This Week in Sports Cards #2

Financial markets announced this morning that Topps is going public, again, through a Special Purpose Acquisition (SPAC) deal with Mudrick Capital, which values Topps at around $1.3B, or almost 4 Mike Trout rookie cards. More on this next week. Empty Case Collecting I was browsing eBay last week and came across a rare 1979-80 Topps … Read more

Certified Collectibles Group and 5 Ways the Sports Card Grading Industry Should Embrace Technology

The other day, I saw an article on Sports Collectors Daily announcing that Certified Collectibles Group is getting in the sports card authentication game. The card grading side of the company will be called Certified Sports Guaranty (CSG).  Overall, I think it’s a positive thing for a significant player to enter the space. Competition is good, and … Read more