Nearly 40 jerseys worn by the Lakers, Warriors and Nets during the NBA’s pre-season China Games, including those donned by LeBron James and Steph Curry, are now on the block through NBA Auctions. James wore his gold #23 Lakers shirt in both games of the series October 10 and 12 in Shangai and Shenzhen Uni. Curry donned his #30 Icon Edition jersey during the … [Read more...]
PSA Hires Long-Time Collector for New Customer Experience Role
Collectors Universe, parent company of PSA, has hired its first ever "Vice President of Customer Experience" and they’ve brought in a long-time collector and customer to handle the job. Dave Steinberger’s primary roles will be to develop better ways to communicate with collectors and expand the company’s communications content. The New York native has held executive … [Read more...]
1986-87 Fleer Uncut Sheet, Other Items from Former Card Company Exec at Hunt Auctions
Hunt Auctions has opened its August Internet Auction, which includes some items consigned by a former executive of Fleer Trading Cards including a complete set of 1986-87 Fleer basketball cards in uncut sheet form. The sheet carries a pre-sale estimate of $10,000-$15,000. Sixty-eight lots in the auction were consigned by Paul Mullan, who served as … [Read more...]
Bidding for Trout Hits $1.2 Million as Goldin Opens Elite Catalog
Bidding for the one-of-a-kind 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Autographed Superfractor opened Monday. It took only minutes for the $1 million opening bid to be placed and only a few hours for a second bid to push it to $1.2 million. With prices for rare modern trading cards shooting upward at a dizzying pace, it’s not likely to stop there, even though it was purchased … [Read more...]
September Philly Show Cancelled
It won't come as a surprise to most at this point, but the fall edition of the Philly Show has been cancelled. The second show of the tri-annual series had been scheduled for September 25-27 at the Valley Forge Casino Resort. Dealers were notified of the move last week. As of now, indoor gatherings of 25 or more remain prohibited in Pennsylvania and anyone … [Read more...]
Pat Neshek Helps Launch eBay’s New Video Series on Collecting
Pat Neshek is helping eBay kick off a new digital content series Monday, by giving fellow collectors and baseball fans a look inside his large collection of autographed cards, his top-rated 1970 Topps baseball set and other items. “Uncommon” debuted on eBay's YouTube channel. You can watch it below. The first installment of videos is coming off the heels of eBay’s … [Read more...]
Notes: Fauci Topps NOW Card Sets Sales Record; Shop Embraces Sports Start-Up; ’52 Mantle; Dallas Show
The start of the MLB season means Topps NOW is back to producing cards for events surrounding the season. Several cards are typically produced for each day’s games. They’re priced at $9.99--but can be had for less in quantity. The release of card #2 featured Dr. Anthony Fauci and generated quite a bit of mainstream media publicity. The card sold 51,512 … [Read more...]
All PSA 10 1986-87 Fleer Set Expected to Push Past $200,000
Bidding for a complete, gem mint graded 1986-87 Fleer basketball set appears well on its way to reaching its pre-sale estimate--and then some. The set--along with the 11-card sticker set that was part of the issue--is the star attraction in Heritage Auctions' Summer Trading Card Catalog, with bidding set to run through July 30. As of Thursday night, the high bid was … [Read more...]
Jordan’s Shoes from Broken Backboard Game Going Up for Auction
Michael Jordan’s catalog of amazing dunks is jam packed, but unless you really know your MJ history, you may not know that 35 years ago this summer he shattered a backboard with one of them. Now, the shoes he was wearing that day—complete with broken glass still embedded in one of the soles-- are about to hit the auction block, where they’re expected to sell for … [Read more...]
Million Dollar Baby: 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Superfractor Set for Auction
The holy grail of current player baseball cards is about to hit the auction block, but unless you’ve got at least $1 million to put on the line, don’t even think about bidding. Goldin Auctions announced Thursday afternoon that it would be offering the 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Mike Trout Autographed Superfractor—a one-of-a-kind card—in its next auction, scheduled to open … [Read more...]