Preliminary product information has been released for 2018 Topps Finest baseball, which makes its return in early June. A full checklist and preview gallery are below. Topps is touting a couple of fresh insert sets and some additional low-numbered parallels to complement a roster of on-card autographs, but the Finest formula otherwise remains much the same. Collectors … [Read more...]
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Big O’s Collection, 1970s Cards Among Top 10 Sellers at Lelands in 2018
Oscar Robertson attended this year's National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland and while he was there to sign autographs, he also stopped by to check on his collection. The Basketball Hall of Famer consigned 51 items, including his championship rings, to Lelands as part of the company's Summer Invitational Auction. Three of them made the list of Lelands' top ten … [Read more...]
PSA 8 1952 Topps Mantle, Other Gems in Largest Heritage Card Sale to Date
A few weeks after closing the books on the $8 million combined sale of the all-time finest PSA-graded T206 set, Heritage Auctions has launched the largest trading card auction in company history. More than 2,200 lots are on the block with rare and high-end single cards, complete sets and lots from the 19th century to the present. “The massive prices in the T206 … [Read more...]
Topps Box Redemption Program at NSCC Includes Exclusive Bowman Chrome Packs
Topps will bring the Bowman Chrome brand to the National Sports Collectors Convention box redemption program. Collectors who buy a box of selected Topps or Bowman products through participating dealers will get a sticker. Take the box and the sticker to the Topps booth and you’ll receive a four-card pack of National-exclusive Bowman Chrome … [Read more...]
3rd Best 1959 Topps Set Brings Over $300,000 in Mile High Auction
One of the hobby’s top 1959 Topps baseball card sets is on its way to a new home—for a whopper of a price. Mile High Card Company sold the third ranked set on the PSA Registry for $301,907 in its catalog auction early Friday morning. Four cards in the 572-card issue are graded 10; eight, including Mickey Mantle rated 8 and the other 560 cards in the set are graded PSA … [Read more...]
What’s Hot: Father’s Day, Finest Fill Collectors’ Bill
I got my gentle reminder to get off my cardboard selling backside and compile the June edition of What's Hot. While it hasn't been all roses in the past few weeks, the reported demise of 2018 MLB offerings is not exactly the truth. I will admit that I was enjoying the continued thanks to Shohei Ohtani. While at the time I am writing this, we are still waiting … [Read more...]
Notes: Ohtani Finest Superfractor Pulled; Big $ for Yankee Stadium Relic
Topps Finest Baseball released on Wednesday and one of the big hits has already been pulled. A customer at Oliver's Sports in Wichita, Kansas unwrapped the 1/1 Shohei Ohtani Superfractor on Wednesday. It won't be staying in his personal collection. The card quickly made its way to eBay where it's got a hefty Buy it Now price. The Bowman Superfractor, which … [Read more...]
Sports Card Release Calendar: June 6-22, 2018
As spring turns to summer, a pair of new baseball card products will arrive, but they aren't the only new releases collectors will have a chance to open over the next couple of weeks. Courtesy of Maine Sports Cards, here's a look at some of what's ahead. 2018 Topps Finest Baseball (6/6) Finest ‘master boxes’ have 12 packs with five cards per pack. Each two- … [Read more...]
2018 Topps Clearly Authentic Goes Acetate
After making its debut last year, 2018 Topps Clearly Authentic baseball will mark the brand’s return this summer, once again as a one autographed card per box product featuring both current players and former stars. A checklist is below. 2018 Topps Clearly Authentic Overview This year’s release will combine acetate card technology with on-card signatures. … [Read more...]
All-Time Top Graded 1976 Topps Set Sells for $173,066 in Lelands Auction
Packs were once 15 cents. A whole box was $5.40--retail. Little could anyone who bought some baseball cards in the spring or summer of 1976 have imagined that a complete set would one day sell for $173,066, but that's what happened late Friday night when the Lelands Classic Auction came to a close. Of course, this was no ordinary set. Painstakingly pieced together … [Read more...]
