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ESPN Visits Burdick Collection

Jim Burke illustration Jefferson Burdick

ESPN.com’s Paul Lukas is usually about uniforms but he recently got a chance to tour the Jefferson Burdick Collection of baseball cards at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Murphy Still a Collector Favorite

Dale Murphy 1980 Topps

Next week, it’ll be 20 years since his retirement, but for collectors, Dale Murphy baseball cards are still popular.

Second Tier George Brett Rookie Cards Strong as Icon Turns 60

OPC Brett RC Back

1975 Topps #228 is among the most desired cards of the post-War era but it seems some of the more obscure George Brett rookie cards that are growing in interest and value.

1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth Sets Record-Setting Pace in $10 Million REA Auction

1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth

The first known baseball card of Babe Ruth sold for more than $450,000 early Sunday while baseball cards and memorabilia from the game’s all-time icons attracted numerous record prices for Robert Edward Auctions.

Bidding Heats Up as Blockbuster REA Auction Heads Toward Closing Day

1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth

The hours are ticking down in Robert Edward Auctions’ annual catalog sale with bidders already starting to duke it out for some of the hobby’s rarest cards and memorabilia.

5 Cool Hank Aaron Cards to Consider

1959 Bazooka Aaron

Love Hank? We’ve got 5 cool vintage Hank Aaron baseball cards for you to chase.

Toughest High Grade 1966 Topps High Numbers

1966 Topps Cardinals rookies

The latest part of our vintage card analysis ranks the 1966 Topps high numbers with the lowest percentage of NM/MT and better cards and the fewest total graded.

Connecticut Wagner Listed on eBay

T206 Wagner PSA 1 ebay

Not every T206 Honus Wagner card winds up in a major catalog auction. The ‘Connecticut Wagner’, which entered the hobby as part of a complete set that walked into a card show in 1985, was listed on eBay Tuesday afternoon. The ‘Buy it Now’ asking price from ‘Then and Now Collectibles’ is $435,000 and includes [...]

L.A. Honored Campy by Candlelight 54 Years Ago

1959 Topps Symbol of Courage Campanella

Despite a career cut short by an accident that left him paralyzed, Roy Campanella baseball cards still carry a premium.

Five Underrated Willie Mays Cards

Willie Mays 1952 Red Man

The Say Hey Kid Turns 82 on Monday and we’ve got a list of five Willie Mays cards worth buying.

High Grade Highs: The Toughest Topps in ’64

PSA Topps Rookie Yankees

The latest in a series spins the Population Report to reveal the 1964 Topps high numbers are the most elusive in NM/MT and better condition.

1963 Topps High Numbers: Ranking the Toughest High Grade Cards

1963 Topps baseball pack

Colored lower borders make them hard to find in high grade and the 1963 Topps high numbers and semi highs will test you. Here are the most challenging singles.

Toughest High Grade 1962 Topps High Numbers

1960's topps high numbers

Those wood grain borders will drive you batty. So which 1962 Topps high numbers are truly the hardest to find?

1961 Topps High Numbers: Most Elusive Numbers

1961 Topps baseball box

A look at the 1961 Topps high number series including the percentage of cards graded 8-10 on PSA’s scale and the number of high numbers graded overall.

PSA 8 Set of 1932 U.S. Caramel Baseball Headlines Memory Lane Auction

Babe Ruth 1932 U.S. Caramel

A uniformly graded NM/MT set of 1932 U.S. Caramels joins a host of Babe Ruth items, a T206 set, a 1952 Topps pack and hundreds of other lots in Memory Lane Inc’s Spring Break Fever auction.

1960 Topps High Numbers: Which Are Most Elusive?

Topps 1960 wrapper

In the first of seven parts, we list the 1960 Topps high numbers that are hardest to find in high grade–and have the fewest graded overall.

REA Tallies More Than $3 Million in Bids During Auction’s First 24 Hours

Uncut strip Boston Garter 1912

Robert Edward Auctions opened its 2013 auction Friday and within a day, would be buyers of a T206 Wagner, Ruth rookie and more were playing to win.

Jackie Robinson Baseball Cards: Moviegoers’ Guide to His Rookie Cards and More

Jackie Robinson Bond Bread Rookie Card 1947

With the new movie “42″ released nationwide this weekend, it’s possible Jackie Robinson baseball cards could see increased interest. We sort through the rookie cards and other vintage issues of all shapes and sizes.

1968 Bazooka Baseball Cards Shifted Location

Bazooka Mantle box

There were some radical changes at Topps when it came to designing the 1968 Bazooka Baseball cards.   Kids who gazed upon the 25-piece boxes of gum 45 years ago were used to seeing cards on the backs of boxes, separated by perforated lines but unencumbered by anything else.  Maybe the company felt it needed [...]

National-International Media Still Fascinated by Wagner Card

T-206 Honus Wagner PSA 8

No shortage of media coverage on the lore surrounding the T206 Wagner with everyone from NPR to Yahoo to the London newspapers picking up the story.