Sports Collectors
-
Exquisite LeBron Rookie RPA to 99 Tops $2 Million
He didn’t make what seems like an annual appearance in the NBA Finals this past season and he’s now 36…
Read More » -
Sports Law Attorney Sifts Through Fanatics’ Blockbuster Licensing Deals
Now that the dust has settled somewhat after Fanatics’ apparent licensing deals with pro sports leagues and their players’ unions,…
Read More » -
A Labor of Love: Indiana Collector Promotes His Passion With Labor Day Show
Brad Beeman’s story isn’t all that unusual. Like many kids in the 1980’s he cut his teeth on Topps, Fleer…
Read More » -
Report: Topps’ Eisner Talked Sale Last Winter, Dismissed Questions About Licenses
Topps was hoping for a buyer to emerge last winter, essentially taking bids from interested parties as interest in its…
Read More » -
Editor’s Blog: Pondering Fanatics, Leagues “Secondary Market” Plans
There’s much we don’t know about the reported deals between Fanatics and the major sports leagues to corral the bulk…
Read More » -
PSA Grading Tally: Over 2 Million Trading Cards Since June
PSA graded 669,000 trading cards in August and more than two million in the last three months as the company…
Read More » -
I-X Center to Re-Open; NSCC Interested in Returning to Cleveland
Cleveland is back on the radar as a potential future site for the National Sports Collectors Convention. The I-X Center,…
Read More » -
Leaf’s Gray Says Card Companies Must Be Allies In Wake of Fanatics Deal
It will be up to the existing sports card companies to be creative, be allies and redefine themselves. That was…
Read More » -
Overlooked and Underrated Rookie Cards of NBA Greats – Part 1, the Early Days
In terms of recognition and fame, the early days of pro basketball were a fraught time to be a “merely…
Read More » -
Report: Fanatics Snares NFLPA Trading Card License in 20-Year Deal
Like Godzilla swooping in on an unsuspecting town, Fanatics is apparently grabbing hold of yet another trading card license–one they’ll…
Read More »