Two T206 Ty Cobb cards were among the pace-setters as Memory Lane wrapped up its Summer Rarities Auction early Sunday morning. One of eight PSA 8 graded Cobb Green Portrait cards netted $288,000 in the auction, while the hobby's highest graded Uzit advertising back (PSA 6) ended at $99,600 including the buyer's premium. Other pre-War sales included a PSA 8 T206 Cy Young … [Read more...]
Ruth, Cobb, Mantle Items Among Headliners in Memory Lane Summer Auction
“Variety” would be the key phrase as collectors prepare to open up Memory Lane’s Summer Rarities Auction catalog. It doesn’t matter what you collect—old cards, extremely old cards, high-grade Hall of Famers, modern rarities, autographs, Babe Ruth items, unopened material, Type 1 photos or scarce bobbleheads-- there’s probably something inside that’s on your want … [Read more...]
Millions for Mickey: 1952 Topps Mantle Tops Heritage Auctions 2018 Top 10 List
As the year winds down, we’re taking a look at the top-selling sports cards and memorabilia sold through major auction companies in 2018. He's been gone for over 20 years but Mickey Mantle is still setting records. Last spring, one of only six 1952 Topps Mantle cards graded 9 by PSA became the most expensive post-War trading card ever sold at auction when Heritage … [Read more...]
Collection of High-Grade Mickey Mantle Autographed Cards Coming to Auction
A jaw-dropping collection of autographed cards spanning Mickey Mantle’s entire career is about to hit the auction block. Originally pieced together by a diligent collector from California, the collection includes 22 signed Mantle cards, including his 1951 Bowman rookie and 1952 Topps. Each will be solid individually. Of the 22 cards that will be offered, 16 … [Read more...]
Notes: Shop Door Smash Caught on Video
It's a gut punch for a small business owner when someone does something to make their job even harder than it already is. After getting a call at home about an active alarm at his shop in wee hours of Sunday, Mike Fruitman of Mike's Stadium Sportscards in Aurora, CO, spent his morning looking at security camera video and contacting police. Someone had smashed the glass on … [Read more...]
5 Vintage Cards That Could Rise In Value
Collectors are always looking for the next big thing. In current cards, it's about trying to determine which players are going to perform better than expected. Things are a little different with pre-war cards and vintage issues as players' careers have long since ended. But trying to find the next hottest card applies in that era, too. Card prices rise and fall for all sorts of … [Read more...]
’52 Topps Mantle Wasn’t Only Heavy Hitting Vintage Card in Heritage Sale
The mint 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle generated most of the headlines but there were plenty of other big ticket vintage cards sold in Heritage Auctions’ two-day Spring Trading Card catalog. The two-day auction that kicked off with the much-publicized ‘52 Mantle owned by Evan Mathis reaching $2.88 million wrapped up late Friday night. Two other ’52 Mantle cards also drew a … [Read more...]
PSA 9 Mantle Rookie Card Hits Auction Block
One of the nine known PSA 9-rated copies of Mickey Mantle’s 1951 Bowman rookie card has hit the auction block, where it’s expected to fetch a record-setting price that could touch $1 million. Heritage Auctions is offering the card in its newly launched Spring Sports Card Catalog sale. Plagued by centering, print marks and the usual corner wear associated with older … [Read more...]
Ruth, Mantle Items, Rare Memorabilia Among Goldin Auctions Headliners
While fans and collectors watch the 2017 baseball postseason unfold, memorabilia from some of those who did their best work at this time of the year will be up for grabs in Goldin Auctions’ October Legends catalog. Bidding opens Friday and runs through November 11. The annual event features over 1,800 lots including Mickey Mantle’s 1959 game-worn jersey; his 1957 … [Read more...]
Notes: Huge Mantle Collection; Rookie Card Update; OJ Signing Already
Hundreds of vintage Mickey Mantle cards including rarities and multiple copies of popular 1950s regionals are entering the hobby through a long-time collector who’d quietly accumulated them years ago. Stored in albums, the cards were carried into the National Sports Collectors Convention over the summer by an older man wearing a vintage Cubs jersey. He stopped just … [Read more...]