One of the three PSA 10 1973 Topps Willie Mays cards sold for $79,200 Wednesday night in Goldin's Vintage Elite Auction. The price obliterated the previous high mark of $18,260 set in April of 2019. The card is Mays' last regular issue as a player and pictures him as a New York Met. A 1951 Bowman Mays rookie was the top seller in the auction at $186,000 (record was set … [Read more...] about Notes: Mays’ 1st and Last Cards Help Pace Auction; Impact of Rodgers’ Move on Memorabilia; NBA, NHL Jersey Auctions
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Heritage Set Registry Auction Includes Six-Figure 1970 Football Set, Vintage Baseball
Sandwiched between its most recent monthly trading card auction and its next major catalog sale, Heritage Auctions is bringing out a catalog full of nothing but high-grade cards. The company's latest Set Registry Auction has a limited scope, but if you're collecting cards from the sets that are included, you'll be hard pressed to find anything better. The catalog, … [Read more...] about Heritage Set Registry Auction Includes Six-Figure 1970 Football Set, Vintage Baseball
Mike Schmidt Rookie Card Last of the Vintage High Number HOFers
He's arguably one of the best to ever play third base in the majors, dazzling fans with his great glove work but also providing historically significant run production at the plate. Mike Schmidt also has another distinction: the last of the important vintage high number rookie cards. Schmidt's 1973 Topps rookie card (#615) is one he humbly shares with … [Read more...] about Mike Schmidt Rookie Card Last of the Vintage High Number HOFers
Notes: Moeller Show Off; New Shop in Hollywood; ’73 Rack Box; NBA Legends Event
One of the larger Midwestern sports card shows of the year won’t be taking place in 2020. The annual Thanksgiving weekend event at Moeller High School in Cincinnati was cancelled Tuesday. Promoters at CincyCardShows.com say the move is “in accordance with the CDC, state of Ohio and Hamilton County.” Gatherings are still being kept to a maximum of 50 people … [Read more...] about Notes: Moeller Show Off; New Shop in Hollywood; ’73 Rack Box; NBA Legends Event
Modern Baseball Era Committee Candidates and Their Rookie Cards
This weekend, a 16-member Modern Baseball Era Committee will gather to consider nine players and one former executive for induction to Cooperstown. Obviously, Hall of Fame election tends to mean a boost for a player’s rookie cards. As of now, all but the highest graded examples of most of the players’ cards are inexpensive. With results due to be announced Sunday at … [Read more...] about Modern Baseball Era Committee Candidates and Their Rookie Cards
Vintage Pack Facts: 1973 Topps Baseball Was Year of Change
After producing its largest set ever in 1972, Topps scaled back to a 660-card set in '73 and was in the midst of a landmark change in how its flagship set was created, delivered and collected. The whole process was a bit of an experiment. This week's edition of Vintage Pack Facts from VintageBreaks.com looks at how Topps marketed its first set of the "660 … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1973 Topps Baseball Was Year of Change
1973 Topps Comics ‘Test’ Set an Unreleased Rarity
Of all of the various Topps “test” issues, the 1973 Topps Comics set is one of the company’s most unique, most rare, most mysterious and most colorful issues. Chances are you don’t have any in your collection. Don’t feel bad. Few do. If you do have one—or more—you’ve got a truly rare piece of collecting history. Topps created numerous sets that had either a … [Read more...] about 1973 Topps Comics ‘Test’ Set an Unreleased Rarity
Editor’s Blog: Boyhood Photos Subsets Challenged Topps Execs
Years ago, before we had early access to what would be in the new sets of baseball cards, newly opened packs offered the first revelation of some of the little subsets and creative touches that were included. Who knew that the 1971 set would have such a unique look? Who could have guessed that some players would have “extra” cards in 1972 when the “In Action” cards … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: Boyhood Photos Subsets Challenged Topps Execs