The game didn’t end until well past the normal bedtime for many, but last Saturday’s Colorado-Colorado State game was must-see TV. It was ESPN's 5th most-watched college football game ever, drawing 9.3 million viewers. Colorado’s resurgence under “Coach Prime” has been great timing for Topps’ new college football “NOW” cards. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders, sporting … [Read more...] about Notes: Bowman U NOW Football Features Colorado Shades, Harrison Jr., More
Burbank Sports Cards
Notes: Brady Autograph Story; Burbank Signers; Trio Steals Cards from Store; Heat Finals Gear
If the average collector wants to secure an autograph from Tom Brady, it'll cost you at least $1,600+ as part of Brady’s Fanatics signing deal. If you had access, though, Brady was unfailingly generous with autograph requests for family and friends of fellow players. Kyle Rudolph was Brady’s teammate during his final season with the Tampa Bay Bucs and told NFL reporter Peter … [Read more...] about Notes: Brady Autograph Story; Burbank Signers; Trio Steals Cards from Store; Heat Finals Gear
Notes: Shop Employee Arrested in $80K Theft; New Shop a Family Affair; New CT Show; Dallas Braden on Childhood Card Biz
Police in Southern California arrested a 29-year-old man for stealing more than $80,000 worth of inventory at the hobby shop where he worked. Christian Vang, an employee of Burbank Sports Cards, was taken into custody on June 16 after an investigation by Burbank Police. Arrest logs say police found some of those cards and other evidence at his home in North … [Read more...] about Notes: Shop Employee Arrested in $80K Theft; New Shop a Family Affair; New CT Show; Dallas Braden on Childhood Card Biz
Card Shop Q&A: Burbank’s Rob Veres Went from Coins to Cards and Never Looked Back
With nearly five decades of experience in all aspects of sports cards and collectibles, there isn't much Burbank Sports Cards owner Rob Veres hasn't seen or done. These days, his newly expanded Southern California shop is an always buzzing mecca of buying and selling. Yet an early embrace of online selling allowed Burbank to grow into one of the biggest online sports card … [Read more...] about Card Shop Q&A: Burbank’s Rob Veres Went from Coins to Cards and Never Looked Back
Cops Chase Down Suspected Burbank Sports Cards Burglars
A burglary at one of the hobby’s top sports card shops ended with a police chasing a stolen vehicle on a Los Angeles freeway and the arrest of four men. Police responded to a neighbor’s call about a potential burglary at Burbank Sports Cards on West Burbank Blvd about 1:30 AM Thursday. They say that resident’s call about an alarm and banging noises in the back of the store … [Read more...] about Cops Chase Down Suspected Burbank Sports Cards Burglars
Notes: Fanatics’ Rubin Makes Promise; Big Hurts Sale; SoCal Show; Beckett Grading Tickets; NBA Player’s Auction for Turkey Aid
Fanatics recently hired a new CEO for its Fanatics Live brand, which will pivot to become a live event site for collectibles. Case and box breaks are expected to be at the center of it for the company that bought Topps early last year and will eventually take over the rights to produce cards for the NFL and NBA, among other licenses. “I think the collectibles space has … [Read more...] about Notes: Fanatics’ Rubin Makes Promise; Big Hurts Sale; SoCal Show; Beckett Grading Tickets; NBA Player’s Auction for Turkey Aid
Notes: Burbank Show Booms; Ditka’s Sweater Pulled; Lousy Autographs
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
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