The top four trading card sellers on eBay have sold over 2.6 million cards in the last 12 months and all four rank among eBay’s top 100 sellers in the world by volume, according to new data from Marketplace Pulse, COMC Consignment, which scans cards submitted to its platform, was the country’s top seller of cards over the last 12 months, shipping out over … [Read more...] about Top eBay Trading Card Sellers Measure Volume in the Millions
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Long-Time Dealer Joe Davis in eBay Spotlight
He started his brick-and-mortar business at the height of the sports card boom of the early 1990s, opening a 500-square-foot shop. Twenty-nine years later, Joe Davis is still at it. J&J Sports Cards, his Atlanta area hobby shop and Got Baseball Cards, his online business, are thriving, better now even than in those crazy days of the latter part of the junk wax … [Read more...] about Long-Time Dealer Joe Davis in eBay Spotlight
eBay Acquires Terapeak; Will Offer Sellers More Data, Tools
eBay has signed an agreement to acquire Terapeak, a Toronto-based company that uses supply, demand and pricing data to help sellers make decisions on what to sell, when to sell it and at what price. Upon the close of the transaction, eBay will begin integrating certain functionality from Terapeak into its Seller Hub. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The two … [Read more...] about eBay Acquires Terapeak; Will Offer Sellers More Data, Tools
Notes: Hunt Signs Hoskins; KAT Recalls Selling on eBay
No player’s done more in less time during baseball’s “Year of the Rookie” than Rhys Hoskins. The Philadelphia Phillies newcomer has now blasted 18 home runs and 38 RBI in his first 34 games, something no player has ever done. He's given Phillies fans something to scream about in a year that has often made them scream for other reasons. Hunt Auctions recently struck a … [Read more...] about Notes: Hunt Signs Hoskins; KAT Recalls Selling on eBay
Jeremy Lin Rookie Cards White Hot as ‘Linsanity’ Continues
There's an eBay seller in Tennessee who is kicking himself today. He kicked himself yesterday and he'll do it again tomorrow. He might do it for the rest of this NBA season. On January 3, that unfortunate soul saw his 2010-11 Jeremy Lin National Treasures autograph rookie patch card sell for $5.50. It wasn't that surprising. Lin, an undrafted journeyman, had closed out … [Read more...] about Jeremy Lin Rookie Cards White Hot as ‘Linsanity’ Continues
News and Notes From In and Around the Hobby
You can ask whatever you like for a piece of sports memorabilia, but that doesn't mean it's worth that much. Case in point, an eBay seller who bought a pair of Pat Tillman's old cleats and got them autographed before the former Arizona Cardinal went of to far and was tragically killed. Jerry Martin has them listed for...are you sitting down? $3.2 million. He talked with … [Read more...] about News and Notes From In and Around the Hobby
Terapeak Aims to Help You Sell Smarter on eBay
eBay sellers might be interested in Terapeak, a service that aims to help you create better titles, decide which products to sell, how much to charge for your products and how to maximize tactics to help you make more money. What is Terapeak? Straight from the Terapeak website is this explanation of their service: “Terapeak helps eBay sellers become more profitable, by … [Read more...] about Terapeak Aims to Help You Sell Smarter on eBay
Iowa Collector Reunites Stolen Photo With Boston Library
It looked like a potentially great find. Browsing eBay earlier this spring, David Maus came across a photo with the name "Cuppy" on the back. Knowing his baseball history, Maus knew the photo had to be George Cuppy, the pitcher who spent the 1890s as the number two starter for the Cleveland Spiders. The number one guy? Fella named Cy Young. Maus bought the photo for a … [Read more...] about Iowa Collector Reunites Stolen Photo With Boston Library