A Christmas gift from 16 years ago is about to turn into a seven-figure windfall for one sports memorabilia auction consignor.
“Chris” pulled the LeBron James 1/1 Rookie Logoman card from 2003-04 Upper Deck SP Game Used Basketball on Christmas morning 2004. Not long after, he took it to a local card show where someone offered him $1,700 for it. He turned it down and stuck the card away, all but forgetting about it. Good thing, too.
His brother-in-law alerted him to the recent boom in sports card prices and Chris got in touch with Goldin Auctions, where the newly graded PSA 7 card is expected to fetch at least $250,000.
“It’s kind of been a mad scramble since this all happened,” he told The Action Network for this story.
Project 2020 may be over, but Topps’ collaborations with its artists aren’t.
The company will launch a special set of 1951 Red/Blue Back style cards created by Blake Jamieson this week.
Each week in January, 13 newly designed cards will be offered. The four subsets will create a 52-card complete set, just like the originals.
Parallel backs are possible in each 13-card pack along with artist cards numbered to 25.
My take on @Topps 1951 launches TOMORROW! Are you ready? pic.twitter.com/2K6v5Umzw5
— Blake Jamieson (@blakejamieson) January 12, 2021
There’s no word yet on price but they’ll be available exclusively on Topps’ website.
Michael Jordan cards continue to skyrocket in demand and price.
A look at our most watched list of basketball card auctions on eBay is dominated by MJ—especially his still sizzling 1986-87 Fleer rookie card.
Bidding for the T206 Ty Cobb Bat Off Shoulder with the Uzit tobacco back is over $70,000 at Robert Edward Auctions.
It’s the only pose of Cobb in the T206 set that was printed with an Uzit back and only a small number exist.
The SGC 4 is one of only two in the company’s pop report with none higher.
The card is the top item in the T206 collection pieced together by the late long-time collector Paul Pollard that REA is selling.
Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson has a new exclusive autograph deal with Fanatics, which has signed helmets, photos and other items available on its website.
Toronto Raptors superfan Nav Bahtia has accumulated some pretty great stuff during his many years as a fan of the team. His courtside seats have allowed him to acquire memorabilia from some great players and all kinds of other items.
Now this immigrant who fell in love with hoops is giving most of it away to kids.
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