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
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Breakup of PSA Set Registry HOF 1968 Topps Set with 572 PSA 10s Headlines MHCC Auction
One of the hobby’s most perfect 1968 Topps sets is about to hit the auction block. Whether it stays intact or is sold piece by piece is up to bidders. Mile High Card Company will kick off its next catalog sale by offering the set both as a single lot and individually. Whichever total brings the most money to the consignor is how the set will change hands. In all, … [Read more...] about Breakup of PSA Set Registry HOF 1968 Topps Set with 572 PSA 10s Headlines MHCC Auction
Ruth Rookie Card and Photo, 1968 Mantle, Gehrig Bat Among Top Sellers at Heritage
Some things don't change. Yankee legends and high-grade vintage cards still attract a crowd of eager bidders. Items associated with Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle were among the big ticket items in Heritage Auctions' Winter Platinum Night sale. One of ten copies of the 1968 Topps Mickey Mantle graded PSA 10 blew past its $200,000 … [Read more...] about Ruth Rookie Card and Photo, 1968 Mantle, Gehrig Bat Among Top Sellers at Heritage
Vintage Sports Card Grading Submissions Surged in 2022
At the beginning of 2022 it seemed like the card market “party” would continue without missing a beat. Buying and selling with 100% margins were becoming the rule and not the exception. In the first half of 2022 it appeared as if collectors, flippers, and everyone in between would continue profiting off the hobby’s boom. As recently as late April 2022, ultra-modern … [Read more...] about Vintage Sports Card Grading Submissions Surged in 2022
Vintage Pack Facts: 1968 Topps Baseball
With its "burlap" borders, it may not be flashy but the 1968 Topps baseball set actually has a lot going for it. Nolan Ryan and Johnny Bench rookie cards. Mantle. Mays. Clemente. Cards of that legendary Detroit Tigers team. Bob Gibson of the 1.12 ERA. The return of All-Star cards. All of them--and a new set of cards you could use to play a game--took the … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1968 Topps Baseball
1968 Topps Baseball Set Headlined by Ryan, Bench
Against the backdrop of troubled times, the 1968 Topps Baseball set was an oasis. While their parents and older siblings dealt with assassinations, war, drugs, riots and a myriad of unrest in the United States, youngsters could still grab a pack of bubble gum cards for a nickel. Cards from the first series became available March 1, just as spring training camps … [Read more...] about 1968 Topps Baseball Set Headlined by Ryan, Bench