In 1981, a scam artist sold fake 1963 Topps Pete Rose rookie cards at the Philly Show. Three years later, 10,000 fake Rose cards were confiscated in California. They were among the first widely reported instances in which the growing values of baseball cards led to outright efforts to use fakes as a way of making a handsome profit. In some ways, the fake Rose cards marked … [Read more...] about Identifying Fake Cards as Counterfeiters, Scammers Gain Better Technology
Andy Broome
Notes: CSG 8 1952 Topps Mantle Consigned to SCP Auctions; Brady Adds New Autograph to Flag; 60 Minutes on Cup Stickers; More
One of the highest quality examples of the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle—recently graded NM/MT 8 by CSG—is coming to auction later this week. The card has been consigned to SCP Auctions, which believes it will sell for at least $1.5 million. With possible roots in the well known find of 1952 Topps high numbers purchased by Alan “Mr. Mint” Rosen in 1986., it is the most … [Read more...] about Notes: CSG 8 1952 Topps Mantle Consigned to SCP Auctions; Brady Adds New Autograph to Flag; 60 Minutes on Cup Stickers; More
Notes: Call Him Mr. VP; Hobby News from The Hockey News; Phelps Finally Gets His Man
Andy Broome has been promoted to Vice President of Certified Sports Guaranty (CSG). In late 2020, Broome left Beckett to join CSG, a division of Certified Collectibles Group, where oversaw the company's move into grading sports cards through new hires and training. The company says it is on the brink of grading one million cards since its launch in February of 2021. … [Read more...] about Notes: Call Him Mr. VP; Hobby News from The Hockey News; Phelps Finally Gets His Man
TTM Collecting This Week: Grading Expert Andy Broome, Basketball Autograph Success
On this week’s podcast, Senior Vintage Sports Card Grader at Certified Sports Guaranty (CSG) Andy Broome joined the show to talk about CSG’s new label, their updated grading scale and his experiences grading cards including the famous T-206 Honus Wagner card. Broome has graded a lot of cards in his professional life-- over one million and counting. As Senior Vintage Sports … [Read more...] about TTM Collecting This Week: Grading Expert Andy Broome, Basketball Autograph Success
CSG Grading at the National: A Chat with Head Grader Andy Broome
It's been a year like no other in the trading card authentication and grading business. Overwhelming volume. Turnaround times that seemed interminable. Hiring blitzes. Shutdowns. And new grading companies being born. Certified Collectibles Group isn't exactly new. The company has been authenticating and grading other types of collectibles for a long time, but not until … [Read more...] about CSG Grading at the National: A Chat with Head Grader Andy Broome
CSG Now Open for Grading Submissions
Seven months after announcing its intention to compete in the grading and authentication market for sports cards, Certified Collectibles Group announced Tuesday it was accepting submissions. CCG, a well respected grader of coins, paper money, comic books, magazines and concert posters, is launching the new service under the Certified Sports Guaranty (CSG) brand. The … [Read more...] about CSG Now Open for Grading Submissions
Here’s What CSG’s Holders Will Look Like
Certified Sports Guaranty, which has become the newest competitor in the trading card grading space, has released a look at the holder it has developed. Similar to Beckett, the company’s labels will include individual grades for centering, corners, edges and surface. The label will be a simple green and white with subgrades listed below the card’s identifiers … [Read more...] about Here’s What CSG’s Holders Will Look Like
Westin Reeves Joins Andy Broome to Lead CSG’s Grading Team
Certified Collectibles Group, which is building its sports and non-sports trading card authentication and grading service under the Certified Sports Guaranty brand, has hired Westin Reeves to head up the modern card side of the new business. Reeves had been working in a similar grading role at Beckett. As we reported earlier this week, he’ll join Andy … [Read more...] about Westin Reeves Joins Andy Broome to Lead CSG’s Grading Team
Notes: Andy Broome Joins CSG; eBay Tallies LeBron Sales After Title; Jordan PMG Auction, More
Andy Broome, the senior vintage card grader at Beckett since 2004, has left for a similar role at Certified Sports Guaranty, which has been adding staff in recent months in preparation for its upcoming launch. CSG is a newly forming division of Certified Collectibles Group, a long-time authenticator of coins, comics and other collectibles based in Florida. In July, … [Read more...] about Notes: Andy Broome Joins CSG; eBay Tallies LeBron Sales After Title; Jordan PMG Auction, More
Notes: California Man Sports T206 Wagner Tattoo; ’52 Set Hits Six Figures; More Cartoons and Did Dealers Rat Out Johnny Football?
How much does Mikey Douglas of Sacramento, CA love the hobby? Enough to get a tattoo of a T206 Honus Wagner on his calf. Mikey showed it to us via Facebook message earlier this week. Mikey's main tattoo man, Rudy from Highlands Finest , is the artist. Certainly a worthy candidate for grading, but it’s a heckuva hard thing to … [Read more...] about Notes: California Man Sports T206 Wagner Tattoo; ’52 Set Hits Six Figures; More Cartoons and Did Dealers Rat Out Johnny Football?