A collection of awards and certificates presented to the late Topps executive Sy Berger are part of a new exhibit at the Arcadia Public Library in Southern California. “Baseball Dreamers” also includes illustrations by legendary sports cartoonist Lou Darvas, works by other baseball artists and more. The exhibit was produced by the Baseball Reliquary and will be available … [Read more...]
While Helpful, Population Reports Have Limitations
Among the services third party grading companies provide to collectors are the free population reports maintained by each entity. A population report is essentially an accounting of the cards the companies have graded. It allows you to see how many, say, T205 Cy Young cards one of them has graded. Even beyond that, pop reports also detail how many cards in a particular … [Read more...]
Notes: SGC Program Will Give Ready-to-Use Images to Customers; Finals Jerseys, More
SGC is launching a pilot program that will enable customers to receive and utilize high resolution images of the trading cards they submit, enabling them to immediately use those photos to showcase those cards on eBay, Amazon or Facebook. It saves customers the job of scanning the newly graded cards they’re planning to sell online. The company has made its … [Read more...]
SGC Offering On-Site Grading, NSCC Display Sneak Peek at Home Office
SGC will offer on-site card grading at its Boca Raton, FL location Saturday, June 1 and they’ll also be offering a sneak peek at the items they’ll have on display during the National Sports Collectors Convention. From 10 AM to 4 PM, collectors can come to the company’s office and have their cards graded and authenticated. Prices begin at $35 per card. … [Read more...]
SGC Ending Autograph Authentication
SGC will shut down the autograph authentication arm of its business as of the end of the month. The Florida-based company told customers on Wednesday by email that it was making the move to “allow us to focus our full attention on card grading and uniform authentication.” They say submissions that arrive before April 1 will be completed and returned as normal but … [Read more...]
Grading Companies Give Much Needed Boost to Junk Wax Era
Broadly defined as baseball cards produced from the late 1980s through the early 1990s, the "Junk Wax Era" is often cited as a primary reason for the crash of the industry felt in the late 1990s. The gist is that cards produced during that time were usually printed in far greater quantities than many collectors believed. As a result, supply became much greater than demand. That … [Read more...]
SGC Launches Uncut Sheet Cutting Service
SGC is working with a professional printing company on an uncut sheet cutting service that will be offered publicly in the first half of next year. In partnership with a commercial printing company, SGC has been testing the process for more than two years and plans to offer it to collectors who are considering cutting cards from their full or partial sheets. Costs … [Read more...]
SGC Launches Initiative to Digitally Reconstruct Frank Nagy T204 Ramly Sheet
The T204 Ramly set is one of the most prized pre-war issues. Highlighted by ornate gold borders and an early Walter Johnson card, it is a heavily-desired set. Late hobby pioneer Frank Nagy previously acquired a spectacular uncut sheet of this release distributed by Ramly Turkish Cigarettes. To date, it may be the only known one in existence. The cards were then cut and … [Read more...]
Notes: Value of SGC’s NSCC Display; T206 Exhibit a Big Hit; Mayweather Signs; Packers Sets
As we showed you last month, SGC offered a museum-like display of high-end baseball cards, jerseys and other memorabilia at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland. It was to celebrate the company’s 20th anniversary. So how much was it all worth? Over $37 million. The display included perhaps the most valuable collectible contract in sports - the … [Read more...]
Baseball History on Display at NSCC
They weren’t for sale, but several valuable pieces of sports memorabilia and high-end cards had a museum-like showcase at the National Sports Collectors Convention. SGC gathered them together and created a display in the corporate area, complete with glass showcases for each and video displays telling the story of the player and the memorabilia. Security guards were … [Read more...]