Wheatland Auction Services’ final major catalog sale of the year is underway with over 1,000 lots of sports cards and memorabilia up for grabs. The Lancaster, PA-based company brought the famous "Uncle Jimmy Collection" to the hobby. While that remarkable lifelong stash of Jimmy Micioni has now been spread to collectors, the current auction has plenty of other material … [Read more...] about Vintage Icons, Big Modern Pulls Part of Wheatland Catalog
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Minnesota Priest’s Cards Bring Strong Prices in Charity Auction
Baseball cards can pay for a lot of scholarships. If you’ve got the right ones, anyway. Father John Ubel certainly did. A lifelong collector, the rector of the Cathedral of St. Paul in Minnesota scooped up rookie cards of Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron about a dozen years ago for several hundred dollars apiece. He was a fan, but hadn’t kept up with the … [Read more...] about Minnesota Priest’s Cards Bring Strong Prices in Charity Auction
Fanatics Holiday Auction to Include Vintage Rookie Cards, Ruth Autographs
Fanatics continues its rapid move into the sports card and memorabilia auction market, with its 2020 Holiday event set to open on Wednesday. The online platform will include high-grade vintage and modern rookie cards, autographs from baseball icons and game-used memorabilia. Over 200 lots will be offered. A long-time major player in the online retail market for … [Read more...] about Fanatics Holiday Auction to Include Vintage Rookie Cards, Ruth Autographs
6 Al Kaline Cards to Remember ‘Mr. Tiger’
He was known as “Mr. Tiger” during his 22-year major-league career, and he certainly fit the description. Al Kaline cards first popped out of wax packs a year after the Korean War and were still there as the curtain was closing in Viet Nam. Kaline's longevity was no secret. He could hit, run and throw. Underrated and underappreciated outside Detroit, … [Read more...] about 6 Al Kaline Cards to Remember ‘Mr. Tiger’
Notes: High-Grade ’15 Cracker Jack Jackson; ’54 Topps Manush “Orange” Printing Error; Ohio State Collector
For the first time since the middle of 2016, an SGC 8.5 rated 1915 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson has hit the auction block. PWCC is offering one of the three graded at that level (two higher) in its newly launched auction. As of late Monday, early bidding had pushed the card past $40,000. The card offered in 2016 by Memory Lane reached $69,600. Two years … [Read more...] about Notes: High-Grade ’15 Cracker Jack Jackson; ’54 Topps Manush “Orange” Printing Error; Ohio State Collector
Vintage Set Break of the Week: 1954 Topps
The 1954 Topps set is best known for one thing: rookies. Featuring key rookie cards of Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, and Al Kaline, Topps' third major set packs a ton of punch. Although it is missing the young phenom, Mickey Mantle, it is still stacked with Cooperstown elites: two Ted Williams cards bookend the set, with greats like Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays ranking … [Read more...] about Vintage Set Break of the Week: 1954 Topps
Ramblings: 1954 Topps Set Break Proves a Hit
When ideas are conceived, sometimes the popularity of the concept far outweighs what was predicted. A recent example in the baseball card collecting world was the first Net 54 (a popular message board for primarily pre-war collectors) "set" break. The idea was to purchase a complete vintage set, sell ‘slots’ in the break, draw randomly and have some fun. The group there opted … [Read more...] about Ramblings: 1954 Topps Set Break Proves a Hit
High Grade Sets and Near Sets, Staubach Navy Jersey Highlight Mile High Auction
Colorado-based Mile High Card Company launches its annual holiday Premium Catalog auction today featuring a game-used Roger Staubach Navy football jersey and a hundreds of high grade and rare sports cards and sports memorabilia. The catalog auction marks the first time Mile High has ever conducted four catalog auctions in a single calendar year. “It truly has been a fun … [Read more...] about High Grade Sets and Near Sets, Staubach Navy Jersey Highlight Mile High Auction