December is traditionally the busiest month of the year for major sports memorabilia auctions, with a non-stop parade of events wrapping up at holiday time. Among the first catalogs that will arrive as the calendar turns to 2023 is one that will be thick with cardboard--some of it in its natural state. The Heritage Auctions Winter Sports Card Auction will open Jan. 5 … [Read more...] about Stacks of Wax Coming to First Heritage Auction of 2023
1987-88 Fleer basketball
Basketball, Babe Top 1st REA Encore Auction
It’s a company known for its huge catalogs full of vintage baseball cards, but the first Encore sale from Robert Edward Auctions had a healthy dose of higher-end basketball, too. The end result was a seven-figure debut for a new platform that fills the void between major events. REA closed out its first ten-day, online only sale dedicated to encapsulated and … [Read more...] about Basketball, Babe Top 1st REA Encore Auction
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...] about Bidding for Unopened 1986-87 Fleer Basketball Case Already Over $1 Million
Big Money for Fleer Basketball Case Finds at NSCC
They were almost unsellable 30 years ago. Modern basketball cards had all but died and Fleer's valiant attempt to bring them back in the latter half of the 1980s was met with little more than a yawn. Now, though, unopened boxes of the first two years of Fleer hoops are worth a small fortune. On Wednesday, just hours after the official opening of the National … [Read more...] about Big Money for Fleer Basketball Case Finds at NSCC
1980s Fleer Basketball Stickers Skyrocket
Seeking investments in an uncertain market over the last few years, you could have put your money into a trendy tech stock or maybe an old reliable like General Electric but you'd have done much better if you’d chosen instead to buy… basketball stickers. Those old inserts—especially those from the company’s 1986 trading card revival—have increased in value to a … [Read more...] about 1980s Fleer Basketball Stickers Skyrocket
1987-88 Fleer Basketball Set Rising in Value
The 1987-88 Fleer Basketball set was the company’s second issue after it obtained an NBA trading card license in 1986. While not filled with impact rookie cards, the set has been growing in value as collectors seek out Michael Jordan’s second year card. When a price gets too high for something, collectors and investors will instinctively go to the next logical … [Read more...] about 1987-88 Fleer Basketball Set Rising in Value
1997-98 Fleer Precious Metal Gems Jordan at Auction
Michael Jordan brought grace, power, style and determination to pro basketball and led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles during his storied career. So owning some rare Jordan cards could be as breathtaking as watching “His Airness” in action. For example, a 1986-87 Fleer rookie card of Jordan, graded a pristine 10 by Beckett Grading Service, fetched $100,000 in a 2011 “Own … [Read more...] about 1997-98 Fleer Precious Metal Gems Jordan at Auction