Montreal-based Classic Auctions put the wraps on its final major auction of 2015 early Thursday with $1.2 million in sales, led a 1981-82 Wayne Gretzky game-worn Edmonton Oilers jersey. The jersey, worn during the season in which Gretzky scored a record 50 goals in 39 games and 92 for the entire campaign, sold for $72,991 including the buyer’s premium. Other highlights … [Read more...] about Notes: Gretzky Jersey Brings $72K; Topps Chrome Update
2015 Topps Update
2015 Topps Update Box Break
There are times when the most releases you can issue earlier in the cycle really help a card company. Whenever there are quarterbacks drafted very high or can't miss prospects coming out for the other sports, there is tremendous interest in the early releases. Sometimes, the prospects have great years or someone else breaks through to push through the new products. Other … [Read more...] about 2015 Topps Update Box Break
Topps Pride and Perseverance Honors Players Who Inspire
Collectors opening packs of 2015 Topps Update will note a new insert set—one that’s getting a promotional push from Major League Baseball. "Pride & Perseverance” celebrates Major League players from the past and present who have triumphed in spite of disabilities that have come their way. Update released on Wednesday, which marks the 70th anniversary of National … [Read more...] about Topps Pride and Perseverance Honors Players Who Inspire
2015 Topps Update Released
Set for hobby release Wednesday, 2015 Topps Update will include a larger base set than we’ve seen in recent years. Update includes 400 base cards, creating a 1,100 card base behemoth between Series One, Series Two and the Update, or Third Series, set. Once again, the product features this year’s rookies and players who have changed teams in the first part of 2015. A … [Read more...] about 2015 Topps Update Released
Card Shop Manager Winds Up on Kris Bryant’s Rookie
As the retail store manager for Baseball Card Exchange in Schererville, IN, Peter Kiefor thumbs through thousands of baseball cards every week. These days, many of the ones his customers are looking for feature Cubs’ rookie Kris Bryant. Last week, when Topps unveiled preview images for one of Bryant’s rookie cards, set to arrive in its 2015 Update set, Kiefor did a double … [Read more...] about Card Shop Manager Winds Up on Kris Bryant’s Rookie