The booming sports card market has a lot going for it. The cards you own are worth more. The cards you part with sell for more. You sell more of them. Then there’s the other fun stuff. Frustration. Remorse. Regret. I’d love to buy more cards, but I can ‘t afford everything. I wish I hadn’t bought that. Why didn’t I buy that instead? Why did I … [Read more...]
Fresh to Market Vintage Cards Bring Strong Prices in Hunt Auctions Sale
Items from multiple private collections of baseball cards, photos and other memorabilia were sold Wednesday through Hunt Auctions. Even on a Wednesday afternoon, the live bidding was extremely competitive in what's become an extremely strong market. The sale opened with one of only four known copies of the 1889 Goodwin & Co. Old Judge Tobacco Round Album … [Read more...]
Long-Time Private Collections Hitting Market in Hunt Auctions Catalog
Items from several long-time baseball card and memorabilia collections will be on the market for the first time beginning Tuesday when Hunt Auctions opens its Premier Live event. The catalog includes rare and popular vintage sports cards, photography, autographs, and game used items, headlined by the first installment of the “Texan Collection.” Curated over a 40 year period by … [Read more...]
Hidden Away for Decades, Fresh Vintage Card Collection Enters Market
Having bought and sold sports cards on a part-time basis for nearly 20 years, Curt Schmidgall is used to getting calls from people who hope he can put some money in their pocket. Unfortunately, most are looking to sell him their 1980s and 90s collections. Earlier this year, his phone buzzed again. An older woman from Delaware was on the other end of the line, … [Read more...]
High-Grade Jackie Robinson Signed Ball, Ruth Letter, Vintage Greats Headline MHCC Sale
After a string of record-breaking auctions including a jaw-dropping find of vintage unopened sports and non-sports cards that made national headlines, Mile High Card Company’s final auction of 2017 launches on Monday. There are no more 1948 Bowman baseball or 1965 Topps football boxes but are a couple of items coming to auction for the first time. “The Beer … [Read more...]
Streakers: Cards of Players Who Own the Longest Hitting Streaks in MLB History
Sunday marks the anniversary of Joe DiMaggio's iconic hitting streak coming to an end. On July 17 in 1941, Cleveland's Ken Keltner stopped Joe D's only real chance at a hit and it was finally over. In a time when the spotlight is unquestionably bright, challenging DiMaggio's record today seems daunting to say the least. That argument seems to hold considerable weight given that … [Read more...]
5 Great 1911 T3 Turkey Red Cards on a Budget
Even in a convention hall full of thousands of different types of colorful, cool and historic memorabilia, the 1911 T3 Turkey Red baseball cards stand out. More than 100 years after they arrived in envelopes as part of a mail-in offer, they are among the most collectible, sought after and aesthetically striking pieces of baseball history ever produced. They can also be very … [Read more...]
Large 1911 Turkey Red Collection Highlights Auction
Mile High Card Company opens its September “Extra Innings” Auction on Monday with the auction slated to close on Wednesday September 24. “Extra Innings” auctions are online only auctions and offer collectors everything from graded cards, to complete sets, autographed material, memorabilia, and other items from all four major sports. Unlike Mile High Card Company’s … [Read more...]
1911 Turkey Red Set Sells Individually for Over $200,000
Mile High Card Company’s recently concluded auction consisted of some of the most desirable tobacco era complete sets in the hobby, the likes of which haven’t been seen in the auction arena in quite some time. Leading the way in the sports card offerings was the sale of an ultra high grade 1911 T3 Turkey Red Complete Set that sold for a cumulative $200,642. The set was … [Read more...]