Sports Collectors

July 21, 2021
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Notes: Lewis Hamilton SuperFractor Pulled; WaPo on SoCal Card Trader; All-Star 1st Pitch Ball Auction

The 2020 Topps Chrome SuperFractor Autograph of F1 superstar Lewis Hamilton has been pulled by a 15-year-old in Quebec, who…
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July 21, 2021
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Topps Releases 2022 Baseball Card Design

Production work on sports card releases begins not long after the previous year’s product is released. Topps has been working…
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July 20, 2021
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Ranking Every 1980-81 Topps Magic Johnson and Larry Bird Card

If we’re being kind, we might refer to Topps’ 1979-80 basketball set as “unspectacular”. The product failed to resonate with…
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July 20, 2021
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Joe Orlando Resigns; Nat Turner Now CEO of Collectors Universe

Collectors Universe, parent company of PSA, announced Friday morning that Joe Orlando has resigned as CEO. Executive Chairman Nat Turner,…
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July 17, 2021
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Five Budget Priced 1933 Goudey Hall of Famers

The 1933 Goudey set launched what eventually became the standard by which baseball cards were issued. They were a kids…
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July 14, 2021
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Notes: Washington Shop Burglary; Yelich Gift; Keeping the Hobby Affordable, Topps Truck

Another hobby shop burglary—this time in the Pacific Northwest. Someone broke into On The Marq Sports Cards in Kennewick, WA…
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July 14, 2021
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Players Whose Baseball Cards Were Hottest in the First Half of 2021

The premise of doing the weekly Shop Talk piece is to allow our readers who aren’t at a sports card…
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July 13, 2021
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Alt Buys Majority Stake in Steph Curry Rookie Card Valued at $5.9 Million

The 2021 NBA Finals are underway this week but a player who hasn’t been there in a couple of years…
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July 13, 2021
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PSA’s June Grading Tally: 736,000 Cards, Including Mountain of MJ

PSA’s months-long shutdown for all but some higher value services continues as the company tries to work through millions of…
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July 12, 2021
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One Last Year in the Wilderness – Basketball Cards in 1982-83

That major sports card manufacturers have historically made a habit of taking hiatuses from basketball is well-trodden ground. That proclivity…
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