Spring break arrived here in central PA last week and with the shop's owner on a vacation to the Outer Banks, I was left in charge. I had help from our buddy Zach for a few hours each morning, which definitely made the week more bearable. He assists in shipping the sometimes ungodly amount of orders we have on a daily basis. His help is always much appreciated. Beyond that, I … [Read more...]
1933 Goudey Lajoie, Other Pre-War Cards Top Hunt Live Auction
Goudey kept kids hunting for a card that didn’t exist in 1933. Nearly 88 years later, the gambit to gain more sales that resulted in a make-good filler of a guy who had long since retired is still being chased by collectors. The 1933 Goudey Nap Lajoie was sent to collectors who wrote the company after the season, wondering why the heck they couldn’t pull a #106. … [Read more...]
Ruth, Gehrig Signed Goudey Quartet Brings $961,700
Four autographed baseball cards of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig from the mind-blowing "Uncle Jimmy Collection" sold for $961,700 late Sunday night as Wheatland Auctions wrapped up its latest catalog sale. Signed in fountain pen by the Yankee legends, the cards were among the premier items in the massive collection of cards, autographs, photos and memorabilia consigned by the … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: Don’t Get Caught Up in Collecting Regrets
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...]
Signed Goudey Cards, Including Ruth, Gehrig Headline Part 3 of Uncle Jimmy Collection Auction
Over 200 1930s autographed 1930s Goudey baseball cards including two each featuring Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx headline the third installment of the “Uncle Jimmy Collection” now up for bids at Wheatland Auctions. The online catalog includes over 170 signed 1933 Goudeys, 34 signed ‘34 Goudeys and numerous other vintage autographed cards, all collected by … [Read more...]
“Uncle Jimmy Collection” Gets PSA Pedigree
The authentication, grading and marketing of one of the hobby’s most remarkable, yet quietest private collections continued in recent weeks and collectors will soon have the chance to see more of it. The “Uncle Jimmy Collection” we wrote about last month included a wide range of baseball cards, autographs and photos collected throughout one New Jersey man’s entire … [Read more...]
A Pre-War Collector Goes to Target in Search of The Fuss
So, in 2018, I took a mostly random trip to Target to pick up some Bowman cards looking for a valuable Shohei Ohtani card. I mean, I struck out and all and I'm still not entirely sure what I was looking for. Nevertheless, it was kind of entertaining for this vintage collector that mostly stays out of the modern card market. With warmer-than-normal weather over the … [Read more...]
1933 Goudey Set Prominently Featured Last Washington Team To Reach World Series
These are happy times for the nation’s capital. The Washington Nationals’ four-game sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS means the World Series will be played in Washington, D.C., for the first time since 1933. Franklin D. Roosevelt was completing his first year in the White House in 1933, and Adolf Hitler was consolidating his power as chancellor of … [Read more...]
Ruth Proof, Copyright Cards from 1933 Goudey Set Coming to REA
When it comes to sports cards and memorabilia, Babe Ruth is the undisputed king of collectibles. Whether it’s the recent headline-making $5.6 million Yankees jersey, which now holds the record for most valuable piece of memorabilia ever sold, or his 1916 Sporting News rookie card, which routinely hammers into the six figures when up for auction, Ruth items capture the attention … [Read more...]
Fresh Card Find Includes 1916 Famous & Barr Ruth, Huge Pre-War Stash
They had been sitting in a box for decades. A small fortune in baseball cards, some collected over 100 years ago by a young Midwestern man who clearly loved baseball and the men who played it. He lived only 57 years and has been gone for 60, but the box remained as a sort of curious heirloom, appreciated by a family of sports lovers but tucked out of … [Read more...]