The Ted Williams and Sandy Koufax cards offered earlier this week in the Topps Project 2020 platform sold 41,407 and 43,147 copies, respectively. Those two cards are now the third and fourth highest sellers since the program started in late March. Combined with the sales of the Ken Griffey Jr and Nolan Ryan cards announced Wednesday, Topps has sold 248,360 of the on-demand … [Read more...] about Notes: Project 2020 Update; Virtual Expo a Hot Ticket; NBA All-Star Auto Auction; King of MJ Toys
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Notes: New Sales Record for Project 2020 Cards
It took nearly two months to catch fire but as the secondary market for Topps Project 2020 cards began to explode, sales of the newest cards also skyrocketed. On Wednesday, it reached a full boil. Topps announced that one of the two cards sold on its website Monday and Tuesday had sold nearly 100,000 copies and another had sold over 64,000. That makes Keith … [Read more...] about Notes: New Sales Record for Project 2020 Cards
Artists’ Support, Secondary Market Sales Helping Push Project 2020
When they were putting the plans in place, Topps never could have imagined the launch of Project 2020 would coincide with a global pandemic. While it wouldn't seem like an ideal formula for success, it's become fairly obvious the timing was actually pretty good. Collectors were stuck at home, yearning for fresh products. There was no live baseball with current … [Read more...] about Artists’ Support, Secondary Market Sales Helping Push Project 2020
Topps Tallies Early Sales of Project 2020 Cards
Mike Trout and Derek Jeter have been the two biggest sellers on the Topps Project 2020 platform. Print runs from the first few weeks of the ongoing project show approximately 250,000 cards will have been purchased by collectors and baseball fans by the end of this week. More than 20 commissioned artists from around the world are each putting their style to 20 popular … [Read more...] about Topps Tallies Early Sales of Project 2020 Cards
Notes: Green to Upper Deck?; Great Video; Naked Wagner; Nostalgic Koufax Card
Yahoo Sports' Chris Hayes is reporting that Upper Deck has signed Fresno, CA high school star Jalen Green to a deal. Ranked at or near the top of the list of the nation's top recruits, Green announced recently that he would bypass college and sign up for the NBA's professional pathway program that guarantees him at least $500,000 along while he receives coaching and … [Read more...] about Notes: Green to Upper Deck?; Great Video; Naked Wagner; Nostalgic Koufax Card
Notes: One Auction Halted Over Suit, Another Delayed; Topps On-Demand Update
A large online sports card and memorabilia auction was halted Thursday night over a newly filed lawsuit. Long-time dealer Bill Goodwin was conducting the final night of bidding in the inaugural auction for his new company, Heartland Sports Cards and Memorabilia. About 10:45 PM Eastern time, registered bidders received a notice indicating that the close had been … [Read more...] about Notes: One Auction Halted Over Suit, Another Delayed; Topps On-Demand Update
Topps’ Project 2020 Melds Art with Classic Cards
There's e a new, artistic spin on some classic baseball cards. Topps Project 2020 is a collaboration between the company and 20 creative artists, cartoonists and pop culture influencers. Each artist is reinterpreting 20 cards from the Topps archives for a total set of 400 cards that will be released in the months to come. Two cards will be available each business … [Read more...] about Topps’ Project 2020 Melds Art with Classic Cards