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Notes: Cards at Heart of Embezzlement Case; eBay Sponsoring Trade Nights; Astros Gold Gear up for Grabs; NHL Puck Auction

April 20, 2023 By Rich Mueller

A former city employee and college basketball coach in Indiana is accused of using $246,000 in city funds to buy sports card boxes, some of which he sold online for profit. Mark Green, 51, the former parks superintendent in Columbia City, near Ft. Wayne, is now facing charges of corrupt business Influence, official misconduct and four counts of theft. A local media … [Read more...] about Notes: Cards at Heart of Embezzlement Case; eBay Sponsoring Trade Nights; Astros Gold Gear up for Grabs; NHL Puck Auction

Notes: Bird/Magic/MJ 1-1 Headlines Auction; Cracker Jack Jackson Sells; Astros Card Set, Series Memorabilia

November 8, 2022 By Rich Mueller

Goldin was set to open its November Elite Auction on Tuesday night, with high end modern cards and game worn jerseys of some NBA greats among nearly 350 available lots. Expected to draw the most attention:  the 1/1 2008-09 UD Exquisite Collection NBA All Access Triple Logoman Michael Jordan/Larry Bird/Magic Johnson Game-Used patch card.  Holdered as Authentic by … [Read more...] about Notes: Bird/Magic/MJ 1-1 Headlines Auction; Cracker Jack Jackson Sells; Astros Card Set, Series Memorabilia

Card Back Q&A: Scott Elarton Talks J.R. Richard and Being Smartest Pitching Prospect

October 29, 2020 By Tony Reid

In our new series, we grab our 5,000 count boxes, open up those dusty albums, rifle through our complete sets, revisit our player stacks and simply flip over a ball player's trading cards and ask them to elaborate on some of the fun facts found on card backs.  First up in the series is Scott Elarton. A few weeks ago, we chatted with him about some hobby-related topics but … [Read more...] about Card Back Q&A: Scott Elarton Talks J.R. Richard and Being Smartest Pitching Prospect

Scott Elarton Recalls His First Cards, Making Trades as a Youth, TTM Signing

October 5, 2020 By Tony Reid

Six-foot-seven righthander Scott Elarton was a first round draft pick of the Houston Astros in 1994. As an 18-year-old, he passed on the college experience and headed straight to the minors. In 1997 he went all the way from Single A ball the Triple A and in 1998 he made his Major League debut for the Astros. The Lamar, Colorado native spent a decade in the bigs, playing for … [Read more...] about Scott Elarton Recalls His First Cards, Making Trades as a Youth, TTM Signing

Jeff Juden Q&A: Signing Autographs in High School; Memorable MLB Debut; Collecting Cards

September 8, 2020 By Tony Reid

By the end of his senior season, big, poweful righty Jeff Juden was a high school pitching phenom in Salem, MA. He was a high school All-American and was named the Gatorade Massachusetts Baseball Player of the Year.  The Houston Astros snapped him up with the 12th overall pick in the 1991 MLB Draft.  Juden's major league career spanned eight seasons--and eight … [Read more...] about Jeff Juden Q&A: Signing Autographs in High School; Memorable MLB Debut; Collecting Cards

All Aboard the Cole Train: A Gerrit Cole Rookie Card Guide

August 28, 2020 By Tony Reid

Never mind, the mind-boggling contract, as soon as collectors learned that he was on his way to the Big Apple, collectors wondered what the impact would be on Gerrit Cole rookie cards.  Playing in the biggest media market for the sport's most popular franchise can definitely have an impact, but savvy buyers have been picking up his cards for a long time.  While … [Read more...] about All Aboard the Cole Train: A Gerrit Cole Rookie Card Guide

Eddie Mathews Baseball Cards Cross Two Eras

July 12, 2020 By Rich Mueller

1954 Topps Eddie Mathews

It had been ten years since the glory days of the Milwaukee Braves but Eddie Mathews, whose career began in the early 1950s when most teams still traveled by train, was still swinging on the night of July 14, 1967.  In the Houston Astros lineup after a trade from the only franchise he’d ever known, Mathews climbed to a summit only six other players in history had reached … [Read more...] about Eddie Mathews Baseball Cards Cross Two Eras

Astros Demand World Series Ring Be Pulled from Auction

April 29, 2020 By Rich Mueller

A 2017 Houston Astros World Series ring has been pulled from a fundraising auction over legal claims.   Goldin Auctions says the team demanded they pull the ring from their current catalog because the original owner of the ring, scout David Brito, signed an agreement that allegedly provided the Astros the right to buy the ring back for $1.    The ring had … [Read more...] about Astros Demand World Series Ring Be Pulled from Auction

Astro-nomical Start: Yordan Alvarez Pre-Rookie Card Guide

July 7, 2019 By Stephen Laroche

A hot start by a rookie often gets collectors salivating over their baseball cards and Houston Astros freshman Yordan Alvarez is no exception to this trend. A native of Las Tunas, Cuba, Alvarez was originally signed as an international free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers in June, 2016 and was traded to the Astros within two months of inking a deal. By 2018, he was regarded … [Read more...] about Astro-nomical Start: Yordan Alvarez Pre-Rookie Card Guide

Notes: Cracker Jack Jackson Brings $87K; Griffey Signing; New USFL Set; Astros Super Fan

October 15, 2018 By Rich Mueller

A recently graded 1914 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson sold for over $87,000 late Sunday night.  PWCC sold the SGC 5 card as part of its regular auctions on eBay. It was part of a larger consignment of vintage cards that was graded by SGC during this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention in  Cleveland. Fewer than 60 graded examples of the 1914 Cracker Jack Joe … [Read more...] about Notes: Cracker Jack Jackson Brings $87K; Griffey Signing; New USFL Set; Astros Super Fan

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