Upper Deck Earns Court Victory
After losing a couple of high profile cases recently, Upper Deck earned a legal victory when a panel of judges ruled in its favor over the invention of the memorabilia card. The U.S. Court of Appeals...
View ArticleCard Shop Hoping for Kid Revival
A new wave of stories about the sports card hobby is appearing in the mainstream media. Inspired by the beginning of a new baseball season and by the new book "Mint Condition", which traces the history...
View ArticleElway Pumps Topps on Media Tour
Cal Ripken spent the opening days of the 2010 baseball season fulfilling his role as spokesman for the Million Card Giveaway launched by Topps. Now, it's John Elway's turn to handle the football...
View ArticleCranston Show Celebrates 35th Anniversary
It's one of the oldest..and "old schoolest" card shows in the country. The annual Cranston Sports Collectors Show in Rhode Island kept a long-running tradition alive when it opened its doors in...
View Article1961 Topps Baseball: Still Magic After 50 Years
by Craig Paulson Despite its many portraits of players in uniforms without team logos, over 100 capless pictures, and overall plain card design, the 1961 Topps Baseball card set has always been popular...
View Article1952 Topps Mantle Redemption Turned into Tax Trouble for Winner
Mark Davis, the California collector who won a 1952 Mickey Mantle during Topps’ 2010 Million Card Giveaway, was forced to sell the card after being handed a big tax bill by the IRS. Davis unlocked a...
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