If you see someone selling a hockey card featuring a very young Alexis Lafreniere, allegedly produced in conjunction with the Quebec International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament, it’s homemade. The tournament’s management says the cards recently began showing up on eBay and other websites. They carry a picture of the NHL's top draft pick as a youngster with the tournament … [Read more...]
Panini America Gets Injuction In Trademark Case
Chalk up another win for Panini America in its battle against trademark infringement. A federal judge last week found in favor of the Dallas-based trading card company and issued an injunction against Jamie Nucero. Judge John M. Gallagher ordered the Pennsylvania resident to “immediately cease and desist” from using Panini’s trademarked names, including Rated Rookie, Rookie … [Read more...]
Panini Files Fourth Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Over Homemade Cards
Panini America continues its aggressive pursuit against trademark infringement, particularly when it comes to its “Rated Rookie” logo. For the fourth time in six months, attorneys for the Dallas-based company filed a federal lawsuit. And for the second time in two weeks, a Pennsylvania man is being sued for trademark infringement. The lawsuit, filed Christmas Eve in … [Read more...]
Fake Curry Rookie Cards Begin to Surface
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...]
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 … [Read more...]
Caught With Counterfeit Cards, PA Man Awaits Sentencing
The feds have caught up with a dealer selling counterfeit sports cards, but he's still free to wheel and deal---for now. … [Read more...]