Heritage Auctions says its total sales across all categories for 2018 surpassed $826 million. In addition to sports auctions, the company offers sales in other collectible categories including coins, stamps, entertainment, books, history, wine and art. Nearly 60 percent of 2018 sales – $487,632,348 – was transacted through the internet, a healthy 11 percent … [Read more...]
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REA Auction Opens; Bidding Frenzy Ensues
Robert Edward Auctions' first of three sales in 2019 kicked off with a whirlwind of activity in the opening 24 hours. More than 10,000 bids were placed by a record-number of first-day bidders, according to the company. In total, more than $3 million in bids were placed on opening day. Featuring more than 2,800 lots, the auction includes popular and rare cards … [Read more...]
Notes: Big Bucks for Rogers Scorecards; Agent Sues Over Autograph Signing; Nashville Show
A group of seven 1870s Mort Rogers scorecards sold for a combined $228,000 in the second part of Heritage Auctions' two-night auction late Sunday. The rare pieces date to the earliest years of professional baseball and feature a player's image glued on the front. Sold for a nickel at the time, they lasted only a brief period, likely because of the expense involved … [Read more...]
Rare Joe Jackson Cards Top Heritage Auction
A pair of rare Shoeless Joe Jackson cards sold for over $1 million combined late Saturday night in the first half of Heritage Auctions' Platinum Night sale as the vintage sports card market continued to sizzle. Topping the ledger was a PSA 3.5 copy of Jackson's 1910 Old Mill Tobacco card. Produced during his time in the Southern League, the red-bordered card that … [Read more...]
The Wayback Collector: Mount Rushmore of Vintage Cards
Recently on Twitter, PSA posed an interesting question: What would be on your Mount Rushmore of baseball cards? After giving it a bit of thought, I've at least got my own list. As a bit of a disclaimer here, my Mount Rushmore is more about the most popular and prestigious cards, not necessarily the most expensive. These, to me, are the biggest cards in the hobby. While … [Read more...]
Movin’ On Up? Strong Interest as PSA 8 1952 Topps Mantle Hits Auction
It's been over nine months since the $2.88 million sale of a PSA 9 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle generated national headlines. While some had pegged the card as a potential $3 million-plus piece, the price did seem to have a positive impact on the market for high-end Mantle market. After a drop in auction prices early in 2018, the last two sales of NM/MT PSA 8 examples … [Read more...]
The Hobby in 2018: Big Finds, Big Pulls, Big Bucks, Big Business
You can always expect some big-ticket items to sell but the top sports memorabilia-related stories aren't always about what stuff sells for. There were plenty of interesting happenings over the last 12 months. From a wild moment at the National to a newly uncovered and virtually untouched collection of decades-old cards and some notable business moves, there was a … [Read more...]
Most Expensive Sports Memorabilia Auction Items of 2018
Once upon a time (but not really that long ago) any piece of sports memorabilia that sold for $100,000 was a pretty big deal. Now, it doesn't even come close to making a list of the most expensive pieces of sold in a given year. "The hobby" is growing up. The top six items alone totaled $7 million. More records fell in 2018 and once again, the usual … [Read more...]
PSA 10 ’52 Topps Mantle Returns to Denver Exhibit
It arrived--again--by armored car. There would be no chances taken with what would most certainly be the world's most valuable single baseball card should it ever cross the auction block. Just as it did earlier this year, one of the three PSA 10 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle cards is drawing a crowd to History Colorado in Denver. While once again very short, its … [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...]
