The “Hand of God” ball is not changing hands.
For the second time in a few months, the controversial ball Diego Maradona knocked into the net at the 1986 World Cup to help Argentina beat England didn’t meet its seven-figure reserve price.
Goldin Auctions did sell a 2003-04 Topps Chrome Gold Refractor #111 LeBron James Rookie Card (#02/50) graded PSA 10 for $900,000.
Also sold: the jersey from the Dec. 5 game this season in which Tom Brady passed Peyton Manning for the most all-time fourth quarter comeback wins with 44. It netted $324,000.
Full results from the company’s January Elite sale are here.
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His record breaking jersey from earlier this week is worth somewhere between 50 cents and $1 billion, depending on who you talk to, but we do know what LeBron James’ 2022 Christmas Day jersey is worth because it sold for $76,799 Thursday night at NBA Auctions.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s holiday duds also crossed the block for quite a bit less. Fun fact: Giannis ranks among the top 8 in league history for points scored at this stage of his career (LeBron is #1).
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Over 2,500 lots opened for bidding Thursday as Robert Edward Auctions launched its February 2023 Encore Auction. REA’s second sale of the year is highlighted by a 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain Rookie graded NM 7 by PSA and a myriad of pre-war baseball cards. There are nearly 400 T206s highlighted by numerous cards with rare backs such as Hindu, Old Mill, American Beauty, Carolina Brights, El Principe de Gales and Polar Bear.
There are also five of the elusive 1903 E107 Breisch-Williams cards up for grabs including Hall of Famers Joe McGinnity and George Davis and a 1935 Edwards, Ringer & Bigg Babe Ruth PSA 8.
“This will be a very exciting auction for us, as we have some of the most hard-to-find pre-war cards, including St. Louis variations of T206 cards, some extremely rare E107 cards, and some noteworthy rookie cards across several sports,” said Brian Dwyer, President of REA. “We had a very successful January Encore Auction and we’re hoping to exceed those results in what is a loaded February Auction.”
Other notable items include:
- 1939 R334 Play Ball #26 Joe DiMaggio PSA EX 5
- 1953 Topps #82 Mickey Mantle SGC EX/NM 6
- 1955 Topps #164 Roberto Clemente Rookie PSA EX-MT 6
- 1959 Topps #514 Bob Gibson Rookie SGC NM/MT+ 92
- Autographed 1968 Topps #177 Nolan Ryan Rookie Signature grade 10 by BGS
- 2017 Panini Origins Football Jumbo Patch Autograph #104 Patrick Mahomes II Rookie Green #2/5 PSA/DNA GEM MINT 10.
- 1993 Upper Deck SP Factory Sealed Unopened Box (24 Packs) – Derek Jeter Rookie Year
The auction runs through Sunday, February 19.
All items in REA’s February Encore Auction have a starting bid of $10.
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The New Jersey Devils celebrated the 20th Anniversary of their 2000 Stanley Cup Championship on Feb. 1. They produced special nameplates for the 2023 squad’s lockers.
Twenty-one of them are now up for auction at MeiGray with $20 starting bids.
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PSA and livestream shopping platform Whatnot have expanded their partnership to offer authentication and grading services for Funko Pop! Figures.
Collectors who buy Pops! through Whatnot can now have them authenticated and graded by PSA before taking shipment. PSA began grading the figures last year.
“The ability to have the ever increasing amount of fake Pops!, sticker swaps, and inconsistent subjective advertised condition of Funko Pops! eliminated through PSA’s authentication and grading service is the future of the hobby,” remarked Darius DiMartino, the owner of Toy Cabal, a national collectibles retailer.
In 2022, PSA and Whatnot began collaborating on authentication and grading services for trading cards bought on the live shopping platform.
And Pop! goes the end of this News & Notes column.
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