One of Babe Ruth's rarest vintage cards is about to hit the auction block--and it's one of the best among the few that exist some 86 years after they were issued. Heritage Auctions will offer a 1933 Uncle Jack's Candy Ruth graded VG/EX by SGC in its upcoming Spring Trading Card Catalog Auction. It's the third highest graded of only six on SGC's population … [Read more...]
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REA Auction Opens; Bidding Frenzy Ensues
Robert Edward Auctions' first of three sales in 2019 kicked off with a whirlwind of activity in the opening 24 hours. More than 10,000 bids were placed by a record-number of first-day bidders, according to the company. In total, more than $3 million in bids were placed on opening day. Featuring more than 2,800 lots, the auction includes popular and rare cards … [Read more...]
Memory Lane to Offer World’s Best Willie Mays Card Collection in Upcoming Auction
Pieced together over decades of collecting, the world’s best collection of Willie Mays baseball cards is about to hit the auction block. Dubbed the “Mays Fan Club Collection”, it includes some of the rarest Mays cards in existence, with many in the highest possible grades. The 282-card collection has been ranked as the best on PSA’s Set Registry since 2004 with a … [Read more...]
Remembering Ted Lindsay: Seven Cards Of No. 7
Ted Lindsay’s nicknames were well-earned. He was called “Terrible Ted” for his toughness and willingness to play down and dirty. Another nickname, “Old Scarface,” was a nod toward the more than 600 stitches he took — mostly on his face — during his 17-year career. Lindsay, who died Monday at the age of 93, was a left winger for the Detroit Red Wings’ Production Line, a … [Read more...]
10 Underrated 1970s O-Pee-Chee and Topps Hockey Rookie Cards
The 1970s were a fantastic era to be a hockey collector as countless young people on both sides of the border were able to crack open packs each year and chew tons of gum. While not everyone kept their cards and may even have a few cavities to remind them of this time, those that still collect today may want to consider looking at grabbing some rookie cards from O-Pee-Chee and … [Read more...]
1860 Brooklyn Atlantics CDV Set for Auction
Photography was in its infancy. So, too, was a new sport called “Base Ball.” The Civil War would soon throw America into turmoil but in 1860, some young men in Brooklyn were enjoying the opportunity to spend an afternoon playing an organized form of what would become the national pastime. Now, a new discovery has brought a third copy of what amounts to … [Read more...]
Vintage Pack Facts: 1954 Bowman Football
In the mid-1950s, the NFL was still a few years away from becoming a growing juggernaut. It did have a football card contract, though. Bowman Gum had a run of success that would soon come to an end but the Philadelphia-based gum maker was the name of the game to kids who followed pro football and names like Tittle, Layne, Groza and Gifford. This week's Vintage … [Read more...]
15 Cards for 50 Cents: 1989 Topps Baseball Set Turns 30
There are some collectors who cringe about the 1989 Topps baseball card set. After all, it was one of the sets that was mass produced during the glut of cards from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. Here's something more cringe-worthy, however: The ’89 Topps set turned 30 this year. Collectors who were 10 years old in 1989 are fast approaching middle … [Read more...]
Vintage Pack Facts: 1974-75 Topps Basketball
As the sports world plowed through the decade of the 1970s, little had changed on the trading card landscape. Topps still held monopolies on the production of baseball, football, basketball and hockey trading cards. In many cases, kids still considered the gum to be an equally attractive component of each pack. The 1974-75 Topps packs were different in a couple … [Read more...]
The Wayback Collector: Mount Rushmore of Vintage Cards
Recently on Twitter, PSA posed an interesting question: What would be on your Mount Rushmore of baseball cards? After giving it a bit of thought, I've at least got my own list. As a bit of a disclaimer here, my Mount Rushmore is more about the most popular and prestigious cards, not necessarily the most expensive. These, to me, are the biggest cards in the hobby. While … [Read more...]
