The hobby’s most complete master set of T206 cards is being broken up and sold at auction. The accumulation of more than 5,000 cards collected by David Hall, founder of Collector’s Universe, will be sold through Heritage Auctions in a series of sales running through 2019 and beyond. The first portion of the collection alone will span three auctions, held in July, September … [Read more...]
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Pair of Rare Ruth Cards; Huge Ticket Stub Collection Kick Off MHCC Auction
Mile High Card Company kicked off its Summer Auction Monday, one that features a mix of rare century-old cards and some high-end modern issues as well as a huge array of milestone ticket stubs. Among the vintage rarities--a 1916 D350-1 Standard Biscuit #151 Babe Ruth card graded PSA 2 GOOD and a 1917 H801-8 Boston Store #147 Ruth rated SGC 3.5 VG. Among the current era … [Read more...]
While Helpful, Population Reports Have Limitations
Among the services third party grading companies provide to collectors are the free population reports maintained by each entity. A population report is essentially an accounting of the cards the companies have graded. It allows you to see how many, say, T205 Cy Young cards one of them has graded. Even beyond that, pop reports also detail how many cards in a particular … [Read more...]
Sports Card Buying Trips Yield Inventory
"Buying trips" have been a way of life for some dealers as far back as the 1970s and 80s where shoeboxes full of sports cards were carried into conference rooms at hotels across North America. Dealers built their show inventory by advertising their presence in local newspapers and on radio. Closets and attics emptied, dealers forked over a few bucks and … [Read more...]
PSA Adds ‘SecureScan’ Service to Super Express Level Orders and Up
PSA is now taking high-resolution front and back scans of high value items it authenticates through five higher tier service levels. Launched last month, “SecureScan” is available at no cost to collectors and dealers who submit cards, tickets and packs through its Super Express, Walk-Through, Premium, Premium Plus and Premium Elite service levels. Fees for those … [Read more...]
Hall’s ‘Holy Grail’ Cards Protected by Special Glass
When the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum made arrangements to include some highly valuable trading cards in its new “Shoebox Treasures” exhibit, they knew they’d have to be well protected—not just from theft but from the impact of being on display for thousands of visitors each month. Part of a permanent display, the group of ‘holy grail’ cards includes a T206 … [Read more...]
Babe Ruth Jersey Brings $5.64 Million; Now Highest Priced Sports Memorabilia Item
There were hundreds of items up for sale at Yankee Stadium Saturday, but the main attraction was no secret. One of only a small number of Babe Ruth game jerseys was on the block and early Saturday afternoon, the sports memorabilia world had a new undisputed champion. The bidding battle over a 1928-1930 era Ruth button down road flannel was intense, blowing past a … [Read more...]
Post: Steiner Sale Was Swift, Brutal
It's happening but there's been no press release or significant comment from company executives on the impending sale of Steiner Sports to Fanatics. One source tells us legal details are still being finalized on the transaction, which is reported to include the transfer of all of Steiner’s inventory as well as some intellectual property. Word of the deal came … [Read more...]
eBay Launches ‘Baseball Card Hall of Fame’; Announces Rivera Foundation Auction
The Hall of Fame opened a new baseball card exhibit last month. Now, another large entity is paying homage to the hobby. The eBay Baseball Card Hall of Fame opened online Thursday, featuring ten players that are popular with collectors. The selections were made based on a decade's worth of proprietary sales and search data. The inaugural … [Read more...]
Upper Deck Signs Shanshan Feng to Autograph Deal
Upper Deck has a new memorabilia and trading card autograph deal with Shanshan Feng, the first-ever Chinese player to become a member of the LPGA. Feng started playing golf in China at age 10, then moved to the U.S at 17 after being discovered in China and offered a golf academy scholarship in the U.S. She has nine victories on the ladies' professional golf tour since … [Read more...]
