Mark Davis, the California collector who won a 1952 Mickey Mantle during Topps’ 2010 Million Card Giveaway, was forced to sell the card after being handed a big tax bill by the IRS. Davis unlocked a Topps code online one night toward the end of the baseball season and up popped the hobby’s most iconic post-War card. It was no cheap beater, either. Topps sent him a card … [Read more...] about 1952 Topps Mantle Redemption Turned into Tax Trouble for Winner
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Long Live the Vintage Box
Even if your local card shop is more about the newest product than the old classics, they've probably got at least one. Even if your local show has more Ryan Howard rookies than Nolan Ryan rookies, you can probably find a few to sooth your hankering for the days when every pack came with a stick of gum. A big ol' box of vintage cards. While many of the kids who grew up … [Read more...] about Long Live the Vintage Box
Florida Sports Card Show Shutting Down?
After 64 events, a long-running Florida sports card show may be packing up for good. The Saturday shows at Union Church in Ormond Beach will come to an end on Saturday according to a local newspaper. Economic realities, a nearby card shop stocking more items and a dearth of new collectors has meant more dealers in the room than buyers at times, according to organizers. The … [Read more...] about Florida Sports Card Show Shutting Down?
2011 Bowman Platinum Baseball Box Review
by Rich Klein 2011 Bowman Platinum is designed to be a step up from the basic Bowman product. Arriving a few months after the base Bowman brand, Platinum offers a mix of veterans, rookies and prospects, but the focus here is on the prospects and their autographs. The set has a beautiful design and the parallel "color" cards are especially attractive. .Basically, the … [Read more...] about 2011 Bowman Platinum Baseball Box Review
Editor’s Blog: Cops Arrest Suspected Card Thief, Plates and Patches, Quincy Show
A suspected thief made it easy for Cincinnati area police. He tried to sell is ill gotten booty at a local card shop. No Wagners in the loot, apparently, but an alert card shop owner is the man responsible for putting him in jail. WCPO-TV has a few more details including the suspect's name and mug shot. ---------------- The facts aren't quite all correct and the … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: Cops Arrest Suspected Card Thief, Plates and Patches, Quincy Show
2010 Bowman Sterling Football Box Break
by Rich Klein Dating to the late 1940s, the Bowman name has been strong in sports cards for generations. Even after a 44-year hiatus, the brand is still a major part of the sports card industry thanks to Topps’ reviving it over 20 years ago and sticking with it. The huge hobby success of 1992 Bowman baseball and positive reaction to Bowman football products after that … [Read more...] about 2010 Bowman Sterling Football Box Break
2010 Topps Update Ruth Cut Signature Pulled
At $2 per pack, they're an easy impulse buy. 2010 Topps Updates and Highlights have been on the market for several weeks so at this point, they're not flying off the shelf for local card shops. Jeff's Sports Cards in Topeka, Kansas had several packs left in a box though, so while waiting for the UPS man to deliver some new products, a customer decided to grab a … [Read more...] about 2010 Topps Update Ruth Cut Signature Pulled
T206 Obsession Can Test Domestic Bliss
Amar Shah has a tobacco addiction. No, not that kind. He's become obsessed with tobacco baseball cards...specifically the T206 set. The southern California-based reborn collector took the plunge earlier this year, to the tune of a few thousand dollars. It's easy to do when you're buying cards from one of the most popular sets in existence and they're not exactly flowing … [Read more...] about T206 Obsession Can Test Domestic Bliss
2010 Bowman Baseball Review
Each year Bowman Baseball is heavily anticipated because of the focus on young prospects. That’s nothing new for this product. It’s been the brand’s calling card since Topps began using the Bowman name in 1989. If you look carefully at the checklists of even the early sets, you see a preponderance of younger players. What a collector has to remember, of course, is that … [Read more...] about 2010 Bowman Baseball Review
Fox News Offers Baseball Card Downer
Someone at Fox News apparently just discovered his collection of Bonds, McGwire and Canseco rookie cards aren't worth squat. … [Read more...] about Fox News Offers Baseball Card Downer