Tag Archives: collecting

Keith Olbermann’s hobby award speech notes card shops as lifeblood and future of hobby

03.27
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Posted on March 27, 2012 – 3:37 pm | Author: chrisolds
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Noted media personality and collector Keith Olbermann received the “Friend of the Card Stores” award last week during a Topps dealer seminar in Las Vegas.

Hobby Q&A: ‘Ball Boys’ Executive Producer Shawn Witt discusses reality show debut

03.16
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Posted on March 16, 2012 – 11:42 am | Author: chrisolds
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While many collectors can walk into a hobby shop any day of the week, many others might get their first glimpses — at least in a long time — when Ball Boys debuts on ABC next Saturday afternoon.

Your Turn: How has the Web changed the hobby?

03.08
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Posted on March 8, 2012 – 6:48 pm | Author: chrisolds
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It’s a bit of a loaded question because there are countless possible answers — it might be better to ask whether there are ways it hasn’t changed collecting. After all, card grading, low print-runs on serial-numbered cards … a lot of today’s trends can be attributed to Internet-inspired changes in the collecting landscape.

USA Today cover story looks at loss of a collector

07.29
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Posted on July 29, 2011 – 9:39 am | Author: chrisolds
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Today’s issue of USA Today features a cover story that’s got quite a large collecting tie — the death of a man who was at home when a plane crashed two years ago, killing him and the 49 people on board.

Are YOU a Supercollector? We want YOU in Beckett Sports Card Monthly …

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Posted on June 30, 2011 – 12:22 pm | Author: chrisolds
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We’re going to dedicate an upcoming issue of Beckett Sports Card Monthly to showcasing SuperCollectors — and we want to see your collections.