Ted Williams’ 1947 Triple Crown award is coming to auction. Consigned by Williams’ daughter after being on public display for the past several years, the Segram’s-sponsored trophy is expected to fetch a six-figure price tag at SCP Auctions. It’ll be part of the company’s upcoming catalog sale. The big red “crown” is, of course, the focal point. The base includes a … [Read more...]
7 Fun Facts About the Nap Lajoie 1933 Goudey Card
The Nap Lajoie 1933 Goudey card is one of the most iconic cards in the hobby. Lajoie has other cards but this is clearly his most popular one. Shortprinted by Goudey, it is highly desirable and almost always a five-figure card these days. Here are seven interesting facts that not everyone knows about this famous card. It was Printed in 1934, not 1933 The Lajoie card … [Read more...]
Shortprints in Pre-War Sets Cause Collector Headaches
Collecting pre-war cards is generally a challenging pursuit. Often, these cards are more than 100 years old and are difficult to track down. And even in the cases where cards are plentiful, it can still mean an expensive activity. Adding to the difficulty in assembling pre-war sets are shortprinted cards. These shortprints are even rarer than the regular cards and can make … [Read more...]
Value of The Top 20 Baseball Cards in 1989 Will Have You Drooling
If you had money to invest 30 years ago, you could have put it in any number of places, depending on your willingness to take on a risk or two. The stock market. Real estate. Precious metals. You may have been the subject of much derision if you had opted to put at least some of it in baseball cards, but it wouldn’t have been a bad idea, as long as it wasn't 1989 … [Read more...]
Low-Grade Goudey Lajoie, Vintage Cracker Jacks on eBay
If you can overlook the back, you might have a chance to own a copy of one of the hobby’s rarest yet most recognizable trading cards. A 1933 Goudey Nap Lajoie graded SGC 10 (poor) has been listed on eBay. It’s one of just 34 ever graded by the company and one of only about 120 on the combined population reports of the professional graders. The card is well-centered … [Read more...]
High-Grade Heroes Highlight Huge Memory Lane Winter Auction
Collectors might want to grab another log for the fire when they head for an easy chair to digest the 2016-17 Memory Lane Winter Rarities Auction. The catalog for the annual event, running December 23 through January 14, is a company record 256 pages long with over 1,300 lots of vintage and rare sports cards and memorabilia. The auction kicks off with one of the … [Read more...]
Notes: Unique Ali Collection; Kaline’s Last Bat; Icons at Auction
Stephen Singer’s collection of Muhammad Ali memorabilia isn’t the world’s biggest but it’s definitely got a uniqueness to it. Singer, who launched an auto dealership in Hooksett, NH, has his collection on display there. He’s got some traditional pieces like signed boxing gloves, old fight posters and other memorabilia but customers and other visitors can also see a copy of … [Read more...]
Nap Lajoie: Beyond The ’33 Goudey
Nap Lajoie is perhaps most famous to collectors for his extremely rare 1933 Goudey short print card, which is the most difficult to acquire in the set. However, the former Cleveland and Philadelphia star has numerous other interesting pre-war options for buyers on a budget. Collecting any player from the early 1900s may seem like a daunting and expensive proposition, but … [Read more...]
Estate Collection Includes Newly Uncovered 1933 Goudey Lajoie
A fresh-to-market collection of pre-War baseball cards including one of the hobby’s “big three”, a 1933 Goudey Nap Lajoie #106, will be offered in the April catalog sale hosted by Hunt Auctions. The collection originates from the descendants of a Western Pennsylvania man who collected them as a boy in the 1920s and 30s. As was often the custom of the day, the collector glued … [Read more...]
Ruth Rookie Tops $90,000 in Mile High Auction
A 1916 M01-4 Babe Ruth topped bidding in Mile High Card Company’s Spring 2015 auction, with a PSA 5 (EX) example soaring to $90,053 in bidding that closed early Friday morning. Increasing in popularity with collectors and investors, the card had sold for $77,675 in another auction just four months ago. A run of 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth cards in high grade sold for more than … [Read more...]