REA’s June Encore Auction closed Sunday night, and set building was once again an overarching theme of the event, with six complete graded sets finishing among the top ten items. The top three sellers were Topps Baseball complete sets from 1963 ($75,000), 1960 ($66,000), and 1961 ($54,000), all of which rank among the top entries on the PSA … [Read more...] about High-End Vintage Baseball Sets, Record-Setting Jerry West Card Lead the Way at REA
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Hall of Fame Classics and Set Builder Commons Pace REA Sale
A PSA 5 M116 Sporting Life Honus Wagner sold for $75,000 Sunday night, setting a new record for the blue background version of the card. The price attained by Robert Edward Auctions for the 1910-11 issue featuring Wagner’s famous Carl Horner image broke the previous record set in October. The February Auction also included another pillar of the M116 Sporting … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame Classics and Set Builder Commons Pace REA Sale
“Mind Boggling” 1968 Topps Baseball Set Sells for $1.4 Million
A virtually perfect set of 1968 Topps baseball cards was king of Mile High Card Company’s latest major catalog sale. Featuring 572 of the 598 cards graded PSA 10, the set sold for over $1.4 million. The cards in the set were offered both individually and as a complete offering and this time, the top bid for the set was more than the total bids for the single … [Read more...] about “Mind Boggling” 1968 Topps Baseball Set Sells for $1.4 Million
Complete Treats: Vintage Sets Abound in Heritage Card Auction
There's no more satisfying feeling for a traditional collector than to say one sweet word: complete. The chase is the fun, but the exhale when the last card is obtained for a set is bliss. There's a whole lotta instant bliss being offered in Heritage Auctions' first event of 2022. The company's Trading Card Auction includes dozens of complete … [Read more...] about Complete Treats: Vintage Sets Abound in Heritage Card Auction
SCP Auctions Offers T206 Plank, 1941 Heisman, Championship Rings
One of the planet’s rarest baseball cards will join a red hot basketball card and hundreds of other pieces of historic and one-of-a-kind memorabilia in SCP Auctions’ 2020 Fall Premium catalog, set to open Wednesday. The T206 Eddie Plank, graded VG 3 by SGC, could sell for $100,000 or more and it’ll have some company at the top of the list of realized prices when the auction … [Read more...] about SCP Auctions Offers T206 Plank, 1941 Heisman, Championship Rings
Worth the Wait: 1960 Topps Cello Pack Break Yields Big Prize
Sixty years after it was boxed up and left the Topps plant during the Eisenhower administration, a Topps baseball cello pack finally revealed its contents Tuesday night. Still tightly sealed, the 12-card pack would have cost 10 cents in 1960. It was the star attraction in a five-hour pack breaking marathon conducted by Just Rip It. The company offered … [Read more...] about Worth the Wait: 1960 Topps Cello Pack Break Yields Big Prize
1983 Sixers Championship Ring; Jim Craig’s “Miracle” Skates; FDR Signed Ball Top SCP Sale
A 1983 Philadelphia 76ers championship ring awarded to guard Clint Richardson sold for $118,230 as SCP Auctions wrapped up its Spring catalog auction. It was the third ’83 Sixers player ring to be sold at auction. SCP also sold Julius Erving’s ring for $244,239 in 2011. Bobby Jones’ ring, sold by a different auction house, went for $72K in 2011. The skates worn … [Read more...] about 1983 Sixers Championship Ring; Jim Craig’s “Miracle” Skates; FDR Signed Ball Top SCP Sale
Vintage Pack Facts: 1960 Topps Baseball
After three standard size, vertical designs, Topps shook things up again in 1960. Their baseball card set went horizontal for the first time since 1956, with a split screen type look that featured a head shot for most of the main photos and a posed action image on the side. There were plenty of ways to buy cards as the decade began, too. There have been finds of … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1960 Topps Baseball
Vintage Baseball Sets, Singles, Jordan Rookies Among Wheatland Auction Items
Whether you lean toward Walter Johnson or Michael Jordan, Wheatland Auction Services has you covered in their Spring Auction. The company’s latest online catalog includes a little bit of everything, with baseball cards from 1888 joining names from the current sports headlines. Over 500 lots are up for grabs in the no-reserve auction. Among the highlights are … [Read more...] about Vintage Baseball Sets, Singles, Jordan Rookies Among Wheatland Auction Items