Someone's mailbox is going to have $500,000 in it (or more the way things are going). Nathan Burns, owner of Tennessee-based Grand Slam Collectibles is now offering that amount to the person who receives the Steph Curry/LeBron James/Kevin Durant triple autograph Team USA card Topps is sending to one of the many thousands of people who bought a Topps NOW base card after the … [Read more...] about Notes: $500,000 Bounty on Topps NOW Triple Auto; The Diamond King Cooperstown Screening; More
2024 Olympics
Olympic Stars Created A Buzz With Collectors, Fans
It was another banner year for the U.S. Olympic team. Americans grabbed 40 gold medals to tie China and had 126 medals overall at the Paris Games to lead all nations. Sure, there were household names like Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson, Noah Lyles, Ryan Crouser and members of the U.S. men’s basketball team. But some other Olympians grabbed the spotlight, … [Read more...] about Olympic Stars Created A Buzz With Collectors, Fans
Notes: Mountain of NOW; Wemby Bounty; Mahomes Record; Signed NBA Draft Balls; Auction Updates
Topps NOW sold 588,030 copies of the Steph Curry/LeBron James/Kevin Durant Team USA gold medal winning basketball card before sales closed earlier this week. Yes, you read that right. More than a half million cards generating seven figures in revenue. It's the highest print run of any card in Topps NOW history. Sales were undoubtedly pushed by … [Read more...] about Notes: Mountain of NOW; Wemby Bounty; Mahomes Record; Signed NBA Draft Balls; Auction Updates
Topps NOW Gold Medal Basketball Card Includes Chance to Score a 1-1 Steph/LeBron/KD Autograph
A deal to produce cards for the US Olympic team has been putting some NBA superstars on their first Topps issues in at least 15 years. Now, with a gold medal in hand, Steph Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant will sign a 1/1 card that'll be given away to a random person who buys a $12 card commemorating their win over France on Saturday. The base card also includes … [Read more...] about Topps NOW Gold Medal Basketball Card Includes Chance to Score a 1-1 Steph/LeBron/KD Autograph
Notes: Commanders Collector Hoping to Sell to Team; CGC at Fanatics Fest; Topps Olympic Tally
He’s always been the king of Washington football memorabilia and now longtime collector Samu Qureshi is ready to sell. A realtor by day, Qureshi has spent much of his life collecting. He started with cards but then moved on to game-used memorabilia, historic programs, stadium seats and anything else that was historically relevant or fun. He has thousands of items … [Read more...] about Notes: Commanders Collector Hoping to Sell to Team; CGC at Fanatics Fest; Topps Olympic Tally
Notes: Holliday’s 1st HR Ball Returned; Top ’69 Topps Set Hits Block; Girl Power in Paris; Trading Card Day
Jackson Holliday’s first home run in the major leagues was a grand slam. His 439-foot bomb off Yerry Rodriguez Wednesday offered a glimpse of what Orioles fans, not to mention collectors who’ve been buying up his cards, have been waiting for. The ball bounced onto Eutaw Street where Orioles fan Tim Sartwell and his five-year-old son Wyatt were standing. “As … [Read more...] about Notes: Holliday’s 1st HR Ball Returned; Top ’69 Topps Set Hits Block; Girl Power in Paris; Trading Card Day
Notes: Special Chrome Boxes at Fanatics Event; Durant Back on Topps; New Midwest Shop
Topps is producing an exclusive Topps Chrome Baseball box for the upcoming Fanatics Fest in New York. The boxes will include “Big Apple Refractors” cards, with the print run for each card limited to less than 50. The background of each card features the city skyline. The product will be sold in both Value Box and Hobby Box format, with the Refractor cards falling six … [Read more...] about Notes: Special Chrome Boxes at Fanatics Event; Durant Back on Topps; New Midwest Shop
Notes: 2024 Topps Factory Sets; Olympic Set Goes Chrome; Upper Deck Cards at The Sphere
The 2024 Hobby edition of the annual Topps Baseball Factory Set will be out July 26. Combining all 700 base cards from Series 1 and 2, the sets are popular with those who don't have any interest in inserts, relics or autographs but do want to maintain a collection of the Topps flagship set each year. Printed in a special box, the sets usually come in at … [Read more...] about Notes: 2024 Topps Factory Sets; Olympic Set Goes Chrome; Upper Deck Cards at The Sphere