One Eureka, Calif. sports card shop owner wasn’t about to part with his valuable inventory — or money — without a fight. It was a scary situation at Sports Cards and More. According to a news release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Department: On Dec. 17, 2019, at about 4:30 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a business on the 1600 block of … [Read more...] about Notes: Card Shop Owner Fights Off Armed Robber; Memorabilia Market Bullish; Francona’s Rings Recovered; Vintage Baseball Prints
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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
Editor’s Blog: State of the Hobby as a New Year Begins
Every Christmas, my mind wanders back to 1971. A day or two before the holiday, my older sister’s boyfriend arrived at our door with a couple of gifts including what turned out to be a complete, unopened box of 1971-72 Topps basketball cards. As a kid who never had enough money to buy more than a couple of packs at a time, my little brain was on sensory … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: State of the Hobby as a New Year Begins
Iowa Paper Tackles Industry Changes
From 50-cent packs to holograms to autographed relics to digital trading cards, the last 30 years have been a wild ride in the trading card industry. It’s been the most volatile period in hobby history. As demand grew in the wake of a multitude of media stories on the increasing value of cards from years past, the trading card manufacturers amped up production, leaving a … [Read more...] about Iowa Paper Tackles Industry Changes
NPR: Upper Deck’s Arrival Launched Sea of Changes
They may have only one major professional sports trading card license right now, but you'll probably hear quite a bit about the Upper Deck Company this year. It's been 25 years since their new license with Major League Baseball produced the foil packs that yielded the Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card every kid who collected cards wanted to own. That early success spread to NFL, NBA … [Read more...] about NPR: Upper Deck’s Arrival Launched Sea of Changes