TRISTAR Productions has added Allen Iverson, Eric Dickerson, Desmond Howard, Matt Leinart and Sandlot star Patrick Renna to the autograph guest list at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago. Dickerson will appear Saturday with tickets starting at $75; Iverson is one of the show's final guests, appearing Sunday afternoon with prices starting at … [Read more...] about Notes: NSCC Autograph Additions; Altered Cards; Rookie Premiere Story; Mayo Factory History
1894 Mayo's football
PHOTO GALLERY: World’s Best Football Card Collection Still on Display in Canton
The most valuable football card collection in the world remains on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, giving collectors attending next month's National Sports Collectors Convention another option for a side trip. For two years, the Hunt-Casterline collection has been on exhibit at the Canton, OH shrine, enabling football fans from around the world who visit the Hall … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: World’s Best Football Card Collection Still on Display in Canton
US Attorneys: Allen’s Conduct “Reckless and Obstructive”
Government prosecutors say a 57-month sentence for Doug Allen is appropriate—but they wouldn’t object to a federal judge handing down an even longer prison term for the former Mastro Auctions executive. Allen is scheduled to be sentenced by federal judge Ronald Guzman next Monday on fraud charges in connection with shill bidding and other illegal activities from 2002-2009 as … [Read more...] about US Attorneys: Allen’s Conduct “Reckless and Obstructive”
Rare Football Card Hits Auction Block
One of perhaps fewer than 15-20 of the hobby’s scarcest football cards is on the auction block. The N302 1894 Mayo’s Cut Plug “Anonymous” John Dunlop was issued long before the pro game launched. The rarest subject in a relatively obscure 35-card set, the card has a starting bid of $14,999 but you can buy it outright for a little more. The card has been consigned to New … [Read more...] about Rare Football Card Hits Auction Block