PSA is receiving about 250,000 items for grading and authentication each week.
That tidbit from a new article on Sportico, a website that covers sports business news and wrote about the explosion of interest in grading, high-dollar memorabilia and fractional share investing.
A Michael Jordan game-used, autographed bat from the 1994 Arizona Fall League that we wrote about last week is also generating some national buzz.
Bob Nightengale of USA Today talked to the consignor, Hollywood actor/stunt man Tony Todd, for a column that was posted Thursday.
Bidding begins Saturday on Memory Lane’s website with a $10,000 opener.
The Vin Scully Collection that headlines Hunt Auctions’ annual MLB All-Star Auction was showcased to viewers in Los Angeles this week:
The explosive interest in cards has helped keep hobby shops in business that might otherwise be having a tough time during COVID-19.
WKNY-TV talked with Chris Grubb of Grubbmasters Sports Cards in Bowling Green, KY, who quit his job awhile back to run his business full time.
Twenty-five game-used Vegas Golden Knights sticks are on the block through MeiGray Auctions. Some date to the team’s inaugural season of 2017-18.
Among the highlights is a photo-matched goalie stick from Marc-Andre Fleury from an April 2019 game.
Bidding runs through September 30.
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