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The Sealed Report: Vol. 5: Meteoric Rise for One Rare Vintage Product

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The Sealed Report is a bi-monthly overview of the market for unopened sports packs and boxes.  Long-time industry pro Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect will provide insight on what’s hot and what’s not, highlight recent sales of unopened product and tips on participating in one of the hobby’s hottest and most popular realms. Were … [Read more...] about The Sealed Report: Vol. 5: Meteoric Rise for One Rare Vintage Product

1961 Nu-Card Scoops Highlighted Game’s Greats, Big Events

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Baseball was covered religiously in newspapers during the 1950s and ’60s, with eye-popping headlines and black-and-white photographs of players in action. That was the template for the 1961 Nu-Card Baseball Scoops set, which was a smaller version of the 1960 Nu-Card Baseball Hi-Lites.  Scoops cards measure 2½ inches by 3½ inches, which were the same measurements for … [Read more...] about 1961 Nu-Card Scoops Highlighted Game’s Greats, Big Events

PSA 1 T206 Wagner Card Sells for Record $1,169,875

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One hundred and three years after his final game, Honus Wagner is still making headlines.  A well-worn example of his famous card from the T206 set sold for $1,169,875 in Mile High Card Company's Summer Auction early Friday morning.  The price marked the first time any Wagner card graded Poor has broached the $1 million mark.   The price includes the … [Read more...] about PSA 1 T206 Wagner Card Sells for Record $1,169,875

T206 Icons, Vintage Sets, Singles, Wax, Jordan Cards Headline Big Mile High Auction

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An example of one of sports collecting’s most famous face is coming on the auction block next week.  Mile High Card Company will offer a T206 Honus Wagner at the top of its catalog, one that includes over 1,600 lots in all. It’s not the only big ticket item on the docket, though.  MHCC will also offer the highest graded card from the famed “Lucky 7 Find,” a … [Read more...] about T206 Icons, Vintage Sets, Singles, Wax, Jordan Cards Headline Big Mile High Auction

Partial Unopened Box of 1948 Bowman from “Beer Box Find” Returning to Auction

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The Bowman baseball beer box find is back. Three years after its discovery in the home of a Tennessee family, a nearly full 1948 Bowman baseball box is coming back on the market. The box, containing 19 of the 24 wax packs, sold for $521,180 through Mile High Card Company in 2017--an average of $27,430 per pack and $5,486 per card.  It was the headliner in a … [Read more...] about Partial Unopened Box of 1948 Bowman from “Beer Box Find” Returning to Auction

High End Aaron, Jeter Rookie Cards Headline MHCC Auction

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All systems are go for another major auction to kick off next week and a new addition to the high-grade roster of vintage Hall of Fame rookie cards will be part of the action. Mile High Card Company will open its May auction next Monday with a freshly-graded 1954 Topps Hank Aaron rookie card.  Company President Brian Drent says the card originated in an old-time … [Read more...] about High End Aaron, Jeter Rookie Cards Headline MHCC Auction

Vintage Pack Facts 1965 Topps Football

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You can imagine the challenges faced by the Topps Company as it plotted some drastic changes in its 1965 football card product.  Having settled for the AFL as it watched Swell’s Philadelphia Gum take over the much more desirable NFL trading card contract, Topps must have felt like it needed to make its product stand out. Instead of the 2 1/1” x 3 ½” dimension that had … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts 1965 Topps Football

Treasure Trove of Vintage Fleer Boxes Hits Market

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Retirement planning takes many forms but one collector's decision to salt away some unopened boxes and packs of Fleer's first post-War sports and non sports trading cards is going to make things a lot easier. The first segment of a collection of jaw-dropping vintage unopened material is on the market now through Heritage Auctions.  In all, the group included every … [Read more...] about Treasure Trove of Vintage Fleer Boxes Hits Market

Mile High Auction Kicks Off with High Grade, Rare Vintage Cards

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Mile High Card Company launched the largest catalog auction in company history on Monday with over 2,300 lots up for grabs.  The company had a record-setting year in 2017, highlighted by the sale of the seven-figure “Beer Box Find” of vintage unopened wax boxes. The new auction is highlighted by a 1909-11 T206 Eddie Plank graded PSA 2.5, a 1932 U.S. Caramel … [Read more...] about Mile High Auction Kicks Off with High Grade, Rare Vintage Cards