View Original Article by Rich Mueller The Big Money Hobby: A Look Inside the World of Sports Card Dealers Step into the booths of sports card dealers at the biggest show of the year and you’ll quickly see that the trading card hobby is big business. With collectors willing to shell out big bucks for rare and valuable cards, dealers are cashing in on the demand. Here’s a glimpse inside […]
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Fanatics, PWCC Founder Brent Huigens Part Ways
View Original Article by Rich Mueller Founder of PWCC Steps Down as new Owner Fanatics Takes Over After sixteen long years, Brent Huigens, the founder of PWCC, has decided to step down from his position as the company’s head in the wake of new ownership by Fanatics. This move marks a significant transition for PWCC as it enters a new era under the leadership of a renowned player in the […]
Crowds Pack Day Two at NSCC
View Original Article by Dean Jackson The National Sports Collectors Convention Draws in Enthusiastic Crowds The National Sports Collectors Convention, a mecca for trading card enthusiasts, kicked off with a bang on its first full day. The event garnered significant crowds and witnessed a flurry of buying and selling activity. Collectors and traders from all over flocked to the convention center to showcase their prized possessions, engage in passionate debates […]
Ongoing 2023 National Sports Collectors Convention Photo Gallery
View Original Article by Rich Mueller The 2023 National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago: Packed with Excitement and Nostalgia: The recent National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago brought together collectors from all over the country for a weekend of trading cards, autographs, and memorabilia. The event showcased a plethora of vintage and modern sports cards, creating an atmosphere that was both exciting and nostalgic. A Showcase of Intense Trading: From […]
PSA Grading Now Available Through COMC
View Original Article by Rich Mueller PSA and COMC Partner to Offer Card Authentication and Grading Services Collectors of trading cards and sports memorabilia have always valued the expertise and authentication provided by PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator). Now, PSA has partnered with COMC (Check Out My Cards) to make the grading process even more convenient for collectors. Through this new partnership, COMC users can now submit their cards directly from […]
Tracking Shohei Ohtani Card Sales – Are They Worth Investing In?
It’s Ohtani Madness y’all. The guy has been hot in the card collecting world since last year, with his 2017 Bowman Chrome Mega Mojo Refractor Rookie card fetching big money. After signing with the Los Angeles Angels in the winter 2018 off season, Ohtani was officially slated for card releases in Topps flagship products. With the release of 2018 Topps Heritage at the end of February, Ohtani autographed rookie cards […]
Topps Living Set #LivingSet
Topps has announced its latest out-of-the-box brainchild, the Topps Living Set. It’s a limited-run, buy from Topps.com only, specialty set in which they will release three cards per week (Wednesdays). Once a player has been released, that player will never be released again unless he changes teams. It’s not a yearly issue, it will be ongoing. Hence, a “living” set. The set will feature hand painted commissioned paintings from artist […]
Dak Prescott Autopen Panini Prizm Fake Autographs
Over the weekend, news started to break that there were possible cards from Panini floating around of Dak Prescott autographs that may not be legit. One person has 4 of the #/5 Panini Prizm autos, all of which are clearly auto-penned. I’ve also seen comment that most, if not all of these Panini Prizm autos are sticker autographs, but the Dak appears to be one of the only on-card […]