Steph Curry Sells Shoes, Holding Co Buys Event Series

Morning, Collectors. We love when our hobby finds its way to TV, so it was a nice surprise when Logan Paul popped up on Pawn Stars to negotiate with Rick Harrison. Logan had some better luck negotiating with Ken Goldin on King of Collectibles earlier this year, because we think Harrison took him to the cleaners.

Either way, it makes for entertaining TV. Image Credit: Topps Mantel: Fanatics Is Redefining When the NFL Rookie Card Begins Yes, you weren’t imagining it. NFL rookies signed trading cards while on stage at the draft.

Fanatics introduced a system where draft-night moments were instantly turned into signed Topps NOW cards within about 90 seconds, with a 72-hour sales window that determined final print runs. It was a big moment for the hobby, which created yet another chase for collectors, and the release introduced a new version of rookie cards, tied directly to the draft moment rather than post-performance narratives. Kudos to the Topps team for continuing innovate.

SCD: Sale of Collect-A-Con Card Show by Big Investors Shows Strength of Hobby Collect-A-Con, a major U. S. trading card show promoter with 24 events and roughly 500,000 annual attendees, has been acquired by Mari, a holding company led by Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro.