Beckett Media is releasing a pair of price guide/checklist books. Published last month, the 35th edition of the company’s Football Card Price Guide has debuted as the number one release in the Antique and Collectible Sports Card category. The book includes checklists for every major set issued from 1894 to the present along with values for individual cards and complete … [Read more...]
Historic Sports Card Pricing Tool Launched; Includes 14 Years of Data
Wondering what a PSA 7 Roberto Clemente rookie card sold for ten years ago? Pondering the price history of 2011 Topps Update baseball boxes? That data is now available—free. PWCC Marketplace has launched a searchable database of sports card transactions conducted on eBay dating back to 2004. Free to anyone who signs up on the company’s website, the database … [Read more...]
Dr. Jim Beckett Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
The man who helped bring order to the wild world of trading cards during an explosive period of growth was honored Monday in Dallas with an award named in his honor. Dr. Jim Beckett, founder of Beckett Media, was given the inaugural Dr. James Beckett Industry Summit Lifetime Achievement Award. The Summit, held in Dallas for the first time, is a gathering of national … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Sometimes It’s Not the Dealer’s Fault
Recently there was a short thread on the Blowout Cards forum about a few things sports card show dealers did incorrectly. While in some ways I agree with was posted, there is also the point that many of these issues are caused just as much by customer viewpoints as by the dealers. So we're going to detail some of the items in that thread as well as a few other salient … [Read more...]
New Website Offers Completed Catalog Auction Prices Online
Wish you could remember what that rare baseball card sold for in a catalog auction last winter? Wondering how much to pay for an item you know has sold at auction in the past? Now, you can look it up online in a matter of seconds. PriceRealized.com is a sports card and sports memorabilia auction price database that has just launched. The site currently has over $1 billion … [Read more...]