We've all seen comments that a lot of sports cards have been selling during the COVID-19 pandemic. We've heard from regular hobbyists, dealers and hobby shops about increased business. We've even gotten a few cold hard facts about sales of Michael Jordan items. Now, though, we're getting a much deeper look at just how significant the increase has been compared … [Read more...]
Sports Card Sellers Make Strong Showing in Top eBay Seller Lists
They're open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year (or in the case of 2020, 366 days). Some of the top eBay sports card sellers may prefer auctions while others go the straight sales route. No matter the method, it's clear that trading cards are still among the strongest movers on the entire eBay platform. WebRetailer.com, in conjunction with … [Read more...]
eBay Launches ‘Baseball Card Hall of Fame’; Announces Rivera Foundation Auction
The Hall of Fame opened a new baseball card exhibit last month. Now, another large entity is paying homage to the hobby. The eBay Baseball Card Hall of Fame opened online Thursday, featuring ten players that are popular with collectors. The selections were made based on a decade's worth of proprietary sales and search data. The inaugural … [Read more...]
eBay Offering 8-10% Bucks Promotion Through Thursday
Those of you who participate in the eBay Bucks program might be getting a significant bonus on purchases, whether you use the site in the traditional fashion or an access the eBay mobile app. eBay has announced a September promotion that offers a sizeable cash back bonus for purchases made over the next couple of days. Users will receive 10% back in eBay Bucks for … [Read more...]
Historic Sports Card Pricing Tool Launched; Includes 14 Years of Data
Wondering what a PSA 7 Roberto Clemente rookie card sold for ten years ago? Pondering the price history of 2011 Topps Update baseball boxes? That data is now available—free. PWCC Marketplace has launched a searchable database of sports card transactions conducted on eBay dating back to 2004. Free to anyone who signs up on the company’s website, the database … [Read more...]
What’s Hot: It’s Bowman and, Well, Everything Else
It is time for another edition of What's Hot and I feel like answering that question by yelling "EVERYTHING!" at an uncomfortably high level. I am talking megaphone loud, arena time-out loud and just-got-new-speakers loud because there are many more than five releases that are not just hot, but on fire. Collectors are buying just about everything. As I said before, … [Read more...]
Brady Sales Soaring; But He’s Not the King of Cards
No football player’s cards in recent years have been as actively bought and sold by collectors as Tom Brady. Fourteen of the 15 most watched football cards on eBay at the moment are of Brady. His rookie cards have skyrocketed in value. Yet over the last 12 months, he’s not the top-selling player in the sports card category. eBay's researchers tell Sports … [Read more...]
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...]
Dylan Larkin Rookie Cards Heat Up
If the formula for a successful NHL trading card season includes a heavy dose of top, young players, the 2015-16 season is already one of the best ever. Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel may have gotten a lot of the early attention but Dylan Larkin rookie cards are now getting plenty of attention from hockey card collectors. Michigan Man The Big Ten Rookie of the Year at … [Read more...]
Mr. Mav: Dirk Nowitzki Rookie Cards Pre-Date Millenium
There aren't many players left in the NBA who were born in the 1970s and began their career in the 1990s. Two of them are now among the NBA's top six scorers. You can find Dirk Nowitzki rookie cards in 1998 and as recent as right now. The 37-year-old native of Germany has moved into elite company on the NBA's all-time scoring list. As of this … [Read more...]