The record for the most expensive basketball card ever sold lasted all of six weeks. Late Sunday night, the lone copy of the 2013-14 National Treasures Giannis Antetokounmpo BA Logoman Patch autographed rookie card sold for over $1.85 million at Goldin Auctions, barely breaking the record set by a 2003-04 LeBron James RPA in August. "The fact that we were able to achieve … [Read more...]
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All-Basketball Auction Includes Jordan Gamers, High Value Cards
The recent rise of basketball cards and memorabilia has produced what may be the first high-end basketball-only auction. Launched last week by Heritage Auctions, the “Michael Jordan & Basketball Icons Sports Catalog event includes 375 lots of memorabilia and trading cards. As the auction’s namesake, Jordan items have a lot of space in he … [Read more...]
Sterling Auction Features Over 1,000 Lots
Over 1,000 lots ranging from the 19th century to the current era are on the block in Sterling Sports Auctions’ September catalog. The auction is underway now. Dozens of iconic single cards join complete sets, lots, autographs and unopened material. It’s a “collector-oriented” auction with lesser grade vintage stars and rookies available and some lots starting with a … [Read more...]
2020 Topps Archives Signature Set for January Release; Snapshots Sells Out
The first baseball card product issued next year will be 2021 Topps Archives Signature Series. The “Active Player Edition” is set for release on January 20, just ahead of the company’s flagship, Series 1. A similar scenario played out last year. Archives Signature packs a single, encased card that’s been autographed directly on card by current veterans and … [Read more...]
NBA Playoff Performances, Results Moving Basketball Card Market
The field has been cut to four in the NBA Playoffs and the ebbs and flows of what’s happened in Orlando have been playing out in the online market for basketball cards. The hobby now has more participants and more places to buy and sell—sometimes without ever holding a card in your hand. StockX, which offers a stock market-style bid/ask platform for trading … [Read more...]
Notes: Sportico on Hobby; USA Today on MJ Bat; Show ‘n Tell of Scully Stuff, More
PSA is receiving about 250,000 items for grading and authentication each week. That tidbit from a new article on Sportico, a website that covers sports business news and wrote about the explosion of interest in grading, high-dollar memorabilia and fractional share investing. A Michael Jordan game-used, autographed bat from the 1994 Arizona Fall League that we wrote … [Read more...]
1/1 2013-14 Prizm Black Giannis Rookie Coming to Auction
Another one of the top Giannis Antetokounmpo rookie cards is about to hit the auction market. Heritage Auctions will offer the 2013-14 Panini Prizm Black Rookie Autograph in its upcoming Fall Collectibles Auction. The 1/1 card has been graded 9.5 by Beckett Grading with an autograph grade of 10. Heritage has put the pre-sale estimate at $750,000. It’s … [Read more...]
I-X Center, Scheduled to Host 2022 NSCC, Closing for Good
This year's event was scuttled because of COVID-19. Now, the site of the 2022 National Sports Collectors Convention appears to be in a state of uncertainty as well. The International Exposition (I-X) Center in Cleveland announced Wednesday that it would be closing permanently at the end of this year. The giant convention facility has hosted seven previous NSCC … [Read more...]
Two Court Sections with Ties to Kobe’s Memorable Games Up for Auction
Two different auctions are featuring pieces of sports memorabilia that require a little more room to display than you might have in your man cave. Both are part of Kobe Bryant's legacy. The section of Staples Center Court created for his last NBA game in April 2016 is now at Heritage Auctions where it could sell for $500,000 or more. Bryant signed part of the … [Read more...]
Vintage Pack Facts: 1978 Topps Baseball
As the sun began to shine a little more and spring training camps began to open in 1978, collectors were hit with another cold slap in the face. The price of a pack was up again and you'd need to buy more cards to complete a set. Just a five years earlier, wax packs were a dime each. Even in '74, you could still snare one for that price, although there … [Read more...]