There's little proof but plenty of circumstantial evidence and a lot of skepticism. Performance enhancing drugs have tentacles that reach back to the rookie card market of the 1980's, destroying values of power hitting record holders and at least one strikeout king. Even with the quantity of cards produced, the game's records are typically popular enough to fuel some … [Read more...] about Post-War Rookie Card Investments On a Budget
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US Olympic Hockey Jerseys Raise $44K for Haiti
An ongoing auction of over 140 hockey jerseys worn by the teams in the Vancouver Olympic games continued with the silver medal-winning USA shirts closing Tuesday night. The blue shirts were used in the Americans' 3-1 win over Switzerland on February 16. Patrick Kane's #88 brought the largest bid at $4825, a far cry from the Sidney Crosby Team Canada shirt that netted over … [Read more...] about US Olympic Hockey Jerseys Raise $44K for Haiti
NFL and NFL Players Announce Multi Year Deal With Topps
Topps today announced a multi-year trading card licensing agreement with the National Football League and NFL PLAYERS (the marketing and licensing arm of the NFLPA). The deal had been rumored for the last several days, despite an announcement late last year that the NFLPA would not be renewing Topps ' license for 2010. “We are excited to continue our deep, long standing … [Read more...] about NFL and NFL Players Announce Multi Year Deal With Topps
Texas Teen Wins NFL Card Contest
Ryan Wolfson, a teenage football card collector from Dallas, has turned one lucky pack into what should be a memorable day. Wolfson and his friends and family will “spend the day” with Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Patrick Crayton on March 20. Ryan, a passionate football card collector from Dallas, is one of the more than 200,000 NFL card collectors who participated in the … [Read more...] about Texas Teen Wins NFL Card Contest
Ten Underpriced Football Rookie Cards
Wading through the abyss of post-1990 football rookie cards can be difficult, but there may be some relative bargains out there. … [Read more...] about Ten Underpriced Football Rookie Cards