Live streaming platform Whatnot is well known for auctions that run in very brief time frames—some as short as five seconds. Now, the company has started a longer form style of auctions running across the app.
Sellers can list items outside of their typical live shows for longer durations—up to seven days. They can also pin it within their live shows, offering the chance to promote the longer-term auction multiple times.
Sellers are typically using the longer auction format for higher value single cards, both modern and vintage.
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Baseball cards became bat knobs. Now, those bat knobs are becoming… baseball cards.
Fanatics/Topps says numerous players are using bats that were made with small images of their flagship baseball cards.
After the bats are used in games, the knobs will be cut off from the bats, and put into 1/1 autograph cards that will be placed into packs of late-year releases.
𝗜𝗧’𝗦 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: A number of players across the MLB are using bats that have photos of their Topps Flagship cards on the bat knob.
After these bats are used in games, the knobs will be cut off from the bats, and put into 1/1 autograph cards. pic.twitter.com/5RNrXAR0Ae</p— Topps (@Topps) April 30, 2024
Bat knob cards have been among the hits put into various products for quite a few years now, but it’s the first time that bats specially created for cards have been used.
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Topps has signed tennis star Carlos Alcaraz to an exclusive autograph deal. His first autograph cards will appear in 2024 Topps Chrome Tennis, set for release this summer.
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Topps also announced plans for a few tennis related products that will include most of the world’s top ten men’s and women’s playhers. Chrome Graphite Royalty will be a higher-end product with match-worn shirts and racket pieces.
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A new show is in the works for Northeast Ohio.
The Medina County Collectors Fair is set for Friday May 31 and Saturday, June 1.
While sports cards will be a big part of the event, other collectible genres will be included on what will be a 30,000-square-foot show floor including non-sports, Pokémon, coins, toys, vinyl record, comic books, Hot Wheels and pop culture.
According to promoter Steve Greenberg, tables will be $50 for the weekend.
Show hours are 11-6 on Friday and 9-3 on Saturday. A trade night will take place after show hours on Friday.
Greenie Sports Cards also holds smaller, traditional card shows in the area throughout the year.
