The Heisman Trophy awarded to Texas running back Ricky Williams sold for $504,000 early Friday morning. The price, which included a 20% buyer's premium, was the most ever paid for any of the small number of Heisman awards that have sold at public auction. In December 2018, Tim Brown's trophy sold for $435,763 via Goldin Auctions. Williams reportedly sold … [Read more...]
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Philly Find: Stunning M116 Near Set Heading to Auction
Heritage Auctions will offer a nearly complete set of 1910-11 M116 Sporting Life baseball cards in its upcoming November Trading Card Auction. “The Philly Find” is a group of 315 cards that were kept by a Philadelphia family where they had been passed down since the time of issue. The set, which immediately took over first place on the PSA Set Registry after the … [Read more...]
Upper Deck Creates Buyback Hockey Card Release
Upper Deck is getting back into the buyback business. The company has revealed plans for a new/old product that will put some of the company’s hockey cards from previous years into new packaging—accompanied by a smaller set of current cards. 2019-20 Upper Deck Buybacks hockey is slated for release sometime during the holiday season. The company had a … [Read more...]
2019 Louisville Slugger Auction Opens with Green Diamond Collection
Bats from Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb, jerseys from Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays and Stan Musial and and hundreds of other sports artifacts---most from the same one-owner collection—are part of the 2019 Louisville Slugger Factory & Museum Auction. The 19th annual event is already live, but finishes with a live sale at the facility on November 9. As we reported last month, the … [Read more...]
2019 Panini Contenders Preview
One of the hobby’s longest running football products is set to return for another season. 2019 Panini Contenders NFL will arrive at the tail end of the NFL regular season, with its familiar ticket-style look. Contenders will have 18 packs per box with six cards per pack. Each box will include five autographs, on average, with at least one of those being on-card. Also … [Read more...]
SCP Auctions: Babe Ruth’s 500 Home Run Bat Could Bring $1 Million+
Tucked away for decades, the bat Babe Ruth told a close friend he'd used to hit his 500th home run will be offered at auction beginning next month. The first player to reach the career milestone, Ruth reached 500 on August 11, 1929, establishing the career benchmark by which all power hitters are measured to this day. According to SCP Auctions, which received the bat … [Read more...]
News, Notes: Promising Rookies; Struggling QBs; The Cup Checklist; MLB’s New Store; NHL Game-Used Auctions
While collectors are getting excited about Zion Williamson's regular season debut next week, some other members of the NBA draft class shouldn't be ignored. Yes, it's just pre-season but sharpshooter Tyler Herro scored the first 14 Miami points in a game this week. Number 2 pick Ja Morant is among the top five in pre-season assists. R. J. Barrett of the … [Read more...]
Vintage Pack Facts: 1955 Bowman Baseball
The end would come soon enough but in 1955, Bowman Gum was making one last-ditch effort to try to collect as many nickels and pennies as they could from baseball card collecting kids. They came up with a design that incorporated America's new favorite evening pastime. They created a whopper of a set at 320 cards and they gave kids more cards in their packs. It wasn't … [Read more...]
The New Gardner Minshew Bobbleheads are Pretty Great
Last Sunday may not have been his finest hour, but Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew has already made the 2019 NFL season a lot more fun. Now, the rookie quarterback with the throwback look is being immortalized with a pair of new bobbleheads. FOCO is producing two different, full-sized bobbles because, well, you can’t properly capture his essence … [Read more...]
2019 Topps Update Baseball Preview
The third piece of the annual baseball card trilogy makes its return Wednesday with 2019 Topps Update baseball. The format remains much the same, with the much-anticipated arrival of official rookie cards along with updated cards from players who have changed teams and some special inserts. Fans of the Silver Pack promotion will be interested to know … [Read more...]
