You can buy a set of cards or an autographed photo. You can hang a collage on your wall or snare a photo of the championship moment. For those with the dough, game-worn jerseys are auctioned off. On Saturday night, fans only needed a ticket to snare an actual piece of the court where the Milwaukee Bucks won their first NBA championship in 50 years. The team … [Read more...] about Bucks Championship Court Turned into Memorabilia Pieces
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After Selling $2.4 Million Babe Ruth Card, MHCC Offering Another
If you missed out on the $2 million 1916 Sporting News Babe Ruth rookie card last week, Mile High Card Company is offering another chance to land another …and this one won’t cost quite as much. The company has a PSA 3 Ruth listed set to roll into its final auction of 2021 as the centerpiece of its “Extra Innings” auction set to open next week. The card is part … [Read more...] about After Selling $2.4 Million Babe Ruth Card, MHCC Offering Another
Notes: Rare Skybox Cards Surface; Montgomery Club; StarStock Auctions; Provenance Chat
Here's some news about a rare find that collectors of 1990s era basketball cards will appreciate. Dealer/collector Peter Kiefor passed along photos of two cards that were part of a group created by Skybox in 1990 featuring NBC-TV broadcasters who were part of the network's NBA team back then. His discovery of the Bob Costas and Pat Riley cards bumps up what's a very … [Read more...] about Notes: Rare Skybox Cards Surface; Montgomery Club; StarStock Auctions; Provenance Chat
Jonathan Taylor Rookie Cards Emerge as 2020 Draftee Makes His Mark
Anyone who watched him play in college on a regular basis can't be surprised but as he starts to put up stats reminiscent of his days at Wisconsin, Jonathan Taylor rookie cards are starting to catch collectors' attention. The Indianapolis Colts running back didn't immediately become a featured back after entering the NFL Draft following his junior year, but it seemed … [Read more...] about Jonathan Taylor Rookie Cards Emerge as 2020 Draftee Makes His Mark
Notes: Russell Auction Opens; Lucky 1960 Cello Break; New KY Show; New NorCal Shop
The Bill Russell Collection is now on the block. As we reported earlier this year, the basketball great consigned a large group of items from his career to Hunt Auctions, which put them up for bids on Monday. The auction will end December 10 with a live finale at TD Garden in Boston. Several championship rings, trophies, game-worn items and other memorabilia—even … [Read more...] about Notes: Russell Auction Opens; Lucky 1960 Cello Break; New KY Show; New NorCal Shop
1916 Babe Ruth Rookie Card Sells for $2.4 Million
They were the kings of their sports, so it is only fitting that a card of Babe Ruth and a ticket stub from Wayne Gretzky’s first NHL would generate some buzz in Mile High Card Company’s November Auction. The Colorado-based auction house generated $5.7 million in total sales, and 43% of that came from a 1916 M101-4 Sporting News PSA 7 rookie card of Ruth, which sold for … [Read more...] about 1916 Babe Ruth Rookie Card Sells for $2.4 Million
Notes: Found Money and a Generous Gesture; Employee Theft; Trout Jersey, More
There’s a card in the newly launched Lelands auction catalog that has quite a story behind it. Back in the early 1990s, a Southern California man named Jim Brown (not the football player) made a habit of stopping in a local sports card shop called “52 Mantle.” He’d chat with the owner, open a couple of boxes, pull out a few players who might have potential and give the … [Read more...] about Notes: Found Money and a Generous Gesture; Employee Theft; Trout Jersey, More
High-Grade 1933 Goudey Group Up for Grabs
A pair of high grade Babe Ruth cards and about 20 other high end or rare examples from a stash of 1933 Goudeys have made their way to Heritage Auctions’ Fall Sports Collectibles catalog. According to the company, it’s a group that was consigned by the descendants of a Goudey employee who brought them home from the factory decades ago. All of the cards were recently … [Read more...] about High-Grade 1933 Goudey Group Up for Grabs
Vintage Pack Facts: 1961 Topps Baseball
The price of a pack remained the same, but any kids looking to put together a complete set of 1961 Topps baseball cards needed a lot of pennies, nickels, dimes and any other currency they could scrape up. By the time the Yankees and Reds finished the '61 World Series, a total of 587 cards had been produced. Today, it takes commitment to piece together a set, but it can … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1961 Topps Baseball
VIDEO: Smash and Grab at Las Vegas Area Sports Card Shop
Just a couple of days after a million dollar burglary in Los Angeles and another break-in in Utah, a Las Vegas area sports card shop was burglarized over the weekend. Someone broke into Gameday Sports Cards in Henderson, NV around 1:30 AM Sunday and stole a variety of modern sports cards, vintage unopened packs and even boxes of cards that were set to be shipped … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Smash and Grab at Las Vegas Area Sports Card Shop