Sometimes the best jerseys aren’t always those worn by the biggest names. San Francisco 49ers super collector Martin Jacobs has spent a good chunk of his life tracking down game-worn gear and he’s just acquired a rare jersey once worn a man who played a role in one of the weirdest plays in football history. If you’ve watched the Niners play, you may have seen them wear … [Read more...]
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Notes: NSCC Baines Sweepstakes; Finals Warmups; Bankrupt Becker’s Stuff Sells, Palace Auction
The National Sports Collectors Convention and NBC Sports Chicago are giving away a pair of VIP passes and a meet and greet with new Hall of Famer Harold Baines during the show which opens in less than three weeks. You can enter here. An auction of 82 of the trophies and other memorabilia of bankrupt tennis legend Boris Becker has sold for about $860,000. Becker, … [Read more...]
Notes: NSCC Autograph Additions; Altered Cards; Rookie Premiere Story; Mayo Factory History
TRISTAR Productions has added Allen Iverson, Eric Dickerson, Desmond Howard, Matt Leinart and Sandlot star Patrick Renna to the autograph guest list at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago. Dickerson will appear Saturday with tickets starting at $75; Iverson is one of the show's final guests, appearing Sunday afternoon with prices starting at … [Read more...]
Notes on the Card Doctoring Scandal
More cards that appear to have been purchased, altered, graded and sold again continue to emerge through the research work of a small group of collectors in the Blowout Cards forum. While there is much we don't know, won't know for a while or may never know, here are a few more notes and some thoughts about what's happening. Impacted Cards, Sets While a wide … [Read more...]
Notes: Gretzky Collector’s Crazy Tattoo; Ruth Jersey on Nightly News; Gary V Touts Cards Again
He's been called the Gretzy of Gretzky collectors. Shawn Chaulk has sold off some of the remarkable number of game-worn Great One items he had in his world class collection but he now has something he can't sell. He'll take this one to the grave, too. Some take their love of sports cards to extreme levels like Mikey Douglas, the California man who put a T206 … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: List of Doctored Cards Grows; Today Show on MLB Authentication, More
The extensive list of valuable vintage cards that appear to have been altered continues to grow and some iconic cards are not immune. On Thursday, a member of the Blowout Cards forum who has been researching potentially doctored cards revealed a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card that was originally graded as Altered, purchased for $7,877 in July of 2017, soaked in … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: Doctored Cards Keep Coming
Since we wrote of the card doctoring scandal a couple of weeks ago, dozens more altered cards have been uncovered by members of the Blowout Cards message board. From key modern era rookie cards to T206s, it’s clear that far more than just a few have entered the market through the destructive skills of some folks looking to rake a profit through fraud perpetrated on … [Read more...]
Notes: Collector Has 250,000 Dodgers Items; HOF’s Card Giveaway; Harden’s Chinese-Style Gamer
He grew up near Ebbets Field in Brooklyn so there really was no doubt which big league baseball team he’d root for, but decades later, he’s still connected to the Dodgers through a collection that’s hard to beat. He lives in Riverside, CA now and is a collector who has a lot of everything, from rare baseball cards (vintage and current) to historic programs to bats and the … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: Babe Ruth Auction Like an Archaeological Expedition
When Hunt Auctions first announced that Babe Ruth's grandchildren had consigned items from his life and times late last year, it seemed like a pretty big deal. Most people wouldn't have been surprised to know his descendants owned a few things, most of which were likely one-of-a-kind. What family wouldn't have a few items from a beloved family relative, especially … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: Online Tools, Dogged Collectors Put Focus on Card Makeovers
Hobby message boards have been buzzing with threads centered around a variety of questionable practices including cards that have been graded, cracked out of their holders and then reappear with fewer defects and higher grades. The image research by forum members to make those connections has resulted in enough glaring examples of both vintage and modern cards to make a … [Read more...]
