This Michael Jordan rookie card isn’t scarce. Not in the true sense of the word. PSA has examined over 17,000 of them alone and when you count Beckett and SGC and the many cards sitting in sets or just left ungraded, it's clear you don't have to go far to find one. However, the 1986-87 Fleer Jordan rookie card is clearly the most popular basketball card ever … [Read more...] about Michael Jordan Rookie Cards Value Soaring: A Guide to Prices and More
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Editor’s Blog: Size of the Sports Memorabilia Market
I get emails and calls from reporters, authors and other information seekers on a fairly regular basis. Probably the most popular question is “do you know how big the sports memorabilia industry/hobby is with regard to annual sales?” Hey, it beats the most popular question from circa 2008 which was “how come baseball cards aren’t worth anything anymore?” I’d … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: Size of the Sports Memorabilia Market
2018 Beckett Almanac Released
If you prefer your baseball collectible knowledge in book form, the 2018 Beckett Baseball Almanac is now available. The annual publication checks in at over 1,300 pages including checklists, photos and prices for baseball cards and other collectibles from 1867-present. This is the 23rd edition of the softcover publication. Albert Pujols, who reached 3,000 hits … [Read more...] about 2018 Beckett Almanac Released
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...] about Historic Sports Card Pricing Tool Launched; Includes 14 Years of Data
PSA Launches Pricing, Research Tool for Graded Cards
PSA has launched a pricing research function for sales of its graded sports cards at auction houses and on eBay. PSA Auction Prices Realized offers a fully searchable database of cards and associated results dating back over ten years. Users can type in a specific player and retrieve a list of cards. The number of results for each specific card is shown along … [Read more...] about PSA Launches Pricing, Research Tool for Graded Cards
Editor’s Blog: Impact of Surging Card Prices
If you’re one of those people who have been waiting for the crash of high-grade sports card prices, you are still waiting. As summer kicks into high gear, there is no evidence I can see that the market is dropping. In fact, each week seems to bring multiple new record prices. Cards purchased even just a few weeks ago are selling for a higher amount the next time they hit the … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: Impact of Surging Card Prices
Rich Klein: When it Comes to Pricing, Nothing’s Exact
This week, one of the iconic voices of my youth passed on. Radio talk show host Bob Grant had an abrasive on-air personality and while I did not always agree with him politically, I learned a lot about human relations from listening to him. The most important lesson I ever learned from listening to Grant was in August 1974 when we were approaching the final days of the Nixon … [Read more...] about Rich Klein: When it Comes to Pricing, Nothing’s Exact