Baseball players have been known to take curtain calls. The Detroit Institute of Art is doing the same thing, reprising its popular “Play Ball” series. “Play Ball! Transforming the Game, 1876-2019” is the sequel to the successful exhibit held last year at Detroit’s venerable art museum, which was founded in 1885. This year’s exhibit, which begins Saturday and runs … [Read more...]
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Famous Ty Cobb Type 1 Photo Sells for Record $250,000
An original photo showing Detroit Tigers Hall of Famer Ty Cobb sliding into third base has sold for $250,000, a record price for a Type 1 photograph. The aged, circa 1910, 8” x 10” image, taken by renowned sports photographer Charles Conlon, shows Cobb sliding hard into New York Highlanders’ third baseman Jimmy Austin for a stolen base during a game at New York’s Hilltop … [Read more...]
Notes: SGC Program Will Give Ready-to-Use Images to Customers; Finals Jerseys, More
SGC is launching a pilot program that will enable customers to receive and utilize high resolution images of the trading cards they submit, enabling them to immediately use those photos to showcase those cards on eBay, Amazon or Facebook. It saves customers the job of scanning the newly graded cards they’re planning to sell online. The company has made its … [Read more...]
1914 Baltimore Minor League Photo with Ruth Brings $190,323
A panoramic photo of the 1914 Baltimore Orioles including a smiling young Babe Ruth sold for $190,323 in as Lelands wrapped up its 2019 Spring Classic catalog auction early Saturday morning. The 6x14 photo pictures Ruth at age 19, lined up with other members of the minor league squad he joined after spending much of his youth at St. Mary's Industrial Home for … [Read more...]
1971 Clemente Bat Coming to Auction; Was Gift in Return for World Series Good Luck Charm
The story behind the provenance is definitely a little different but a World Series-used Roberto Clemente bat is coming to auction this summer. Heritage Auctions will offer the 36-inch, 36.6 ounce Louisville Slugger attributed to use in the 1971 World Series in its Summer Platinum Auction. Included is a letter from a Pittsburgh Pirates executive and even a newspaper … [Read more...]
Woman Dumps Husband’s Valuable Collection After Spotting Him at Game with Mystery Blond
You’ve heard the saying “happy wife, happy life,” right? Englishman Paul Cohen apparently didn’t take it to heart and now his $50,000 collection of old programs and ticket stubs is gone. According to London-based Fabulous Digital, Cohen’s wife Sherry got a tip from a friend watching on TV that her husband and father of their two children was at a soccer match, sitting … [Read more...]
Vintage Pack Facts: 1975-76 Topps Basketball
There was a lot happening in pro basketball as the 1970s played out and by the middle of the decade it was clear the ABA wasn't going away on its own. As negotiations between the NBA and ABA toward a potential merger, Topps upped its game by producing its largest basketball set ever. Their 1975-76 set isn't loaded with great rookies (Moses Malone, Jamaal … [Read more...]
In The Cards: Nebraska Collector’s Coffee Table Is Tops
Now, this is a card table a collector can deal with. Like many collectors, Anthony Weston of Blair, Nebraska, has plenty of duplicate cards. But what to do with them? Trade them? Perhaps. Sell them? If they are everyday commons, they won’t fetch much on eBay, so that option is unlikely. Instead, Weston, 37, decided to create a coffee table topped with baseball, basketball … [Read more...]
Notes: Vote on Favorite Topps Designs; Hobbyist Profiles; NSCC Signing Update
Topps is letting collectors decide on the design of one element of 2020 Series 1. The company is asking collectors to vote on their favorite designs from past sets from each decade. The designs voted most popular will be featured next year. The company says it will be “celebrating the decades” with next year’s set and the vote is part of it. Collectors can vote … [Read more...]
NBA Finals Game-Used Items Hit Auction Block
Jerseys worn by the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors in the first game of the 2019 NBA Finals were up for auction before the tip-off of Game 2. NBA Auctions is offering 26 Warriors and Raptors jerseys from the May 30 contest, including those donned by Kawhi Leonard and Steph Curry along with a game-used ball and two nets from the opening game in … [Read more...]
