Panini America has become the first major trading card company to strike a partnership with an esports organization. While that might mean trading cards featuring some well-known gamers, the deal with Complexity Gaming of Dallas is about much more than that. The expectation is that the deal will help Panini grow its business with a younger audience that likes … [Read more...]
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Clean Sweep Kicks Off 2019 with Largest Auction in Company’s History
Clean Sweep Auctions spent the latter part of 2018 stockpiling consignments. Now, the company has opened the new year by unleashing the largest auction in company history. The sale includes over 1,100 lots, ranging from 19th century baseball cards to modern era autographs and memorabilia. The auction leads off with several key lots: a … [Read more...]
Panini Lands Notre Dame for Trading Card Deal
Four years ago, Panini America announced a series of deals that essentially gave it a monopoly on the licensing of college-themed trading cards. The lone holdout among major schools was Notre Dame, which had signed a contract with Upper Deck just months before. Now you can put the Irish in Panini’s stable, too. The school has signed an exclusive multi-year trading … [Read more...]
New Florida Show Set for March 22-24
There's a new show on the calendar for this spring. Run by the company that has been producing the Chicago Sports Spectacular, it's set for March 22-24 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, about 25 miles north of Miami. Few details have been released yet, but hours will be from 3:30-8:30 on Friday, 9-5 on Saturday and 10-4 on Sunday. Admission is … [Read more...]
Jerseys, Pucks from Winter Classic at Auction
The NHL doesn't mess around. Even before the puck dropped for the 2019 Winter Classic game at Notre Dame Stadium Tuesday, the jerseys worn by the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins were on the auction block. NHL Auctions, in conjunction with Fanatics, has 44 jerseys from the game and all six pucks from Boston's 4-2 win up for grabs. Among the old … [Read more...]
Big O’s Collection, 1970s Cards Among Top 10 Sellers at Lelands in 2018
Oscar Robertson attended this year's National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland and while he was there to sign autographs, he also stopped by to check on his collection. The Basketball Hall of Famer consigned 51 items, including his championship rings, to Lelands as part of the company's Summer Invitational Auction. Three of them made the list of Lelands' top ten … [Read more...]
Millions for Mickey: 1952 Topps Mantle Tops Heritage Auctions 2018 Top 10 List
As the year winds down, we’re taking a look at the top-selling sports cards and memorabilia sold through major auction companies in 2018. He's been gone for over 20 years but Mickey Mantle is still setting records. Last spring, one of only six 1952 Topps Mantle cards graded 9 by PSA became the most expensive post-War trading card ever sold at auction when Heritage … [Read more...]
Record-Breaking Gehrig Jersey, T206 Cobb Top SCP Auctions’ 2018 Sales
As the year winds down, we’re taking a look at the top-selling sports cards and memorabilia sold through major auction companies in 2018. Sometimes the most valuable pieces of sports memorabilia never make it to the auction block. SCP Auctions’ two biggest sales were in 2018 were of the private variety. In June, the company announced it had sold a previously unknown … [Read more...]
Top 10 Selling Items at Huggins and Scott in 2018
As the year winds down, we’re taking a look at the top-selling sports cards and memorabilia sold through major auction companies in 2018. Variety was the word at Huggins & Scott Auctions in 2018. From ancient scorecards to a rare early Pokemon trading cards box that brought big big bucks, there were plenty of interesting lots sold. Here's a look at the … [Read more...]
Icons: Top 10 MeiGray/NBA Auction Items in 2018
As the year winds down, we’re taking a look at the top-selling sports cards and memorabilia sold through major auction companies in 2018. Some big names brought big prices through NBA Auctions and MeiGray Vintage this year, topped by a trio of NBA Finals gamers. Jerseys sold through NBA Auctions under the auspices of the MeiGray Authentication program included some worn … [Read more...]
