Sports Card and Sports Memorabilia General Industry News that Effects the Sports Collectibles Hobby as a Whole.
A little more than a year in, the partnership between Topps and the UFC has to be viewed as a success for everyone involved. The world’s number one MMA promotion has found another way to connect with its fans, while the venerable card manufacturer has found a hip new sport to market in a time [...]
The New and Improved “Rookie Cardboard Rankings” Rules:
Because “Prospecting” is one of the hobbies greatest past times, we’ve decided to include prospects in the RCR from here on out. Here are the “new” qualifications for the “Rookie Cardboard Rankings”:
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NFL/NBA
Players are eligible from the Moment they are drafted until the next NBA draft. (1 Year Span)
MLB
A player [...]
Having almost 8,000 subscribers and 8.5 million total upload video views, makes Chris Justice one of the most popular video box breakers on YouTube. Chris owns and operates The Hobby Box, which is a sports card shop located in Wilmington, North Carolina. Chris was nice enough to take some time and answer a few questions I [...]
Today, the Upper Deck Company is pleased to announce that Upper Deck and Major League Baseball have mutually agreed to settle the lawsuit brought by Major League Baseball against Upper Deck. Per the terms of the settlement agreement, Upper Deck has agreed not to use MLB trademarks including team names and/or logos on its trading [...]
Wednesday afternoon Major League Baseball Properties released a statement saying that they had settled their trademark infringement lawsuit against Upper Deck out of court.
While the full terms of the agreement were not made readily available, MLB did release several of the non-confidential portions of the settlement:
Upper Deck will pay MLB Properties an unspecified amount of [...]
The grade or condition of sports or other trading cards is a crucial factor in determining their value. PSA Photograde™ Online, a free, new online service from Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), helps hobbyists gain a better understanding of the PSA Grading Standards and how they apply to their cards by providing a visual tour. [...]
UFC President Dana White announced Wednesday afternoon via Twitter that Topps has randomly inserted 10 special cards into its most recent UFC trading card release that will win one lucky MMA fan an opportunity to sit cage-side with the UFC head honcho himself.
The first collector to pull one of the special cards, a triple autograph [...]
Tavares and Evans easily retain the top 2 spots this week. If you haven’t noticed, Kings Guard Tyreke Evans is having one of the better rookie seasons in recent memory (20.5 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 5 APG, 1.5 SPG, 45.7 FG%). When you watch Evans play, you feel like your watching a Seasoned Veteran. Rookies aren’t [...]
Artfest International, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company is targeting the $835 Million virtual sports memorabilia and social gaming market with the launch of its new e-commerce website www.artfestdirect.com on March 8, 2010. For the first time, Artfest International’s new website will enable consumers to purchase fine sports art as well as sports [...]
Upper Deck has come to a successful resolution with Konami over their year-long dispute regarding Yu-Gi-Oh!® trading cards. On the eve of trial, the court issued several rulings in Upper Deck’s favor which eliminated and gravely threatened many of Konami’s monetary claims requests. These rulings sent Konami and its attorneys into retreat as Konami’s case [...]
Major League Baseball has filed a lawsuit against The Upper Deck Company, accusing them of trademark infringement for using MLB logos in their new line of 2010 baseball card products. Upper Deck produced MLB licensed baseball cards from the time of their inception in 1989 up until the January 1st of this year, when MLB [...]
Welcome to the first ever VCR Top 25 Weekly Hot List. The goal of the VCR (Veteran Cardboard Rankings) is to be the weekly counterpart to our RCR (Rookie Cardboard Rankings). We feel that creating a list for rookies and one for veterans offers a far greater degree of accuracy than a combined list. The [...]
While eBay may not be what it once was in terms of online commerce, it’s still responsible for more sports cards and collectibles changing hands than any other entity. That means that when the company decides to change its fees, the hobby pays attention.
The last time eBay decided to overhaul its fee structure, the general [...]
Kansas based News Station WIBW reported late yesterday that a local sports card and memorabilia chain had its two Kansas based storefronts seized by the IRS as a result of a sizeable amount of unpaid sales tax.
Welcome to the first ever VCR Top 25 Weekly Hot List. The goal of the VCR (Veteran Cardboard Rankings) is to be the weekly counterpart to our RCR (Rookie Cardboard Rankings). We feel that creating a list for rookies and one for veterans offers a far greater degree of accuracy than a combined list. The [...]
As sports fan and collectors, we all love “ranking” things and the arguments that ensue (Arguing is one of the oldest and most enjoyable parts about being a fan!). Our goal is to provide you with a weekly Top 25 “Power Ranking” that includes rookies from the 4 major sports. It will both reflect on field [...]