Baseball Card Exchange owner Steve Hart has tested positive for COVID-19. The long-time hobby dealer and unopened authenticator is doing fine but the company has had to shut down indefinitely. Just prior to that, he had to deal with the threat of looting in the area of the company's offices and retail shop in Schererville, IN last week. Hart says he had … [Read more...]
Major Sports Card Buyers Stuck at Home During COVID Crisis
Gas is cheap. There are plenty of seats on airplanes. They have plenty of time—and money—at their disposal. It may sound like a perfect scenario, but this spring has been a lonely time for those who are used to buying collections of sports cards. The Coronavirus has put a damper on deals. “It’s just nearly impossible to go out of the area to buy collections,” … [Read more...]
Time Machine: 8 1967 Topps Rack Packs, 2 with Mantle Showing, Uncovered in TX
“Happy Together” by the Turtles was topping the charts. Lyndon Johnson was in the oval office and the war in Viet Nam was dominating the headlines. Vince Lombardi’s Packers were kings of the NFL and the St. Louis Cardinals were beginning their World Series-winning campaign. At the Topps factory in Duryea, PA, stacks of the new 1967 baseball cards were rolling through … [Read more...]
Reed Kasaoka Exits BBCE to Return to Dave & Adam’s
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...]