Hobby Happenings Week Ending May 31st, 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, TMZ, Yahoo, Forbes, Beckett Media, Sports Collectors Daily and other sources.

 

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

This card sold for $120,000 at auction this week. Only two other copies have ever graded higher. 

PLAYER NEWS

Is Tom Brady Going Into the Sports Card Manufacturing Business with a Football Card Set? – Recent trademark filing seems to indicate, yes. FULL STORY

MEMORABILIA NEWS

Infinite Supply Of Babe Ruth Baseballs Cannot Meet The Demand – The larger than life figure signed, literally, thousands of baseballs during his career. It’s still not enough. FULL STORY

VINTAGE NEWS

Iconic Honus Wagner Card Sells For $1.2 Million In Private Sale – SCP Auctions brokered the sale. FULL STORY

 

AUTOGRAPH NEWS

Best of the Best: All-Time NBA Autographs – Ranking the signatures of the NBA’s Top 50 Players. FULL STORY

GRADING NEWS

Doctored Cards Keep Coming, Answers May Not Arrive as Quickly – It’s becoming an ever-increasing concern and grading companies are being taken to task. FULL STORY

COLLECTING GUIDES

How to Tell If a Sports Card Has Been Re-Colored – A Beckett PLUS exclusive article. (Subscription required). LEARN MORE

MANUFACTURER NEWS

Cryptozoic Issues Statement on Plagiarized Sketch Card – An artist contracted by the company took liberties to submit a copy of a piece of fan art as an original sketch card. READ STATEMENT

AUCTION NEWS

1915 Cracker Jack #2 PSA Set Registry – Auction featuring one of the finest sets in the hobby sold individually last night. RESULTS (MUST LOG IN)

COLLECTOR SPOTLIGHT

Celebrity Chef and Avid Collector, Graham Elliott, Shares Some of His Collection

BUSINESS NEWS

Have you always wanted a job in sports and entertainment? Upper Deck is hiring! Check out these positions available and join the Upper Deck team! SEE JOB OPENINGS

JUST FOR FUN

The Bulls checked in last week at No. 4 and the Knicks claim the No. 3 spot in the ongoing 30 Teams | 30 Weeks Historical NBA countdown from Panini America and Beckett Media. Catch up before the top two are revealed! – CHECK IT OUT

 

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