Seventeen cards crossed the six-figure mark as Goldin Auctions closed out its second monthly sports card auction early Sunday. Nearly 1,400 lots were offered in the online catalog, which generated $8.5 million, a 60% increase from the company's first monthly auction in February. High-grade modern cards dominated the final results. A 2017 Bowman Chrome Red … [Read more...]
A Roundup of Early Eloy Jimenez Cards as Sox Prospect Awaits Call
His stay at big league spring training 2018 was brief but it was enough to whet the appetite of Chicago White Sox fans and keep collectors busy searching for Eloy Jimenez baseball cards. The team's top prospect cold be one of baseball's top impact players in the next decade. Born in the Dominican Republic he was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Cubs in 2013 when … [Read more...]
More Unsigned Aaron Judge Bowman Chrome Cards Found in Draft
Five 2017 Bowman Chrome Refractor Aaron Judge autograph missing their autographs have now been discovered by collectors opening packs of Bowman Draft. The issue came to light in December when collector David Bach showed us two unsigned Judge Refractors he found while opening boxes of Draft at a Georgia card shop—one green and one blue. Since then, two others have … [Read more...]
Collector Finds Unsigned Chrome Judge, Finest Bryant in 2017 Bowman Draft
Atlanta area collector David Bach got quite a surprise when he bought a box of 2017 Bowman Draft baseball from a sealed case opened at On Deck Sports Cards in Lawrenceville, Georgia last week. In addition to the promised three autographs, he pulled three additional cards that definitely didn’t belong in the product. Inside were two 2017 Bowman Chrome … [Read more...]
Notes: Verlander Signs with TriStar; Complete Yankees Series Stub Collection; Mayfield Signs Fast
Justin Verlander has signed an exclusive autograph deal with TriStar Productions. Verlander recently did a private signing session for the Houston-based autograph and memorabilia company which has already placed some items in its online store ranging from $600 for an autographed World Series baseball to $900 for a signed jersey. In 2011, the … [Read more...]
New Sports Card Releases Through October 11
The marquee release last week was 2017 Bowman Chrome baseball, but the busiest product manufacturer over the next week or so will be Panini America, which will launch several products covering multiple sports. Courtesy of box breaker Maine Sports Cards, here's an overview of what's coming up. Panini Certified Cuts Football (10/4) This product promises four hits, including … [Read more...]
Topps to Create 2017 Mini Bowman Chrome Set
Topps is bringing back a product that’s been on the bench for the last couple of years. 2017 Bowman Mini Chrome Baseball factory sets will be on the market sometime in December. The set will include players who appeared in the 2017 Bowman and standard size Bowman Chrome sets this year. How many of the borderless cards will be in the base factory set hasn’t been … [Read more...]