Collectors Universe revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 soared to $20.2 million from $17.5 million a year ago, a 16% increase and a new all-time quarterly record for the company. Trading card and autograph revenue in the quarter were 33% higher than a year ago. PSA and PSA/DNA netted over $8 million in quarterly revenue for the first time in company … [Read more...]
Campy Jersey, Patriots Player’s Super Bowl LI Ring Top Heritage Auction
A jersey once worn by Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella and later handed down through the Brooklyn Dodgers minor league system sold for $108,000 in Heritage Auctions' May sports memorabilia auction. The jersey, consigned by the son of Lee Ferrera, a Dodgers farmhand, dates to the 1956 season. Ferrera was with the Kokomo Dodgers, where some of Brooklyn's used … [Read more...]
Panini Offers Patriots Super Bowl 53 Card Set
Panini America wasted no time creating a football card set for the Super Bowl champs. The 36-card Patriots Super Bowl 53 Champions boxed set is already in production. It will feature key players and highlight images from New England's 13-3 win over the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta. Each card will focus on the Patriots, with key players including Tom Brady and … [Read more...]
Pats Show Off Super Bowl Game-Used Football Shoe
Falcons fans traveling to New England for Sunday night’s Super Bowl LI rematch may not appreciate the reminder but the Patriots will be putting a one-of-a-kind shoe on display this weekend—one made from game balls from last February’s comeback victory. Nike's footwear development team took apart two of the Patriots game balls and used the materials to construct a … [Read more...]
SI Report Chronicles Challenges of Brady Jersey Investigation; Pegs Ortega as Avid Collector
The man suspected of stealing two of Tom Brady’s Super Bowl jerseys and taking them home to Mexico was an avid collector who has been buying and selling American football memorabilia for more than 20 years. A lengthy investigative report on the theft and recovery of Brady’s jerseys published by Sports Illustrated Tuesday confirmed authorities did use the tip from 19-year-old … [Read more...]
FBI Returns Brady’s Missing Super Bowl Jerseys to Patriots
Tom Brady's jerseys are back home. The FBI posted a photograph from the New England Patriots offices in Foxboro, MA Thursday afternoon, showing Brady's Super Bowl 49 and 51 shirts flanked by law enforcement officials and team owner Robert Kraft. The valuable jerseys were found in the possession of a Mexican publishing executive following an investigation that … [Read more...]
Brady Talks Missing Jersey with PFT
Tom Brady says he’s not sweating it but the New England Patriots, the NFL and law enforcement agencies are still looking for his Super Bowl jersey. Brady spoke with Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk on Tuesday and indicated that he was scheduled “to speak with somebody this week” about the search for the valuable jersey, which disappeared from his duffel bag inside the … [Read more...]
New Game Jersey Exhibit Opens at Patriots’ Home Base
A new exhibit showcasing jerseys worn by from 41 NFL quarterbacks, including several from memorable games, will open Friday, January 6 at the Hall at Patriot Place in Foxborough, MA. Some of the jerseys that will be featured include Joe Namath’s Super Bowl III jersey; Dan Fouts’ jersey worn during The Epic in Miami - a 1981 playoff game between the Chargers and Dolphins that … [Read more...]
Panini Producing Super Bowl, NBA All-Star Sets
Panini America will debut a special 10-card 2015 All-Star Game exclusive set Tuesday when NBA House opens its doors ahead of Sunday’s contest at Madison Square Garden. NBA House, an interactive fan fest, will be located in Skylight at Moynihan Station in Manhattan (Feb. 10-16) and at LIU Brooklyn Paramount Theatre (Feb. 11-15). Collectors who make any purchase of Panini … [Read more...]
The ‘Almost MVP’: Chris Matthews’ Surprising Play Sends Sellers Scrambling
For a while, it looked like the Super Bowl MVP might be another guy without a big portfolio of rookie cards. Collectors and Seahawks fans looking for Chris Matthews who went searching online during Sunday night's game didn't find much. Matthews, who caught four passes for 109 yards and a touchdown, appeared in just one American-made trading card issue: 2011 Panini Gridiron … [Read more...]