In the 1970s, you rarely heard the team. Now, vintage rookie cards drive the market. What’s the psychology behind the collection?
Sports History: Top 5 Selling Game Programs on eBay
February 13, 2012 By
Baseball is only part of the equation when it comes to vintage game programs. Check out some cool pieces of football history that make up the last of the top 5 selling sports publications on eBay over the last 30 days.
Hunt Auctions to Offer Extensive Tobacco-Related Collection
January 26, 2012 By
Hunt Auctions kicks off its 20th anniversary with an internet auction featuring a mammoth collection of tobacco ads, packaging and cards.
Metropolitan Museum of Art Digitizing Burdick Collection
January 19, 2012 By
The collection of the man who literally wrote the book on baseball cards–or at least catalogued them–may be coming to a computer near you.
Artist Gary Cieradkowski Connects with Dad Through Card Designs
January 19, 2012 By
ESPN.com profiles talented graphic designer Gary Cieradkowski, who’s creating some cool looking art for the “Infinite Baseball Card Set”.
Who Are eBay’s Biggest Sports Card Sellers?
January 4, 2012 By
Selling sports cards on eBay means volume, volume, and more volume for eBay’s biggest sports card dealers…but the most successful sellers start ‘em low and let ‘em go.
PSA Population Report Goes Free
January 3, 2012 By
Collectors and dealers now have access to some valuable information on a massive database of graded cards now that the PSA Population Report is public info.
Albany Card Show Still Ticking
December 23, 2011 By
Collectors and dealers from all over the northeast have been coming to the monthly Albany sports card show for parts of five decades.
T206 Eddie Plank a Worthy Challenger to Wagner
December 16, 2011 By
The T206 Eddie Plank plays Lou Gehrig to its more Ruthian-like brother, Honus Wagner, but serious collectors know how scarce it is.
Top Selling Mickey Mantle Cards on eBay
December 16, 2011 By
Owning a 1952 Topps may be out of your budget, but what other Mickey Mantle cards have collectors been buying?
Mickey Mantle and eBay Still Perfect Marriage
December 6, 2011 By
More than 43 years after his last game, Mickey Mantle is still a smoking hot search on eBay. We’ve got the latest, most interesting sales figures and some info on the best time to buy…and sell.
Iconic Players, Sets Part of Memory Lane Auction
November 28, 2011 By
Vintage sports cards spanning virtually the entire history of collecting will be up for grabs later this week when Memory Lane Inc. opens its Winter Classics Auction.
The Big Show: Charles M. Conlon’s Golden Age Baseball Photographs
November 18, 2011 By
A new book brings us more great baseball photographs from Charles M. Conlon. Can you say “Christmas list”?
Program from First World Series Sells for $241,500
November 12, 2011 By
One 1903 World Series program resides in Cooperstown. The other was sold by Hunt Auctions Saturday,as one of the headliners in the Louisville Slugger Factory and Museum Auction.
Seattle Card Store Burglary Suspect Caught on Cam
November 4, 2011 By
A Washington man who turned his hobby into a business is still hoping someone can help find the man who swiped $30,000 worth of vintage sports cards from his shop last month.
Gary Cypres Offers Tours of World’s Top Sports Memorabilia Collection
November 1, 2011 By
Super collector Gary Cypres, the man whose sports memorabilia collection is housed in his own personal museum, gives us a look in preparation for a fundraising event.
1916 Babe Ruth Rookie Card, Heisman Ring Sold in “I Own it Now”
October 28, 2011 By
Catalog featured exclusively high grade, rare, vintage sports collectibles.
Rare Ty Cobb Tobacco Tin to be Sold by Memory Lane
October 27, 2011 By
A rare century-old Ty Cobb brand tobacco tin is going back on the auction block after a short dalliance with eBay.
Auction of Large Cuban Baseball Card Collection Continues
October 23, 2011 By
A group of rare vintage Cuban baseball cards from the collection of Richard Merkin are among the items up for bid.
Has Bobby Thomson’s 1951 ‘Shot’ Jersey Already Been Found?
September 23, 2011 By
Collectors have wondered for years what became of the jersey Bobby Thomson was wearing when he hit the ‘Shot Heard ‘Round the World’. It may have been sitting in one man’s collection for the last six years.
