Mile High Card Company President Brian Drent says the market for sports cards “continues to be at an all-time high.” Thousands of bids have been placed in MHCC’s current auction, which still has a week to run. MHCC is offering a number of higher-end cards including a PSA 8 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle that is moving toward $200,000 but is expected to go much higher. … [Read more...]
Vintage Mantle, Signed Goudey Ruth and Gehrig, Jordan Inserts Headline MHCC Auction
2020 has been a wild ride for sports cards and memorabilia but the final blitz of major auctions is just starting. Mile High Card Company will be the next to launch, with its December auction set to launch Monday. There are some heavy hitters in the lineup, including a PSA 8 1952 Topps card of Mickey Mantle and a signed Cap Anson bat from the 1880s. A pair of … [Read more...]
Massive REA Sale Will Include Newly Uncovered Cobb Photo
The new Robert Edward Auctions catalog is about to arrive and we'd recommend bending down before you try to lift it off your doorstep to avoid back strain. The 720-page behemoth is the company’s largest ever. Bidding is set to open Friday and run through December 6. More than 3,400 lots will be up for sale in the company's third and final auction of 2020 … [Read more...]
100 Items from Sports Icons to Headline Goldin/Sotheby’s Auction
Goldin Auctions and Sotheby’s are partnering for a new auction consisting of 100 lots of high-end sports memorabilia and trading cards. “A Century of Champions” will feature items spanning the past 100 years of sports history around the world. Set to open November 24, the auction will include jerseys, game-worn shoes, trading cards, and other objects from icons of … [Read more...]
Notes: No Philly Show; MJ Signing Jersey; Mantle Cards; Denehy on Sharing Seaver Rookie Card, More
It’s no surprise but the December edition of The Philly Show has been canceled. Restrictions on gatherings in Pennsylvania means the three-day event scheduled for the Valley Forge Resort-Casino won’t take place this year. Promoters are still hoping the COVID situation will ease enough to hold the next event scheduled for March 5-7, but as always it’s a fluid … [Read more...]
New Record Price for Poor Grade T206 Wagner Card, Other Items in Goldin Sale
A low-grade T206 Honus Wagner card sold for nearly $1.4 million while some important game-used items consigned by Cal Ripken Jr. also drew a crowd of bidders as Goldin Auctions closed out its latest catalog auction late Saturday night. Heavy wear and creases have never stopped potential buyers from lining up to own the hobby’s most recognizable card and the PSA 1 example … [Read more...]
PSA 3 Wagner Becomes Highest Priced Vintage Baseball Card at $3.25 Million
There’s a new highest priced vintage baseball card of all time. Mile High Card Company says it has sold a PSA 3 T206 Honus Wagner card for $3.25 million in a private transaction. The price eclipses the $3.12 million price tag for the PSA 5 (MC) “Jumbo” Wagner purchased in 2016. It also makes it the second most expensive sports card of any kind ever sold, … [Read more...]
Notes: Lone 1916 Red Sox Championship Button Auction; ’52 Mantle Auction; Shows Open, More
The only known Boston Red Sox 1916 World Series Championship button known to exist is on the auction block. The oversize button pictures then-21-year-old Babe Ruth. Curiously sponsored by a Detroit brewery, it’s the largest baseball button made to that point, possibly to maximize the detail. Most serious collectors of baseball buttons would know of the legendary … [Read more...]
Jackie Robinson Rookie Card Headlines Record-Setting Single-Owner Vintage Card Auction
A single owner collection of more than 1100 baseball cards dating from the 1800s to the early 21st century surpassed expectations, selling for more than $4.7 million. More than 1,000 customers lined up for the chance to own a piece of the "Partnerone Collection" with extended bidding on the Heritage Auctions website lasting into the wee hours of Friday morning. When the sun … [Read more...]
Notes: Big Spenders in Goldin Sale; PSA Accepting Subs in Top Loaders; Scripps Hobby Segment
His team is out of the playoffs again, but that’s not stopping bidders from putting up some big money in an attempt to snare a 1/1 example of one of his rookie cards. The 2013-14 National Treasures Horizontal (RPA) Giannis Antetokounmpo Autographed NBA Logoman Patch at Goldin Auctions is now at $760,000 with more than a week left in the bidding. With a 20% buyer’s … [Read more...]