Despite not finishing the season with a second straight NBA title, few modern era issues have seen the rise in interest and value that we've seen in Steph Curry rookie cards over the last 12 months. The downside is that at least one of them is now being counterfeited. Curry's 2009-10 Topps rookie card, part of the company's last set prior to Panini America taking over the … [Read more...]
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Prison Time, Restitution Ordered for PA Man Who Ripped Off eBay Buyers
A Pennsylvania man is headed to federal prison and both he and his brother will pay thousands in restitution for selling fake vintage baseball cards. As we reported last winter, Steven Norris, 39, of Milton, Penn., and his brother Scott, were indicted on mail fraud charges for offering historic vintage baseball cards to bidders on eBay, then either not delivering the … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: Wagner Reprint=Big News (Apparently)
The good news: Baseball cards are getting a LOT of publicity right now. The bad news: It’s all because of a…wait for it…Honus Wagner card bought for a song on eBay. A man in Sparks, NV was convinced he’d purchased a real T206 Wagner card on eBay for $177.50 last week. Never mind that the card hadn’t been authenticated. Never mind that authentic Wagner cards, even in … [Read more...]
