Add Lelands to the growing list of companies who are increasing the number of and frequency of their auctions each year the demand for more opportunities to buy and sell sports cards and memorabilia continues to increase. The hot market for collectibles has pushed auction houses to ramp up the pace of selling to provide consignors with quick turnarounds and sellers … [Read more...]
Rare, Original Conlon Photo of Ty Cobb Slide Nets $390,000 to Top REA Sale
One of two known original copies of the famous Charles Conlon photo of Ty Cobb sliding hard into third base during a game about 110 years ago sold for $390,000 as Robert Edward Auctions wrapped up its final catalog sale of 2020. Recently discovered by REA in an old-time collection, the photograph is the better condition of the two known; the other example transacted … [Read more...]
Massive REA Sale Will Include Newly Uncovered Cobb Photo
The new Robert Edward Auctions catalog is about to arrive and we'd recommend bending down before you try to lift it off your doorstep to avoid back strain. The 720-page behemoth is the company’s largest ever. Bidding is set to open Friday and run through December 6. More than 3,400 lots will be up for sale in the company's third and final auction of 2020 … [Read more...]
Babe Ruth Rookie Card Part of “Florida Baggie Find” of M101-4 Gems
An artist from Florida found a masterpiece. And like any great work of art, it will be heading to auction, where it is certain to fetch a nice price. "Sue" did not realize what she had until she showed a sports-loving friend a baggie filled with 176 cards from the 1916 M101-4 Sporting News set. The pile included plenty of Hall of Famers, including a Babe Ruth rookie … [Read more...]
Numbers Game: Modern Cards Keep Crushing It
There was a time--not that long ago, really--when the most expensive baseball cards were old ones. Whether it was 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005 or even 2015, "record price" headlines were the unchallenged domain of T206 Wagners, Ruth rookies, '52 Mantles or Goudey Lajoies. No more. If you've been paying attention, you knew that already. The weekend sale of the … [Read more...]
2nd Best 1956 Topps Set; Mantle Cards Headline RR Auction Catalog
One of the hobby’s best sets of 1956 Topps baseball cards is among the items up for bids in the upcoming sports catalog from RR Auction. The second best Master Set on the PSA Registry, the 354-card accumulation carries a 9.44 set rating, with nearly every card graded either a 9 or 10. The set includes the 342 standard cards along with 12 additional scarce team card … [Read more...]
Heritage: New Money Helping Fuel Auction Prices
Some fresh money is helping boost prices for historic sports memorabilia, according to Heritage Auctions. The company says last week’s auction that closed over a two-night period generated over $11 million in winning bids, some of it spent by new buyers. In all, 17 lots commanded prices in excess of $100,000, led by a $2.58 million result for a 1937 Lou Gehrig Yankees … [Read more...]
Lou Gehrig Jersey Sells for Record $2.58 Million
A 1937 Lou Gehrig road flannel has become the highest priced game worn jersey worn by someone other than Babe Ruth. Heritage Auctions sold the gray button-down jersey for $2.58 million in the first part of its Summer Platinum Night Auction Saturday night. First sold privately last year, the jersey originally belonged to a family that had received it as a gift … [Read more...]
Gehrig Gamer, Cobb Personal Items Headline Heritage Platinum Auction
Over 600 lots, each with a value of $10,000 or more, are on the block as Heritage Auctions kicks off its Summer Platinum Night event. Among the big ticket items is a Lou Gehrig jersey photo-matched to multiple games in which he hit a home run. The gray road flannel dates to the Yankees’ 1937 World Series championship season. First sold privately last year, … [Read more...]
Fresh Card Find Includes 1916 Famous & Barr Ruth, Huge Pre-War Stash
They had been sitting in a box for decades. A small fortune in baseball cards, some collected over 100 years ago by a young Midwestern man who clearly loved baseball and the men who played it. He lived only 57 years and has been gone for 60, but the box remained as a sort of curious heirloom, appreciated by a family of sports lovers but tucked out of … [Read more...]