The second highest ranked 1968 Topps Baseball set on the PSA Registry is about to go on the auction block where it could bring a seven-figure price. Heritage Auctions will offer the set as part of its Fall Sports Card Auction set to open Friday, Sept. 13. The set includes 517 of the 598 cards in Gem Mint 10 condition with the remaining 81 rated PSA 9. Among … [Read more...] about Set Fest: 2nd Ranked 1968 Topps, 1950s Gems Populate Upcoming Heritage Auction
1951 Bowman baseball set
Graded 1952 Topps, 1951 Bowman Sets Headline Charitybuzz Auction
Complete sets of 1951 Bowman and 1952 Topps baseball cards are on the auction block, with proceeds designated for charity. The 18th best 1951 Bowman set on the PSA Set Registry includes EX/MT 6 copies of the Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays rookie cards while the 1952 Topps set includes a PSA 8 (o/c) copy of the iconic Mantle card. The sets were part of … [Read more...] about Graded 1952 Topps, 1951 Bowman Sets Headline Charitybuzz Auction
Notes: Fundraising Auction for Top Early 1950s Sets; New Card Marketplace Opens; Carroll’s Clinching Jersey
High grade complete sets of 1951 Bowman and 1952 Topps Baseball will go on the auction block next month to help at-risk kids. Charitybuzz is auctioning off the sets that have been donated by a collector to raise money for the Inspiring Children Foundation. The auctions will be held in conjunction with the MLB All-Star Game in mid-July. It’s a follow up to a similar … [Read more...] about Notes: Fundraising Auction for Top Early 1950s Sets; New Card Marketplace Opens; Carroll’s Clinching Jersey
Hobby Unicorn: 1951 Bowman Baseball Uncut Sheet Set for Auction
Bowman Gum was riding high in 1951. The company had what was essentially a monopoly on baseball bubble gum cards. The post-War recovery had swept baseball into a new era, with a more inclusive game starting to emerge and new young stars about to emerge. Now, a truly rare item from what would become a magical season is about to arrive on the auction block. Heritage … [Read more...] about Hobby Unicorn: 1951 Bowman Baseball Uncut Sheet Set for Auction
Jordan, Mays Rookies; Vintage Unopened Top $5.6 Million Mile High Auction
Led by piles of vintage unopened boxes and Michael Jordan cards, a Mile High Card Company’s first catalog auction of 2021 took in over $5.6 million. The Colorado-based auction house is hoping the results are an indication of bigger things to come. “A few of the real outliers have started to recede slightly, but in all, the hobby is strong and getting even stronger,” Mile … [Read more...] about Jordan, Mays Rookies; Vintage Unopened Top $5.6 Million Mile High Auction
Packs of Sports Cards Were Once a Grocery Enticement
Ever since tobacco companies used them as collectible package stiffeners for fragile boxes of cigarettes, baseball cards have been inserted into consumer products. They've been in smokes, soda, snack cakes and razor blades--just to name a few. Sometimes, though, the promotion went between their traditional home inside bubble gum card packs and the food products that … [Read more...] about Packs of Sports Cards Were Once a Grocery Enticement
Mickey Mantle Rookie Card Smashes Record in Memory Lane Auction
A little over four years ago, Memory Lane generated headlines with the sale of a PSA 9 (mint) Mickey Mantle rookie card. Early Sunday morning, that record-setting $220,150 sale was blown away in the company’s Fall Auction when the same 1951 Bowman gem soared to $588,000. The iconic card topped bidding in Memory Lane’s Fall Classic Auction, which tallied over $3.5 … [Read more...] about Mickey Mantle Rookie Card Smashes Record in Memory Lane Auction
Notes: Mantle Rookie Sales; Baseball Artist at Work; Topps ‘Cards’ in Braves’ New Park; Heritage Museum
A PSA 7 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle sold for $42,101 late Monday night, the seventh recorded sale of over $32,000 for a Mantle rookie since last August. The going rate prior to the middle of 2015 was $10,000-$15,000. That’s now what you’ll pay for a card in the 4-5 range (and there are several listed right now). The average price of a 1952 Topps Mantle in that same … [Read more...] about Notes: Mantle Rookie Sales; Baseball Artist at Work; Topps ‘Cards’ in Braves’ New Park; Heritage Museum
1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle: Undervalued?
You’ll sometimes hear the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle referred to as his rookie card. I guess if you’re strictly a Topps collector it is. Topps didn’t yet have a full MLB license until then so the famous #311 card from the scarce series is the first time Mantle appeared on a Topps card. However, true fans of vintage baseball cards know that the 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle is … [Read more...] about 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle: Undervalued?
Mays Rookie Stolen from Rob Schneider’s Home
Burglars who broke into the Bay Area home of actor/comedian Rob Schneider last Friday made off with a high-grade Willie Mays 1951 Bowman rookie card. Schneider, said to be an avid collector of vintage cards and a former Saturday Night Live cast member and star of ‘Deuce Bigalow’, was at a film festival in Montreal at the time and his wife and daughter were out to … [Read more...] about Mays Rookie Stolen from Rob Schneider’s Home