He hasn't played an NBA game yet but one year of college basketball is all it took for hoop heads to go all in on Zion Williamson. The 19-year-old has the body and skill set of an NBA veteran and his powerful dunks were must see TV last season. A pair of his game-worn shoes from last November's Maui Invitational sold for nearly $20,000 last week. His first … [Read more...]
Popular ‘Play Ball!’ Exhibit Returning To Detroit Institute Of Art
Baseball players have been known to take curtain calls. The Detroit Institute of Art is doing the same thing, reprising its popular “Play Ball” series. “Play Ball! Transforming the Game, 1876-2019” is the sequel to the successful exhibit held last year at Detroit’s venerable art museum, which was founded in 1885. This year’s exhibit, which begins Saturday and runs … [Read more...]
Notes: LeBron Playoff Jersey Hits $39K; Triple-Signed NOW Card Gone in a Flash; PSA Milestone; 1968 Tigers Collector
It’s not the last Cavs jersey he will ever wear—but might be one of the last. LeBron James’ jersey from Cleveland’s loss in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals sold for $39,575 Thursday night. Eighty-three bids were entered in the auction, which began July 3. James recorded a double-double in the May 23 loss at TD Garden. While not exactly … [Read more...]
Complete T206 Set, Other Baseball Memorabilia Going on Display in Detroit
A large exhibition of rare baseball cards, memorabilia and artwork is planned for the Detroit Institute of Arts beginning late next month. "Play Ball: Baseball at the DIA,” will be on view March 30–Sept. 16. The exhibition features artworks from the DIA’s collection as well as rare baseball cards collectibles from the Rochester, Michigan-based E. Powell Miller … [Read more...]
Topps Creates Exclusive Cards for Charity Autograph Program
Topps has created special edition baseball cards for the Detroit Tigers Foundation and its Autographs For a Cause program. The cards were given to players participating in the program, who sign them in exchange for a flat fee of $15-$25 plus shipping with all proceeds going to the player’s favorite charity. Players will match the amount of money collected through … [Read more...]
Tiger Fixture: Alan Trammell Baseball Cards
Alan Trammell turned 59 on Tuesday. It seems like he should be older. After all, Trammell first appeared on a baseball card in the 1970s. Truth is, he was just a kid when he made his big league debut several months earlier—a 19-year-old from Garden Grove, CA—who would form one of the most memorable double play combinations of … [Read more...]
Helmar Card of the Week: George Mullin, Tigers’ “Fugitive”
Cy Young, Eddie Plank, Rube Waddell, and “Big George” Mullin are legendary names that belong together. Um, hold on a minute there. Sure, the first three are the winningest American League pitchers of the 1901-1909 era. But George Mullin? Who is George Mullin? Born in Toledo on the Fourth of July, 1880, George Joseph Mullin was a gregarious and handsome man, blessed with a … [Read more...]
Helmar’s Card of the Week: Claude Rossman, 1909 Detroit Tigers
We've teamed up with Helmar Brewing Company, makers of some of the hobby's most iconic art cards, for the "Card of the Week". This is the second installment in the series as we again feature one of the company's original, unique creations--and the story behind it. Learn about the cards, the series, the history and how you can own them through these weekly tales from the … [Read more...]
2014 Leaf History of Baseball Cut Signature Box Break
The newly released 2014 Leaf History of Baseball Cut Signature edition is the latest in the company’s line of autograph buy back products. Selling for $40 at Target and Walmart stores, the blaster-style boxes offer one encapsulated autograph of a subject who had an impact in one way or another on Major League Baseball. The product made its debut in 2012. The signatures … [Read more...]
Rare 1913 Ty Cobb Photo Generating Interest
The reason for the photo shoot has been lost to time but it wouldn’t have been unusual for photographers to want to snare a few minutes with the often cantankerous and sometimes violent Ty Cobb. A superstar of the first right who was just entering his prime at age 27, Cobb managed a slight smile for the camera one day in 1913. While other images from this same photo … [Read more...]