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
1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr.
April Grading Activity Slows; MJ, Junior, 2023 Rookies Among Most Examined
Card grading activity dipped last month. Gem Rate, which tracks grading data across the major authentication firms, says activity declined by four percent overall in April compared to March numbers. PSA graded about 669,000 sports and related cards last month, a drop of about one percent, according to GemRate. SGC graded about 85,000 and Beckett 30,000. Each … [Read more...] about April Grading Activity Slows; MJ, Junior, 2023 Rookies Among Most Examined
Graded Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr Rookie Card Tally Nears 120,000
In the days leading up to his 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame election, one photo consistently used online by writers was the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card. That image is burned into the minds of anyone who was involved in the sports collecting hobby at the time, whether as a kid who wanted one more than life itself, a shop owner in a suddenly booming … [Read more...] about Graded Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr Rookie Card Tally Nears 120,000
Ken Griffey Jr. Rookie Bobblehead Part of Mariners 2019 Giveaways
Thirty seasons after it became a national sensation, we’re getting a Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card bobblehead...sort of. The Seattle Mariners have partnered with a manufacturer to create an ode to Griffey’s iconic 1989 Upper Deck card and will give 20,000 of them away to fans on May 18. That’s a Saturday night game against the Minnesota Twins. (Update … [Read more...] about Ken Griffey Jr. Rookie Bobblehead Part of Mariners 2019 Giveaways
Notes: NASCAR Cards Launch; Huge Griffey Stash; Mariota Signs for Massive Line
As NSCC 16 kicked off Wednesday, a slew of new products were released by trading card makers including the first of four NASCAR sets produced by their new partner, Panini America. 2016 Panini Prizm, the first line of officially licensed trading cards encompasses teams and drivers across the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck … [Read more...] about Notes: NASCAR Cards Launch; Huge Griffey Stash; Mariota Signs for Massive Line
Notes: Ichiro Loves the HOF; Griffey Notes and More
This may come as a shock to some but the active player who loves baseball history—and memorabilia—more than any other just might be the first Japanese player who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. According to the New York Times, Ichiro has visited Cooperstown six times. Most of his visits have been very quiet, with Ichiro accompanied by a “small entourage” and … [Read more...] about Notes: Ichiro Loves the HOF; Griffey Notes and More
Opening Day Record-Setters and Their Rookie Cards
The long wait ended Sunday and baseball’s multi-day Opening Day festival continues Monday with 12 games on the docket. Some players just seem to perform better during the first game of the season. We thought we'd take a look at a few Opening Day records and the rookie cards of the players responsible for setting them. Most Opening Day Starts Tom Seaver’s big league … [Read more...] about Opening Day Record-Setters and Their Rookie Cards
Editor’s Blog: Focus on Griffey Jr a Huge Opportunity for Hobby
To those of us who were adults when Ken Griffey Jr. was a young player, it might have seemed a little strange to listen to the discussion after he was elected to the Hall of Fame. The overriding tone was one of nostalgia. The sweet swing. The leaping grabs at the wall. His rookie card. Wait, is Junior really old enough to be thought of as "nostalgic"? Yup, because … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: Focus on Griffey Jr a Huge Opportunity for Hobby
NPR: Upper Deck’s Arrival Launched Sea of Changes
They may have only one major professional sports trading card license right now, but you'll probably hear quite a bit about the Upper Deck Company this year. It's been 25 years since their new license with Major League Baseball produced the foil packs that yielded the Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card every kid who collected cards wanted to own. That early success spread to NFL, NBA … [Read more...] about NPR: Upper Deck’s Arrival Launched Sea of Changes
Why Upper Deck Turned Griffey Minor League Photo into its Signature Card
Upper Deck sent out a picture from the original photo shoot for the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. card on Monday, one which gives collectors an idea of the work that was done to the teenager's minor league uniform and cap to make him look like he was wearing the colors of the Major League club. In an interview with The Sporting News last week, Griffey talked about Upper … [Read more...] about Why Upper Deck Turned Griffey Minor League Photo into its Signature Card