One of the highest graded 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth cards sold for a record setting $540,000 in Heritage Auctions' recently completed Summer Sports Card catalog sale. One of 20 graded PSA 8, the card's price was nearly $400,000 higher than the last auction for a card of the same grade which took place in September of last year. There are two cards on PSA's … [Read more...]
5 Budget Priced 1933 Goudey Hall of Famers
The 1933 Goudey set launched what eventually became the standard by which baseball cards were issued. They were a kids product so why wouldn't they be packaged with gum? Bubble gum and baseball cards went together like peanut butter and jelly. Kids chased multiple Babe Ruth cards, yelled when a Lou Gehrig popped out of a pack and dug Dizzy Dean. Over … [Read more...]
1933 Goudey Babe Ruth Brings $4.2 Million in Newman Collection Auction
The lone copy of the 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53 graded PSA Mint 9 sold for $4,212,000 early Sunday morning as part of an eight-figure collection of sports cards and memorabilia sold through Memory Lane Inc. The Ruth card was the kingpin of more than 900 lots in the auction of items consigned by the family of the late Dr. Thomas Newman, a Florida neurologist who fell victim to … [Read more...]
Notes: Rare LeBron RC Tops Hunt Sale; Ruth Hits $2 Million; Bench Gear on Display; Javy Collects Javy
A 2003 Upper Deck Emblems of Endorsement LeBron James autographed rookie card sold for $240,875, pacing Hunt Auctions’ live sale on Saturday. Numbered 1/15, the card carries a BGS 8 grade (10 auto). Also sold: a rare 1914 B18 Blanket Ty Cobb with red infield ($29,962) and a super scarce 1912 T227 Series of Champions Bruce Brown graded SGC A … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Dr. Newman’s Cardboard Treasures
The collection of cards squirreled away by Tampa, FL neurologist Thomas Newman included some of the highest graded examples of many of the hobby's most popular and sought after issues. As we first reported earlier this week, over 1,000 of them will go up for auction through Memory Lane beginning next month, including a Babe Ruth rookie card, mint condition 1933 Goudey … [Read more...]
Jaw-Dropping Card Collection of Dr. Thomas Newman Consigned to Memory Lane; Expected to Bring $20 Million+
In a perfect world, Dr. Thomas Newman—“Tommy” to those who knew him the best—would be enjoying the start of a new season—and buying more baseball cards for his ever-growing collection. Sadly, the remarkable life of one of the top trading card and sports memorabilia hobbyists was unexpectedly cut short by COVID-19 in late January. A gifted neurologist who was … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: Babe’s Still King, and Not Everything is Super Pricey
It’s safe to say there aren’t many people still alive today who were around when he was still an active player. He hasn’t held baseball’s all-time home run record since early April of 1974. Still, someone will pay at least a few million dollars when the current auction for one of the highest graded Babe Ruth rookie cards comes to an end next month. Collectors … [Read more...]
Memory Lane Sets Company Record as Spring Auction Nets Nearly $7 Million
Memory Lane’s 20th anniversary year is off to a strong start. The Southern California-based company unleashed the largest auction in its history last month, with 440-page catalog featuring over 1,700 lots. When the dust settled in the wee hours of Sunday morning, a new single auction record had been established with nearly $7.6 million in sales. The figure beat the … [Read more...]
Big Price for PSA 6 ’52 Mantle; Goudey Ruth Cards Bring Nearly $1 Million
A complete quartet of autographed 1933 Babe Ruth cards sold for nearly $1 million combined early Sunday in an auction conducted by St. Louis-based Heartland Sports Cards and Memorabilia. The cards, consigned from a long-held private collection, were all authenticated by PSA. Card #149, with an autograph grade of 7 was the top seller of the four, netting … [Read more...]
Signed Goudey Ruth Cards; Joe Jackson Voucher Headline Heartland Sale
If you missed out on the autographed 1933 Goudey cards from the Uncle Jimmy Collection, you’ve got another shot to snare some others. A group of four different signed Goudey Ruths from a private East Coast collection have made their way to market. The quartet, encompassing all four of Ruth's appearances in the landmark gum card set could bring more than $1 million. “In … [Read more...]