People used to discover baseball cards in their basements and attics that were worth a nice chunk of change. Well, they still do sometimes, but now the ticket market has its first “holy grail” find. We recently wrote about the 1980s Northwestern college student who couldn’t get anyone to go to the Bulls opening game back in 1984 so he took the unused ticket and stuck it … [Read more...] about Notes: MJ Debut Ticket Owner; SGC’s Big Day; Ruth Rookie Update; Edmonton Expo; Topps Party; Fitterman’s WWE Deal
1916 M101-5
Babe Ruth Rookie Card Kicks Off Memory Lane’s First 2022 Auction
One of the finest known copies of Babe Ruth’s 1916 M101-5 Blank Back rookie card headlines next month’s Memory Lane Winter Rarities Auction, one that also includes some fresh-to-the-hobby finds and thousands of in-demand vintage and modern cards. The SGC 5.5 Ruth card stands alongside only two other examples as the highest rated M101-5 Blank Back copy authenticated and … [Read more...] about Babe Ruth Rookie Card Kicks Off Memory Lane’s First 2022 Auction
Family’s Century Old Baseball Set Headlines Upcoming Memory Lane Auction
Collected by a New England teenager more than 100 years ago and passed down through the generations, a near complete set of 1916 M101-5 baseball cards makes its auction debut later this month when Memory Lane opens its Sets and Set Breaks Auction. The valuable group includes Babe Ruth’s rookie card along with most of the other deadball era stars and will be … [Read more...] about Family’s Century Old Baseball Set Headlines Upcoming Memory Lane Auction
Jordan Jersey from Penny Marshall Collection Topps REA Sale
One of the last Chicago Bulls jerseys worn by Michael Jordan in a regular season game sold for $240,000 late Sunday night as Robert Edward Auctions closed out its latest catalog sale. The jersey, worn in an April 7, 1998 win over the Washington Wizards in which Jordan scored 30 points, also carries his autograph. It was originally purchased at a 2005 Bulls charity … [Read more...] about Jordan Jersey from Penny Marshall Collection Topps REA Sale
REA Tally in Auction’s First 24 Hours: 10,000 Bids, Nearly $3 Million
Robert Edward Auctions opened its first auction of the year on Friday with collectors hunkered down at home diving into the first of three giant catalogs set for release this year. They weren't shy about placing bids either. The company says it took in nearly $3 million during the first 24 hours of the auction. The sale leads off with a newly discovered W600 … [Read more...] about REA Tally in Auction’s First 24 Hours: 10,000 Bids, Nearly $3 Million
1917 Collins-McCarthy Set Brings $107,460 in Lelands Sale
The young person who collected them a century ago made sure to lightly brand most of them as his own but that simple, light pencil script on the backs didn't deter bidders from chasing what's believed to be the only 1917 Collins-McCarthy baseball card set ever offered at auction. Lelands sold the complete set, issued by a San Francisco candy maker, for $107,460 early … [Read more...] about 1917 Collins-McCarthy Set Brings $107,460 in Lelands Sale
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...] about Famous & Barr Set from Huge St. Louis Find Now Up for Grabs
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...] about Newly Uncovered Holmes to Homes Bread Babe Ruth Rookie Coming to Auction
M101-4/5 Baseball Card Craze Included Department Stores
The M101-4 and M101-5 baseball cards are often referred to as the Sporting News sets. Created by Felix Mendelsohn in 1916, these two similar black and white sets included some iconic cards, including what is generally recognized as Babe Ruth's major league rookie card. The sets have mostly the same checklists but include some variants in terms of who is included in each one and … [Read more...] about M101-4/5 Baseball Card Craze Included Department Stores
Record Price for ‘Authentic’ T206 Wagner Highlights $2.7 Million Memory Lane Auction
A restored copy of the famed T206 Honus Wagner sold for a record price of $420,000 early Sunday morning, as Memory Lane wrapped up its Holy Grail Rarities Auction. Graded ‘Authentic’ by PSA, the card’s history can be traced back some 50 years. It last sold in a public auction in 2011 for $188,000. The price attained by Memory Lane makes this copy the most … [Read more...] about Record Price for ‘Authentic’ T206 Wagner Highlights $2.7 Million Memory Lane Auction