The Topps Now card commemorating Albert Pujols’ 700th home run sold 28,898 copies over the weekend, the highest print run of any card on the platform this year. Available for 24 hours at Topps.com, the card of Pujols reaching the milestone shared only by Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth also ranks as the best-selling MLB Topps Now card since Wander Franco’s debut … [Read more...] about Notes: Big Sales for Pujols Topps Now Card; Bounty for Judge’s Last Homer; Beckett Grading Discount; NY Show
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Notes: Fan Keeps Pujols’ 700th Home Run Ball; Auction Results; Sports Card Photographer
It looks like Albert Pujols’ 700th home run ball may be going on the market—or sold privately. The ball sailed into the grandstand at Dodger Stadium Friday night where a Dodgers fan appeared to make a nice catch. Fox Sports’ Ben Verlander indicated a friend at the ballpark told him the Cardinals tried to negotiate a deal to get it back but the fan opted to leave the … [Read more...] about Notes: Fan Keeps Pujols’ 700th Home Run Ball; Auction Results; Sports Card Photographer
Albert Pujols Rookie Cards Spike with 700 Homers on Horizon
Since late July and a resurgence that took him to the precipice of a home run milestone achieved by only three other players in history, Albert Pujols rookie cards have gained a new measure of new appreciation. With career numbers that have made him a lock as a first ballot Hall of Famer, collectors and investors began buying the player who stands fourth on baseball’s … [Read more...] about Albert Pujols Rookie Cards Spike with 700 Homers on Horizon
Notes: Potential $10 Million Cards; Phillies Auction; Pujols’ Nice Gesture; Josh Allen on Autographs; Mark Zuckerberg Rookie, Topps Pristine Gets NFTs
The recent sale of the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle SGC 9.5 for over $12 million ignited some discussion about other cards that could potentially reach the $10 million threshold should they come on the market. The one most point to is one of the three existing PSA 10 copies of that same ’52 Mantle, which some believe could reach $30 million. Here’s Goldin’s list of other … [Read more...] about Notes: Potential $10 Million Cards; Phillies Auction; Pujols’ Nice Gesture; Josh Allen on Autographs; Mark Zuckerberg Rookie, Topps Pristine Gets NFTs
Notes: Namath Rookie Jersey, Pujols Memorabilia Auctions; PSA Backlog Update, Show Pix
A former equipment manager for the New York Jets and Mets has turned over his collection to an auction now underway. One of the items up for grabs is a jersey attributed to Joe Namath’s 1965 rookie season. Herb Norman worked for the team during the Jets’ win in Super Bowl III but the jersey dates to a few years earlier, when Namath made headlines for spurning the … [Read more...] about Notes: Namath Rookie Jersey, Pujols Memorabilia Auctions; PSA Backlog Update, Show Pix
Storage Shed Sports Card Find Just Kept Giving
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...] about Storage Shed Sports Card Find Just Kept Giving
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...] about MLB “UMPS CARE” Auction Raises Money for Kids
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...] about Notes: Pujols to Sign at NSCC; Topps Living Set Update; eBay Sales Continue
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...] about Topps Produces “Chasing 600” Set
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...] about Notes: Wagner, Vintage Wax Update; NM Mantle RC Sale