns rookie cards on eBay.
The product has now made its way to shops, stores and online dealers across North America and although you may have to open several boxes to land one, the initial rush that pushed prices into uncharted territory for any Upper Deck flagship hockey product has settled.
Sal Barry was in his booth at a big show in Chicago last weekend and chronicles what’s happened to the market for the league’s new star.
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MeiGray has launched more auctions featuring items from the NHL’s Stadium Series games.
New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers game-worn helmets, locker room nameplates from the Flyers and Nashville Predators are now on the block with various closing dates.
