It stayed in the same family for more than 100 years. A photo album, passed down through the generations, mostly chronicles life as it was at the time, but there was something pretty special inside, too.
Two pages of photos from a trip to Detroit’s Navin Field where they caught a ballgame.
Now, those previously unknown photos–including a beauty of Ty Cobb taken by the family–are up for auction on eBay.
Another copy of Tom Brady’s most valuable rookie card has once again sold for a seven-figure price. A 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Ticket Brady, numbered 91/100 and graded BGS 8.5 with a 10 autograph grade sold for $2,040,000 via the PWCC Premier Auction late Saturday night.
It’s one of a few copies in the same grade that have sold over the last couple of years, with prices skyrocketing after Brady won his seventh Super Bowl.
On February 1, a card in the same grade sold for $2.3 million. Last October, Goldin sold another copy for over $1.5 million and two days before that, another sold for over $1.4 million. Lelands, which sold a BGS 8.5/9 example for over $1.2 million in January, has a PSA 8/9 copy in its current auction.
One of the two PSA 10 copies of Mike Trout’s 2009 Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor (# to 50) sold Saturday night for $528,000.
Other sales included:
- 2003 Upper Deck Exquisite Limited Logos Kobe Bryant Patch Auto (# to 75) PSA 10 $360,000
- 1997 Metal Universe Championship Precious Gems Michael Jordan (# to 50) BGS 9 $324,000
- 2000 Upper Deck Game Jerseys Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant Dual Auto (# to 10) BGS 8 $264,000
In all, 288 lots sold for more than $17 million.
One of the first things sports card shops will do after a burglary is let other businesses in the area know exactly what was taken.
Scott Mann of American Dream Sports Cards in Haltom City, TX did just that after his store was broken into earlier this month. Two suspects had been caught on tape, one of them smashing the glass of a display case and sweeping dozens of cards into a bag.
Now, thanks to another nearby shop, there are suspects in the case.
The owners of Collectible Investments/Big Hit Breaks in Bedford, TX—about ten miles from Haltom City– say a woman came into their store Thursday night, offering to sell some of the cards they recognized as stolen from American Dream.
They were able to keep her occupied while calling police, who detained the woman and confiscated the cards as part of their investigation. Pictures taken by the store show her in handcuffs on the curb outside the shop.
A man driving the vehicle in which she was riding left the scene before police arrived.
WFAA-TV in Dallas talked with owner Scott Mann about the burglary:
You can hear from one of the hobby’s top collectors this Thursday, Feb. 24 at 8 PM Eastern time on Collectable’s YouTube channel.
Marshall Fogel talks about his approach to collecting some of the top baseball cards and memorabilia, his views on the industry’s past and future, fractional ownership, and “his journey from novice to the top of the Mt Rushmore of collectors,” according to Collectable.
Along with the interview, Collectable will offer some hobby trivia and award some prizes.
Some fun programs are on tap for this week if you happen to be anywhere near the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, including one on baseball cards.
Dr. James Beckett is the winner of SABR’s annual Jefferson Burdick award. Handed out by SABR’s Baseball Cards Committee, the award “honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the baseball card hobby.”
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