Collectors Universe, parent company of PSA, has hired Jamie Kiskis as its new Vice President of Product Development. Most recently the Vice President of Marketing and Product Development for Cryptozoic Entertainment, Kiskis will oversee the Set Registry program, among other duties. He’ll also be involved in new product launch strategies and tasked with improving … [Read more...]
Notes: Sportico on Hobby; USA Today on MJ Bat; Show ‘n Tell of Scully Stuff, More
PSA is receiving about 250,000 items for grading and authentication each week. That tidbit from a new article on Sportico, a website that covers sports business news and wrote about the explosion of interest in grading, high-dollar memorabilia and fractional share investing. A Michael Jordan game-used, autographed bat from the 1994 Arizona Fall League that we wrote … [Read more...]
Notes: Lone 1916 Red Sox Championship Button Auction; ’52 Mantle Auction; Shows Open, More
The only known Boston Red Sox 1916 World Series Championship button known to exist is on the auction block. The oversize button pictures then-21-year-old Babe Ruth. Curiously sponsored by a Detroit brewery, it’s the largest baseball button made to that point, possibly to maximize the detail. Most serious collectors of baseball buttons would know of the legendary … [Read more...]
Collectable Launches Platform for Fractionalized Ownership Of Cards, Memorabilia
For collectors who have big dreams of owning an expensive sports card or piece of memorabilia but have a small wallet, fractional ownership is aiming to scratch that itch. The latest entry into the market and the first to be devoted only to sports, Collectable resembles the stock market, allowing investors to buy shares of high-end sports cards and memorabilia. The … [Read more...]
Notes: Yahoo, Others on Card Market; MLB’s Top Cal Cards; Topps Softball Set; Pirates’ 21 Jersey Auctions
The hobby continues to be the focus of stories on national and local news media. Rich Budnick, the long-time shop ower of America’s Pastime in Fair Lawn, NJ, tells Yahoo Finance, he’s selling more cards than ever while trying to keep up with increasing values of certain cards. “I can't even keep up with the prices,” he tells Yahoo Finance. “And I'm selling a lot of … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Drent on Booming Auction Market During Pandemic
Mile High Card Company's Summer Auction is set to close late Thursday night/Friday morning with at least ten items likely to sell for six-figure prices, including a T206 Honus Wagner that's expected to bring more than $1 million. Auction houses have been enjoying an influx of new bidders and more bids as the sports card and memorabilia market continues to grow and prices … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: Don’t Get Caught Up in Collecting Regrets
The booming sports card market has a lot going for it. The cards you own are worth more. The cards you part with sell for more. You sell more of them. Then there’s the other fun stuff. Frustration. Remorse. Regret. I’d love to buy more cards, but I can ‘t afford everything. I wish I hadn’t bought that. Why didn’t I buy that instead? Why did I … [Read more...]
DJ Skee Launching “Sports Card Minute” Radio Segment
Look for a new short-form syndicated radio show on the hobby possibly coming to a radio station near you. Benztown, an international radio imaging, production library, programming, jingles and voiceover services company, is offering the Skee Sports Card Minute, hosted by sports card/sneaker collector Scott Keeney, a/k/a DJ Skee, to its affiliates. Described as … [Read more...]
Notes: Market Coverage; Wagner Update; Indiana Show; MJ Wheels Bring $200K
The sale of the Mike Trout SuperFractor for nearly $4 million drew more mainstream media coverage for the hobby, including the Washington Post, which touched on the hot market for cards. Ken Goldin was on Fox Business Monday to talk about the auction and why things are selling for so much. Watch the latest video at foxnews.com After buying the card for $400,000, … [Read more...]
Numbers Game: Modern Cards Keep Crushing It
There was a time--not that long ago, really--when the most expensive baseball cards were old ones. Whether it was 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005 or even 2015, "record price" headlines were the unchallenged domain of T206 Wagners, Ruth rookies, '52 Mantles or Goudey Lajoies. No more. If you've been paying attention, you knew that already. The weekend sale of the … [Read more...]