Collectors who pull Topps Chrome cards of this year’s MLB MVPs can now turn them into a pretty generous trade thanks to a new promotion between Topps and local hobby shops and major online retailers. Topps/Fanatics says the first of its kind program is being launched to “create excitement among collectors, drive business to hobby shops, and generate enthusiasm in The Hobby … [Read more...] about Topps MVP Buyback Offer Turns Even Common Judge, Goldschmidt Chrome Cards Into Hefty Credits
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Notes: CSG 8 1952 Topps Mantle Consigned to SCP Auctions; Brady Adds New Autograph to Flag; 60 Minutes on Cup Stickers; More
One of the highest quality examples of the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle—recently graded NM/MT 8 by CSG—is coming to auction later this week. The card has been consigned to SCP Auctions, which believes it will sell for at least $1.5 million. With possible roots in the well known find of 1952 Topps high numbers purchased by Alan “Mr. Mint” Rosen in 1986., it is the most … [Read more...] about Notes: CSG 8 1952 Topps Mantle Consigned to SCP Auctions; Brady Adds New Autograph to Flag; 60 Minutes on Cup Stickers; More
Bat Signed by Ty Cobb for PCL Executive in 1914 Sells for $1.6 Million
An autographed Ty Cobb bat, gifted by the Georgia Peach himself to a minor league baseball team owner 108 years ago, sold for $1.6 million over the weekend, four years after it was purchased by a collector who subsequently matched it to a Cobb photo in his collection. The J.F. Hillerich & Son game-used and signed bat dates to the 1910-1914 seasons, during which Cobb had … [Read more...] about Bat Signed by Ty Cobb for PCL Executive in 1914 Sells for $1.6 Million
2022 Topps Chrome Update Will Be Offered In Hobby Shops, Retail Stores
2022 Topps Chrome Update Baseball returns to the market next month, but for the first time, the set will be offered at hobby shops. So when the product debuts the week of Dec. 14, you won’t have to battle the Christmas crowds at Target. This year’s product will have 24 packs in a hobby box, with four cards to a pack. Each pack will contain three base cards and a Purple … [Read more...] about 2022 Topps Chrome Update Will Be Offered In Hobby Shops, Retail Stores
Luka Doncic Card Nets Over $3 Million; NM 1952 Mantle Sets Record
A 2018 Panini National Treasures Luka Doncic 1/1 Logoman Rookie Patch Autograph sold for $3.12 million late Thursday night, setting a new record for the most expensive basketball card sold at public auction. The card reportedly changed hands in a private sale last year for $4.6 million, which would mean a loss of nearly $1.5 million for the owner. The auction, conducted … [Read more...] about Luka Doncic Card Nets Over $3 Million; NM 1952 Mantle Sets Record
Aaron Judge’s 62nd Home Run Ball Will Be Sold at Auction
After mulling his options with his wife and attorney, the man who caught Aaron Judge’s 62nd home run ball has decided to let the market decide what it’s worth. Cory Youmans, a financial consultant from the Dallas area, was in the right place at the right time when Judge’s homer sailed into the seats at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX on Oct. 4. He made a clean … [Read more...] about Aaron Judge’s 62nd Home Run Ball Will Be Sold at Auction
“Behind the Card” Film Opens
There’s a new documentary film on the modern world of sports cards. According to Vertical Entertainment, which has distribution rights, Behind The Card “highlights a large unregulated industry’s path from card creation to the end buyer, capturing manipulation of the card market, card theft, online scams, new technological innovations and the unity of family and friends … [Read more...] about “Behind the Card” Film Opens
Strip Search: Massive Haul of Uncut 1941 Play Ball Panels Uncovered at Pittsburgh Estate Sale
It’s the type of story that keeps collectors going to garage sales, estate sales, flea markets and antique shows. The kind of discovery that most of us have literally dreamt about on more than one occasion. An old, forgotten room in an old, forgotten building. A willingness to look, no matter the obstacle, in hopes of finding abandoned treasure. Most of the time, you … [Read more...] about Strip Search: Massive Haul of Uncut 1941 Play Ball Panels Uncovered at Pittsburgh Estate Sale
Texas Card Shop Owners, Both Veterans, Victimized by Thieves on Veterans Day
It was a nightmarish evening in the “Cove.” And not the way to celebrate veterans on Veterans Day. The owners of a central Texas sports card shop lost more than $50,000 in sports cards and collectibles early Friday when four thieves hurled a boulder through a window and helped themselves to autographed cards, jerseys and helmets. And they did it in approximately three … [Read more...] about Texas Card Shop Owners, Both Veterans, Victimized by Thieves on Veterans Day
Notes: Attic Find is All in the Family; Rare T206s Backs at Auction; Topps Minis, Donovan Mitchell’s Good Auto Deed
For virtually his entire life, Matt Bartman’s uncle lived in the same Allentown, PA, row home where he and Matt’s father grew up over 70 years ago. When his uncle passed away a few months ago, Matt began cleaning out the home. The attic contained antiques, toys from the 1950s, World War 2 gear—and a couple of boxes of trading cards. “My dad remembered there being … [Read more...] about Notes: Attic Find is All in the Family; Rare T206s Backs at Auction; Topps Minis, Donovan Mitchell’s Good Auto Deed