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Michael Gary Rubin (/ ˈ r uː b ɪ n / ROO-bin; born July 21, 1972) is an American businessman.He is the founder and CEO of Fanatics, [5] [6] a global digital sports platform that consists of several businesses, including licensed sports merchandise, trading cards and collectibles, sports betting and iGaming, special events, and live commerce.
As of May 2020, the industry brings in over one billion dollars annually for manufacturers and retailers. [2] The current record price for an individual sports card is the US$12.6 million paid for a 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card (Topps; #311) on August 28, 2022, breaking all previous records. [3] [4]
The company started producing basketball cards again in 1969 and continued until 1982, but then abandoned the market for another decade, missing out on printing the prized rookie cards of Michael Jordan and other mid- and late-1980s National Basketball Association stars. Topps finally returned to basketball cards in 1992, several years after ...
Upper Deck quickly rivaled Topps, which had been considered the standard, and other competitors, such as Fleer, Donruss, and Score. By 1991, the company built a 250,000-square-foot (23,000 m 2) plant of brown marble and black glass on a hilltop 30 miles (48 km) north of San Diego. [10]
For example, in the 1966 set, Mickey Mantle is card #50 and Sandy Koufax is card #100. In 1965, Willie Mays is card #250. Other star players were put on card numbers ending in zero (10, 20, 140, 270, etc.) and minor stars were put on cards ending in "5". Topps continues this numbering system (at least to a degree) today.
Star Wars Series 1 (1977) (Topps UK/Ireland) - Blue border with white stars. 66 Card set. No stickers. Star Wars Series 1 (1977) (Argentina) - Blue border with white stars. 66 cards and 11 stickers. 16 puzzle pieces. Star Wars Series 2 (1977) - Red border. 66 cards and 11 stickers (black or space with red interior border) (Cards 67-132 Stickers ...
This is a year-by-year list of Topps All-Star Rookie Teams. Note that players selected for a particular team appear in the following year's set release. So, a player named to the 2023 Topps All-Star Rookie team will have a trophy symbol on his 2024 Topps baseball card. †
The 1962 cards had a wood-grain design on the borders and had included the All-Star Rookie trophy on team members' cards. Topps brought back the gold cup symbol on the 1987 cards. In 2000, a special 10-card insert set of Topps All-Star Rookies was included in packs of the regular issue. Topps combined a list of All-Star names and holographic ...