An autographed, rookie year Michael Jordan game-worn shoe, tossed into the trash? It apparently almost happened in Milwaukee, where an old mall was about to be torn down some 18 years ago. A basketball fan and shoe collector who happened to be the head of maintenance for the mall at the time, says he saved it from going out with the rest of the stuff before … [Read more...]
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2019 Topps Allen & Ginter Preview
A part of the annual release schedule since its 2006 debut, Topps Allen & Ginter will return this summer with the 2019 edition arriving on July 17. A nod to the 19th century cards of the same name, Ginter is part baseball, part history and part entertainment. There are usually a few surprises on the checklist as well. 2019 Topps Allen & Ginter Basics and Base … [Read more...]
Topps’ “Other” 1969 Baseball Sets Were Small, Tall
Fifty years ago, collectors were beginning to pull the first of what would be Topps' biggest set to date at 664 cards. Baseball was expanding and so, too, were the number cards you needed to make a set. Still issued by series, the collecting would continue for the next several months but in addition to its standard bubble gum card set with the famous (or infamous) … [Read more...]
Notes: Small Town Shop Thrives; Charity Shows Draw Collectors; RR Auction TV Segment
Card shops don't have to be in big cities to succeed. If you can diversify and if you're in an area with a lot of families to can't get enough sports--and baseball in particular--success is possible. Hoopeston is a town of a little over 5,000 in east central Illinois that not only sells cards and memorabilia, but manages to bring in some autograph guests … [Read more...]
USA Hockey’s IIHF Jersey Auction Includes Kane, Larkin
Jerseys worn by some players who were part of the U.S. team at the 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship are on the auction block as part of a fundraiser for USA Hockey. Team USA jerseys donned by tournament MVP Patrick Kane, Red Wings star Dylan Larkin and 19 others are in a special online auction being conducted by MeiGray Auctions. The … [Read more...]
Treasure Trove of Vintage Fleer Boxes Hits Market
Retirement planning takes many forms but one collector's decision to salt away some unopened boxes and packs of Fleer's first post-War sports and non sports trading cards is going to make things a lot easier. The first segment of a collection of jaw-dropping vintage unopened material is on the market now through Heritage Auctions. In all, the group included every … [Read more...]
Clemente’s Last All-Star Game Ring Headed to Auction
Roberto Clemente’s last All-Star Game ring, presented to the Hall of Famer just five months before his death in a New Year’s Eve plane crash in Puerto Rico, is about to go on the auction block for the first time. Mile High Card Company will offer the ring in its upcoming catalog auction where it’s expected to fetch a six-figure price. “He was one of the most beloved … [Read more...]
Rare 1997-98 Precious Metal Gems Jordan Will Set Record
More than 20 years after they were placed into packs of a funky-looking basketball card product, one of ten 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Green Michael Jordan cards is attracting some deep pockets. As of Thursday, bidding had topped $101,000 for the card, encapsulated by PSA with an "Authentic" label. The last Precious Metal Gems Green Jordan sold … [Read more...]
Photo of the Day: Original 1951 DiMaggio-Mantle Image
One star was fading but another was there to assume the mantel… or should we say “Mantle.” That moment on April 15, 1951 when soon to be retired veteran Joe DiMaggio and teen rookie Mickey Mantle were posed together captured a changing of the guard for the Yankees, who had an unbroken line of baseball icons in the lineup from the early 1920s to the late 60s. The … [Read more...]
Historic Baseball Photography Collection Kicks off Hunt Auctions Sale
Hunt Auctions is offering a huge private collection of historic baseball photography in its newly-launched Premier Live Internet catalog. Curated over a 30-year period, the company says the collection "is one of the most substantive and important baseball photographic groupings to have ever been offered at public auction." Images taken by numerous master … [Read more...]
