Burglars smashed their way into an Edmonton hobby shop last week and stole thousands of dollars worth of hockey cards. Packing a hammer and boldly hanging around even after the store's alarms went off, two suspects got away with four Wayne Gretzky rookie cards and a case of unopened boxes from Connor McDavid's rookie year. CTV News has surveillance video and and … [Read more...] about Notes: Smash and Grab at Edmonton Shop; CEO Change at Beckett; Pittsburgh Show; NBA Playoff Jerseys Arrive at Auction; Rodgers eBay Uptick
Kunal Chopra
Notes: Sports Card Market Snapshot; Beckett Acquisition; BBCE’s New “Card Bar”
The market for cards now compared to a year ago is…well, that depends on what kind of cards you’re talking about. Overall, vintage is up; modern cards are down. According to the Card Ladder indexes, which track thousands of sales of cards across different sports and eras, “modern cards” (those issued between 1984 and 2008) are down nearly 20.8 percent compared to the same … [Read more...] about Notes: Sports Card Market Snapshot; Beckett Acquisition; BBCE’s New “Card Bar”
Beckett Hires New CEO with Plans for Expansion Beyond Cards
Beckett has a new CEO with a technology background. The company named Kunal Chopra to the role on Monday. Most recently, he served as CEO of Kaspien, a software and tech-enabled services platform for retail marketplaces. "We're excited that Kunal has agreed to take the helm at Beckett," stated Justin Holbrook, interim Beckett CEO. "He brings the kind of … [Read more...] about Beckett Hires New CEO with Plans for Expansion Beyond Cards