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2020 Bowman Chrome Bobby Witt Jr. Blue Refractor.
Hobby News

MLB's top 2022 prospects feature three elite players with red-hot rookie cards

By Greg BatesApr 20, 2022
The Topps Dave & Adam's card shop in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Hobby News

Topps, Dave & Adam’s open card shop near Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown

By Greg BatesApr 6, 2022
A Michael Jordan jersey with the forgeries of Jordan and his teammates on the Bulls.
Hobby News

Fraud, forgeries still on the rise as sports collectible hobby continues to thrive

By Greg BatesMar 17, 2022
Beckett card graders at The National.
Hobby News

Beckett moving to new facility to help meet growing demand for card-grading services

By Greg BatesMar 7, 2022
2 1952 Topps Mantle PSA 9 Front copy
Hobby News

Top 10 sports cards of all time

By Greg BatesFeb 22, 2022
CCG and CSG examine cards in eBay's Authenticity Guarantee program to make sure they match the card description from the seller.
Hobby News

New eBay authenticity program should give collectors more confidence in online marketplace

By Greg BatesFeb 8, 2022
Tom Brady signs autographs at Patriots training camp in 2013.
Hobby News

BUYER BEWARE: Fake Tom Brady autographs flood market after legendary QB’s retirement

By Greg BatesFeb 4, 2022
Boxes of sports card for sale at The National in 2021.
Hobby News

Topps sale generates excitement in hobby, but raises more questions for card shops, distributors

By Greg BatesJan 10, 2022
Topps' baseball cards from the 2016 season on display at the Topps' offices in New York City.
Hobby News

SMART MOVE: Fanatics’ purchase of Topps excites collectors, industry insiders

By Greg BatesJan 4, 2022
Collector Ray Prisby with NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown.
Hobby News

When NFL legend Jim Brown came knocking, it was a dream come true for a Cleveland Browns fan and collector

By Greg BatesDec 20, 2021
A PSA card grader grades a card at the company's California headquarters.
News

Good news for collectors: PSA, Beckett making progress on backlog of grading submissions

By Greg BatesNov 2, 2021
Onyx cards of college stars Spencer Rattler and Bryce Young.
News

New NCAA NIL rules a game-changer for college athletes, card collectors

By Greg BatesSep 15, 2021
Topps baseball card collector Bob Lewis has collections of vintage and modern cards.
News

Loyal Topps collectors worried about future of baseball cards

By Greg BatesSep 8, 2021
The Topps 2021 Heritage Baseball set is modeled after 1972 cards.
News

Industry experts have some advice for Fanatics and its new trading card company

By Greg BatesSep 2, 2021
Fanatics logo
News

Industry insiders react to Fanatics' sports card deals with MLB, NBA, NFL

By Greg BatesSep 1, 2021
Young card collectors visit the Panini booth at the National Sports Collectors Convention.
News

Youth movement bringing kids, new sports card collectors into growing hobby

By Greg BatesAug 17, 2021
Collectors stand in a long line to submit cards to PSA at The National.
News

How grading companies handled overwhelming demand at The National

By Greg BatesAug 4, 2021
A big crowd enters the floor of That National.
News

Red-hot hobby attracts massive crowd, making The National a huge success

By Greg BatesAug 3, 2021
PSA expects long lines again to get cards graded at The National.
News

Card-grading companies ready for high demand for on-site services at The National

By Greg BatesJul 27, 2021
Heritage Auctions' display case at the 2019 National.
News

SHOWCASE: Heritage Auctions to display some of hobby's finest collectibles at The National

By Greg BatesJul 26, 2021
Titus Bishop conducts a break at Real Breaks.
News

Case breaking boom has breakers anxious to bust some boxes at The National

By Greg BatesJul 22, 2021
Former Collectors Universe CEO Joe Orlando
News

Former Collectors Universe CEO Joe Orlando says ‘it was time to move on,’ Nat Turner has big plans for company, PSA

By Greg BatesJul 22, 2021
The Card Life host Matt Strahm pulls a card of San Diego Padres teammate Fernando Tatis Jr. at AZ Sports Cards.
Hobby News

With MLB pitcher Matt Strahm as host, ‘The Card Life’ looks to shine positive light on sports card hobby

By Greg BatesJun 17, 2021
A screen shot from the 2020 Sport Card Expo.
Cards

As card shows return, the Sport Card Expo prepares for another big virtual event

By Greg BatesJun 15, 2021
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News

