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Scammers sold fake sports, Pokémon cards in $2M scheme: feds
Two Washington men were arrested for allegedly duping collectors over sports and Pokémon trading cards that turned out to be phonies.
Fifty years ago, Maria Pepe was just 11 when she sued Little League to play with the boys — and won
"It wasn't just about baseball," Maria Pepe, now 63, told The Post. "It was about girls' roles in society. Now they are able to play and reap the benefits from...
Rare Babe Ruth rookie card from 1916 — once a store freebie — could fetch $500K at auction
Flashback to more than a century ago, in April of 1916, when Gimbels department store made headlines with a marketing campaign that had every kid's heart aflutter.
Rare Babe Ruth rookie baseball card up for auction could break $12.5M world record
Rookie card from 1914 said to be one of rarest baseball cards in the world
The unexpected reason Nestor Cortes needs Anthony Volpe to produce
It's no secret that Anthony Volpe's first few months in the big leagues haven't been the smoothest ride — and his teammates know it too.
Michael Rubin's Fanatics valued at $31B after new round of financing
Sports platform Fanatics has raised $700 million in a new financing round led by private equity firm Clearlake Capital, valuing Fanatics at $31 billion, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Mind-boggling sum for baseball card stokes fears of fortunes lost, trashed
Most common among the woeful were from those whose mothers threw out their baseball cards during an unsupervised spring cleaning.
Mickey Mantle baseball card sells for record-smashing $12.6M
A Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for a record-smashing $12.6 million Sunday, the highest price ever paid for a piece of sports memorabilia.
Rare Honus Wagner baseball card sells for record-breaking price
One of the world’s rarest baseball cards was sold for an extraordinary price last week.
Caught stealing! Postal worker admits to lifting $40K worth of sports cards from mail
A former US mailman pleaded guilty to stealing nearly 100 sports trading cards worth tens of thousands of dollars.
Why these 1990s SI for Kids cards are now worth a fortune
A number of SI for Kids cards from the 1990's have sold for five to six figures, highlighted last week by a Serena Williams card from 1999 that fetched $117,000...
Card shark: Man sues his mom over pricey baseball cards
Christopher Trencher said the cards are worth more than $25,000, if his mom hasn't damaged them.
Fanatics lands Topps, but TV and sports-betting ambitions remain elusive
Michael Rubin may now be the undisputed champion of US sports merchandise, but his ambitions to build a TV and sports-gambling empire have lately suffered a few setbacks.
Not in the cards: A-Rod no longer looking to buy Panini
Alex Rodriguez has ended talks to merge his public company Slam Corp. with Italian baseball card maker Panini, a source told The Post. A-Rod in mid-July was reportedly in talks...
Michael Eisner caught looking in MLB strikeout
Major League Baseball’s breakup with Topps Co. smacked Michael Eisner on the back of the head
Topps deal to go public scrapped after MLB ends 70-year-old trading card deal
A deal to take the Topps Co. public has been scrapped after Major League Baseball said it won't renew its exclusive, 70-year-old relationship with the trading-card company. On Friday --...
'Holy Grail' baseball card sets record in $6.6 million sale
Bidding on the “Holy Grail” sports card started at $1 million on July 23. The final price of over $6.6 million blew the previous record of $5.2 million for a...
SEC boss Gary Gensler has few regulatory bullets on crypto: lawyer
SEC chair Gary Gensler may not have the authority to regulate the “Wild West” market of cryptocurrencies, according to securities lawyers, Charles Gasparino writes.
'His paper babies': COVID victim leaves family baseball cards worth $20M
A Florida doctor who died from COVID-19 complications in January left his family a lot of baseball cards worth $20 million.
Baseball card maker Topps to go public in $1.3 billion deal
Baseball cards, Bazooka bubble gum and SPACs go together now. Topps, the iconic sports trading card manufacturer, said Tuesday it plans to take itself public in a deal that values...