Hundreds of vintage single cards and sets, autographs from baseball’s biggest icons and rare photographs are among the items in Memory Lane’s Summer Auction, set to launch July 28. One of the hobby’s hottest rarities, a 1916 M101-5 Babe Ruth blank back rookie card, will lead off the catalog. Rated in Fair condition, the card will open with a $25,000 minimum bid. … [Read more...]
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Notes: NSCC Autograph Schedule; Ohtani Superfractor Found; Babe Ruth News; Dale Jr’s Touching Story
TRISTAR Productions, which operates the autograph pavilion at the National Sports Collectors Convention, has released dates and times for the confirmed signers at this year's show in Cleveland August 1-5. Over 100 current and former athletes and coaches are among those set to appear at the I-X Center. You can see the complete schedule here, although it is subject to … [Read more...]
Rare Topps Test Issues, Babe Ruth Items Top REA Auction
Two cards from a couple of obscure Topps creations each sold for more than $100,000 in the Robert Edward Auctions Spring Catalog sale late Sunday night. One of only two known copies of the 1961 Topps Dice Game Mickey Mantle drew a crowd of bidders who realized they may never see another one for sale. The final price was $144,000 with the buyer’s premium. The card … [Read more...]
Top Selling Sports Memorabilia of 2017
From Ruth to Robinson to Rockwell, 2017 was another banner year for high-end sports cards and memorabilia. While some card prices may have softened just a bit from the wild spring and summer of 2016, the market remains strong for the best of the best. Significant game-worn memorabilia and historic items also drew plenty of six and even seven-figure bids. The Lelands … [Read more...]
Busy Year for Goldin Auctions Included Fundraising
Goldin Auctions sold more than 10,000 lots of trading cards and memorabilia in 2017 and raised over $500,000 for charity according to the company’s year-end roundup. Eight live and online auctions included several six-figure sales of high-end baseball cards, a Hack Wilson Cubs uniform and Jackie Robinson’s 1955 World Series game bat. Collectors continued to value rare … [Read more...]
Jackie Robinson Rookie Jersey Sells for $2.05 Million
The only known jersey dating from Jackie Robinson’s historic 1947 rookie season has been sold for $2.05 million. The Brooklyn Dodgers home white flannel was the centerpiece in Heritage Auctions’ November Platinum catalog. It’s the most ever paid for a post-War jersey. “This is just the fourth piece of sports memorabilia ever to sell at auction for over $2 million,” … [Read more...]
Ruth, Aaron Rookies Set Pace in REA Auction
A 1916 M101-4 Babe Ruth rookie card in near mint condition sold for $600,000 late Sunday night, topping all items as Robert Edward Auctions closed out its Fall Auction. The PSA 7 blank back version is one of the finest known examples in the hobby and represented the latest six-figure sale for a card that’s shown explosive growth in recent years. The … [Read more...]
Sole SGC-Graded 1916 Ruth Famous and Barr Rookie Heads to Auction
There were several different advertisers on the back of the 1916 Felix Mendelsoh cards that gave us what is considered Babe Ruth’s rookie card but those carrying the Famous & Barr department store brand are very elusive. PSA has graded only four Famous & Barr Ruth cards; SGC only one. That sole SGC example is about to hit the auction block. Despite a low … [Read more...]
NM Ruth Rookie Card Fetches $552,000
A 1916 M101-5 Sporting News Babe Ruth rookie card graded PSA 7 (near mint) sold for $552,000 during the first of a three-day catalog sale conducted by Heritage Auctions last Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The card is one of the three 7s in PSA's Population Report (the company has graded only three as high as 8). The cards section led off the auction, with dozens … [Read more...]
1916 Ruth Rookie Card Soars to New Heights in $10.9 Million REA Auction
Back in 2015, some collectors and dealers probably felt spending $80,000 or $90,000 on a PSA 5 Babe Ruth rookie card was a lot of money. After all, the card had sold for about half that—or less—just six years earlier. It may have turned out to be not only a shrewd investment, but a steal at under six figures. As Sunday turned to Monday, a new bar was set for … [Read more...]
