It’s been tucked away in a private collection for many years, but now a unique example of the famed T206 Honus Wagner card is returning to the marketplace, bearing a one-of-a-kind stamp on the back that connects it to a singular moment in baseball history, when two of the game’s most iconic players collided in a hard-fought battle for baseball supremacy. “The 1909 World … [Read more...] about T206 Wagner Consigned to REA Has Date Stamp Matching Pirates 1909 Triumph Over Cobb, Tigers
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Rich’s Ramblings: Good, Bad and Ugly of Card Shops
by Rich Klein After talking about Lud Denny, and getting some really good war stories from Bill Barron, we're taking these ramblings back to a place also real close to my heart: The Hobby Store. Our ramblings have taken us on many places during these past few months, but a very underrated aspect of the hobby is the local card store. This weekend, I was interviewing a … [Read more...] about Rich’s Ramblings: Good, Bad and Ugly of Card Shops
Rare Ty Cobb Tobacco Tin to be Sold by Memory Lane
Universally considered the “King of All Tobacco Tins,” finding a Ty Cobb Tobacco tin is a collector’s equivalent to striking oil. Fewer than a dozen examples are known to exist. The rare tin that once held a supply of tobacco for a very active market of users more than a century ago features the legendary baseball great Ty Cobb posing with a bat. The image is virtually … [Read more...] about Rare Ty Cobb Tobacco Tin to be Sold by Memory Lane
2011 Bowman Platinum Baseball Box Review
by Rich Klein 2011 Bowman Platinum is designed to be a step up from the basic Bowman product. Arriving a few months after the base Bowman brand, Platinum offers a mix of veterans, rookies and prospects, but the focus here is on the prospects and their autographs. The set has a beautiful design and the parallel "color" cards are especially attractive. .Basically, the … [Read more...] about 2011 Bowman Platinum Baseball Box Review
NBA Finals Jersey Score: Dirk $34,404; LeBron $30,300
The red away shirt donned by LeBron James during Game 3 of the recently completed NBA Finals sold for $15,600 Thursday night. That was the highest price paid for any single jersey in the NBA's annual auction, but the two jerseys worn by MVP Dirk Nowitzki brought a combined $16,104. The four Nowitzki jerseys sold between the two auctions for game-worn gear from Games 1 and 3 … [Read more...] about NBA Finals Jersey Score: Dirk $34,404; LeBron $30,300
Iowa Collector Reunites Stolen Photo With Boston Library
It looked like a potentially great find. Browsing eBay earlier this spring, David Maus came across a photo with the name "Cuppy" on the back. Knowing his baseball history, Maus knew the photo had to be George Cuppy, the pitcher who spent the 1890s as the number two starter for the Cleveland Spiders. The number one guy? Fella named Cy Young. Maus bought the photo for a … [Read more...] about Iowa Collector Reunites Stolen Photo With Boston Library
T206 Honus Wagner Brings $262,000 for Sisters of Notre Dame
The operator of a small chain of sports card and memorabilia stores is the new owner of a T206 Honus Wagner consigned to auction by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. The card sold at auction Thursday night for $262,000. Doug Walton of Knoxville, Tennessee told media outlets that while he may have overpaid considering the condition of the card, he felt the story behind the … [Read more...] about T206 Honus Wagner Brings $262,000 for Sisters of Notre Dame
How to Improve Sports Cards
You hear it all the time. Sports cards can't compete for kids' attention in a high tech world. Adult collectors don't tackle them with the same enthusiasm they once did. True, maybe, but there is still an audience for our old friends. Topps did some great work with its Million Card Giveaway and some of the other inserts and although they don't release sales figures, it … [Read more...] about How to Improve Sports Cards