The FBI has taken over the investigation of a rash of hobby shop thefts in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area last year and may be closer to cracking the case. Four stores and another business that sold valuable cards by mail were burglarized over a few months, resulting in losses of over $250,000. One business had vintage graded cards of Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Hank … [Read more...]
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Upper Deck Releases Golden Knights Boxed Set
Expansion teams don’t usually make the playoffs, let alone a run at a championship, but the newest National Hockey League team is doing just that. A huge hit in Las Vegas where fans have embraced all kinds of memorabilia, they’re getting their own boxed trading card set. Upper Deck is producing a special boxed set commemorating the Vegas Golden Knights inaugural … [Read more...]
Hidden Away for Decades, Fresh Vintage Card Collection Enters Market
Having bought and sold sports cards on a part-time basis for nearly 20 years, Curt Schmidgall is used to getting calls from people who hope he can put some money in their pocket. Unfortunately, most are looking to sell him their 1980s and 90s collections. Earlier this year, his phone buzzed again. An older woman from Delaware was on the other end of the line, … [Read more...]
Inside the Rhode Island Plant That Printed Topps Cards in the 1990s
John Tassoni Jr. is a busy guy. He likes it that way. He produces two trade newspapers and hosts a pair of talk shows. He’s a hockey official who also drove a Zamboni for 10 years. From 2001 to 2012, Tassoni was a Rhode Island state senator, serving on committees that tackled health care, housing and municipal government. He currently runs his own public relations firm … [Read more...]
Hundreds of Forgotten Tobacco-Era Cards Found Inside Pennsylvania House
If you’ve ever dreamed about going into an old house and stumbling across a long-forgotten stash of really old baseball cards just sitting there for the taking, a Pennsylvania man can tell you exactly how it feels. And he didn’t have to go far to find them. “Jerry” lives in the north central part of the state. The home next door to his had been falling into … [Read more...]
Vintage Baseball Card Collection on Antiques Roadshow Draws a ‘Wow’
Antiques Roadshow came to Green Bay, Wisconsin and while they didn’t find a Don Hutson jersey or one of Vince Lombardi’s old fedoras, they did welcome a nice group of valuable baseball cards. In a show that aired Monday night, a local woman brought three cards from a larger 1950s childhood collection her husband apparently forgotten about until recently. She told … [Read more...]
Hottest Mookie Betts Prospect and Rookie Cards
In the beginning of the 2018 season Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts became the first Red Sox player to hit three home runs in a game four times. breaking a tie with Ted Williams. While no one's ready to anoint him as the equal of the Splendid Splinter, Betts' offensive and defensive abilities have put him in the discussion about the best current all around … [Read more...]
Rare Topps Test Issues, Babe Ruth Items Top REA Auction
Two cards from a couple of obscure Topps creations each sold for more than $100,000 in the Robert Edward Auctions Spring Catalog sale late Sunday night. One of only two known copies of the 1961 Topps Dice Game Mickey Mantle drew a crowd of bidders who realized they may never see another one for sale. The final price was $144,000 with the buyer’s premium. The card … [Read more...]
Sandy Koufax 1963 Game Jersey Sells for $429,625
A game-worn 1963 Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers road jersey sold for $429,625 on Saturday night in Goldin Auctions' 2018 Spring Online Auction. "The rarity of Koufax game-worn memorabilia combined with its impeccable authenticity and the fact that it was from perhaps his greatest season when he captured the Cy Young, N.L. MVP Award and the World … [Read more...]
Thousands of Items from Jack Smalling Autograph Collection at Auction
Anyone compiling a list of the most impactful people in the sports collecting hobby would have to include Jack Smalling. A collector of autographs since 1962, the Iowa resident not only amassed a jaw-dropping collection of baseball autographs, he actually wrote the book on where to find some of the players. Now, the best items in his massive storehouse of signatures are … [Read more...]
