eBay is increasing its final value fees across most categories beginning March 1, including sports cards and memorabilia. The current rate of 12.35 percent will rise to 12.9 percent for items sold on that date or later. That means on a $200 item, sellers who are currently paying $24.70 in fees to eBay will pay $25.80. The company did throw sellers one piece of … [Read more...] about Notes: eBay Fee Hike; Big Jersey Sale; ’52 Mantle NFT; Historic Score Sheet on Roadshow
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Notes: Fanatics Auction; New Site Marries Autographs, Messages; Hall of Fame’s 2021 Additions
A signed and dated Ty Cobb bat, a PSA 10 Michael Jordan rookie card and dozens of other items are being offered in Fanatics’ newly-launched Holiday Auction. The sale will open in two phases with the first group of items online now and a second group to be launched next week. Both will close on December 6. The current bid on the Cobb bat, autographed and … [Read more...] about Notes: Fanatics Auction; New Site Marries Autographs, Messages; Hall of Fame’s 2021 Additions
Notes: PSA Personnel Moves; SGC’s Grading Times; Topps World Series NFTs; Midwest Shop Burglary
Steve Sloan, who has been PSA’s President since 2018, is moving to a newly created role in the grading firm’s parent company. He’ll serve as the Chief Marketing Officer for Collectors Universe. Sloan has a background in marketing and product innovation. He succeeded Joe Orlando, who became CEO of Collectors Universe in 2017 before leaving the company in July of this … [Read more...] about Notes: PSA Personnel Moves; SGC’s Grading Times; Topps World Series NFTs; Midwest Shop Burglary
Topps to Launch 2021 Series 2 Baseball NFTs
Topps will release its second line of NFTs based on 2021 baseball cards, with the launch of Series 2 on a blockchain platform set for Monday, October 4. Based on the sold-out 2021 Topps Series 2 Baseball physical product, the 2021 Topps Series 2 Baseball NFT Collection includes thousands of unique NFTs in both current and former Topps designs but geared toward … [Read more...] about Topps to Launch 2021 Series 2 Baseball NFTs
Notes: Wilt Offer Declined; Topps Brings Inception to NFT; New Vintage Pack Breaker; Research Tool Gone; More
Collectable shareholders have voted to turn down a $2 million offer for the 1959-60 Wilt Chamberlain rookie uniform. The company says 82 percent opted to decline the offer from a private buyer that would have netted them a $4.94 profit for each $10 share purchased back on May 5. The uniform is still trading on the company’s platform with a current secondary market … [Read more...] about Notes: Wilt Offer Declined; Topps Brings Inception to NFT; New Vintage Pack Breaker; Research Tool Gone; More
Topps Enters NFT Space with Series 1 Baseball Release
In announcing its recent move toward once again become a publicly traded company last week, Topps promised to become increasingly active in the digital/NFT world. It took only a matter of days for it to happen. Early Monday morning, the company announced the release of 2021 Topps Series 1 Baseball NFT (non-fungible token) collectibles in partnership with Major … [Read more...] about Topps Enters NFT Space with Series 1 Baseball Release
Topps and the Stock Market – A Closer Look at the Deal
One of the most iconic names in sports cards is returning to the ranks of the publicly traded. Again. Earlier this week, Topps struck a deal with Mudrick Capital (most recently of “meme stock fame”) that will result in the listing of Topps shares on the Nasdaq exchange. It’s a path the Company has trod before. Topps: What’s Old is New Founded in 1938, and incorporated … [Read more...] about Topps and the Stock Market – A Closer Look at the Deal