It isn’t often you can say you own something more than 100 years old and it’s the only one of its kind but the miniscule number of existing 1914 Boston Garter window display cards certainly makes it possible for some. Next month, the lone graded Ty Cobb from that set of 12 goes on the auction block where it’s expected to sell for $150,000 or more. Considering it’s … [Read more...]
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PWCC Launches Eye Appeal Scale
You hear the term “eye appeal” a lot when collectors discuss vintage trading cards. It’s a somewhat subjective quality but now one dealer is putting a number behind it. PWCC Marketplace has instituted a program to assess how subtle aesthetic qualities impact a card’s market value. While third-party grading companies work with a set of technical guidelines, PWCC … [Read more...]
Panini Launching New Basketball Product with Old Name
Panini is launching a new higher-end basketball card product—but the brand might jog your memory. 2017-18 Vanguard Basketball will arrive September 5 as one of last season’s final releases. You might recall Vanguard if you recall some of the products cranked out by the now defunct Pacific Trading Cards early in the new millennium (think Tom Brady rookie … [Read more...]
Panini Signs Trae Young to Autograph Deal
One of the better known players in this year’s draft will stick with the NBA’s licensed trading card partner. Panini America announced Monday that it had reached an exclusive agreement with former Oklahoma star point guard Trae Young. According to Panini, Young "will be a featured attraction in all of Panini America's 2018-19 collegiate and NBA trading card … [Read more...]
PSA 9 Clemente Rookie Expected to Fetch Big Price
One of just 11 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente rookie cards to land a PSA 9 grade will hit the auction block this summer. Heritage Auctions will offer the card in its July 19-20 Summer Sports Card Auction. It carries a pre-sale estimate of $350,000 or more, but that could be a modest figure. The last two sales of mint Clemente rookies took place in 2016—one selling … [Read more...]
Steiner Signs Triple Crown Jockey Smith, Aaron Nola, Landon Collins
Steiner Sports has locked down exclusive autograph deals with Phillies’ ace Aaron Nola, New York Giants' all-pro safety Landon Collins and Triple Crown winning jockey Mike Smith. Nola, a 2014 first round pick out of LSU, has developed into one of baseball’s top young pitchers. He’s 7-2 in 2018, striking out nearly one batter per inning with a WHIP under 1.00 and a 2.35 … [Read more...]
Ruth-Gehrig Ball Among Top Items in New Goldin Internet-Only Sale
Goldin Auctions will launch its second Internet-only auction on Monday, with 900 lots of sports, entertainment, historical and pop-culture memorabilia on the block. The company will hold four such auctions this year. Bidding takes place will from June 11-23 at GoldinAuctions.com. "The fact that we dramatically increased the … [Read more...]
Record-Setting Sale of McDavid Card Generates Media Buzz
The recent sale of a PSA 10 Connor McDavid The Cup auto patch for $55,655 generated some talk within the hobby but the buzz was big in Canada, where hockey and hockey cards rule. Numbered 75 out of 99 and carrying a piece of an event-worn jersey and McDavid's autograph, the card is one of just two (so far) graded 10. The price nearly tripled the old record … [Read more...]
Armed Heist of Panini World Cup Stickers
They’re popular in North America (even with Team USA watching from home) but overseas, those Panini World Cup stickers are hot. And sometimes, they’re actually…well…hot, as in stolen. Police in Munro, Argentina near Buenos Aires are investigating an armed robbery in which $360,000 worth of stickers were taken from a printing plant. According to European and South … [Read more...]
Blast from the Past: Live Weeknight Auction at New Jersey Show
Long before eBay, a good local sports card show usually had another element besides a bunch of tables set up around a hotel ballroom or VFW building. At some point, usually late in the day, the show promoter or his designated representative would conduct a live auction. Typically the merchandise came from dealers in the room or from folks off the street who had … [Read more...]
