I hope you all enjoyed a tremendous Thanksgiving and that it helped you forget about the one you might not have fully enjoyed in 2020. I hosted my wife's family during the inevitable Lions loss and then went over to my brother's house for Thanksgiving part deux. Suffice to say, I wish typing burned more calories than it does. It has been an interesting time at … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Wading Through the Waiting; Top 5 Selling Boxes
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Half a Honus: Ripped, But Real T206 Wagner Heads to Auction
You can become part owner of trading cards through fractional share groups that have sprung up over the last couple of years. SCP Auctions is about to give collectors a chance to own a fraction of an actual card. Not just any card, though. The Southern California-based auction company announced Tuesday that its upcoming Winter Auction would include a PSA … [Read more...] about Half a Honus: Ripped, But Real T206 Wagner Heads to Auction
22 Years in the Making, World’s Greatest Yankees Collection Goes on Display
Pete Siegel didn’t know the man who walked into his memorabilia shop on 57th street in Manhattan back in 1999. A lot of people were sucked in off the street by the unique name of the place--Gotta Have It! Collectibles—and the often dazzling pieces of sports and entertainment memorabilia that hung on the walls and sat on counters until they were sold. Jay Baker didn’t … [Read more...] about 22 Years in the Making, World’s Greatest Yankees Collection Goes on Display
Collector Matches Babe Ruth Photo To 1915 Rookie Season
The payoff for good detective work is solving a mystery. That’s how a south Texas collector feels after he pinpointed the origin of a Babe Ruth photograph. What was a hefty purchase could someday bring much more down the line. Jeff Prizner, 44, of San Antonio, bought a 4-inch by 5-inch photo of Ruth from a Memory Lane auction in January 2020 for $23,000. It was authenticated … [Read more...] about Collector Matches Babe Ruth Photo To 1915 Rookie Season
Notes: PSA Regular Service Update; Top Zion Card Pulled; Jim Fleck Passes; More
PSA will be opening up its Regular service in the next few days, according to Collectors Universe CEO Nat Turner, but it will be on a limited basis. The company will only allow a certain number of allocated submissions per day that it believes it can comfortably handle, given the continuing focus on eliminating a backlog of orders that still measures in the millions. There’s … [Read more...] about Notes: PSA Regular Service Update; Top Zion Card Pulled; Jim Fleck Passes; More
Previously Unknown 100+ Year Old Cards Now Up for Auction
Two recent finds of rare pre-War baseball cards, some previously unknown, will find new homes this weekend. Last spring, a group of Rose Company Postcards was uncovered in New England after the family that owned them called Scott Russell of The Collector Connection. Six of the green bordered cards were “no name” 1909 variations, three of which had never been seen … [Read more...] about Previously Unknown 100+ Year Old Cards Now Up for Auction
The Sealed Report: 2020 Football Products, 30-Year-Old Baseball Issue Sizzle
The Sealed Report is a bi-monthly overview of the market for unopened sports packs and boxes. Long-time industry pro Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect will provide insight on what’s hot and what’s not, highlight recent sales of unopened product and tips on participating in one of the hobby’s hottest and most popular realms. Football … [Read more...] about The Sealed Report: 2020 Football Products, 30-Year-Old Baseball Issue Sizzle
Topps Celebration of the Decades Freebies Included Limited Boxes, Factory Sets, Autographs
Collectors who pulled one of the "Celebration of the Decade" tickets inside packs of 2020 Topps Series 1 or 2 Baseball got lucky twice. Not only did they receive an invitation to a Topps gathering in Las Vegas featuring some baseball stars, they also became the only recipients of some exclusive products and cards. Topps announced the promotion when it began promoting … [Read more...] about Topps Celebration of the Decades Freebies Included Limited Boxes, Factory Sets, Autographs
Al Kaline Collection, Baseball Rookie Cards Star in $26 Million Auction
Throughout his seven decades in baseball, Al Kaline accumulated countless memories he shared with fans. He also accumulated plenty of stuff. The collection of the late “Mr. Tiger” was big enough and important enough to have its own dedicated auction catalog. Now, the thousands of pieces that were consigned by his family are on the way to collectors after Heritage … [Read more...] about Al Kaline Collection, Baseball Rookie Cards Star in $26 Million Auction
Notes: Found in Shoebox, Kobe-LeBron Card Nets $312,000
It sat in a shoebox for years but over the weekend, one of the 50 copies of the 2008 Topps Chrome Gold Refractor Kobe Bryant--the card that shows him being guarded intensely by LeBron James--sold for a whopper of a price. The card was brought to last summer's National Sports Collectors Convention by a collector who had opened packs just stuck them away. He … [Read more...] about Notes: Found in Shoebox, Kobe-LeBron Card Nets $312,000