A PSA 6 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle sold for a record $300,000 in Heritage Auctions’ Sports Card Catalog Auction late last week. The price blew past the old mark of $209,100 set in April of 2021.Heritage also sold an SGC 4 for $102,000.
One of the 28 PSA 8 copies of the 1938 Goudey Heads Up Joe DiMaggio rookie card sold for a record $87,000 in the auction while a PSA 9 (none higher) 1941 Play Ball Ted Williams netted $192,000 and a 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky went for $132,000.
After multiple seven-figure sales over the last two years, including two of over $2 million, the power of the 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady Championship Ticket rookie card appears to be waning. Heritage sold a BGS 8.5/10 example for $885,000. Not a good sign for those who paid more than double that not so long ago, but still well ahead of the $225,000 range where the card stood in 2019.
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Bidding for the T206 Honus Wagner (PSA 1.5) in Goldin’s current auction has now reached $2.9 million. The same card was offered in May of 2021 and sold for $2.25 million so the buyer will net a nice profit for a short term flip.
Twenty-five bids have been entered for the card with bidding set to run through this Saturday.
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Pristine Auctions has partnered with Beckett Grading. Collectors can submit directly to Pristine, which will handle the submission process and then list the graded cards for sale on its platform.
Two different service levels are being offered $50 for a 10-day turnaround and $25 for a 30-day turnaround.
Through December 31, grading fees will be refunded for cards that sell for $500 or more.
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Jerseys worn by the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers and other items from Sunday night’s game will be auctioned to help Hurricane Ian relief efforts.
The NFL will be putting them up for bids at NFL.com/auction with proceeds going to the American Red Cross.
NFL Auction also has several items already listed to bid on to raise funds for hurricane disaster relief.
The NFL Foundation is also contributing $1 million to to support nonprofit organizations aiding those who have been most impacted by the storm in Southwest Florida and throughout the state.
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Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” goal jersey will be on display during the World Cup, five months after it sold for $9.3 million at auction.
It’s being loaned to a sports museum in Qatar and will be on display there until April 1.
The name of the person who bought the jersey hasn’t been revealed as of yet.
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