His career was tragically cut short but you can find his baseball cards from the era of Topps vs. Bowman to "all 660 cards in one series." Roberto Clemente remains among the most popular players in history and cards from his playing days are big sellers, especially those that look as sharp as the day they came out of the pack or vending box. But which Clemente cards … [Read more...]
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Roberto Clemente Rookie Card Values Rising
Make way for another hot performer on the list of trendy performers. The 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente rookie card is now squarely on the list. Collectors and investors continue to be confounded by the relative few high-grade examples that enter the marketplace and recent sales data reflects that fact. While some may have dismissed the 2012 sale of the only PSA 10-rated … [Read more...]
5 Cool Harmon Killebrew Baseball Cards
Maybe it’s because his contemporaries were named Aaron, Mays and Mantle, or maybe it’s because he spent the majority of his career tucked away in Minnesota, whatever the reason, Harmon Killebrew baseball cards are, in many cases, vastly undervalued. When he retired at the end of the 1975 season, Killebrew’s 573 career homers were the most ever for an American League … [Read more...]
Baseball Cards of Golden Era Hall of Fame Nominees
When the ten nominees for what the Hall of Fame now calls the "Golden Age" were announced recently, many pundits compared their careers and then offered opinions about whether any of them were worthy of the Hall of Fame tag. A committee consisting of former players, baseball executives and veteran media members will decide but what’s interesting is that card collectors have … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Storage Unit Stories
You may have seen the story about the lawsuit in New York involving a storage unit which supposedly held $11 million in sports memorabilia and was purchased by a man, sight unseen, for $400,000. He’s now suing because he says after putting down a $100,000 down payment and gaining access, he realized the unit’s contents weren’t worth much of anything. I’m sure many of you … [Read more...]
Agganis’ Star Sadly Faded, but Lone Card Remains Popular
Cards became popular for a lot of different reasons. Sometimes it involved local demand such as any and all 1984 Donruss Detroit Tigers which were not only being sought after by collectors working on finishing their 1984 Donruss sets (which were a little harder to find at the time) but also by Tiger fans wanting tangible reminders of a season which began 35-5 and continued with … [Read more...]
