Over 2,000 lots—spanning every decade from the 1870s to the present day—are now on the block as Heritage Auctions opens its Summer Sports Card Catalog event. The rise of basketball cards means collectors will see plenty of Michael Jordan and other modern day greats in the online catalog, but seldom seen tobacco cards from the 19th and early 20th century are also expected to … [Read more...]
Bidding for Unopened 1986-87 Fleer Basketball Case Already Over $1 Million
Those who’ve spent the last 20 years traveling the country, buying thousands of cases and boxes from America’s basements, storage units and former card stores were starting to wonder if a sealed 1986-87 Fleer wax case still existed. Even rising prices for the Michael Jordan rookie cards they contained didn’t seem to shake anything from the trees. Until now. The … [Read more...]
1986 Fleer Basketball Boxes from Storage Unit Find Bring Big Price (Empty Case, Too)
Would you pay nearly $1,000 for an empty box? Someone did late Wednesday night. It wasn’t just any old box, though. This one was a bit of a collector’s item. The rare container held boxes of 1986-87 Fleer basketball cards. The winning bidder shelled out $922 at Goldin Auctions, which also sold seven full boxes of the product that contains what’s … [Read more...]
Notes: Jeter Cards Launch; All PSA 10 1986-87 Fleer Set; KS Store Burglary; Andy, Opie for Post Cereal Cards
Topps has launched the first element of its new partnership with Derek Jeter. The first in a series of ‘Career Retrospective’ Topps Now cards went online over the weekend. Done in a Chrome style, the first card commemorates his 2017 jersey retirement ceremony at Yankee Stadium. Individual cards and autographed versions are being offered. If you order a … [Read more...]
100 Hottest Michael Jordan Basketball Cards on eBay
He's in the Hall of Fame now, long retired from the NBA. Still, collectors and fans who remember him still flock to eBay to find Michael Jordan basketball cards. In fact, it's one of the company's highest volume searches of any kind. Now, with The Last Dance generating renewed interest in Jordan and the dominant Chicago Bulls championship run, demand has … [Read more...]
Buried Treasure: 1986-87 Fleer Basketball Wax Find Revealed
Buy the contents of a storage unit and you're more likely to come home with some old books and furniture, maybe an outdated piece of computer equipment or a piece of shelving. Oh, there have been some that have yielded boxes of cards and one surrendered Terrell Owens' old stuff. But in the sports memorabilia world, there's never anything quite like what's just … [Read more...]
PSA to Give Away 3 Jordan Rookie Cards as Part of NSCC Promo Plans
PSA plans to give away a trio of 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan #57 rookie cards with a combined valued of more than $10,000 during the 2019 National Sports Collectors Convention. The giveaway is part of several promotions being planned by the company for the July 31-August 4 event at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The three different Jordan cards—graded 8, … [Read more...]
Christy Mathewson, Nolan Ryan Items Highlight Huggins And Scott Spring Auction
Memorabilia from two of the greatest right-handed pitchers in major league history — 60 years apart — is up for grabs in the Huggins and Scott 2019 spring auction, which ends Thursday. A check signed in 1922 by Christy Mathewson and a 1982 “Tequila Sunrise” game-used autographed jersey of Nolan Ryan are the highlights in the auction, which will close beginning with the … [Read more...]
Goldin Auctions Summer Sale Nets $4 Million
Michael Jordan, Mickey Mantle and Mike Trout were the athletic stars during the Goldin Auctions 2018 Summer Live and Premium Auction that ended Saturday night, but American politicians also shared center stage. The 900 lots of sports, historical and entertainment memorabilia combined to net $4 million in sales. A 1997-98 game-used and signed home jersey worn by … [Read more...]
1986-87 Fleer Box from Missouri Find Offered Box Break Style
Remember that stash of unopened 1986-87 Fleer basketball boxes purchased by Baseball Card Exchange earlier this year in Missouri? One of them is going to be part of a box break at the National Sports Collectors Convention. Seven 1986-87 Fleer boxes were originally purchased by a collector who bought them at TG & Y Toys around the time of issue. Untouched since … [Read more...]