Some collectors like cards with patches or jersey swatches. Others prefer the whole enchilada. On the final day of The Mint Collective in Las Vegas Sunday, the opening panel saw SCP Auctions’ David Kohler, top collector Justin Cornett, Leaf’s Brian Gray and Beckett’s Steve Grad discussed the memorabilia market and benefits. They cited the one-of-a-kind nature of … [Read more...] about History in Your Hands: Panelists Discuss Sports Memorabilia Market
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Gary V Touts Sports Card Market on Rich Eisen Show
"Sports cards are about to become a cultural phenomenon again." -Gary Vaynerchuk Gary Vaynerchuk has a big platform. An energetic entrepreneur and digital marketing guru, he's the owner of New York-based Vayner Media, which created the recent Dwyane Wade ad that had the sports world buzzing earlier this month. An early champion of social media, his followers … [Read more...] about Gary V Touts Sports Card Market on Rich Eisen Show
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
Talking Ruth Ring, Contract on CNBC
The Red Sox copy of the agreement that spelled out details of Babe Ruth's sale to the Yankees in 1919 sold for$996,000 in 2005. A dozen years later, the Yankees version, signed by owner Jacob Ruppert, is expected to fetch even more. Bidding opened last week on the six-page document that had an enormous impact on both franchises--and baseball in general. It … [Read more...] about Talking Ruth Ring, Contract on CNBC
All-Star Auction Preview on CNBC
The 2015 All-Star Auction is set for Tuesday, July 14, just hours before the National and American Leagues settle home field advantage in the World Series. Forty-five years after the game was held at what was then 'new' Riverfront Stadium, the festivities return to Cincinnati this year. An appraisal fair, spread out over several days, will take place at the Duke Energy … [Read more...] about All-Star Auction Preview on CNBC