Sometimes spending that extra five bucks is worth it. Just ask Sandy Healy. The New Hampshire realtor and her husband opted to outbid another person at a storage unit auction in Nashua eight years ago. They made the buy because Sandy’s husband saw the word “Bowman” on one of the storage boxes inside the unit and recognized it as a baseball card … [Read more...]
Notes: Relentless Pursuit of Auston Matthews Memorabilia; Major Trout Flip; Yogi Stamp
You won't find a more avid collector of Auston Matthews memorabilia than Mark Fera. The Canadian collector hopped on the Matthews train long before the Toronto Maple Leafs star had set foot on NHL ice. Matthews spent his draft year with the Zurich Lions in Switzerland a few years ago and Fera went to great lengths to acquire a couple of pretty wild … [Read more...]
REA Auction Set to Open with 3,400 Lots
It used to be the only auction the company held each year but while Robert Edward Auctions has added to its calendar with two more catalog sales and a series of smaller events, the company’s Spring showcase is still the flagship. This year’s happening is another monster, with over 3,400 lots in a 750-page catalog. The auction is set to open Friday and run through … [Read more...]
Modern Era Cards Get Spotlight to Themselves in New Auction
2020 was a watershed moment for sports cards but it wasn’t just the decades-old icons making news as was once the case. This time, icons from the present day and not so distant past were selling for big bucks. Six and seven-figure hammers on early cards of Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Mike Trout, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Wayne Gretzky drew plenty of attention. The … [Read more...]
Most Expensive Sports Memorabilia of 2020
It's not unprecedented for sports collectibles to sell for seven-figure prices but 2020 will be known for being the year in which it became a regular occurrence. At least a dozen sports cards or pieces of sports memorabilia sold for more than $1 million in 2020, a year that saw the card of an active player set the record for the most valuable trading card for the first time … [Read more...]
Hall of Fame Adds to Shoebox Treasures Exhibit
The Baseball Hall of Fame’s collection of more than 2,000 baseball cards exhibited in its Shoebox Treasures exhibit has some new additions. Opened in May of 2019, the permanent exhibit showcases the history of baseball cards with displays and pullout drawers featuring some of the game’s memorable players and their cards. It’s now been updated to include 29 key new cards, … [Read more...]
Fractional Flashes: Rally Gets $17 Million; Collectable to Offer $100K Jordan
Rally, one of the fractional ownership platforms for pricey sports cards and memorabilia, has just received a $17 million cash injection from investors. According to Tech Crunch, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian is one of those who have pumped cash into Rally, which has nearly 200,000 users who use an app to buy shares of ownership in things like classic sports cars and … [Read more...]
Goldin Auctions Summer Tally: $11 Million
Summer officially ended Tuesday morning and the final “Summer Auction” of 2020 is over, too. Goldin Auctions closed out its two-day catalog sale late Monday night, with the sale of a 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Mike Trout Orange Refractor Autograph Card for $196,800. Numbered 24/25, the card was graded BGS 9.5/10. Its closing price followed … [Read more...]
New Goldin Auction Includes Over 1,600 Lots with 1/1 Giannis
Barely a week after the close of its Elite catalog, which netted the much publicized sale of the 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout SuperFractor, Goldin Auctions has launched its next event. Their Late Summer Premium Auction opened Monday and is set to close over a two day period, September 20 and 21. This time, there are 1,643 lots, including hundreds of modern and … [Read more...]
Notes: All-Star Auction Still On; Trout on SuperFractor Sale, More
There’s no MLB All-Star Game this year but the annual All-Star Live auction event will go on. Delayed a couple of months, the 16th annual catalog sale will again be conducted by Hunt Auctions. It will include the personal collections of Vin Scully and Barry Larkin. Bidding will go live online Friday August 28 with the auction ending on September 23. We'll … [Read more...]