There's a new record price for a Victor Wembanyama rookie card. The 1-1 Panini Prizm First Off the Line Black Shimmer sold via PWCC Marketplace late Thursday night for $516,000. The card was pulled by a breaker in China two months ago and graded 9 by PSA before being put on the market. It's by far the biggest price for a Wembanyama rookie card so … [Read more...] about Notes: Wembanyama 1/1 Rookie Nets Huge Price; Kid in Jackie Robinson Photo Meets Collector; More
1976 Topps baseball set
Topps Introduced Groundbreaking ‘Traded’ Cards in the 1970s
In the 1980s, Topps' landmark traded sets produced some of the hobby's most iconic cards of the era. Nearly every release in the decade had an important card. In 1982, it was Cal Ripken's 'follow-up' card (after his rookie appeared in the regular Topps set). 1983 and 1984 produced rookie cards of Mets stars Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden. The likes of Barry Bonds, Jose … [Read more...] about Topps Introduced Groundbreaking ‘Traded’ Cards in the 1970s
Six Career Chronicling Cards of No. 6 – Tony Oliva
One might assume winning the Rookie of the Year award puts a player on the fast-track to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. For Tony Oliva, it was the jumpstart he needed—but for most, it’s anything but a guarantee of having a bust in the most sacred of baseball fraternities. Established as a national award in 1947, Jackie Robinson was the inaugural winner and would … [Read more...] about Six Career Chronicling Cards of No. 6 – Tony Oliva
Vintage Pack Facts: 1976 Topps Baseball
It was the year of the American bicentennial and everything was red, white and blue...including the lettering on the top of Topps baseball card wax pack boxes. While the number of cards needed for a complete set wasn't changing just yet, there were quite a few ways to attack that 660-card collection. This week's Pack Facts from Vintage Breaks takes us back to the … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1976 Topps Baseball
Big O’s Collection, 1970s Cards Among Top 10 Sellers at Lelands in 2018
Oscar Robertson attended this year's National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland and while he was there to sign autographs, he also stopped by to check on his collection. The Basketball Hall of Famer consigned 51 items, including his championship rings, to Lelands as part of the company's Summer Invitational Auction. Three of them made the list of Lelands' top ten … [Read more...] about Big O’s Collection, 1970s Cards Among Top 10 Sellers at Lelands in 2018