Ken Kendrick’s Cards Are Worth 9 Figures. They’re Not for Sale
The 42nd National Sports Collectors Convention took place this past weekend at the Atlantic City Convention Center, and drew tens of thousands of trading card, autograph…
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NFTs Keep Low Profile at National Sports Collectors Convention
The National Sports Collectors Convention—so esteemed that regulars know it simply as “The National”—is an event built on nostalgia. Attendees at this week’s…
Collectors $100M Raise at $4.3B Valuation Reflects Chernin, Cohen Confidence
Collectors Holdings (Collectors) recently announced a $100 million raise at a $4.3 billion valuation. Existing investors D1 Capital Partners, Cohen Private Ventures and…
Fractional Card Market Bringing Meme Excitement and Losses Too
Looks like meme stocks and crypto will be getting more competition for day trader eyeballs from a more classic rival: sports memorabilia. It’s not news that the pandemic…
A Tom Brady Card Just Sold for $1.23 Million. It Could Be Worth More Now
A Tom Brady rookie card sold for more than $1 million over the weekend and that could turn out to be a real deal for its new owner, according to Robb Report. An…
Giannis Defends His Brand as Fervently as He Protects the Rim
Over the last three years, two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has been a plaintiff in 52 federal cases in the Southern District of New York. The cases share the same…
Booming Sport Card Industry Charts Digital Future Amid Disruption
Jason Masherah, who has been at Upper Deck since 2005, remembers how people used to react when he’d tell them he worked in the trading card industry: “They’d say…
Fanatics Adds Collectibles Auctions in Latest Business Expansion
Fanatics continues to rapidly expand the scope of its business—now moving into memorabilia auctions. Michael Rubin’s company has launched Fanatics Auctions, a digital…
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Collectors Universe Buys Card Sales Data Start-Up Card Ladder
Collectibles grading giant Collectors Universe is buying Card Ladder, a sports card price and data company. The deal, being announced later today, is the second…
NHL, Union Extend With Upper Deck Amid Trading Card Upheaval
The National Hockey League and its players’ union are extending their trading card relationships with Upper Deck, a long-term renewal that will make the legacy…
Collectibles App Rally Raises $15 Million More as Stars Pile In
Collectibles trading app Rally has raised another $15 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round, as the platform looks to cement itself as the go-to…
Sorare Taps Gaming Execs Ryan Spoon, Michael Meltzer for U.S. Growth
European NFT company Sorare has hired a pair of U.S. gaming executives to help the company grow its presence in North America, part of a wider push to expand its team…
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