Dr. Nicholas DePace is proud of the thousands of pieces of sports and entertainment memorabilia he's collected over the years. He owns a lot of valuable pieces, including the T206 Wagner he bought from those nuns who wound up with it last year. He has relics from most of the big names across sports and many from the world of entertainment too. Now, though, the … [Read more...] about Collector Plans Museum For Huge Collection
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Pete Rose ‘Bat Rays’ Negative
The evidence that Pete Rose apparently corked at least one of the bats he used while pursuing Ty Cobb's all-time hit record sent collectors scampering to their memorabilia rooms in search of game-used Rose bats. Then, they headed for the nearest medical facility. A report on Deadspin.com earlier this month revealed that a California collector had x-rayed his PR4192 … [Read more...] about Pete Rose ‘Bat Rays’ Negative
Kobe Breaks Down Basketball Card Boxes
Panini is probably paying Kobe Bryant a nice chunk of change to be its spokesman for this year's basketball card products, but it's nice to see him willing to sit down and play the part of collector. Panini, the Euro-based company that took over Donruss last year, is hoping Kobe can continue to push card sales. He sat down with company CEO Mark Warsop for a little pack … [Read more...] about Kobe Breaks Down Basketball Card Boxes
Panini Pinning Hopes on New Game
Panini is hoping its monumental push behind the new Adrenalyn NBA cards gets more kids into collecting. … [Read more...] about Panini Pinning Hopes on New Game