Fanatics continues its rapid move into the sports card and memorabilia auction market, with its 2020 Holiday event set to open on Wednesday. The online platform will include high-grade vintage and modern rookie cards, autographs from baseball icons and game-used memorabilia. Over 200 lots will be offered. A long-time major player in the online retail market for … [Read more...]
Topps Launches “Game Within The Game” Monthly Series
Topps has partnered with artist Paul Jennis for a series of on-demand cards, but this is one set that won’t be hard to keep up with. 2020 Topps Game Within The Game” cards will feature only MLB stars who are currently active, with one new card issued each month, based on Jennis’ paintings. Cards will be issued at the beginning of each month on Topps.com. The … [Read more...]
Vote Underway to Select Player on Card #1 in 2019 Topps Set
Topps is once again putting card #1 in its flagship baseball card set to a popular vote. On Monday morning, the company opened balloting to select the player who will lead off the 2019 set. Nineteen players are on the ballot, but you can also cast a write-in vote. This is the fourth consecutive year for the contest, which has generated thousands of votes each … [Read more...]
2018 Topps National Baseball Card Day Promotion
National Baseball Card Day returns for a third straight season this Saturday. The 2018 edition offers the chance to pick up a free five-card pack at your participating local hobby shop.. If you spend $10 or more, you'll also receive a bonus card featuring Aaron Judge. Come back on Saturday, August 25 and spend another $10 on Topps products and you'll get a … [Read more...]
eBay Reps Meeting Collectors, Dealers at NSCC
The hobby gets tossed into a time warp of sorts during the National Sports Collectors Convention. It’s the one time of year when avid buyers and sellers turn their attention toward a card show than selling online. At this year’s show in Cleveland, though, eBay is one of the exhibitors. Company representatives have been talking with buyers and sellers, … [Read more...]
Notes: “The Missus Wants to Burn Them”; Stanton’s 1st Pinstripe Sells; Wagner Goes Poof; Collector Casting Call
North American sports fans don’t have a monopoly on collecting stuff that spills from one room to the next. “The Missus Wants to Burn Them All” screamed the headline in the Daily Mirror of London over the weekend. Their story was on a man who owns hundreds of thousands of football (soccer) programs—so many he’s had to find creative places to store them. From … [Read more...]
Trout, Judge, LeBron Join Ruth and Mays Among Top Sellers in Goldin Sale
It was truly a mixture of something old and something new at the Goldin Auctions 2018 Spring Premium Live Auction on Saturday night at the NYY Steakhouse in New York City when final prices realized for historic items from Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, LeBron James, Wayne Gretzky and Mike Trout turned heads and signaled that collectors are still enamored with rare … [Read more...]
MLB “UMPS CARE” Auction Raises Money for Kids
Major League Baseball umpires are offering more than 300 pieces of memorabilia, tickets and fan experiences during their 10th Annual UMPS CARE Charities Online Auction. Some of the items up for bid include signed bats, cleats, jerseys, photos, and baseballs from some of the biggest stars in baseball including 2017 AL MVP Jose Altuve, 2017 NLCS MVP Justin Turner, … [Read more...]
Hottest Shohei Ohtani Baseball Cards
Could he not just be as good as advertised… but maybe better? The fascinating arrival of a big league unicorn from Japan who has led baseball historians to the record books has spearheaded a stampede of collectors and dealers searching for Shohei Ohtani baseball cards. If it seemed impossible for any player to put the market on his shoulders as well as Aaron … [Read more...]
Topps Sells Over 20,000 Living Set Cards as Week 2 Group Launches
Topps sold more than 20,000 “Living Set” cards during the first week of the new program’s debut. The never-ending issue promises three new baseball cards created in the design of the 1953 Topps set and offered online for one week only. No player will be featured more than once unless that player joins a new team. The first week of cards created by sports artist … [Read more...]