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...]
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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...]
Signed 1951, ’52 Mantle Cards Coming to Auction
Long before the crush of autograph seekers made spring training an annual target, the atmosphere around big league camps was much more personal for those who did make the pilgrimage to warmer climates. For one baseball fan, though, spring training of 1968 meant a chance to have Mickey Mantle sign a couple of baseball cards he had pulled from packs when the Yankees’ … [Read more...]
Notes: Goodwin Results; Judge Soars; Why’d Augie Steal Julian’s Cap?; Hotel’s Bobby Orr Suite
A PSA 8 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle rookie card sold for $151,652 early Friday as Goodwin and Company closed out its ‘Masterpieces and Uncommon Commons LXXI’ auction. Only 16 Mantle rookies have rated higher than an 8 on PSA’s Population Report. The sale was the tenth of a PSA 8 Mantle rookie since the card first topped the $100,000 mark in February 2016. Goodwin sold an … [Read more...]
Notes: Wagner, Vintage Wax Update; NM Mantle RC Sale
Bidding for the T206 "Original" Honus Wagner card at SCP Auctions is now at $417,724 heading into the final three days. There's a 20% buyer's premium tacked on at the end so it's safe to say it'll realize somewhere north of $500,000--not a bad investment considering consignor J. Ross Greene paid $48,500 in 1996 ($75,586 in today's dollars). And it's likely there … [Read more...]
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...]
