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
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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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