Driving for a race team co-owned by Michael Jordan has its privileges.
Driver Kurt Busch won a race at Kansas Speedway and that meant his boss had to pay up after the two made a pact involving a freshly signed copy one of Jordan’s 1986-87 Fleer rookie cards…..
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The Babe Ruth 1/1 SuperFractor from 2023 Bowman Chrome pulled Saturday night by Bulldog Sports Cards.
Dave & Adam’s Card World had offered a $200,000 bounty.
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A 2020 Topps Dynasty F1 Lewis Hamilton patch autograph card numbered to 10 and graded PSA 10 sold for $41,799, topping eBay’s recent auction of higher end Formula 1 cards. A Dynasty Dual Charles Leclerc/Sebastian Vettel PSA/DNA 10 card netted $33,433.
“We’re seeing the growth of Formula 1 fandom on the eBay marketplace – as demonstrated by a more than 75% increase in the number of F1 collectibles sold from 2021 to 2022,” remarked Gene Cook, VP of Global Collectibles at eBay. “Fans want to stay connected to the drivers and teams between races and across seasons.” Hamilton led all F1 drivers in collectible items sold on eBay in 2021 and ’22.
Other drivers are also seeing sharp increases in items sold globally on eBay – for example, the number of Charles Leclerc collectibles sold on eBay in 2022 increased 170% compared to 2021.
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One of 14 copies of Hall of Famer Joe Greene’s 1971 Topps rookie card sold for a record $22,200 in the recent PWCC Premier Auction.
It’s the most ever paid for a card of the Pittsburgh Steelers great. There are no ’71 Greene cards graded 10.
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A near complete set of 1910 Old Mill tobacco cards is up for auction, minus the Joe Jackson card that’s one of the hobby’s most expensive issues. Issued in packs of cigarettes, the T210 set features more than 600 minor leaguers, Jackson and Casey Stengel among them.
It’s an extremely tough set to piece together. Brockelman Auctions is offering what might be the only complete or near complete set that’s ever been offered.
The cards are being sold in numerous lots that are on the block through Oct. 7.
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The owner of 3 Stars Sports Cards in Minneapolis recently discovered some four-figure cards missing from the shop. Police have now charged a man who worked at the shop with stealing them.
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