The National is on, expecting record crowd in Chicago

By Greg BatesJul 14, 2021
2003-04 LeBron James Upper Deck Exquisite Rookie Parallel card purchased by Leore Avidar and his Alt company.
LeBron James

How one collector and his new investment company helped make LeBron James 'the most collectible name in basketball'

By Greg BatesJun 9, 2021
Paul Jones shows off his massive baseball card collection.
SCD Hall of Fame

SCD Hall of Fame: Paul Jones keeps adding to the world’s largest baseball card collection

By Greg BatesJun 1, 2021
Dennis Schrader's collection features numerous baseball Hall of Famers.
SCD Hall of Fame

SCD Hall of Fame: Dennis Schrader collection

By Greg BatesJun 1, 2021
Dennis Schrader's collection of autographed baseballs has been recognized by Guinness World Records.
SCD Hall of Fame

SCD Hall of Fame: Dennis Schrader's collection of autographed baseballs is worthy of a world record

By Greg BatesJun 1, 2021
Glen Christensen's Green Bay Packers man cave.
SCD Hall of Fame

SCD Hall of Fame: Packers fan Glen Christensen builds fan cave dedicated to the Green and Gold

By Greg BatesJun 1, 2021
1905 baseball card of Archibald "Moonlight" Graham.
SCD Hall of Fame

SCD Hall of Fame: After 17 years, Jonathan Algard tracks down rare autograph of ‘Moonlight’ Graham

By Greg BatesJun 1, 2021
Target has temporarily halted the sale of sports cards due to a growing demand.
News

Target, retail stores struggling to keep up with booming demand for sports cards

By Greg BatesMay 25, 2021
And Inkredible Ink Wilt Chamberlain autographed card from the 1999 Upper Deck Retro set.
Autographs

‘Inkredible’ Wilt Chamberlain card a rare find

By Greg BatesMay 21, 2021
Bryan Eugene with a 1952 Mickey Mantle rookie card that was found in a Mennonite barn in Canada.
Cards

An antique dealer, a Mennonite barn and a '52 Mantle lead to big find

By Greg BatesMay 19, 2021
Darren Rovell shows off part of his eclectic collection of tickets and other sports memorabilia.
News

Social media star Darren Rovell loves to share stories about his eclectic collection

By Greg BatesMay 6, 2021
Sports cards that have been graded by Beckett (BSG).
News

Special Report: Beckett, rival grading companies looking to take advantage of PSA suspension

By Greg BatesApr 28, 2021
Collector Bart Bartholomew's collection, graded by PSA.
News

Special Report: How PSA shutdown is impacting sports card collectors, dealers

By Greg BatesApr 28, 2021
A 1953 Mickey Mantle card available to investors at Collectable.
News

Collectable making dreams come true for collectors, fractional investors

By Greg BatesApr 27, 2021
PSA logo
Cards

PSA grading 20,000 cards per day, slowly making progress on ‘avalanche’ of submissions

By Greg BatesApr 21, 2021
Michael Jordan ticket collector Andrew Goldberg.
Basketball

Collector Andrew Goldberg becomes an MJ ticket master

By Greg BatesApr 20, 2021
Rece Hinds, shown here in a Miami Marlins uniforms during a summer showcase, is one of the Reds' top prospects.
News

Reds' Rece Hinds a hidden gem among 2021 MLB prospects

By Greg BatesApr 1, 2021
Wander Franco of the Tampa Bay Rays is one of the top prospects in Major League Baseball.
Baseball

Wander Franco leads impressive crop of 2021 MLB prospects

By Greg BatesApr 1, 2021
Peyton Manning
Hall of Fame

Three of a Kind Enter Football Hall

By Greg BatesMar 22, 2021
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Baseball

Baseball Hall of Fame has more cards than players

By Greg BatesMar 11, 2021
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Fraud Issues

Operation Expose the Fraud

By Greg BatesFeb 24, 2021
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Football

Pack Attack

By Greg BatesFeb 11, 2021
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Baseball

Record Mantle card is like 'a piece of art'

By Greg BatesFeb 3, 2021
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Memorabilia

Top 10 Sports Memorabilia Classics

By Greg BatesFeb 3, 2021
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Tobacco Cards

Top 10 Vintage Cards from the Major Sports

By Greg BatesFeb 3, 2021
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Memorabilia

Top 10 Hobby finds

By Greg BatesJan 26, 2021