Sports collecting’s explosive growth is now attracting some major financial players. The Chernin Group, a Los Angeles-based investment firm, is pouring $40 million into Goldin Auctions, with plans to invest in technology, operations and audience development as it looks to grow the company. Among the additional investors are Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant and his agent … [Read more...] about The Chernin Group, Sports Stars Make $40 Million Investment in Goldin Auctions
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Notes: HOF Election; Topps News; CSG Update, More
The 2021 Baseball Hall of Fame class will have no one in it. None of the candidates were named on enough ballots to garner the required 75 percent and so there will be no class of 2021. The inevitable bump in rookie card prices of potential new members heated up with pre-announcement talk that Scott Rolen might be elected, but the former Phillie and Cardinal third baseman … [Read more...] about Notes: HOF Election; Topps News; CSG Update, More
Simmons and Browne at the National
Bill Simmons, author/commentator/blogger and fan of the hobby (in his own way), has been coming to the National Sports Collectors Convention four of the last five years. Simmons, a New England native, is editor-in-chief of Grantland.com, which is affiliated with ESPN, where he first gained a big audience. You've probably also seen him during NBA studio shows on television, … [Read more...] about Simmons and Browne at the National
Chris Levy: National is About Meeting Old, New Friends
Looking back at my first National - Atlantic City in 2003 - I am struck by how much both I and the hobby I love has changed in just a decade. Having frequently attended recent Nationals and regional shows, participated in online discussion groups, and been part of numerous auctions and transactions, I found that every few feet I stepped brought me closer to a friend or an … [Read more...] about Chris Levy: National is About Meeting Old, New Friends
Sports Guy Returns to the National
There's no doubt about it. Bill Simmons is a memorabilia guy. Table after table of vintage baseball cards don't get the popular "Sports Guy" of ESPN.com fame going when he goes to the National Sports Collectors Convention. What he loves are the vintage, unusual, historic, absurd, silly, nutty and improbable pieces that dot the landscape of the exhibit hall. After … [Read more...] about Sports Guy Returns to the National