Hobby Happenings Week Ending December 29th, 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, Cardboard Connection, Delaware State New, The Oregonian, Sports Collectors Daily and other sources.
Hobby Happenings Week Ending December 29th, 2017 – PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Classic 1960 NFL Championship Game Program ~ Philadelphia Eagles vs. Green Bay Packers, The #Eagles won 17-13, December 26, 1960 (H/T @BSmile)
Hobby Happenings Week Ending December 29th, 2017 – CRIME NEWS
Police Raid Seizes Counterfeit Sports Items – Thousands of dollars worth of allegedly counterfeit sports merchandise were confiscated at two stores in Delaware. FULL STORY
Photo Credit: (Delaware State News/Craig Anderson)
Hobby Happenings Week Ending December 29th, 2017 – COLLECTOR SPOTLIGHT
The Group Break Experience: A First-Hand Account of My First Group Break – Collector, Lisa Weatherall, tries her hand at a group break and reports on her experience. READ
Hobby Happenings Week Ending December 29th, 2017 – MEMORABILIA NEWS
Top Selling Sports Memorabilia of 2017 – From Ruth to Robinson to Rockwell, 2017 was another banner year for high-end sports cards and memorabilia. SEE FULL LIST
Hobby Happenings Week Ending December 29th, 2017 – AUCTION NEWS
Winner of Rocky III Statue Revealed – Rocky himself, of course!
JUST IN: Sylvester Stallone revealed as winner of replica of Rocky statue he commissioned for “Rocky III.” Paid $403,657 in auction conducted by @SCPAuctions pic.twitter.com/O2d3iQcHF1
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 27, 2017
Hobby Happenings Week Ending December 29th, 2017 – GRADED CARD NEWS
PSA FREE Launches Pricing, Research Tool for Graded Cards – PSA Auction Prices Realized offers a fully searchable database of cards and associated results dating back over ten years. MORE DETAILS
Hobby Happenings Week Ending December 29th, 2017 – BUSINESS NEWS
Heritage Auctions Launches Mobile App – The new mobile app, enabling collectors to browse and bid as well as access more than four million prices realized from a mobile device. FULL DETAILS
Hobby Happenings Week Ending December 29th, 2017 – SHOW NEWS
Inside Pitch Promotions’ Shows in North Carolina Huge Hit – Company does up to 18 shows a year, and they are successful, all of them. READ
Hobby Happenings Week Ending December 29th, 2017 – VINTAGE NEWS
How One Company Transformed Vintage Card Market Thanks to Internet – PWCC Auctions does over $50M in business annually. FULL STORY
Photo Credit: Mark Grave, The Oregonian
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