Every aficionado has their TV show favorites—food lovers have cooking shows, motorheads have shows about cars, while animal lovers can pick between a variety of options for content on their furry friends. But what about sports card collectors? Every once in a while, a show like Pawn Stars or Storage Wars features an episode where a haul of rare cards are found in a storage … [Read more...]
Reality Redux: New Sports Memorabilia Show Could Be Coming
It won’t be the first time it's been done, but there’s a sports memorabilia reality show in the works. That’s according to Bloomberg, which reported Thursday that the new show would be centered around the daily business at Goldin Auctions. Back in 2012, ABC aired several episodes of a show called Ball Boys, which was shot at Grey Flannel Auctions. … [Read more...]
Notes: Jordan Rookie Shoe Saved from Trash; Gehrig’s Willed Items; TV Pilot Wants You
An autographed, rookie year Michael Jordan game-worn shoe, tossed into the trash? It apparently almost happened in Milwaukee, where an old mall was about to be torn down some 18 years ago. A basketball fan and shoe collector who happened to be the head of maintenance for the mall at the time, says he saved it from going out with the rest of the stuff before … [Read more...]
Production Company Seeks Collectors for New Show
High Noon Entertainment, a production company responsible for shows such as HGTV’s Fixer Upper, TLC’s Cake Boss and Discovery’s Dude, is looking for collectors who might be interested in appearing on a new show that's currently in the works. The Denver-based company tells us they are currently casting for an unscripted show on a major cable network that features collectors … [Read more...]
New TV Show Debut Includes Black Swamp Find Segment
The discovery of a long-forgotten stash of nearly 700 1910 E98 baseball cards that shook the hobby and made international headlines in 2012, is going back on stage Monday night. FOX Business Network (FBN) will debut Strange Inheritance, the new primetime story-driven reality series hosted by Jamie Colby, at 9:00 PM/ET. The first show includes a feature on the discovery of … [Read more...]
A Piece of the Game TV Looking for Memorabilia to Feature
Producers of the Emmy Award-winning reality series A Piece of the Game will be taping two new episodes this month and are looking for collectors with sports memorabilia that has a story to tell. The show, which was recently picked up for national syndication on Fox Sports and Comcast Sportsnet, will tape at Chisox Bar & Grill in Chicago on Saturday, June 21 from 10 a.m. to … [Read more...]