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Babe Ruth: The Sultan of Licensing
Babe Ruth has been dead 74 years now, but he still is having a better year than the president, bringing ... -
2022 USA Baseball Stars & Stripes Brings Exclusive Complete-Set Blaster
USA Baseball and Panini are introducing a new, complete-set blaster box of 2022 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes that ... -
USA Baseball and Panini Extend Exclusive Deal
Details on USA Baseball and Panini America extending their exclusive baseball card deal. -
Milestones Ahead: MLB Career Achievements Within Reach in 2022
When he collects his 3,000th hit this coming season, and he’s just nine shy entering 2022, future Hall of Famer ... -
Who Will Be Topps Living Set MLB’s #500?
With Topps set to release card #500 of its MLB Living Set this week, we thought we would take a ... -
Lauren Taylor: In Her Own Words
Interview with artist Lauren Taylor on her work, Topps Project70, working through mental struggles and her desire to help others. -
Before “FF” — The Beauty of Freddie Freeman’s Original Signature
Don’t recognize the early Freddie Freeman autographs? Well, as a 16-year-old in the summer of 2006 (he turned 17 that ... -
Game Used Tone Adds RJ Barrett, Khris Middleton
Game Used Tone, a memorabilia company specializing in one-of-a-kind game-used NBA shoes, jerseys and basketballs, has announced partnerships with New ... -
Sports Artist Spotlight: Doug Stromenger
Doug Stromenger can recall standing in line at card shows to meet autograph guests, thinking everything seemed just a little ... -
1954 Mickey Mantle Game-Used Jersey in November Heritage Auction
Heritage Auctions calls its Nov. 18-20 Fall Sports Collectibles Catalog Auction one “for the ages.” And it’s hard to disagree ... -
Max Scherzer: Not Close to Maxing Out
Here’s how fast a card can get hot in a short amount of time. In November’s issue of Beckett Baseball, ... -
Sports Artist Spotlight: Mike Kupka
Mike Kupka has been creating art for “as long as I can remember.” “I always had a pencil or marker ... -
Sports Artist Spotlight: Thomas Borowski
After graduating from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena in 2009, Thomas Borowski began working in animation and also ... -
The Passing of a Good Man: Panini’s Ben Ecklar Dies at 53
I received news from a mutual friend a few days ago that Ben Ecklar had passed away unexpectedly that very ... -
Sports Artist Spotlight: Melysa Gorlicki
Melysa Gorlicki can’t remember a time when she wasn’t drawing something. “As a child my parents would leave me for ... -
Sports Artist Spotlight: Christian Paniagua
Christian Paniagua grew up in New York City, reading comics and admiring graffiti. And along the way he learned to ... -
Sports Artist Spotlight: Justyn Farano
As a kid, Justyn Farano collected cards with his father. He also read a certain Price Guide magazine. “I vividly ... -
“Shoeless” Joe Jackson’s Driver’s License Tops $125,000
The signed South Carolina driver’s license belonging to “Shoeless” Joe Jackson in the 1940s sold for $125,460 (including buyer’s premium) ... -
Sports Artist Spotlight: Paul Jennis
As the cover artist of our third Beckett Baseball Artist Spotlight issue, Paul Jennis took about seven weeks of his ... -
Project70 Artists at the 2021 National Sports Collectors Convention
The VIP night Wednesday at the 41st National Sports Collectors Convention featured a dose of Topps Project70 with some of ... -
Graig Kreindler: Baseball’s Visual Custodian
Profile and interview with sports painter Graig Kreindler, looking at his work, inspiration and art goals. -
Tork Talk: Spencer Torkelson Talks About Getting Back to Baseball, the Price of His Cards
Interview with Spencer Torkelson covering baseball cards, his autograph, what he learned in college and getting back to the game. -
Not Badd at All: Akil Baddoo’s First Week for the Ages
Full disclosure from this devout Tigers fan: I had never heard of Akil Baddoo before December 10, when Detroit made ... -
Gum, Football Cards and Innovation: Philadelphia Gum Had Them All
A brief look at the history of the Philadelphia Gum company, its origins, key figures, trading card contributions and what ... -
Alive and Kicking: Topps Talks MLB Living Set as Checklist Approaches #400
Interview with Topps Art Director, Michael Linkens, reflecting on the first 400 cards of the MLB Living Set and what ... -
True Rarity: The Story of a Signed 1955 Topps Harry Agganis Card
A 1955 Topps card signed by the late Harry Agganis – who died at age 26 just months after the ... -
Samurai Mike: Mike Singletary Remembers Mike Ditka, Buddy Ryan and the Super Bowl Shuffle
Mike Singletary is a busy man. He’s talking to a writer on this day, while also working on business plans ... -
Red-Hot Retail and Million-Dollar Modern Cards, Welcome to the Hobby’s New Normal
The sports card industry is evolving. One needs to look no further than the huge prices modern cards are getting ... -
Plugged In: Chris Torres Has Lots to Say About Topps Project 2020
Interview with Chris Torres on Topps Project 2020 and his YouTube show about the set. -
Jimmy Butler: Sweet Home South Beach
In 2015, satirical rapper/songwriter Froggy Fresh released a video that made Jimmy Butler a household name to millions of YouTube ... -
Game Used Tone Signs Exclusive Shoe Deal with Luka Doncic
Add Luka Doncic to the list of NBA superstars signing a partnership with Game Used Tone to broker the sales ... -
Our Favorite Cards from the First Half of Topps Project 2020
Three Beckett staff members pick their favorite cards from the first half of Topps Project 2020. -
Sports Artist Spotlight: John Bartlett
It was a couple of guys you may have heard of – Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo – that inspired ... -
The Sale: The Story Behind the $1.8 Million LeBron James Card
Ultimately, the 2003-04 LeBron James Exquisite Rookie Patch Autograph Parallel sold for a little more than Ken Goldin was hoping ... -
Back Home: Isiah Thomas Reunited with 1984 All-Star MVP Trophy
Isiah Thomas has been reunited with his 1984 All-Star MVP trophy. It had been stolen from his high school before ...
