One of only two PSA graded 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle cards signed in ballpoint pen with a signature grade of 10 sold for a record $422,400 early Sunday in Love of the Game Auctions’ Spring Premier.
The price for broke the public auction record for a signed ’52 Mantle set in January. The grade of that card was a PSA 2 while the one sold by LOTG was rated a 3.
One of only five known autographed 1952 Topps Jackie Robinson cards sold for $135,456 in the auction, which featured numerous autographed vintage cards that saw strong prices.
A signed 1953 Topps Vernon Bickford sold for $9000, while autographed ’52 Topps Pee Wee Reese and Gil Hodges cards each went for $3900. A signed ’53 Topps Murray Wall sold for $3,300.
The highest graded copy of the 1887 N172 Old Judge Cigarettes “Old Hoss” Radbourn, a PSA NM+ 7.5, netted $34,800.
“I think people are really beginning to understand how rare some of these signed cards can be,” LOTG Auction Director Al Crisifulli told us.
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As the NBA playoffs head into round 2 some iconic basketball cards are up for grabs.
In its first Vintage Premier Auction, PWCC Marketplace is offering a PSA 8.5 1957-58 Topps Bill Russell, a 1980-81 Topps Larry Bird/Magic Johnson rookie graded SGC 10, a 1969-70 Topps Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rookie graded PSA 9 and a PSA 10 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan among the 86 items.
Earlier this month, the company launched plans to run dedicated high-end vintage auctions featuring sports and non-sports cards and memorabilia.
In December, a PSA 8 Russell rookie sold at auction for $142,999.
A PSA 8 1934 Goudey Lou Gehrig, a single-signed Babe Ruth autographed baseball dating to 1924 and a Ruth-Ty Cobb dual autographed ticket from their 1941 golf match are also on the block.
The auction runs through May 11.
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Fanatics has relaunched its auction platform. The company put its auctions on hold at the end of last year to battle some obstacles it ran into. Users can now shop the company’s website and bid on auctions with the same user interface.
Over 200 lots from multiple sports are in the first auction of 2023, including dozens of autographed items.
Among the listings:
- 2001 NBA Finals Kobe Bryant autographed basketball
- 1998 World Series game-used baseball signed by Derek Jeter
- 2021 game-used Aaron Judge cap and batting gloves
- 2022 Tyrese Maxey autographed, game-used jersey
- 2021-22 Julius Randle game-used Knicks jersey
- Multiple Atlanta United game-used, autographed soccer uniforms
- 2022 Mookie Betts game-used Jordan 10 cleats
- 2016 Panini Flawless bo Jackson Jumbo Relic Emerald #2/2 SGC 9
- 1999 Topps Chrome Record Numbers Refractor Ken Griffey Jr. PSA 9
Bidding ends Tuesday, May 2.
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An auction of items from hockey’s “first family” raised over $200,000 for charity.
Frozen Pond sold items consigned by the family of Gordie Howe, including the stick he used to score the 801st and final regular season goal of his career and the two pucks from that goal and the final playoff goal of his career. Each lot went for $21,250. Howe’s 1974 Summit Series gloves netted $3,950.
Items from sons Marty and Mark Howe were also part of the auction. Another group of items will be offered this fall.
Net proceeds will be directed to The Howe Foundation, a charity started by Gordie Howe and his wife Colleen to help needy children who are interested in sports.
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