The only PSA 10 examples of the rookie cards of Nolan Ryan and Pete Rose are scheduled for auction in late August. The Rose card sold four years ago for $157,366. The record price for a PSA 9 Ryan was set last month a
t $41,825. Even 8s are selling for big money now as this auction would seem to indicate. The PSA 10 Ryan hasn’t been sold at public auction until now. Heritage Auctions will offer them in their big catalog sale this summer.
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There’s an SGC 92 1915 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson on eBay now with the high bid currently at over $60,000. You can track it here.
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Prices for Roberto Clemente rookie cards continue to climb. There’s a PSA 8 example on eBay now with a high bid of over $90,000 and several days remaining. Two years ago it was attainable for around $11,000. Last month, one sold for $131,450.
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A PSA 10 Michael Jordan card from the 1986-87 Fleer set sold a few days ago for $32,100 and in another story, we chronicled the recent rise of Fleer stickers from the 80s. However, Jordan’s rookie card isn’t the most elusive high-grade card in that landmark set. That would be Johnny Moore, a Spurs guard. Few 10s exist but one was recently pulled from a pack and made the grade. It just sold for $15,103. Another Moore in a 10 holder brought $14,329 at about the same time.
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One of the two 1968 Topps/Milton Bradley Hank Aaron cards from the ‘Win a Card’ game graded 10 also found a new home this week, bringing $11,000. Relatively speaking, it sounds like a bargain.
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Soccer legend Pele’ is selling his career memorabilia. It’s a big deal, but an even bigger deal where soccer is a passion and the latest word is that Chinese investors have their eyes on the Brazilian legend’s World Cup medals and other items.
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Bidders have flocked to Lelands’ auction of Jim Craig’s 1980 Miracle on Ice collection. Both his gold medal and the jersey he was wearing the night Team USA upset the Soviet Union have passed $200,000 and the auction still has two weeks to run. The flag he had draped on his shoulders that night is at $177,156.
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SCP Auctions will sell Bob Cousy’s own “50 Greatest Players” signed lithograph at its next major auction in August.
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Topps can usually count on some publicity for its annual Archives Baseball release and this year is no exception. The Bull Durham movie star autographs are the hook. MLB.com just posted an article about the newly-released inserts in the product. They’re a tough pull, but quite a few have made their way onto eBay in the first few days since release.
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There were 699 of sales of the special Memorial Day Topps NOW card. Net proceeds are going to Welcome Back Veterans, a non-profit group that helps vets and their families with the effects of PTSD.
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