It was Nolan Ryan for Jim Fregosi. Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas. Lou Brock for Ernie Broglio. All may have seemed like good ideas at the time for the teams that gave up the guys who wound up in the Hall of Fame, but in the end went down as a lopsided giveaway. At some point in the 1980s, when one collector traded away his 1916 Babe Ruth … [Read more...]
Gretzky Rookie Card Sells for $1.29 Million
A1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky rookie card graded Gem Mint 10 by PSA has broken its own record as the most valuable hockey card ever sold. Heritage Auctions sold one of the two copies of the card for $1.29 million early Friday morning. The card last sold in 2016 for $465,000. Part of an auction of over 3,700 lots of sports cards and memorabilia playing out … [Read more...]
Rare, Original Conlon Photo of Ty Cobb Slide Nets $390,000 to Top REA Sale
One of two known original copies of the famous Charles Conlon photo of Ty Cobb sliding hard into third base during a game about 110 years ago sold for $390,000 as Robert Edward Auctions wrapped up its final catalog sale of 2020. Recently discovered by REA in an old-time collection, the photograph is the better condition of the two known; the other example transacted … [Read more...]
Babe Ruth Rookie Card Part of “Florida Baggie Find” of M101-4 Gems
An artist from Florida found a masterpiece. And like any great work of art, it will be heading to auction, where it is certain to fetch a nice price. "Sue" did not realize what she had until she showed a sports-loving friend a baggie filled with 176 cards from the 1916 M101-4 Sporting News set. The pile included plenty of Hall of Famers, including a Babe Ruth rookie … [Read more...]
1916 Herpolsheimer’s Ruth; Second-Ranked 1956 Topps Set Bring 6 Figures at Auction
A rare example of Babe Ruth’s 1916 rookie card sold for a record-setting $110,612 as RR Auction wrapped up its latest sports card and memorabilia auction. The card, under the umbrella of M101-4, was distributed by Herpolsheimer’s clothing store in Grand Rapids, MI and is one of only four graded by PSA. While M101-4 cards were produced by The Sporting News and … [Read more...]
Famous & Barr Set from Huge St. Louis Find Now Up for Grabs
Collected through a department store promotion more than 100 years ago and part of one of 2019’s top discoveries, a near set of 1916 Famous & Barr baseball cards has arrived on the auction block. Heritage Auctions is offering the group of 197 cards in its Trading Card Auction that will run through December 5. Consigned to auction earlier this year by members … [Read more...]
Newly Uncovered Holmes to Homes Bread Babe Ruth Rookie Coming to Auction
The list of great hobby finds for 2019 has just gotten a little bigger and this one is a doozy. The first known example of a 1916 Holmes to Homes Bread Babe Ruth rookie card has been uncovered and will be offered at auction next month. Mile High Card Company has secured the Ruth card along with five other M101-5s with the scarce Holmes to Homes backs from a family in … [Read more...]
Ad from 1916 Touts Baseball Card Giveaway at Everybody’s Department Store
While they're best known as a set issued by The Sporting News, the 1916 M101-4 baseball cards were distributed in several different ways by several different companies. Clothing stores that sold boys apparel were one popular outlet. We've seen ads for Gimbel's in Milwaukee, which offered groups of cards from the 200-card issue over a period of … [Read more...]
Ruth Rookie Card Found in Piano Brings 6-Figure Price
In terms of hobby lore, it was a hard story to beat. Avid collectors of one of the hobby's most iconic cards jumped on the chance to bid on a 1916 M101-4 Babe Ruth rookie card that had been found inside a very old piano. The auction closed in the wee hours of Friday morning with a final price of $130,054 including the buyer's premium. Goodwin & Co. Auctions sold … [Read more...]
Babe Ruth Rookie Card Found in Old Piano Now at Auction
Baseball card finds have turned up in all kinds of places over the years. Inside walls. On dusty garage shelves. Under floor boards and in countless old desks and dressers. Add one more to the list. Inside an old piano. It's not a new find, but one you've probably never heard about because it's been under wraps since the 1990s. The 1916 M101-4 Babe Ruth blank back … [Read more...]