A Jasper County, Mo., man has pleaded guilty in federal court to a scheme to defraud more than 1,200 victims by selling fake autographs through eBay as well as illegally possessing a firearm when he was arrested after a police chase. David Bruce Shryock, 49, of Jasper County, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard E. Dorr to wire fraud and to being a felon in … [Read more...]
Topps Back in the Baseball Stickers Game
Topps has announced that it will return to producing a baseball stickers set--at least for this year. In early August, the company will release a product similar to what it offered years ago; a collection of player stickers and team logos plus an album to go with them--all geared toward the younger set and their parents. The 2011 Topps sticker collection will include 270 … [Read more...]
Auction to Feature Rare Cuban Baseball Cards
Richard Merkin’s interest and appreciation of Cuba is well documented in the incredible collection of ephemera he assembled over the years. This included everything from photos of Cuban nightlife to items relating to Castro to an extensive collection of cigarette and candy issued cards. The main focus of the latter was baseball. Markin assembled what York, Pa.-based Hake's … [Read more...]
Loving the Well-Loved: Beat Up Cards Have Following
Chances are it's how most of your childhood collection looked after your first year of buying packs. You didn't stick them in top holders. They weren't tucked away in an album. They got tossed in a box...or maybe on the floor to be looked at, played with and sometimes even thrown up against the wall. Those beat up cards may be ridiculed, dumped into a bargain bin or … [Read more...]
Peyton Manning Scores Panini Football Card Deal
Peyton Manning will become the face of Panini America's football card products in 2010. Manning will be featured on Panini's 2010 NFL/NFLPA packaging, advertising and point-of-sale initiatives including the official NFL sticker/sticker album and NFL Adrenalyn, an interactive trading card game set to debut in August. Manning's autograph and game used materials will also … [Read more...]