Monthly Archives: August 2007

Collectible Taxes

Posted on August 24, 2007 by

Now, this sounds just crazy. Only in America, (we hope) – they can actually tax you on an item before you even sell it, if this story is accurate. The following story is about the college student who ended up … Continue reading →

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Babe Ruth Called Shot Ticket Stub

Posted on August 23, 2007 by

Okay, we’re hooked on the ticket memorabilia that are up for auction on eBay. While watching the RSS feed for one of our searches, we saw the following listing end today for a ticket from the famous third game from … Continue reading →

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Upper Deck Withdraws Offer for Topps

Posted on August 22, 2007 by

Upper Deck Withdraws Offer for Topps Financial News – Yahoo! Finance Tuesday August 21, 2007 “NEW YORK (AP) — The Upper Deck Co. on Tuesday withdrew its offer to buy rival baseball card maker The Topps Co., clearing one obstacle … Continue reading →

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Michael Jordan Warm-Up Jersey Fraud

Posted on August 22, 2007 by

We reported earlier on the Mastro Auctions at the House of Blues in Cleveland, back on August 4, 2007, where the 1912 Pirates Cigarette set sold for close to a million dollars. Apparently there is some controversy over a warm-up … Continue reading →

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Daisuke Matsuzaka Signs with Upper Deck

Posted on August 16, 2007 by

Boston Red Sox Hurler Matsuzaka Becomes the Ace of Upper Deck’s Staff Financial News – Yahoo! Finance Wednesday August 15, 2007 The Company Signs Exclusive Autograph and Memorabilia Deal with Daisuke “CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Daisuke Matsuzaka has … Continue reading →

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What If Upper Deck Buys Topps Analysis

Posted on August 13, 2007 by

T.J. Schwartz analyzes the Upper Deck takeover attempt of Topps from a collector’s perspective, and what it would mean for the hobby in an article that originally ran in in the September 2007 issue of Tuff Stuff magazine, and posted … Continue reading →

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Upper Deck and Topps Merger Talks

Posted on August 12, 2007 by

Topps-UD Negotiations Ongoing By Jason Fleming for HOOPSWORLD.com Aug 10, 2007, 15:20 “In the past couple weeks Upper Deck’s bid to acquire rival Topps and become a dominating presence in the trading card market seems to have picked up steam. … Continue reading →

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1912 Pirate Cigarettes set sells for a million

Posted on August 6, 2007 by

Sports Collectors Daily reports on the recent auction by Mastro Auctions at the House of Blues in Cleveland where Barry Bonds’ 70th home run ball from his record-breaking 2001 season sold for just $14,400, after previously being sold for $60,000. … Continue reading →

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Ticket Stub from Barry Bond’s First Home Run

Posted on August 5, 2007 by

With Barry Bonds on the verge of setting the all time record for the most home runs, and after our previous post on how the ball probably won’t become one of the all time most expensive sports collectibles, it’s interesting … Continue reading →

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Bob Fitzsimmons Boxing Memorabilia

Posted on August 5, 2007 by

Fitzsimmons memorabilia valued at $30,000 www.secondsout.com Boxing – Updates & News – Legends Update “July 16, 2001 – A collection of fight memorabilia featuring the legendary Bob Fitzsimmons has been valued at an astonishing $30,000 in New York. The collection, … Continue reading →

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