Orlando Cepeda played for six teams during his major league career, but he will also be remembered as a San Francisco Giant Cepeda, who died on Friday at the age of 86, was known as “Cha Cha” because he loved the nightlife, could play the congas and sat in with Latin jazz bands. He also was called the “Baby Bull,” a nod to his father, Perucho, who starred in winter leagues … [Read more...] about Orlando Cepeda: Remembering The ‘Baby Bull’ In Baseball Cards
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9 Career Chronicling Cards of Luis Aparicio, Baseball’s Oldest Living Hall of Famer
The death of Willie Mays has turned the title of oldest living Hall of Famer over to a player whose career ended the same year as the Say Hey Kid's. Luis Aparicio turned 90 in April. His career--and his baseball cards- spanned parts of three decades. 2024 also marks the 40th anniversary of his Hall of Fame induction as voters recognized one of the game's most … [Read more...] about 9 Career Chronicling Cards of Luis Aparicio, Baseball’s Oldest Living Hall of Famer
Recounting Curt Flood’s Career Through his Baseball Cards
Few players in baseball history who aren’t in the Hall of Fame resonate like Curt Flood. Flood won seven consecutive Gold Gloves with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1960s before achieving his greatest contribution by refusing to report for the Philadelphia Phillies following a December 1969 trade. His subsequent challenge of the game’s long standing Reserve Clause made it … [Read more...] about Recounting Curt Flood’s Career Through his Baseball Cards
High-Grade Sets, Pre-War Rarities Lead REA Encore
Set building was a central theme among the top sellers in REA’s May Encore Auction, which closed Sunday night, as a trio of complete and near-complete classic baseball sets from the 1950s led the way. The highest-selling lot was a 1958 Topps near-complete set (493/494) ranked #13 on the PSA Set Registry (8.00 GPA), which sold for $126,000. It was followed by … [Read more...] about High-Grade Sets, Pre-War Rarities Lead REA Encore
High-Grade 1933 Goudey Cards Bring Seven Figures in Memory Lane Auction
A quintet of high-grade 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig cards sold for over $2.7 million as Memory Lane closed out its Spring Rarities Auction early Sunday morning. The cards were part of a large collection curated by the late Manny Gordon, a diamond dealer and avid collector who sought out some of the best examples he could locate. The top seller from the … [Read more...] about High-Grade 1933 Goudey Cards Bring Seven Figures in Memory Lane Auction
Shop Talk: Price Barrier Concerns, Restocks and a Young Vintage Card Fan
This is the second of Tony Reid's ongoing series on the hobby from inside the Pennsylvania shop he helps manage. This week started out like most, with people literally waiting at the door for us to open bright and early on Monday morning. It's that kind of market.Early in the week, a few teenagers were in with their eyes on 2020 Prizm Football. After some deliberation, the one … [Read more...] about Shop Talk: Price Barrier Concerns, Restocks and a Young Vintage Card Fan
Inherited Collection Held Some Surprises; Now Heads to Auction
Imagine you’re a small auction company. In the never-ending search for material that will help you stand out from the crowd, you get quite a few calls to look at collections. A lot of them wind up being empty trips to see monster boxes of 1991 Fleer commons. Every now and then, though, you get a call like the one Scott Russell of Birmingham Auctioneers received a … [Read more...] about Inherited Collection Held Some Surprises; Now Heads to Auction
Stan’s Back; Ted’s Leaving: Collecting the Landmark 1958 Topps All-Star Cards
Featured in Topps’ 55-card 6th and last series of cards in 1958, the 21-card SPORT Magazine All-Star (#475-#495) subset was Topps’ first foray into producing All-Star cards. It provided collectors the opportunity to own two different cards of baseball’s best players. With today’s perspective and for a few different reasons, the set is regarded as a landmark moment in … [Read more...] about Stan’s Back; Ted’s Leaving: Collecting the Landmark 1958 Topps All-Star Cards
One-Owner Collection Includes Some of Hobby’s Top 1960s Topps Sets, Singles
Several high-grade Topps sets and single cards are on the block as Heritage Auctions offers hundreds of lots from the Henri Nuber Set Registry Collection. A long-time collector of PSA graded cards, Nuber has built numerous high-end post-War vintage sets that are now on the block. A total of 675 lots are up for bid through Thursday, June 18 including set breaks … [Read more...] about One-Owner Collection Includes Some of Hobby’s Top 1960s Topps Sets, Singles
Mint Koufax Rookie Part of Set Registry Auction
Two of the best 1950s card sets ever assembled will be broken up and sold as part of an upcoming auction. The 1955 and 1958 Topps sets, which rank second and fourth, respectively, on the PSA Set Registry will be sold as individual single-card lots in the Extended Bidding format sale. Among the cards on the block is a PSA 9 (mint) 1955 Topps Sandy Koufax rookie card that … [Read more...] about Mint Koufax Rookie Part of Set Registry Auction