A Tiger Woods backup putter, autographed on the face, is expected to bring a hefty six-figure price at auction this weekend. Golden Age Golf is offering the putter, signed some 17 years ago and bids have already approached $250,000. On October 1, 2005, Woods auctioned the putter at a fundraiser called The Tiger Woods Learning Center Block Party, which was held at The … [Read more...] about Notes: Pricey Putter; Hobby Merger; Luber Rumors; Trout Trades Bat for HR Ball; TriStar Lands Local Favorite
Josh Luber
Fanatics Promises Hobby Shops Part of Company’s Growth Strategy
The new owner of Topps trading cards is promising that it has no plans to cut hobby shops out of the distribution chain. Fanatics Collectibles, which purchased Topps as part of a long term and long reaching plan to take over the modern card market, said Monday that shops were an integral part of that plan. Josh Luber, hired by Fanatics Chairman Michael Rubin to run the … [Read more...] about Fanatics Promises Hobby Shops Part of Company’s Growth Strategy