One of the hobby's most well-known road warriors is on the move but this time it's to settle down a bit. After nine years as the head buyer for Baseball Card Exchange, Reed Kasaoka is returning to Dave & Adam’s as Director of Acquisitions, a similar role to the one he held from 2004 through 2010. “I heard a rumor that Reed was planning to go out on his own and start a … [Read more...]
1986-87 Fleer Box from Missouri Find Offered Box Break Style
Remember that stash of unopened 1986-87 Fleer basketball boxes purchased by Baseball Card Exchange earlier this year in Missouri? One of them is going to be part of a box break at the National Sports Collectors Convention. Seven 1986-87 Fleer boxes were originally purchased by a collector who bought them at TG & Y Toys around the time of issue. Untouched since … [Read more...]
BBCE Discovers 7 “Store Original” 1986-87 Fleer Basketball Boxes
Purchased more than 30 years ago at a toy store at a total cost of about $100, seven full boxes of 1986-87 Fleer basketball cards are about to enter the hobby—at an estimated value of at least 300 times that amount. The discovery of pristine boxes was made by Baseball Card Exchange, the hobby’s top vintage unopened dealer, but it was actually a case of 1984 Topps … [Read more...]
BBCE to Offer Red 1997-98 PMG Jordan Numbered 23
Baseball Card Exchange has acquired the rights to sell a 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Red Michael Jordan – serial numbered #23/100. The card is expected to attract significant attention from the numerous Jordan collectors from around the world. The PMG cards from '97-98 aren't autographed but for the vast number of Jordan collectors and those who … [Read more...]
Notes: BBCE’s Big Buy at Burbank, Inside Fleer in the 90s
A whopper of a transaction went down between two of the hobby's biggest dealers Thursday. Baseball Card Exchange has reached an agreement to buy out a massive unopened box and factory set inventory from Burbank Sports Cards in southern California. According BBCE, the buy includes: - 22,000 unopened boxes and factory sets (1987-2012) - 250 factory sealed … [Read more...]
1997-98 Fleer Precious Metal Gems Jordan at Auction
Michael Jordan brought grace, power, style and determination to pro basketball and led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles during his storied career. So owning some rare Jordan cards could be as breathtaking as watching “His Airness” in action. For example, a 1986-87 Fleer rookie card of Jordan, graded a pristine 10 by Beckett Grading Service, fetched $100,000 in a 2011 “Own … [Read more...]
Card Shop Manager Winds Up on Kris Bryant’s Rookie
As the retail store manager for Baseball Card Exchange in Schererville, IN, Peter Kiefor thumbs through thousands of baseball cards every week. These days, many of the ones his customers are looking for feature Cubs’ rookie Kris Bryant. Last week, when Topps unveiled preview images for one of Bryant’s rookie cards, set to arrive in its 2015 Update set, Kiefor did a double … [Read more...]
NSCC: Vintage Pack Market Strong
It's been a busy year for Baseball Card Exchange. The northwest Indiana company is one of the hobby's major buyers of sports cards and memorabilia, traveling coast-to-coast in its efforts to purchase collections of old cards, shop inventories and more. They also opened a retail store. At the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland, the company expanded its … [Read more...]
Baseball Card Exchange Retail Shop to Open April 12
One of the hobby’s best known online businesses is opening up a retail store in the greater Chicago area. The Baseball Card Exchange will celebrate the grand opening of its shop Saturday, April 12, 2014. Long known as a major dealer of vintage unopened sports card packs and boxes, BBCE will bring that inventory to its new brick-and-mortar location on US 41 in Schererville, … [Read more...]
Baseball Card Exchange Moving to Larger Warehouse; Will Open Retail Store
One of the hobby’s largest buyers and sellers is expanding. Baseball Card Exchange, which specializes in vintage unopened material, but also buys and sells virtually anything related to sports cards, has signed a lease on a new 12,000 square foot location in the greater Chicago area that will include its first-ever retail store. The new home base for BBCE is in the town of … [Read more...]