Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 8th, 2017 – Here is a look at hobby stories from around the web over the last week. Find out the latest in business news, player spotlights, vintage, grading, auctions, sports memorabilia and more. Stories from Beckett, PSA, Sports Collectors Daily and other sources.
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 8th, 2017 – PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Blast from the past. Harder to find that a T206 Honus Wagner or a Ty Cobb w/Cobb back. What would this rarity go for in today’s market?
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 8th, 2017 – MEMORABILIA NEWS
Mickey Mantle Versus Mike Trout: Battle of Game-Used Bats
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 8th, 2017 – SHOW NEWS
PSA Brings On-Site Grading Back to Long Beach – Company will also have a nearly $2M game-used bat collection on display. MORE
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 8th, 2017 – MODERN NEWS
Panini Creates Special 2017 Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee Set – In what has become an annual tradition, Panini America will be giving out a special set of cards this weekend featuring members of the 2017 class of inductees for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. STORY
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 8th, 2017 – AUCTION NEWS
Jackie Robinson’s Color Barrier-Breaking Contract, Auction Records Likely to Fall – It’s been called one of the most important documents in American history and the event that started the Civil Rights Movement. STORY
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 8th, 2017 – BUSINESS NEWS
New Photo-Matching Service Launches – A group of sports memorabilia industry professionals has launched a new service for authenticating and grading game-used memorabilia. READ
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 8th, 2017 – VINTAGE NEWS
1973 Topps Comics ‘Test’ Set an Unreleased Rarity – Of all of the various Topps “test” issues, the 1973 Topps Comics set is one of the company’s most unique, most rare, most mysterious and most colorful issues. DETAILS