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Scam Artist Busted on Beckett Forum
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 10:40 am | Filed Under NFL, Beckett, Authentication
This thread on Beckett from last week is probably my favorite of all-time. Here’s how it went:
Guy posts fake Ciatrick Fason logo patch card on eBay numbered 322/699
Card gets pulled off eBay because Upper Deck says it’s a fake
Guy complains on Beckett forum, hoping to sell it there.
Hard core collector who has a photo […]
Weekly Market Movements - Big $ Gainers/Losers
By Cardcollectingrambler | Posted at 10:18 am | Filed Under MLB, Cardcollectingrambler
Guest post by Cardcollectingrambler from Break Open Another Box!
Below are some of the players’ rookie cards that experienced notable gains or loses in market value, from week to week. The first price is the average TAC for the week of 8/5, and the second is the average for the week of 8/12.
94 SP Alex Rodriguez […]
A Reality Check on What Your Cards are Worth
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 11:58 am | Filed Under Cards
Without much (any) fanfare, Tuff Stuff recently launched their own blogging section, only a few years behind the times…they’re getting better. Editor Scott Kelnhofer wrote a great article about collectors who are surprised about how much - or I should say, how little - their cards or worth when they go to sell:
The reality […]
Surprise - Another Gretzky McFarlane Figure
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 11:34 am | Filed Under McFarlane, NHL
A few days after stroking Todd McFarlane’s ego, I’m going to knock him back down a peg. Back in May I wrote about how McFarlane’s NINTH Wayne Gretzky figure, a figure with him in a Blues uniform, was overkill. Well Todd is back at it again. In McFarlane’s newly unveiled NHL Legends […]
Todd McFarlane is Smarter Than You
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 12:43 pm | Filed Under McFarlane
Really. He is, and he’s smarter than me. He gets SOOOO much publicity for being the collector that overpaid for the $3 Million McGwire 70th HR ball. Read this article on Portfolio.com and tell me what you think:
McFarlane’s baseball collecting, meanwhile, rather than being an expensive distraction, has helped open doors for […]
My New Favorite Custom McFarlane
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 12:19 pm | Filed Under Customs
Take a look at this Custom McFarlane made by Timo Kauffman:
That’s right - a PERFECT representation of Reggie Bush getting jacked up by Sheldon Brown in last year’s NFC Divisional Playoff Game, that was also recently represented on the cover of SI:
Freaking awesome.
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MNF Forgets About the Football
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 12:11 pm | Filed Under Announcers
While this blog (and SportsLizard in general) is almost exclusively about Sports Collectibles, there are two large sections of SportsLizard that don’t deal with collectibles in the least - the Announcer Ratings and the News Reader. The Announcer Ratings in particular often result in passionate discussions about people’s favorite announcers (see Dana Jacobson). […]
MLB Briefs
By Cardcollectingrambler | Posted at 11:53 am | Filed Under MLB, Cardcollectingrambler
Guest post by Cardcollectingrambler from Break Open Another Box!
23-year-old D-Rays starter Edwin Jackson earned his first career shutout on Saturday vs. the Rangers. Jackson was near perfect, allowing just 4 hits & 1 BB with 8 K’s in 9 IP. Over the past few years, Jackson has shown us glimpses of what he’s capable of, […]
eBay Wants the Bonds Ball
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 11:40 am | Filed Under MLB, eBay
Think Matt Murphy has gotten a few phone calls in the last week? The NY Mets fan who caught Bonds’ 756th HR ball is being courted by every auction house and collectibles company in the country. eBay, like everyone else, is positioning themselves to get their hands on the ball for an auction (imagine the […]
Is Rick Ankiel The Natural?
By Adam McFarland | Posted at 11:33 am | Filed Under MLB, Starting Lineups
After Rick Ankiel hit those two home runs and made that spectacular catch in the outfield on Saturday, I couldn’t help but find myself buying into all of the comparisons to The Natural. Other than the fictitious Roy Hobbs, there’s never been a ball player that’s made such a dramatic resurgence. One comment […]