Hobby Happenings – PWCC Retains Counsel, Orlando Fires Back – 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 PSA, Sports Collectors Digest, TMZ, Yahoo, Forbes, Beckett Media, Sports Collectors Daily and other sources.
SHOW NEWS
2019 National Sports Collectors Convention Guide and Preview – Find out about all the manufacturer promotions, VIP perks, where to find freebies, special event, activities, after-hours happenings and much more. DETAILED GUIDE & VIDEO PREVIEW
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
SGC Exhibiting Vintage Game-Used Jersey from Cubs’ Iconic Trio – FULL DETAILS
LEGAL NEWS
PWCC CEO Retains High Profile Attorney – Jeffrey Lichtman, a longtime collector and ironically, a longtime vocal critic of PWCC’s CEO Brent Huegins, issued a statement on the NET 54 message board, where he goes by, calvindog. VIEW THREAD
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- Defense attorney Jeffrey Lichtman
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- Brent Huigens, owner of PWCC Marketplace
AUCTION NEWS
Heritage Auctions Summer Sports Card Auction Nets $8.3M – Lots included the first wave of the David Hall T206 collection and a 1953 Topps Mickey Mantle in a PSA 9. FULL DETAILS
GRADING & AUTHENTICATION NEWS
Darren Rovell Slams Collectors Universe CEO, Joe Orlando – A detailed look at the scandal rocking the hobby. READ NOW
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- Action Network, Darren Rovell
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- Joe Orlando, CEO, Collectors Universe
ON DEMAND NEWS
Topps Offers Two New Products Exclusive to Topps.com – Topps 3D makes a return and the International Tennis Hall of Fame gets a set. SHOP NOW & LEARN MORE
MANUFACTURER NEWS
Topps Releases Images of 2020 Topps Baseball Card Design
BUSINESS NEWS
Sports Collectors Digest Acquired by Active Interest Media – The bankruptcy liquidation by F+W, the title’s former publisher included SCD, the hobby’s longest running publication. FULL STORY
VINTAGE NEWS
Vintage Pack Facts – Topps had both leagues once again and packs were still a nickel. Life was good if you were a football card collector in 1968. READ MORE
MARKET NEWS
Determining Value Not Always Easy – Here’s a look at some of anomalies of T206 card values based on the set’s population reports. FULL STORY
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