SPORTS COLLECTORS DIGEST covers every aspect of modern sports collecting, including cards, memorabilia, equipment, lithographs, figurines, and autographed material. Online collecting, memorabilia, and auction news are covered each week in specially designed sections that complement columns from some of the most respected experts in the hobby and up-to-date card pricing and checklisting data from expert analysts. Along with display advertisements from all of the major dealers in the country, each weekly issue offers extensive auction advertising and listings, plus a classified section that gives collectors a medium for buying, selling, and trading.
Sports Collectors Digest
A Michael Jordan card hits $1M
Top Ten Online Auctions
HIGHLIGHTING HANK AARON AND TOM BRADY
Upper Deck breaks par with return to golf cards
NEW CARD release calendar
BASEBALL IN JAPAN: A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT GAME • Kelvin Torve learned how much different while playing with future MLB players Ichiro Suzuki, Shigetoshi Hasegawa and So Taguchi
OPERATION EXPOSE THE FRAUD • The story about how Ted Williams’ late son fought to protect his famous father’s name, and helped the FBI
AIMING HIGH IN THE HOBBY • Darren Prince, author of ‘Aiming High’ about his battle with opiate addiction, is now focused on card collecting
THE NIGHT WILT CHAMBERLAIN PROVED UNSTOPPABLE • The Philadelphia Warriors’ 7-foot-1 center did what no other NBA player has done—drop 100 points in a single game
A tale of two historic Wilt items – one steeped in mystery
Heritage to launch monthly auctions
BASEBALL ART
SHOW CALENDAR • For a complete listing of upcoming shows, visit www.sportscollectorsdigest.com
MEMORY LANE • CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH LARGEST AUCTION TO DATE
An ‘iconic’ vintage football set • Short on numbers but long on appeal, 1935 National Chicle scores big
Viewing early footage:
Down, set, spend...