For the second straight year, the Topps Company has been named one of NY Sports Journalism's Top Ten Sports Marketers of the Year, this time for its Living Set project. Introduced as a never-ending homage to players past and present, Living Set cards created by a an artist in the style of the 1953 Topps set and are released on a weekly basis through the company’s website. … [Read more...] about Topps Named Top 2018 Sports Marketer Finalist
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Notes: Another Ungraded Goudey Find
One good 1933 Goudey find deserves another. Just a couple of days after Heritage Auctions revealed the consignment of a huge lot of ungraded Goudeys including all four Babe Ruth cards and a Nap Lajoie comes word from Robert Edward Auctions of another "raw" set. No Lajoie here, but every other card in the set is included--and now off for grading. This one was put … [Read more...] about Notes: Another Ungraded Goudey Find
Retiring Wright Gets Topps Living Set Card
A popular player with fans and having endorsed Topps before, it's a good bet David Wright will probably appear in future releases after he retires this weekend but he's getting one final new card--one that will coincide with his final game. Topps has announced Wright as one of this week's three new cards in its ongoing Living Set. The 1953-style issue of the Mets' … [Read more...] about Retiring Wright Gets Topps Living Set Card
Notes: PSA Still Busy; Topps NOW Piscotty Card Helps ALS Charity; Smith’s Stuff Recovered by Cops
Trading card and autograph service revenues at Collector’s Universe, the parent company of PSA and PSA/DNA, increased by $1 million, or 23%, in this year’s third quarter and $2.2 million, or 17% over the last nine months, representing record revenues. At the close of Q3, PSA's total revenue was approximately $15.2 million for the fiscal year versus $13 million during the … [Read more...] about Notes: PSA Still Busy; Topps NOW Piscotty Card Helps ALS Charity; Smith’s Stuff Recovered by Cops
Topps Living Set Acuna Card a Huge Seller
Fans and collectors bought more than 46,000 "Living Set" cards of Atlanta Braves' rookie Ronald Acuna during the seven-day sales period that ended early Wednesday afternoon, setting a record for the newly launched on-demand platform and nearly tripling the number of the biggest selling Topps NOW card to date. Acuna, the 20-year-old who made his MLB debut late last month, was … [Read more...] about Topps Living Set Acuna Card a Huge Seller
Notes: 6-Figure Simmons Card; NSCC’s Free VIP Signers; Blowout Hikes Offer; Living Set Update
A collector in Oregon just wanted some card storage supplies. He wound up with something a lot better. A couple of months ago, Wendell Williams walked into Hoody’s in Beaverton, OR with his two-year-old son in tow. He picked up the hard cases and sleeves he was after but then spotted six boxes of 2016-17 Gold Standard basketball on the shelf. They’d sat … [Read more...] about Notes: 6-Figure Simmons Card; NSCC’s Free VIP Signers; Blowout Hikes Offer; Living Set Update
Notes: Pujols to Sign at NSCC; Topps Living Set Update; eBay Sales Continue
Albert Pujols hasn’t exactly been a regular on the sports card show circuit over the last two decades but the Angels’ first baseman will be among the autograph guests at this summer’s National Sports Collectors Convention. Pujols stands seventh on the all-time home run list with 614 and should join the 3,000 hit club well before the show’s August 1-5 run in Cleveland when … [Read more...] about Notes: Pujols to Sign at NSCC; Topps Living Set Update; eBay Sales Continue
Topps Sells Over 20,000 Living Set Cards as Week 2 Group Launches
Topps sold more than 20,000 “Living Set” cards during the first week of the new program’s debut. The never-ending issue promises three new baseball cards created in the design of the 1953 Topps set and offered online for one week only. No player will be featured more than once unless that player joins a new team. The first week of cards created by sports artist … [Read more...] about Topps Sells Over 20,000 Living Set Cards as Week 2 Group Launches
Topps “Living Set” Baseball Offers A Never-Ending Checklist
You’ve heard of living wills. Topps is introducing a new idea in card collecting: A living set. Topps Living Set Baseball is unlike the standard releases that are issued from year to year. This online-exclusive product is issued for one week and is open-ended, meaning that the checklist never ends. At least in theory. It also means that there will be only one card of … [Read more...] about Topps “Living Set” Baseball Offers A Never-Ending Checklist