The 2021 Baseball Hall of Fame class will have no one in it. None of the candidates were named on enough ballots to garner the required 75 percent and so there will be no class of 2021. The inevitable bump in rookie card prices of potential new members heated up with pre-announcement talk that Scott Rolen might be elected, but the former Phillie and Cardinal third baseman … [Read more...]
CSG to Begin Sports Card Grading in February; Releases Fee Structure
Certified Collectibles Group will launch its sports card grading division next month. Last year, the company announced its intention to launch CSG in the wake of unprecedented backlogs at established graders PSA, SGC and Beckett Grading Services. A large, global company with nearly 400 employees and headquartered in Sarasota, FL, CCG is already well-known … [Read more...]
Notes: CSG Update; MJ Rookie Record (Again); Rare Ruth Story; Anders Hedberg Collection, More
Certified Sports Guaranty plans to begin grading cards sometime early this winter. The new division of Certified Collectibles Group says it will be accepting submissions for most all sports cards including baseball, basketball, football, hockey, wrestling, racing, soccer, golf, tennis, MMA and multi-sport cards. The company recently showed off the holders that … [Read more...]
Here’s What CSG’s Holders Will Look Like
Certified Sports Guaranty, which has become the newest competitor in the trading card grading space, has released a look at the holder it has developed. Similar to Beckett, the company’s labels will include individual grades for centering, corners, edges and surface. The label will be a simple green and white with subgrades listed below the card’s identifiers … [Read more...]
News & Notes: There Might Be a Murderer in Your 2011 Monster Box
As the 38th overall pick in the 2011 MLB Draft, Brandon Martin appeared headed for a short ride to the major leagues. Now, he might be headed to death row. On Thursday, a Southern California jury convicted Martin of murdering his disabled father, his uncle and another man with one of his old baseball bats in September 2015. A five tool prospect, Martin was featured in … [Read more...]
Westin Reeves Joins Andy Broome to Lead CSG’s Grading Team
Certified Collectibles Group, which is building its sports and non-sports trading card authentication and grading service under the Certified Sports Guaranty brand, has hired Westin Reeves to head up the modern card side of the new business. Reeves had been working in a similar grading role at Beckett. As we reported earlier this week, he’ll join Andy … [Read more...]