Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 9th, 2018 – 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 Sports Collectors Digest, PSA, Paul Fraser Collectibles, New York Post, Bloomberg, Forbes, Sports Collectors Daily and other sources.
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 9th, 2018 – PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Apollo Astronaut Signed Moon Globe – Signed by 15 Apollo astronauts, this Moon globe has the best provenance we’ve ever seen. STORY
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 9th, 2018 – GRADING NEWS
PSA Submissions 101: What Is Minimum Grade? – Learn about this unique service and how it can impact your cards’ value. WATCH
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 9th, 2018 – INDUSTRY NEWS
PSA Launches New Company Blog – The new platform provides timely company information along with multiple featured posts aimed to inform, entertain and educate the collecting community. Covering both the sports and non-sports markets, the blog will be loaded with topical content. FULL DETAILS
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 9th, 2018 – BUSINESS NEWS
Is The Topps Company Being Put Up fro Sale? – The private equity owners of Topps Co. are weighing a sale of the baseball card maker, people with knowledge of the matter said. FULL DETAILS
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 9th, 2018 – PLAYER NEWS
Super Bowl Champion Turned High Stakes Card Dealer – Former Denver Broncos offensive guard, Evan Mathis, has consigned the much publicized PSA 9 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle. STORY
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 9th, 2018 – AUCTION NEWS
Richard Petty Cars, Memorabilia Auction Set for Las Vegas – Petty will be selling some of the most iconic symbols of his career on May 12 in Las Vegas. Julien’s Auctions announced “From the Collection of Richard Petty,” and the sale will include cars Petty drove to victory, trophies, racing suits and other memorabilia. FULL DETAILS
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 9th, 2018 – MEMORABILIA NEWS
Bat Allegedly Used By Babe Ruth in Famed ‘Called Shot’ at Auction – The baseball bat Babe Ruth may have used to swat his mythical “called shot” home run in the 1932 World Series is up for sale and could fetch up to $500,000. But is it really? FULL DETAILS & AUCTION LOT
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 9th, 2018 – ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Collecting the 1978 Topps Battlestar Galactica Card Set – Get to know this under-appreciated, vintage non-sport set and why it’s worth a second look. READ MORE
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 9th, 2018 – VINTAGE NEWS
Mint Mickey Mantle Baseball Card Poised To Break $3.12 Million Honus Wagner Record – The last time a mint 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card sold in a public auction was 12 years ago, for $282,588. FULL DETAILS
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 9th, 2018 – RETRO NEWS
Eric Lindros, Hockey’s First “Investible” Player – While all of Lindros’ earliest cards did not retain their value, they were nonetheless a driving force in the expansion of the hockey card industry. STORY
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 9th, 2018 – MARKET NEWS
How 10 Top Vintage Trading Cards Have Soared In Value – The chart below shows the Return on Investment (ROI) of the top 10 cards, all baseball and graded by PSA. (Of course, there’s no proof—and certainly not from just one decade’s performance—that cards will continue their rise.) FULL STORY
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 9th, 2018 – “FINDS” NEWS
Previously Unknown Cy Young Cabinet Cards – A 19th century player’s family has consigned his old collection of cabinet cards to SCP Auctions –with two previously unknown Cy Young issues. READ MORE
Hobby Happenings Week Ending March 9th, 2018 – TCG NEWS
How to Spot a 1st Edition Pokémon Card – Collectors are still clamoring for vintage Pokémon cards. If the term vintage incurs scoffs when referring to cards that debuted in 1999, keep your ridiculing in check until you hear the value of some of these cards. LEARN HOW
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