Sports Collectors

    April 4, 2022

    PSA Parent Company to Open Vault, Gets $100 Million Investment as 100+ Graders Tackle Card Backlog

    PSA’s parent company is planning to offer a vault service for trading cards.  Collectors, the newly rebranded, shortened moniker for…
    January 30, 2022

    1993-94 Topps Finest Basketball Broke New Ground in Hoops Market

    1993-94 Topps Finest basketball was an upping of the ante in the sports card technological arms race right from the…
    January 22, 2022

    Notes: PSA Grading Tallies; Son Sues Mom; $10,000 Jackie Photo

    PSA says it graded and shipped over eight million cards in 2021. While some have been submitted since the company…
    January 21, 2022

    Giannis Suing Leaf Over “Greek Freak” Trademark

    Attorneys for Giannis Antetokounmpo have filed a lawsuit against Leaf Trading Cards over the use of the NBA superstar’s “Greek…
    January 21, 2022

    Massive, Original, Pristine 1927 Babe Ruth Movie Banner Uncovered

    “Grampa Eddie” knew it was special. After all, it wasn’t every day that a movie came out that starred Babe…
    January 20, 2022

    Massive, Original, Pristine 1927 Babe Ruth Movie Banner Uncovered

    “Grampa Eddie” knew it was special. After all, it wasn’t every day that a movie came out that starred Babe…
    January 20, 2022

    Shoeless Joe Jackson Rookie Card Continues Its Meteoric Rise In Value

    While the names of Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb dominate the pre-war baseball card landscape, that pair of all-time greats…
    January 19, 2022

    1980-81 Topps Basketball: Taming a Perforated Monster

    Basketball card collecting has many iconic rookie cards for collectors to chase. From George Mikan to Bill Russell. Lew Alcindor…

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      April 27, 2021

      Ice Bowl Archaeology: Old Book Surrenders NFL History x 2

      December 31, 1967 was not a warm day in Green Bay, even by Green Bay’s winter standards. The day before…
      June 16, 2021

      Abandoned Detroit Plant That Held Millions of Junk Era Cards Being Torn Down

      If you’ve been a long time reader, you might remember the photos of that abandoned building in Detroit that held…
      January 6, 2022

      Tim Horton Was Hockey’s Strongest Man Before He Was Hockey’s Strongest Brand

      With the delay of Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey until January, more collectors than ever have been filling their thirst…
      January 13, 2021

      2021 Topps Series 2 Baseball Continues 70th Anniversary Them…

      Topps will certainly proceed its 70th-anniversary occasion with the Collection 2 launch of its front jogger point. Create for launch…
      July 31, 2021

      Huge Turnout Means Variety at National Sports Collectors Convention

      There are apparently a lot of sports collectors on vacation this week. On an otherwise ordinary summer Thursday afternoon in…
      June 9, 2021

      Record-Setting 1914 Baltimore News Ruth Card Has Intriguing Back Story

      The announcement that a 1914 Baltimore News baseball card of Babe Ruth sold for a record-breaking price is intriguing, but…
      January 21, 2021

      Super Meal LIV was 10th-most seen in history

      Super Bowl LIV came near the buzz when the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers31-20 in a close…
      July 27, 2021

      Security Tips for Collectors, Dealers as Hobby’s Biggest Show Approaches

      A Mel Ott game-used bat. A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle. A Goudey Ruth. A high-end modern rookie card.  Dealers at…
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