Baseball Card Exchange is getting into the auction business. The company says it will launch the new platform this fall, with a specific announcement coming during the National Sports Collectors Convention. Auctions will last for approximately two weeks and end on Sunday evenings. The inaugural event will include authenticated unopened boxes, graded vintage packs, … [Read more...] about Notes: BBCE to Launch Auctions; Finest ‘Treasure Chests’ Revealed; Hold Babe’s Bat; Indiana, East Coast National Shows Set
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Notes: Sports Card Market Snapshot; Beckett Acquisition; BBCE’s New “Card Bar”
The market for cards now compared to a year ago is…well, that depends on what kind of cards you’re talking about. Overall, vintage is up; modern cards are down. According to the Card Ladder indexes, which track thousands of sales of cards across different sports and eras, “modern cards” (those issued between 1984 and 2008) are down nearly 20.8 percent compared to the same … [Read more...] about Notes: Sports Card Market Snapshot; Beckett Acquisition; BBCE’s New “Card Bar”
Notes: Garage Sale Score; Grading Numbers; Tier One 1/1 Pulled; NetPro Returns; Huge New Shop
Collector Sam Dodero went to a garage sale last month. A conversation with the home owner led to a find he never expected. While there were no baseball cards among the items at the Midwestern house, he asked about cards and the homeowner went inside and came back out with something that had been in the family for about 40 years. It's a 1914 Cracker … [Read more...] about Notes: Garage Sale Score; Grading Numbers; Tier One 1/1 Pulled; NetPro Returns; Huge New Shop
Notes: COVID Hits Home for BBCE; Big Kobe Pull; Canada Series Jersey Auction
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...] about Notes: COVID Hits Home for BBCE; Big Kobe Pull; Canada Series Jersey Auction
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...] about Major Sports Card Buyers Stuck at Home During COVID Crisis
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...] about Time Machine: 8 1967 Topps Rack Packs, 2 with Mantle Showing, Uncovered in TX
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...] about Reed Kasaoka Exits BBCE to Return to Dave & Adam’s
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...] about 1986-87 Fleer Box from Missouri Find Offered Box Break Style
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...] about BBCE Discovers 7 “Store Original” 1986-87 Fleer Basketball Boxes
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...] about BBCE to Offer Red 1997-98 PMG Jordan Numbered 23