There's a new Topps NOW card commemorating Shohei Ohtani becoming the latest member of baseball's 40-homer, 40-stolen base club and Topps is once again dropping some potentially valuable cards in with random orders. Ohtani's walk-off grand slam Friday night gave him 40 homers for the year and made him the fastest player to reach 40-40. The base card, available only … [Read more...] about Notes: Ohtani 40-40 Card Has Autographs, Parallels; Leaf CEO Leaves; Love Record; Wild Police Chase After Card Theft
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Notes: 1920s Yankees Photos; Royals Player Trades for 1/1 Card of Himself, New SE Show; Modern Card Auction Action
An original photo of Babe Ruth picking out a bat during the Yankees’ 1922 spring training camp in New Orleans sold for $21,928 at RMY Auctions late Saturday night. The photo’s caption, still attached to the back, dated it to March 14 of that year. While the 5 ¾” x 6 ½” photo is famous, it’s the first time a copy from the time of issue had ever been offered. A … [Read more...] about Notes: 1920s Yankees Photos; Royals Player Trades for 1/1 Card of Himself, New SE Show; Modern Card Auction Action
Top NFL Players Sold and Searched for on eBay Last Season
The NFL transaction wire was belching smoke Monday from the avalanche of huge free agent signings but there was still plenty to digest from the 2023 football card collecting season. The Tom Brady era ended and new crop of players has risen to the forefront of interest from those who like to spend their dollars based upon what happens from September through early February. … [Read more...] about Top NFL Players Sold and Searched for on eBay Last Season
Jordan Love Rookie Cards: Underrated Issues, Hottest Auctions Featuring Packers’ Rising Star
For years, collectors endlessly speculated on what to do with their Jordan Love cards. Sitting behind then Green Bay Packers starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers after he was drafted during the strange 2020 COVID year, the first round pick threw only 50 combined passes in the 2021 and 2022 NFL seasons--simply not enough of a sample size to truly know what kind of player he was … [Read more...] about Jordan Love Rookie Cards: Underrated Issues, Hottest Auctions Featuring Packers’ Rising Star
Shop Talk: Hot Sales After Week One in the NFL, Choking on Freight, Paycheck Issue
I think I can speak for everyone in and around the store to the level of excitement we experienced with the NFL season fully kicking off Sunday afternoon. Week one brought a number of upsets including the Chiefs losing Thursday night, the Bengals nearly laying a goose egg in Cleveland, the Steelers looking like a low level college football team at home and the Cowboys … [Read more...] about Shop Talk: Hot Sales After Week One in the NFL, Choking on Freight, Paycheck Issue