There's now a ToppsMobile. The card-covered vehicle looks like a food truck that's been top to bottom and front to back with baseball cards. It made its debut in Brooklyn on Friday, just ahead of National Baseball Card Day. You can check it out via this story on Spectrum News in New York. While hundreds of card shops participated in the promotion (and some reported large … [Read more...]
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Memorabilia Auction Part of Mattingly Charities Event
Several jerseys and caps worn by Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly this past season are among the items up for bid in the 4th annual Find a Way online auction event, running through January 10. The auction, conducted through the HandBid app and online, is to raise money for youth sports, education and social development programs in Mattingly's hometown of Evansville, … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: Rogers Talks; Topps Limited; Mattingly Card Pulled in Hometown
The case was wide reaching and complex, but the John Rogers fraud saga was broken down into a 20-minute segment on CNBC’s American Greed this week. As part of the story, a show producer Interviewed Rogers by phone at the Arkansas federal prison where he’s serving a 12-year sentence. In it: Rogers claims he forged Muhammad Ali’s signature 10,000 times … [Read more...]
Retiring Wright Gets Topps Living Set Card
A popular player with fans and having endorsed Topps before, it's a good bet David Wright will probably appear in future releases after he retires this weekend but he's getting one final new card--one that will coincide with his final game. Topps has announced Wright as one of this week's three new cards in its ongoing Living Set. The 1953-style issue of the Mets' … [Read more...]
Big O’s Rings; Hoarder’s Card Stash Top Leland’s Sale
Oscar Robertson's NBA championship ring Hall of Fame ring sold for more than $150,000 combined in the Leland's Invitational Auction over the weekend. The Hall of Famer consigned 51 items from his career to the auction including game-worn jerseys, awards and other memorabilia. Robertson's 1971 NBA title ring, won during his time as a member of the … [Read more...]
Notes: Summit in Dallas; Stories Behind the Big Sales; Nashville Show Video
The 2018 Industry Summit opened Sunday night in Dallas. Beckett owns the Summit, which was originally the Hawaii Trade Conference with roots in the 1980s. It was resurrected in Las Vegas several years ago. Distributors, hobby shops, a couple of sports card manufacturers, the NFLPA, NBA and a few other hobby businesses are gathering for discussions, … [Read more...]
Mattingly Charities Event Auction Includes Game Jerseys, Autographs…and Bernie Williams
No stranger to donating some of his game-used memorabilia and his time to raise money for youth sports, Don Mattingly is back in his hometown—and hosting an online auction Tuesday night. A Bronx Reunion: An Evening with Bernie Williams and Don Mattingly takes place at the Tropicana Hotel/Casino in Evansville, IN. The event includes a cocktail reception and a Q&A … [Read more...]
Notes: Mantle Hits a Million; Topps & Trump; Beckett’s China Trip; Mattingly Auction
The eventual winner of the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle graded PSA 8.5 will pay more than $1 million for it. Bidding in the sale being conducted by Heritage Auctions has now hit $900,000. With the buyer’s premium factored in, the card is assured to sell for at least $1.075 million but will likely push higher before the auction closes at the end of next week. The card … [Read more...]
1988 Atlantic City National Drew Buyers for Mattingly, Mantle
The National Sports Collectors Convention opens four weeks from now, making its third ever stop in Atlantic City. The first was in 1988 when an estimated 50,000 collectors turned out just as the hobby’s boom era was beginning to escalate. The second stop came 15 years later when much of the focus for buying and selling had shifted online. A look back at some of the coverage … [Read more...]
The 10 Most Important Baseball Cards of the Modern Era
The end of World War II marked the beginning of a prosperous era for the United States, helped along by the lifting of restrictions on materials such as paper and metal. So, when baseball players returned from battle and took to the diamond again in 1946, gum companies began to plan for how they might capitalize on the game's popularity by reintroducing baseball cards to … [Read more...]
