If you're of a certain age you probably remember the vending machines that doled out a few trading cards for the spare change in your pocket. While those relics may now be collectors items themselves, Joe Daley is putting a 21st century spin on the automated way to purchase cards. The Bowling Green, KY man owns a growing business that specializes in state of the … [Read more...] about Trading Card Vending Machine Business Grows for Kentucky Man
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Notes: Jokic Sales Spike; Koufax Items Sell; Funding for New Collectibles Site; Card Vending Machine
Over 7,000 cards of NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic have sold on eBay alone since June 1 for a total of over $800,000. The top selling card was the 1/1 2021-22 Flawless Logoman, which netted $21,500 Tuesday night. Since Jokic won his first regular season MVP award in 2021, over 72,000 of his cards have sold for over $7 million. Fourteen went for over $10,000. You … [Read more...] about Notes: Jokic Sales Spike; Koufax Items Sell; Funding for New Collectibles Site; Card Vending Machine
Editor’s Blog: The Baseball Card Vending Machine
A nice surprise showed up in our email Thursday morning. A reader in the southeast had found one of our stories on 1970s baseball cards in which a reference was made to nickel sports card vending machines that you used to see in places like K-Mart. He dropped us a note. "I was delighted to know somebody else knew what I have, or at least remembers buying cards while … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: The Baseball Card Vending Machine