One of the six autographed 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth cards from the "Uncle Jimmy Collection" at Wheatland Auctions sold Sunday night for $153,400. There are five more still to be sold. Several other vintage sets, single cards, lots, old Yankees programs and other memorabilia from the late collector’s New Jersey home also found new homes. The next auction featuring … [Read more...] about Notes: 1st Uncle Jimmy Item to Crack $100k; Card Shop Turns 43; More
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Carolina Panthers Collector Extraordinaire
To call Pat LeClair “a collector” doesn’t quite tell the whole story. It also doesn’t scratch the surface of his devotion to the Carolina Panthers. He’s even got the tattoo to prove it. The 51-year-old plumber has a man cave brimming with signed game-worn jerseys, cleats, gloves, footballs, cards and anything else Panthers related. The white door to the room has … [Read more...] about Carolina Panthers Collector Extraordinaire
Chicago Man’s Collection is Backdrop to Help Others
As a Chicago Cubs fan and collector, Stew McVicar knows a little something about hope. It’s something he maintains as a life-long fan of the team that hasn’t won a World Series since 1908. It’s also something he provides for those who deserve it most. McVicar has turned his basement into an impressive shrine, with game-worn and game-used memorabilia, autographs and … [Read more...] about Chicago Man’s Collection is Backdrop to Help Others
War Veteran Selling Card Collection to Pay Bills
Brad Solomon has been to Iraq and back fighting for his country, but now the Colorado native is locked in the biggest struggle of his life. Cancer will do that. It’s random, striking even health nuts in tiptop shape. Not only does it sap a man’s strength, it also takes a heavy toll on his finances. But Solomon is not fighting alone. With the help of loved ones, … [Read more...] about War Veteran Selling Card Collection to Pay Bills
Texas-Sized Cowboys Collection
Their season is over after a loss to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Playoff on Sunday but we found one very large Dallas Cowboys collection worthy of attention. Stoney Kersh of Arlington, TX has been collecting Cowboys memorabilia since he was a pint-sized football fan. Safe to say he's not pint-sized anymore...and neither is his collection. Kersh is one of … [Read more...] about Texas-Sized Cowboys Collection
Cornering the 1964 Topps Curt Flood Market
The mystery of the 1964 Topps Curt Flood card has been solved. ). He's an important player in baseball history but he's not a Hall of Famer. Yet we had heard that there was a man who traveled to card shows, visited shops and chased this card down online in an effort to stockpile as many as he could. But why? ESPN the Magazine's Mina Kimes saw our story and with the … [Read more...] about Cornering the 1964 Topps Curt Flood Market
Hunting Hank Greenberg
The general opinion may be that folks younger than 30 aren’t much interested in vintage baseball cards anymore but that would be a generalization. There are guys like Cam Perron, who specializes in the Negro Leagues and Asher, a young man we introduced you to last year. And there’s Brian Roth, a recent college grad who works in New York City. Several years ago, he decided … [Read more...] about Hunting Hank Greenberg
Collecting the Games: SoCal Man Stores Memories in Bins
He may not be all about expensive vintage cards, unopened boxes of the latest products or game worn jerseys but there's no disputing John Roche is a collector. After all, he has 150 plastic storage containers full of stuff stacked up in his garage. It's just that his collection is more along the lines of tangible memories from games he goes to. And he goes to some … [Read more...] about Collecting the Games: SoCal Man Stores Memories in Bins
Selling on Pawn Stars
Joe Aurelio is a Chicago collector who decided to head to Las Vegas for a little vacation back in March. Rather than spend all of his time on the strip, he packed along a couple of pieces of sports memorabilia and checked in with the producers of the TV show Pawn Stars. Maybe it was the free pizza he passed out from his restaurant in Vegas. Maybe it was the uniqueness of … [Read more...] about Selling on Pawn Stars
2011 Bowman Sterling Football Review
by Rich Klein The "Sterling" name is a brand Topps uses to show their "high-dollar" products. Sterling is usually used in conjunction with Bowman and implies a very heavy emphasis on rookies and/or prospects. The 2011 Bowman Sterling football program fits right in with that theme. Each Sterling "mini-box" comes as part of a "master" box contains six mini-boxes. Each mini-box … [Read more...] about 2011 Bowman Sterling Football Review