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Albany Card Show Still Ticking

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Not many card shows born in the 1970s are still around; especially not those held in hotel conference rooms. The Albany, N.Y. show, held each month at the Ramada Inn, is an exception. Dealers carrying everything from vintage singles to modern inserts to autographed items and a variety of memorabilia set up shop and cater to a regular clientele of several dozen people along … [Read more...] about Albany Card Show Still Ticking

Variety, Quantity Make 1922 Attractive Target Year for Card Collectors

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If you had been an aggressive baseball card collector in 1922, you had plenty of options.  More than two dozen sets issued exclusively that year are listed in the Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards.  Eighty-nine years ago, they were little more than a novelty; something to help sell candy more than anything.  Now, the variety and volume of cards, attractive pricing and the … [Read more...] about Variety, Quantity Make 1922 Attractive Target Year for Card Collectors

Consignment Rep Sees it All

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By day, he helps keep the nation's air traffic moving in an orderly fashion.  By night, he's one of more than two dozen consignment representatives for one of the sports memorabilia industry's top auction companies. Steve Phillips lives in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area and when a potential consignor who lives within driving distance wants to consider consigning his collection … [Read more...] about Consignment Rep Sees it All

Autographed Baseball Collection Family Feud Continues

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It was apparently the pride and joy of a lifelong baseball fan who became a part of the management of one of the game's oldest franchises.  Larry Pogofsky had hundreds of signed baseballs spanning every era of the game.  It was a 30-year accumulation worthy of its own display.  His goal, it's said, was to acquire a ball signed by every member of the Baseball Hall of … [Read more...] about Autographed Baseball Collection Family Feud Continues

Phila. A’s Historical Society Needs Boost to Stay Afloat

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The Philadelphia A's Historical Society set up shop in Hatboro, Pa. in the mid-1990s.  With numerous retired players appearing from time to time and fans who still remembered the club's long run, it was a moderate success for the first ten years.  Now, that's changing. Only a few dozen players from the franchise's 1901-1954 run are still alive and many fans who grew up in … [Read more...] about Phila. A’s Historical Society Needs Boost to Stay Afloat

CMG, Hall of Fame Announce Licensing Deal

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CMG, the Indianapolis-based marketing powerhouse, has entered into a licensing partnership with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and a number of Baseball Hall of Famers. CMG will pursue opportunities to license the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Marks and the participating member marks in the Hall of Fame Member Licensing Program.  Over three dozen … [Read more...] about CMG, Hall of Fame Announce Licensing Deal