It began as a toy story for Rob Du Brey but ended as a card collector’s dream. Du Brey lives in Bellingham, Washington. He likes to buy collections, and he has done a good deal of selling through eBay. “You never know when you look at a collection whether anything is good in there,” the 37-year-old said. “Ninety percent of it is usually junk.” Not this time. Du Brey … [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...]
Notes: Pujols to Sign at NSCC; Topps Living Set Update; eBay Sales Continue
Albert Pujols hasn’t exactly been a regular on the sports card show circuit over the last two decades but the Angels’ first baseman will be among the autograph guests at this summer’s National Sports Collectors Convention. Pujols stands seventh on the all-time home run list with 614 and should join the 3,000 hit club well before the show’s August 1-5 run in Cleveland when … [Read more...]
Topps Produces “Chasing 600” Set
Topps has produced a 25-card set of sluggers available only through its On Demand web page for the next week. The Topps “Chasing 600” set was created in part to honor Albert Pujols becoming the latest member of the group. The first six cards in the set commemorate milestone homers in his career. Cards #7-25 feature past greats who are in the club and young … [Read more...]
Notes: Wagner, Vintage Wax Update; NM Mantle RC Sale
Bidding for the T206 "Original" Honus Wagner card at SCP Auctions is now at $417,724 heading into the final three days. There's a 20% buyer's premium tacked on at the end so it's safe to say it'll realize somewhere north of $500,000--not a bad investment considering consignor J. Ross Greene paid $48,500 in 1996 ($75,586 in today's dollars). And it's likely there … [Read more...]
WATCH: Fan Gives Pujols 600th Home Run Ball
It could have been worth a big payday, maybe as much as $100,000, but Angels fan Scott Steffel opted to turn Albert Pujols' 600th home run ball back to the man who hit it. Pujols reached the milestone late Saturday night, becoming the ninth player to reach 600 and the first to do it with a grand slam. Here's some video shot from the bleachers, just steps … [Read more...]
Albert Pujols Cards Heat Up with New Milestones
One year of community college. One year of minor league baseball. That’s all it took for Albert Pujols to go from high school baseball star to Rookie of the Year. Since then, he’s steadily produced offensive numbers that will make him a first ballot Hall of Famer. As he reaches new milestones, Albert Pujols baseball cards are starting to once again capture the … [Read more...]
Pujols Market Begins to Sizzle After 500th Homer
Prices didn’t shoot through the roof, but it looks like the baseball world is rediscovering Albert Pujols rookie cards. After he became the 26th player to join the 500 home run club on Tuesday night, bidding and buying activity picked up with four Pujols cards entering the list of the top 30 ‘most watched’ baseball cards on eBay. The premier Pujols rookie card is the … [Read more...]
Pujols Hits 500th Homer; Fan Returns Ball
The trend continues. Another baseball fan gave up a potentially big payday to return a milestone home run ball to the player who hit it. Tom Sherrill, a member of the U.S. Air Force and an Angels fan, just happened to be at Nationals Park Tuesday night and just happened to be the guy who came up with Albert Pujols’ 500th home run ball. Sherrill turned it back over to Pujols … [Read more...]
Vintage Authentics Owner Pleads Guilty to Selling Fake Jerseys
A Minnesota-based sports memorabilia dealer arrested at the National Sports Collectors Convention last summer has pleaded guilty to federal mail fraud charges. Steve Jensen, 40, owner of Vintage Authentics, agreed to the deal with government prosecutors Thursday. A sentencing hearing has been set for May 29 and Jensen has agreed to cooperate with authorities in any ongoing … [Read more...]