An original photograph of Mickey Mantle featuring the iconic image which was utilized for his 1952 Topps baseball card has been sold privately through Hunt Auctions for a record-setting $375,000. It’s the most ever paid for a PSA/DNA authenticated Type I unsigned post-War baseball image. The photo is one of only three Type I examples known to exist. It had previously … [Read more...]
1952 Topps Mantle From Famous Rosen Find Coming to Auction
A card from one of the hobby's favorite finds of all-time is coming to auction later this fall. Heritage Auctions says it will offer a high-grade 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle from the 1986 discovery of hundreds of uncirculated 1952 Topps high numbers in its next Trading Card Catalog Auction. Remarkably, the card remained ungraded for 30 years. Now in a PSA 8.5 … [Read more...]
2nd Best 1956 Topps Set; Mantle Cards Headline RR Auction Catalog
One of the hobby’s best sets of 1956 Topps baseball cards is among the items up for bids in the upcoming sports catalog from RR Auction. The second best Master Set on the PSA Registry, the 354-card accumulation carries a 9.44 set rating, with nearly every card graded either a 9 or 10. The set includes the 342 standard cards along with 12 additional scarce team card … [Read more...]
LeBron Jersey from 2002 Sports Illustrated Cover Shoot Could Fetch $300,000
The jersey LeBron James donned on the cover of the February 18, 2002 issue of Sports Illustrated that introduced the high school basketball phenom to the world, is now up for auction with a pre-sale estimate of at least $300,000. The St. Vincent/St. Mary jersey was worn by James for his photo shoot with Sports Illustrated on February 3, 2002 and then … [Read more...]
Notes: Zion Chase; Huge Pull; Theft Suspect Sought; Store Owner Ghosts Customers; Knights Sticks, NBA Rookie Auctions, More
Dozens of Zion Williamson cards have now sold for $2,000 and up on eBay alone in the last five weeks and he still doesn’t have a licensed card showing him in his New Orleans Pelicans uniform. Zionmania figures to hang around for a bit unless he struggles with his transition to the NBA once the season begins. Yardbarker.com caught up with one buyer who opened a lot of … [Read more...]
Vintage Game Jerseys Among Top Sellers at REA
Three 1960s-era game jerseys from former sports icons combined to sell for $240,000 in Robert Edward Auctions' Summer catalog sale Sunday night. It was REA's first Summer Auction after the company announced a move from two to three major catalog sales per year. A 1969 Ernie Banks pinstriped Chicago Cubs home jersey rated 9.5 by MEARS led the way at $99,000. … [Read more...]
Fresh Babe Ruth Bat, Pudge Rodriguez Collection Headline All-Star Auction
A newly uncovered piece of baseball history and items from the personal collection of Hall of Fame catcher Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez will be among the highlights of the 2019 Live Auction at this year’s All-Star Week events in Cleveland. The 15th annual sale hosted by Hunt Auctions has already opened for bidding and will close with a live event on July 9 at Huntington Convention … [Read more...]
Notes: Suspect Arrested in Mantle Card Theft; Canseco Hits Homers, Signs; World’s Oldest Golf Card Sells
Police in Delaware, OH have arrested a suspect in connection with the weekend burglary and theft of a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card. Delaware, OH police say a 23-year-old man was taken into custody in Indianapolis, where he was trying to sell the card. Capt. Adam Moore of the Delaware City Police Department told the Columbus Dispatch that Giancarlo Venditti, … [Read more...]
Baseball Hall’s Shoebox Treasures Exhibit Set to Open in May
The Baseball Hall of Fame is planning to open its new permanent baseball card exhibit on Saturday, May 25. Last year, the Hall announced a campaign to raise $800,000 for the exhibit’s design and construction to build the exhibit, billed as a dedication “to the story of baseball cards.” According to the Hall, the exhibit will span more than 700 square feet of space on … [Read more...]
T206 Near Set Draws $128,000, 500 HR Bat Collection Nets $300,000 at MHCC Auction
From 19th century baseball cards to a Mike Trout game-used bat, there was plenty of variety in Mile High Card Company’s latest catalog auction. When the dust settled, hundreds of pieces of sports history had found new homes. Bidding stretched well into the early morning hours of Friday. Among the most popular items sold when the hammer finally fell: … [Read more...]