Mile High Card Company launched its latest ‘Extra Innings’ auction on Wednesday afternoon, but this one is a little different. “Our Extra Innings auctions are usually targeted to the more modest collector,” said MHCC President and CEO Brian Drent, “But we’ve acquired such a large amount of advanced material recently that some consignors have requested we promote their … [Read more...]
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Sterling Sports Opens October Auction
A Mickey Mantle rookie card, some pre-War rarities and hundreds of low cost lots are among the pages of Sterling Sports Auctions’ latest online catalog. There are 460 lots in the sale including sports and non-sports cards, autographs and other items. The auction is highlighted by a 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle rookie card graded SGC 35. There’s also a 1973 Mike Schmidt … [Read more...]
1955 Bowman Baseball Set Marked Company’s Farewell
Imagine for a moment that it's late 1954 and your boss calls you into his office with exciting, yet terrifying, news: he's putting YOU in charge of saving a crumbling bubble gum card empire that not too long ago virtually created the entire hobby. How would you go about designing the 1955 Bowman baseball set to pique collector interest and stave off extinction for another … [Read more...]
