The 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Hockey case sold at auction in February is still in the possession of Heritage Auctions after the buyer decided he would rather someone else take ownership. Jack Arshawsky, a real estate agent based in Vaughan, Ontario, says he's paid Texas-based Heritage $3 million of the $3.72 million selling price, but has asked the auction house to hold onto it for … [Read more...] about $3.7 Million O-Pee-Chee Hockey Card Case Still in Limbo
1979-80 O-Pee-Chee
Notes: Fanatics Blaster Autograph Update; Topps’ Latest Wemby Card; ONIT Hires College Exec; Top Junk Wax Cards; 1979-80 OPC Case Options
Fanatics’ move to push memorabilia prize redemptions into its online exclusive Topps Series 1 blaster boxes is likely the start of an effort we’ll see expand as the company looks for more opportunities to link its memorabilia line and player deals with card collecting. The odds of pulling a memorabilia redemption from the Fanatics Exclusive product are 1 in 251 … [Read more...] about Notes: Fanatics Blaster Autograph Update; Topps’ Latest Wemby Card; ONIT Hires College Exec; Top Junk Wax Cards; 1979-80 OPC Case Options
Recently Uncovered 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Case Sells for $3.72 Million to Pace Heritage Auction
A newly uncovered full case of 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee hockey cards, likely containing at least two dozen Wayne Gretzky rookie cards, sold for $3.72 million late Saturday night. The only known full case still in existence, it had been purchased and stashed away by a collector in Saskatchewan around the time of issue. He bought endless boxes and cases of cards, so many … [Read more...] about Recently Uncovered 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Case Sells for $3.72 Million to Pace Heritage Auction
Only Known Case of 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Set to Fetch Millions
It's the type of once-in-a-lifetime find collectors, dealers and auction houses can only imagine: a long forgotten stash of decades old unopened boxes. This time, though, it wasn't just any old product--or just a couple of boxes. A recent phone call to Heritage Auctions led to a hobby unicorn: the only known full case of 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee hockey cards … [Read more...] about Only Known Case of 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Set to Fetch Millions
GemRate Releases Extensive Grading Data of Hobby’s Top Cards with Iconic Tracker
A free new tool is aimed at helping identify grading trends for some of collecting's most popular sports cards. Late last week, GemRate announced the release of the Iconic Tracker. Known for providing monthly updates on the number and type of sports cards and TCG graded by the four biggest grading companies ,Gem Rate's new tool goes further providing the grading trends … [Read more...] about GemRate Releases Extensive Grading Data of Hobby’s Top Cards with Iconic Tracker
Notes: PSA 9 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky Rookie Auctioned; Sapphire Goes Dutch; Ohtani Rookie Record; 100K Griffey Cards Graded
A PSA 9 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky rookie card netted $114,000 via Goldin Elite Wednesday night. Other notable sales in the Goldin auction: 1960 Hemmets Journal Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) signed rookie card - PSA/DNA 10 signature ($85,200) 1951 Bowman Willie Mays rookie card PSA 7 ($74,400) 1958 Alifabolaget #635 Pele signed rookie card - PSA VG-EX 4, … [Read more...] about Notes: PSA 9 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky Rookie Auctioned; Sapphire Goes Dutch; Ohtani Rookie Record; 100K Griffey Cards Graded
Charitybuzz Launches Trading Card Auctions with High-End 1950s Sets, Mantle, Jordan
High grade 1950s baseball sets and a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle are among the items now up for sale through Charitybuzz, a well-known platform that’s entering the trading card space as it pledges to donate some of the proceeds from its auction to non-profit causes. Their Premiere Trading Card Auction includes the eighth best 1951 Bowman set on the PSA Set Registry; the fifth … [Read more...] about Charitybuzz Launches Trading Card Auctions with High-End 1950s Sets, Mantle, Jordan
The Cardboard Legacy of Gordie Howe’s Goodbye Goal
Gordie Howe's final days as an NHL player saw the 52-year-old legend in a Hartford Whalers uniform and his last goal came 40 years ago this week. This monumental moment was not properly covered in the next season's hockey card sets, but there are still options out there for collectors to relive the end day of an incredible career.Gordie was already by far the NHL's all-time … [Read more...] about The Cardboard Legacy of Gordie Howe’s Goodbye Goal
Opening a 1979-80 OPC Hockey Box at the National
The National Sports Collectors Convention floor is always buzzing but in a quiet corner near PSA's booth on Thursday afternoon we spied one collector surrounded by opened packs of.... what? Was that really a 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee hockey box? The one with Wayne Gretzky's most valuable rookie card potentially inside? The ones that usually sell for around $50,000 on … [Read more...] about Opening a 1979-80 OPC Hockey Box at the National
1979-80 OPC Pack Break Yields Greatness
A Las Vegas collector turned $150 into a potentially nice payday--or the crown jewel of just about any hockey collection--Wednesday night. He bought a $150 spot in a 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee hockey pack break conducted by Vintage Breaks and despite some relatively long odds, it was his spot in the 14-card break that came up when a Wayne Gretzky rookie card came up. "Thad" is … [Read more...] about 1979-80 OPC Pack Break Yields Greatness