Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 1st, 2019 – 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, Forbes, Beckett Media, Sports Collectors Daily and other sources.
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 1st, 2019 – PHOTO OF THE WEEK
VIP and General Admission tickets for #NSCC19 go on sale Monday 3/4 … @TRISTAR1 will announce first wave of Autograph Guests 3/20. @NSCCShow
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 1st, 2019 – MARKET NEWS
2000 Tom Brady Contenders Autographed Rookie Card Sells for $400,100 – Sets new record for the highest priced modern trading card ever sold at public auction. FULL DETAILS
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 1st, 2019 – AUTHENTICATION NEWS
Resolution Photomatching Introduces Skype Screen Sharing to Aid Authentication Efforts – The move is said to help add an additional layer of transparency in the process. FULL DETAILS
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 1st, 2019 – BUSINESS NEWS
Topps.com Sports Collectible Site Exposes Payment Info in MageCart Attack – Last week Topps issued a data breach notification stating that it was affected by an attack, which possibly exposed the payment and address information of its customers. MORE DETAILS & TOPPS STATEMENT
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 1st, 2019 – MODERN NEWS
Sporting News Details Collaboration on Topps Heritage All-Stars – Topps and The Sporting News worked together for the first time in several years to create the cards. FULL STORY
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 1st, 2019 – MEMORABILIA NEWS
Game-Used Lou Gehrig Cap Shatters Auction Expectations: Sells For $312K – The cap belonged to one of his history’s most beloved players, and has an amazing backstory. FULL DETAILS
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 1st, 2019 – RETAIL NEWS
Target Institutes No Return Policy on Trading Cards – In an apparent effort to combat the hundreds off people who have been ripped off by repacked blaster boxes, Target has instituted and posted the following notice in its card aisles.
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 1st, 2019 – TCG NEWS
The Collectibility of Pokemon Cards – Twenty-three years after the original Pokemon games launched, collectors are still striving to “Catch ’em all.” FULL STORY
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 1st, 2019 – MANUFACTURER NEWS
Upper Deck Begins 30th Anniversary Celebration With Diamond Relic Overlay Program – Starting in early 2019, fans started noticing something different in packs of Upper Deck hockey products. FULL DETAILS
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 1st, 2019 – AUCTION NEWS
Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Memorabilia Going to Auction – Explains why he is selling the sports memorabilia from his career.
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 1st, 2019 – CRIME NEWS
Man Accused of Selling Stolen Michael Thomas, Zach Ertz Jerseys Arrested – The jerseys, and a pair of gloves, were stolen from a Saints player after this year’s NFC title game. FULL STORY
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