Innholdsfortegnelse for February 28, 2020 i Sports Collectors Digest

They were put on sneakers, T-shirts, uniforms, sidewalks, scoreboards, buildings and basketball courts. They were even put in sand. Tributes to former Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant sprung up everywhere after the world heard the news of his tragic passing in a horrific helicopter crash that also killed his daughter Gianna and seven others on Jan. 26. RIP, Kobe. #8, #24. Many tributes were unique, and were seen not only throughout the country but around the world. For instance, on Puri beach in eastern India, a sand sculpture by Indian artist Sudarsan Pattnaik was carved with the message: “RIP Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. We will miss you.” In the Philippines, a mural of Kobe and Gianna was painted on a basketball court in Taguig just hours after the crash. In…

2020 TOPPS OPENING DAY BASEBALL The season opener for Major League Baseball will be roughly two weeks away when the 2020 Topps Opening Day baseball cards are released March 11 with more exclusive content than ever. The addition of Ballpark Profile Autographed cards, Major League Mementos Relics cards and Mascot Patch Relics cards to the 200-card base set of the game’s superstars, budding young stars and a new crop of rookies will be a great way to kick off the new season. The Base Parallels of Opening Day Editions are limited to 2,020 with Opening Day 1 of 1 Edition and Printing Plates each numbered 1 of 1. Among the insert cards in each pack are these new titles: Spring has Sprung (spring training imagery), Walk this Way (players celebrating…

ALABAMA April 4 AL, Scottsboro. Scottsboro Sports Cards & Memorabilia Show, Goose Pond Civic Center, 1165 Ed Hembree Dr., Scottsboro, AL, 35769. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 60+, A: free. Contact: Stephen Moore @ 256-599-0989 or stephen@jacksonssportscards.com CALIFORNIA March 14 CA, Sacramento. Sports Cards & Collectibles Show, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5321 Date Ave, Sacramento, CA 95841. SH: 9am-4pm, T:40, A: Free. Contact: Steve Westerson 916-704-3865, sacramentosportscardshows@gmail.com CONNECTICUT Feb 22 CT, Trumbull. Trumbull Cards Show, Trinity Episcopal Church, 1734 Huntington Turnpike, Trumbull, CT 06611. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 20+, A: $1. Contact: Karen or Fred Riso – PH: 203-265-1813, Email: kmrfdr@gmail.com Feb 29 CT, Milford. Milford Elks Lodge, 124 New Haven Ave., Milford, CT 06460. SH: 9am-2 pm, T: 40, A: $1. Contact: Ned Skinnon PH: 860-919-0879; email: nskinnon@cox.net March 8 CT, Orange. Orange…

FEBRUARY 5: 2020 Topps Series 1 Baseball 5: 2019-20 Upper Deck Allure Hockey 5: 2019 Panini Limited Football 7: 2018-19 Leaf Pearl Multi-Sport 7: 2019 Leaf Ultimate Draft Baseball 12: 2019-20 Donruss Optic Basketball 12: 2019 Panini Plates & Patches 15: 2020 Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day 19: 2019 Panini Select Football 19: 2019-20 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey 21: 2020 Leaf Best of Basketball 26: 2019 Panini One Football 26: 2019-20 SP Game Used Hockey 26: 2020 Topps Heritage Baseball 26: 2019-20 Panini Impeccable Basketball 28: 2020 Leaf Ultimate Draft Football MARCH 4: 2020 Donruss Baseball 4: 2019 Panini Encased Football 4: 2019-20 Panini Select Basketball 4: 2020 Topps Tribute Baseball 6: 2020 Leaf Lumber Kings Baseball 11: 2019 Panini Contenders Optic Football 11: 2020 Panini Stars &…

Back in the 1990s through 2000, I was working as editor of Tuff Stuff. As a monthly magazine, we had 12 covers a year, and we often counted on the Mantles, Jordans, Shaqs and Griffeys of the world as cover boys. They were always magnets for buyers at newsstands (remember those?) and hobby shops (remember those?). In the midst of my tenure, Kobe Bryant came along, and in his rookie season, 1996-97, he was impressive enough that we knew he’d have to join our “regulars” as a cover option. He was a sixth man his first season, and again in his second, 1997-98, but he was so good, he earned a starting spot on the NBA All-Star team. So for our April 1998 issue, we planned a Kobe cover and…

1. $124,211 on 56 bids: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Limited LeBron James, #/75, auto patch (PSA 10) 2. $67,100 on 28 bids: 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady Rookie Ticket (BGS 9.5) 3. $53,000 on 1 bid: 1998 Playoff Contenders Peyton Manning Rookie Ticket Autograph (PSA 10) 4. $47,600 on 74 bids: 1980-81 Topps Larry Bird, Julius Erving, Magic Johnson (SGC 10) 5. $39,600 on 77 bids: 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan (PSA 10) 6. $37,600 on 85 bids: 1996-97 Topps Chrome Refractor Kobe Bryant (PSA 10) 7. $30,600 on 42 bids: 2003-04 Upper Deck SP Authentic LeBron James, auto (PSA 10) 8. $30,000 on 44 bids: 2017 National Treasures Green Patrick Mahomes II, #8/15, auto patch (PSA 10) 9. $23,900 on 1 bid: 1996-97 Topps Chrome Kobe Bryant (PSA 10)…

Game 7 of the 2019 World Series is about to start, and Michael Russek is glued to his television. As the average baseball fan sits down to take in the biggest game of the season, Russek’s view is a little different than most. He’s paying closer attention to the smaller intricacies of the game: the threads the players are wearing, along with their batting gloves and bats. “You run patterns in your mind and we’re always sitting there like, ‘Oh, look at that dirt stain.’ Or, ‘Look, he’s missing his button.’ We’re always picking those out,” Russek said. As a founding partner and senior authenticator at Photo-Match.com , Russek is always fixated on what most consider minor details, but they are of utmost importance for his job. Russek knows an…