Those who collect vintage football card packs don't have a lot of trouble finding reasonably priced options during the last half of the 1970s but there's one that's a problem. If not for that Payton guy.... While 1977-1979 packs have gone up in value over the last several years, they're a piece of cake compared to the year that brought us Sweetness. Walter Payton's … [Read more...]
1976 Topps Football Cello Pack Break at NSCC
There were plenty of packs and boxes ripped at the National Sports Collectors Convention. Most were current era boxes were opened as part of the card company redemption giveaways but fans of older material also set free some cards that had been sealed a long time ago. A couple of days ago, we showed you the end of a 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee hockey box break. Topps' … [Read more...]
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...]
Big O’s Rings; Hoarder’s Card Stash Top Leland’s Sale
Oscar Robertson's NBA championship ring Hall of Fame ring sold for more than $150,000 combined in the Leland's Invitational Auction over the weekend. The Hall of Famer consigned 51 items from his career to the auction including game-worn jerseys, awards and other memorabilia. Robertson's 1971 NBA title ring, won during his time as a member of the … [Read more...]