Owned by the family of former minor league and New York Yankees pitcher Walt Smallwood, a fresh Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig dual signed baseball has a new home. Smallwood, who had two brief stints with the New York Yankees in 1917 and 1919, went on to pitch 12 more seasons for various minor league teams. It was some time during the latter part of his career when he … [Read more...] about Notes: Player Estate Ruth-Gehrig Ball; Walmart Card Thief; Harper-Fanatics Deal Took Awhile
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Notes: Zion Chase; Huge Pull; Theft Suspect Sought; Store Owner Ghosts Customers; Knights Sticks, NBA Rookie Auctions, More
Dozens of Zion Williamson cards have now sold for $2,000 and up on eBay alone in the last five weeks and he still doesn’t have a licensed card showing him in his New Orleans Pelicans uniform. Zionmania figures to hang around for a bit unless he struggles with his transition to the NBA once the season begins. Yardbarker.com caught up with one buyer who opened a lot of … [Read more...] about Notes: Zion Chase; Huge Pull; Theft Suspect Sought; Store Owner Ghosts Customers; Knights Sticks, NBA Rookie Auctions, More
Watch: Thousands in Reward Money Offered in San Antonio Card Shop Burglary
Police in San Antonio are still looking for a man who broke into a local sports card shop and stole $30,000 worth of new products last month. It happened at Sports Cards Plus on the city’s north side sometime around 2 AM on May 8. That’s when police say a Caucasian or Hispanic man about 5’10 and 240 pounds, possibly with tattoos on the backs of both hands, picked a lock … [Read more...] about Watch: Thousands in Reward Money Offered in San Antonio Card Shop Burglary
1952 Topps Mantle Stolen in Ohio Store Break In
Police in Delaware, OH are looking for clues in a destructive burglary at Neuhart Cards late Saturday night. Someone used force to break through the glass window at the front of the shop to gain entry, then smashed a display case where a selection of vintage cards was housed. It's believed the only card taken was a PSA 1 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle. Last night, our … [Read more...] about 1952 Topps Mantle Stolen in Ohio Store Break In
Notes: Thief Steals Dionne’s 1st Skates; 1880s Newspaper Touts Goodwin Album; Tiger Talks Upper Deck
Sometime in the last five weeks, a thief stole the first pair of skates ever worn by Hockey Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne. Stored in the back room of his memorabilia shop in Niagara Falls, Ontario, the brown leather skates with straps were given to him as a Christmas gift in August of 1953 when he was just two. A photo of him dressed in a Montreal Canadiens sweater and … [Read more...] about Notes: Thief Steals Dionne’s 1st Skates; 1880s Newspaper Touts Goodwin Album; Tiger Talks Upper Deck
Maryland Man Found Guilty in Sports Card Storage Unit Theft Case
A Maryland man has been convicted of stealing thousands of dollars worth of sports cards and other collectibles from a storage unit owned by a former New Jersey card shop owner. According to the Cecil (MD) Whig newspaper, David E. Stone, 46, was found guilty of theft of more than $25,000 and less than $100,000, a felony that carries a maximum 10-year sentence and a fine of … [Read more...] about Maryland Man Found Guilty in Sports Card Storage Unit Theft Case
Police: Man Steals Baseball Cards, Pulls Knife at Walmart
A late night Walmart run for baseball cards turned violent in Alaska. Police in Anchorage tracked down a 21-year-old man late Monday night after police say he stole baseball cards from a local Walmart, pulled a knife on a member of the store’s security staff who confronted him and then took off. Police say the store’s security team watched as Joshua Pressley tried to … [Read more...] about Police: Man Steals Baseball Cards, Pulls Knife at Walmart
Man’s Lifelong Autograph Collection Stolen in Burglary
An Arizona man says his collection of over 10,000 signed baseball cards is missing after someone broke into the garage where he kept them last month. Scott Cooper says he began collecting as a kid back in the 1970s and obtained all of the autographs in person. The collection included numerous Hall of Famers. Early in the morning of August 25, Cooper says someone … [Read more...] about Man’s Lifelong Autograph Collection Stolen in Burglary
News & Notes: Tigers Talk Fan Mail; Heritage Expands in Chicago; eBay & ESPN
The mail comes from kids. From adults. From fans. From collectors. And it keeps coming. Spring training. Regular season. Off-season. Fan mail is nothing new, of course. Fans have always sent players notes of admiration, praise, encouragement--- or something not so nice. In an age of social media, though, most of … [Read more...] about News & Notes: Tigers Talk Fan Mail; Heritage Expands in Chicago; eBay & ESPN
Search on for Stolen PSA 8 Clemente Rookie, Thief
Theft happens at card shows, but one dealer was the victim of a major heist at last weekend's East Coast National show at the Westchester County (NY) Center when someone walked off with his 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente rookie card graded PSA 8. The card is worth $20,000-$30,000. It was inside an unlocked case on the dealer's table at the show when the incident took … [Read more...] about Search on for Stolen PSA 8 Clemente Rookie, Thief