It’s been a busy summer at Memory Lane. While many of us have enjoyed cookouts, ballgames, travel or a healthy dose of relaxation, the long- time Southern California auction company has spent the last few months piecing together one of the biggest catalogs in company history. Actually, one catalog wasn’t big enough to hold it. The company's Fall Rarities Auction … [Read more...] about Memory Lane Set to Unveil Huge Fall Rarities Auction with Two Catalog Set
1955 Bowman Mantle
LeBron Rookie Card, High School Jersey Net $462,000 Combined at Goldin Auctions
A pair of LeBron James items were among the big sellers in Goldin Auctions’ October Legends catalog sale late Saturday night. A 2003-04 James autographed patch rookie card from Upper Deck Exquisite topped all bidding at $270,000. Graded 8.5, the card was number 16 of 23 of its kind that were produced during an era when Upper Deck held an NBA trading card … [Read more...] about LeBron Rookie Card, High School Jersey Net $462,000 Combined at Goldin Auctions
Vintage Pack Facts: 1955 Bowman Baseball
The end would come soon enough but in 1955, Bowman Gum was making one last-ditch effort to try to collect as many nickels and pennies as they could from baseball card collecting kids. They came up with a design that incorporated America's new favorite evening pastime. They created a whopper of a set at 320 cards and they gave kids more cards in their packs. It wasn't … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1955 Bowman Baseball
1955 Bowman Mantle from Famous 2018 NSCC Break Now at Auction
Freed from the cellophane that had had been its home for 63 years, the Mickey Mantle card that became a piece of hobby lore in the summer of 2018 is now up for auction. Goldin Auctions is offering the 1955 Bowman card that was famously pulled from a pack during the National Sports Collectors Convention. Graded 9 by PSA, bidding has already reached $33,000 with the auction … [Read more...] about 1955 Bowman Mantle from Famous 2018 NSCC Break Now at Auction
Notes: Baltimore Sun Pays Visit to Pack-Pulled Mantle Owner; 1954 Bowman Break
Maryland collector Chris Rothe has taken possession of the 1955 Bowman Mickey Mantle card pulled from a pack at the National. As a collector, it’s hard to imagine anyone having a luckier day than he did on Friday, August 3. While he wasn’t watching live when the pack was opened at the National, he was still stunned when he watched it a little later and saw his … [Read more...] about Notes: Baltimore Sun Pays Visit to Pack-Pulled Mantle Owner; 1954 Bowman Break