It was a busy weekend for card shows. The East Coast National brought collectors to Rockland College in Suffern, NY. In Southern California, huge crowds turned out at the Burbank Marriot Convention Center for one of the few major shows to be held in the area in quite a few years. Rob Veres of Burbank Sports, which organized the show, says the event … [Read more...] about Notes: Burbank Show Booms; Ditka’s Sweater Pulled; Lousy Autographs
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Notes: eBay Buys TCGPlayer; Japanese Crew at Burbank; Charity Rip; MeiGray’s “Select” Jerseys
eBay has an agreement in place to acquire a large online trading card marketplace. The $295 million deal with TCGplayer was announced Monday. TCGplayer offers shops and private sellers tools to reach buyers through its online platform. While they’ve been devoted strictly to gaming cards like Pokemon and Yu-gi-Oh, they announced last March they’d be venturing into the … [Read more...] about Notes: eBay Buys TCGPlayer; Japanese Crew at Burbank; Charity Rip; MeiGray’s “Select” Jerseys
6 Sports Card Dealers Among World’s Top 25 eBay Sellers
Three trading card dealers are among eBay’s ten highest volume sellers in the world. New data shows COMC (7th), DCSports (8th) and Greg Morris Cards (10th) leading the pack in a list compiled by eBay Marketplace Pulse and based on total feedback given to them by buyers during the month of March. Not far behind those three top ten accounts are Probstein123 (13th), Burbank … [Read more...] about 6 Sports Card Dealers Among World’s Top 25 eBay Sellers
Notes: Big Ticket Tickets Close Out Goldin Sale; UD’s New ePack Set, More
Some strong prices for important tickets and stubs went on the books as Goldin closed out its Holiday Auction Sunday night. The company sold over $500,000 worth in all. Among the highlights: A 1958 World Cup Sweden ticket stub from Pele’s debut game on 6/15/1958 (PSA PR 1 MK) sold for $36,000, an all-time record for any soccer ticket. A 2001 New … [Read more...] about Notes: Big Ticket Tickets Close Out Goldin Sale; UD’s New ePack Set, More
Multiple Sports Card Dealers Ranked Among World’s Top 100 eBay Sellers
Their online stores never close and in a hot market, there have been plenty of shoppers visiting around the clock. Sports cards are flying on eBay and some of the hobby's largest dealers are still ranking among the highest volume sellers on eBay's entire worldwide platform. Data obtained by SC Daily shows four sellers who specialize in sports cards listed … [Read more...] about Multiple Sports Card Dealers Ranked Among World’s Top 100 eBay Sellers
Notes: Washington Shop Burglary; Yelich Gift; Keeping the Hobby Affordable, Topps Truck
Another hobby shop burglary—this time in the Pacific Northwest. Someone broke into On The Marq Sports Cards in Kennewick, WA last Thursday and stole thousands of dollars worth of singles and unopened material. There’s video of the burglary, images of the suspect and even some surveillance photos of his beat up car, so there are good leads to work with. A … [Read more...] about Notes: Washington Shop Burglary; Yelich Gift; Keeping the Hobby Affordable, Topps Truck
Sports Card Dealers Make Strong Showing in Latest Top eBay Seller Lists
They're open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year (or in the case of 2020, 366 days). Some of the top eBay sports card sellers may prefer auctions while others go the straight sales route. No matter the method, it's clear that trading cards are still among the strongest movers on the entire eBay platform. WebRetailer.com, in conjunction with … [Read more...] about Sports Card Dealers Make Strong Showing in Latest Top eBay Seller Lists
News & Notes as 40th National Convention Wraps Up
The 40th edition of the National Sports Collectors Convention came to an end late Sunday afternoon in Chicago with hundreds of dealers packing what's left of their inventory and heading for home. As usual, Sunday's crowd of buyers was much lighter but overall the National proved to be a big draw with strong traffic throughout the show's first four days. Show … [Read more...] about News & Notes as 40th National Convention Wraps Up
Notes: Brady Responds; Burbank Busy; Crosby Card Catches $80K; 2 Rice Rookies in One Pack
What did Tom Brady think of the $400,000 sale of that 2000 Contenders Championship Ticket card? He (or his social media person) responded on Instagram... Brady will actually add some straight cash to his bank account next month when he does another private signing for TRISTAR Productions. Autographs start at around $1,000 each. When Burbank … [Read more...] about Notes: Brady Responds; Burbank Busy; Crosby Card Catches $80K; 2 Rice Rookies in One Pack
Burbank: True Collectors Driving Sales
Baseball cards a dying business? Not if you know some of the numbers being done by just one major online dealer. Burbank Sports Cards reports that it is now selling about 657,000 cards per year or 1,800 per day. Not all of those buyers are leaving feedback, but according to Marketplace Pulse, Burbank now ranks tenth among all eBay sellers in total feedback ratings. The … [Read more...] about Burbank: True Collectors Driving Sales