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Recently Topps made this sweet autographed game used jersey card of Cal Ripken Jr and Jackson Holliday. The card claimed to have a game used patch of both players. Some in the hobby questioned if the Ripken swatch was game used because it features the Mitchell & Ness logo. Most MLB game jerseys were made…
Boomo’s Breaks – Notorious Group Break Scammer
Many sports card scammers are able to have long careers ripping off collectors. Loud mouth group breaker “Boomo” is building quite a resume. One way to describe Boomo is disgusting. He’s baffled sports card observers for many years. How does he get people to buy into his breaks? Boomo Well, with eBay and help from…
Troy Aikman Says Heritage Auction Jersey is FAKE
Former UCLA and Dallas Cowboys star Troy Aikman says a jersey sold by Heritage Auctions is not authentic. On November 18, 2017 someone paid $7,800 for a jersey Heritage Auctions claims Aikman wore during the Aloha Bowl (YouTube) on Christmas day 1987. Aikman weighed in on Twitter. Unless I’m the one selling it, none of my…
Topps Employee Accused In Consignment Scam
A current Topps employee is being accused of running off with customer cards from a prior consignment business. Richard Zangrillo, a memorabilia coordinator for Topps, previously ran LVBK Collectibles, a consignment business that sold sports cards on eBay. LVBK Collectibles shut down in September 2022 and many customers are still waiting to get back cards…
The Case of the Altered Luka Doncic Card: When High-End Meets Deception
What Happened? SuperDan, a member of the Blowout forum and one of a handful of prominent members who called out trimmed cards in 2019, recently came forward with information about a highly valuable Luka Doncic card. The card in question is a 2018-19 Panini Prizm Luka Doncic Neon Green RC serial-numbered 5/5, that in 2020,…
Steve Cohen Beat Insider Trading Charges. Now He Owns PSA
Steve Cohen’s SAC Capital pleaded guilty to insider trading in 2013. $1.8 billion in fines. Eight employees went to prison. Over a decade of systematic fraud from 1999-2010. Cohen? Zero criminal charges. Steve Cohen He received “highly suspicious information” and handed out massive bonuses to the traders running the schemes. His punishment? A two-year timeout…