My son was calmer than me. “$30 is the price,” the veteran card dealer said. “$20,” my nine-year old countered staring down the white-haired linebacker of a man. I am in part to blame for this negotiation. I showed The Sandlot movie to my family on a cold winter night several years ago. All my kids took something from the movie. My daughter embraced the … [Read more...]
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Freshly Graded 1921 American Caramel Set Takes Over Top Ranking, Heads to SCP Auctions
The finest 1922 American Caramel E121 set of all-time is coming to auction April 10 courtesy of SCP Auctions. But don’t let its seemingly pedestrian 4.66 set rating fool you: the classic black-and-white E121 series is one of the most elusive pre-war sets in the hobby, boasting multiple variations of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and other hardball legends that romanticized America’s … [Read more...]
LeBron, Curry, Durant Top NBA All-Star Jersey Auction
He may not be having the most memorable season of his career, but when it comes to game-worn NBA jerseys, LeBron James remains the biggest seller. A jersey worn by James in the first half of this year's NBA All-Star Game sold for $88,907 late last week at NBA Auctions--over $30,000 more than the one donned by the game's MVP, Kevin Durant and nearly four times as … [Read more...]
Red Sox Bat Collector Co-Hosting Program at Library of Congress
Red Sox collector Jeff Boujoukos is taking his bats to the Library of Congress. Boujoukos, who set out years ago to try and collect a game-used bat from every Red Sox player from 1960-present, and Red Sox curator Sarah Coffin will host a program on Sox history at the Library on Saturday, March 23. The bat collection will help tell the story of the team from … [Read more...]
Super Bowl MVP Edelman to Sign for Fanatics
Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman has been pretty busy. Going to Disneyland. Presenting at the Grammys. Auctioning his beard for charity. Now he's sitting down for a private Super Bowl autograph signing session with Fanatics, which is already offering some of the items. The company has been looking to secure Edelman’s signatures on Super Bowl items … [Read more...]
Notes: Frank Owen Errors; Jerry Hersh Passes; Signed Humboldt Jerseys; Upper Deck Touts Zero Redemption Streak
Frank Owen certainly deserved to appear on baseball cards during the first decade of the 1900s. He was the first American League pitcher to win more than 20 games in three straight seasons and the first to pitch a pair of complete game victories in one day. He got no respect it came to baseball cards, though. Owen was misidentified twice, according to researcher Tom … [Read more...]
Notes: 1st Full-Time Dealer; High-End Vintage Auctions; Fun Card Segments with Murphy, Baldelli
He was let go from his job as an accountant and became the hobby's first full-time dealer in May of 1963, selling baseball cards mostly to kids. Bruce Yeko's ads resulted in a lot of orders with nickels, dimes and quarters taped on sheets of paper as the youngsters tried to fill out sets or buy a favorite player's card they couldn't seem to pull from … [Read more...]
Historic Baseball Photos Generate Strong Prices in Hunt Auctions Sale
The market for high quality, original photographs continues to sizzle. Several classic and rare images brought five-figure prices in the Premier Live event conducted by Hunt Auctions on Wednesday. The sale of hundreds of photos was led by a Type III Ty Cobb image—the same one used to create one of his T206 cards—which sold for $44,062. A Carl Horner studio … [Read more...]
Notes: Stan Finally Gets a ’53 Topps Card; Jimmy Fund Auction Underway; NBA All-Star Gear
Collectors have long wondered what a 1953 Topps card of Stan Musial might have looked like. Now, we have one. Well, sort of. On Wednesday, Topps revealed the three newest cards in its weekly Living Set program and Musial was one of them. Like all of the Living Set cards, the Musial was created in the style of the '53 set by artist Mayumi … [Read more...]
Vintage Pack Facts: 1966 Topps Baseball
The Milwaukee Braves were now in Atlanta; the Cardinals and Angels were moving into new digs, Frank Robinson would win the Triple Crown and Sandy Koufax would soon bid baseball adieu. There was a lot going on in 1966 but kids who collected Topps baseball cards could count on plunking down a nickel for some bubble gum and a few cards. Was there a Mantle inside? … [Read more...]
