North American sports fans don’t have a monopoly on collecting stuff that spills from one room to the next. “The Missus Wants to Burn Them All” screamed the headline in the Daily Mirror of London over the weekend. Their story was on a man who owns hundreds of thousands of football (soccer) programs—so many he’s had to find creative places to store them. From … [Read more...]
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Trout, Judge, LeBron Join Ruth and Mays Among Top Sellers in Goldin Sale
It was truly a mixture of something old and something new at the Goldin Auctions 2018 Spring Premium Live Auction on Saturday night at the NYY Steakhouse in New York City when final prices realized for historic items from Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, LeBron James, Wayne Gretzky and Mike Trout turned heads and signaled that collectors are still enamored with rare … [Read more...]
MLB “UMPS CARE” Auction Raises Money for Kids
Major League Baseball umpires are offering more than 300 pieces of memorabilia, tickets and fan experiences during their 10th Annual UMPS CARE Charities Online Auction. Some of the items up for bid include signed bats, cleats, jerseys, photos, and baseballs from some of the biggest stars in baseball including 2017 AL MVP Jose Altuve, 2017 NLCS MVP Justin Turner, … [Read more...]
Hottest Shohei Ohtani Baseball Cards
Could he not just be as good as advertised… but maybe better? The fascinating arrival of a big league unicorn from Japan who has led baseball historians to the record books has spearheaded a stampede of collectors and dealers searching for Shohei Ohtani baseball cards. If it seemed impossible for any player to put the market on his shoulders as well as Aaron … [Read more...]
Topps Sells Over 20,000 Living Set Cards as Week 2 Group Launches
Topps sold more than 20,000 “Living Set” cards during the first week of the new program’s debut. The never-ending issue promises three new baseball cards created in the design of the 1953 Topps set and offered online for one week only. No player will be featured more than once unless that player joins a new team. The first week of cards created by sports artist … [Read more...]
Topps “Living Set” Baseball Offers A Never-Ending Checklist
You’ve heard of living wills. Topps is introducing a new idea in card collecting: A living set. Topps Living Set Baseball is unlike the standard releases that are issued from year to year. This online-exclusive product is issued for one week and is open-ended, meaning that the checklist never ends. At least in theory. It also means that there will be only one card of … [Read more...]
Notes: Crowds at Philly Show, Hockey Card Day; Ohtani’s Heritage Autos=Big $
It was sort of a one-month reunion of the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. Organizers of the Philly Show brought about dozen members of the team to the event, packing a large room at the Valley Forge Casino Resort. You can see a glimpse of the lines inside this video. Quarterback Nick Foles was a no-show, the victim of cancelled airline … [Read more...]
January’s Hottest Selling Sports Autographs
The first month of a new year brought some new names into the latest list of most popular athlete autographs from Fanatics and SportsMemorabilia.com. The top 10 includes players from all four major sports--and even a successful coach, but demand was hottest for a familiar name. Click the player’s name to see their autographed memorabilia. Tom Brady – Thanks to … [Read more...]
Brady Sales Soaring; But He’s Not the King of Cards
No football player’s cards in recent years have been as actively bought and sold by collectors as Tom Brady. Fourteen of the 15 most watched football cards on eBay at the moment are of Brady. His rookie cards have skyrocketed in value. Yet over the last 12 months, he’s not the top-selling player in the sports card category. eBay's researchers tell Sports … [Read more...]
Judge Wins Fan Ballot; Will Lead off 2018 Topps Set
American League Rookie of the Year Aaron Judge has won the online vote and will be card #1 in the 2018 Topps baseball set. The announcement was made live on MLB Network Monday morning. Topps first opened card #1 to public election in 2016. Mike Trout and Kris Bryant were the first two players elected to the leadoff position in the Topps flagship series, which … [Read more...]
