Harford County baseball card collectors share excitement for Baltimore Orioles home opener

America’s favorite pastime has been bringing people together for more than a century and the Baltimore Orioles are rich in that history.  Baseball dates back to the 19th century in America. The Major League Baseball (MLB) group was founded in 1903 when two professional leagues – the National League and the American League – established…

Paul Skenes 1-of-1 MLB rookie debut patch card sells for $1.11 million at auction

Going, going, gone: Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes‘ 1/1 Topps MLB Rookie Debut Patch card was sold at the Fanatics Collect March Premier Auction for $1,110,000 on Thursday after accumulating 64 bids. The seller of the card is the family of an 11-year-old boy who pulled it from a box of 2024 Topps Chrome Update that…

Shohei Ohtani baseball card sells for record $1.067 million at auction

Published: 31 Mar. 2025, 17:17 Los Angeles Dodgers hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts after striking out in the first inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Dodger Stadium on Saturday in Los Angeles. [AFP/YONHAP]   A commemorative baseball card celebrating Shohei Ohtani’s historic 50-run, 50-steal season sold for $1.067 million at auction, becoming the…

How CT scans are challenging the integrity of the trading card world

Have you ever wanted a sneak peek into something before buying it? CT scans are now giving consumers that opportunity, but some are not happy. SAVAGE, Minn. — From tobacco packs to cracker jacks, sports cards were born as a marketing tool in the 1860s. Today, they’ve become a massive market of their own with…

5 College Stars Heating Up the Card Market During March Madness

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – MARCH 23: Derik Queen #25 of the Maryland Terrapins celebrates after defeating Colorado State Rams during the second round of the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament held at Climate Pledge Arena on March 23, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) (C. Morgan Engel via Getty…

Paul Skenes Is Ready to Be MLB’s League Leader

MLBMLBAnd becoming baseball’s best pitcher is just the start Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Hannah KeyserMarch 25, 10:30 am UTC • 12 min When Paul Skenes arrived at the Major League Baseball Players Association board meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona, in December, he didn’t know that there was such a thing as the executive subcommittee. Alongside the…

How is Marvel Studios keeping track of all of the Avengers: Doomsday cast? Custom MCU baseball cards (with actors’ contracts on the back)

On March 26, we here at Popverse (and let’s face it, you at your job) sat glued to our computer screens as Marvel Studios unveiled the entire (?) cast of Avengers: Doomsday over the course of five and a half hours. We ended the stream with a long list of names – 27, by our…