Growing up in Orland Park, Illinois, Brian Ludden was interested in sports from a very young age. As a young sports fan in the Chicago area, he was all about the White Sox, Bears and Bulls.Ludden wasn't only a baseball fan, he was a player. After high school, he played at Moraine Valley Community College and then moved to Northern Illinois University, where he was the … [Read more...] about Q&A: Brian Ludden on His Start Up Collecting App, Created with Help from Former College Teammates
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NextGem Social App for Sports Cards Debuts
A social app for collectors who want to show off their favorite or valuable sports cards from the convenience of their smartphones was introduced on Tuesday. NextGem, based out of Minnesota, announced that it has raised $1.8 million in pre-seed money. The company bills itself as the first social app built for card enthusiasts to find and share rare and valuable cards. The app … [Read more...] about NextGem Social App for Sports Cards Debuts
Notes: New Trading Card App; Topps Cards for Bellinger’s Catch; Pence’s Fly; All-Star Autographs
A new trading card collection management app is now available for smartphone users. Ken Richards has launched The Scouting Report app, which uses an inventory-based design to allow collectors to keep track of what they have. He says the app has multiple functionalities, depending on how you want to organize it. There’s also a marketplace component that … [Read more...] about Notes: New Trading Card App; Topps Cards for Bellinger’s Catch; Pence’s Fly; All-Star Autographs
New App Aims to Help Collectors Navigate Auction Marketplace
Collectors who bid in sports memorabilia catalog auctions and use Apple products can now access a free app that helps them see everything in one place. Co-founded by long-time collector David Yoken, the free Collectable app for iPhone and iPad provides users the ability to view, search, and track auctions from 22 different companies from their phone or tablet. Users can … [Read more...] about New App Aims to Help Collectors Navigate Auction Marketplace
Real Time, Mobile Friendly Sports Card Price Guide Launches
Sports card collectors, dealers and investors have a new way to keep track of up-to-the-minute price trends, even when their primary way to access the internet is via a smartphone. Technology industry veteran and avid collector Ryan Hoge and a team of developers have launched Elite Cards (www.elite-cards.com), a mobile-friendly online service with real-time pricing for over … [Read more...] about Real Time, Mobile Friendly Sports Card Price Guide Launches
Topps: More Than 2 Million Registered BUNT Players
Topps says users of its BUNT app have collected more than 150 million digital baseball cards since the product’s launch in 2012. The company released some sales figures Monday as part of an Opening Day promotional push for the 2015 version of the app. Topps says it will also make use of some its archive photos from past years by creating high-definition, digital card … [Read more...] about Topps: More Than 2 Million Registered BUNT Players
Updated App Helps You Find Nearest Card Shop
With the release of version 4.1, the CardShopFinder app makes it easier than ever to find a sports card hobby shop anywhere in the U.S. CardShopFinder.com is a web propeerty that works with shop owners to provide collectors with the most current store information. Its current card shop directory contains up-to-date store information and shop reviews provided by other sports … [Read more...] about Updated App Helps You Find Nearest Card Shop
eBay Image Recognition App Could Make Card Shows Interesting
For about the last 15 years, dealers at sports card shows have had to compete with what collectors can get the same item for on eBay. Collectors with a smartphone and a little patience no longer have to wait until they get back to their PC or laptop to compare prices. It's often right there on a mobile app. Now, eBay is almost ready to add image-recognition technology to its … [Read more...] about eBay Image Recognition App Could Make Card Shows Interesting
eBay App Coming to BlackBerry
Checking out eBay listings of sports cards and memorabilia will soon be something you can do on a Blackberry. … [Read more...] about eBay App Coming to BlackBerry