Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 21st, 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 the Football Hall of Fame, Beckett Media, Forbes, PSA, Heritage Auctions, Sports Collectors Daily and other sources.
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 21st, 2018 – PHOTO OF THE WEEK
This week was #NationalCheeseburgerDay and in 1978 getting a sheet of these New York Yankees Topps Burger King baseball cards, made getting a cheeseburger a whole lot better! (H/T @BSmile)
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 21st, 2018 – COLLECTOR SPOTLIGHT
One Collector’s Journey to Build the 1955 Topps Baseball Card Set – Determining what to collect comes almost by chance for one collector. READ STORY
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 21st, 2018 – AUTOGRAPH NEWS
1978 New York Yankees World Series 40th Anniversary Team Reunites – Here is your chance to knock off a good chunk of names for a team signed item. FULL DETAILS
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 21st, 2018 – MODERN NEWS
Collectors to Choose 2019 Topps Card #1 – It’s that time of year again. Vote for one of 19 pre-selected choices or, write in your own! Prizes randomly awarded. VOTE NOW
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 21st, 2018 – THE HOBBY COMMUNITY
Learn Hot to Get in a FREE 2018 Bowman Chrome Case Break – Learn more about how you can help give back to those in dire need. FULL DETAILS
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 21st, 2018 – AUCTION NEWS
Finest T206 Baseball Card Set Ever Assembled Broke $8M Mark – In total, over 400 of the 520 cards offered set new World Records, with many shattering their previous marks. FULL RESULTS
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 21st, 2018 – NON-SPORT NEWS
Manufacturer of Vintage Trading Card Set Offered a Bounty for Catching Spies – In this set, Gumakers of America actually offered a $100 award for the “first information supplied to it leading to the arrest and conviction” of any of the reported 120,000 spies allegedly operating in the U.S. during the set’s production. LEARN MORE
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 21st, 2018 – RETRO NEWS
Gem Mint Larry Bird-Magic Johnson Rookie Card Goes for $125,200 – The price is almost $30,000 higher than the previous high price paid for the card. A collector paid $96,000 for the card in 2016. STORY
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 21st, 2018 – MEDIA NEWS
New Book is a Must-Have Handbook for 1962 Post Cereal Football Set – The company’s baseball sets are an icon to those who love the early 60s, but the Post football set came and went over the course of several weeks in the autumn of 1962. LEARN MORE
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 21st, 2018 – MARKET NEWS
Tech Entrepreneur Determines First Estimate Of U.S. Sports Memorabilia Market: $5.4 Billion – Learn about the research and data that went into determining that market valuation. FULL ARTICLE
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 21st, 2018 – MANUFACTURER NEWS
Leaf Trading Cards announced that the inclusion of former Notre Dame wide receiver, Equanimeous St. Brown, on the checklist for the recently released 2018 Trinity Football to be an error and apologizes for any inconvenience.
Hobby Happenings Week Ending September 21st, 2018 – JUST FOR FUN
What four football cards would make up your Mount Rushmore? It’s not as easy as one would think. Joe Orlando gives his thoughts in “Taking My Hacks”.
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