One of the most rare and desirable baseball cards in the hobby was up for grabs in Memory Lane Inc.’s Winter Classics Auction. When the dust settled, the PSA 5-graded T206 Eddie Plank generated 16 bids and sold for $107,100. The scarce Plank card was lot number one in the large catalog auction that generated $1.6 million in winning bids. In fact, several pre-War baseball … [Read more...] about Pre-War Items Set Pace in Memory Lane Auction
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Tebow: Winning Games=Winning Bids
You may be a believer. You may be a skeptic. But you can't deny that Tim Tebow is 7-1 as a starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos. You also can't deny his impact on the hobby. The former Heisman Trophy winner is getting his shot to play and all that winning is keeping buyers and sellers of current era football cards busy. The difference in sales of Tebow rookie cards … [Read more...] about Tebow: Winning Games=Winning Bids
Iconic Players, Sets Part of Memory Lane Auction
From the first pro team to the tobacco card era, the arrival of bubble gum cards and even modern rarities, Memory Lane’s upcoming Winter Classics Auction will have a little something for everyone. Highlighted by a T206 Eddie Plank, an original Ty Cobb Tobacco tin, a 1902 Sporting Life Cabinets Honus Wagner and dozens of high grade cards from all eras, the auction begins this … [Read more...] about Iconic Players, Sets Part of Memory Lane Auction
Horace Grant Donates Signed Bulls’ Shoes for School Auction
He was once one of the NBA's best rebounders; a vital cog in the Bulls' championship teams during the Michael Jordan-Scottie Pippen era. Now, he's just 'Dad'. And like any other father, he's chipping in with school activities. His daughters attend St. Patrick's School in Arroyo Grande, Calif., and they've got a big auction coming up. Among the featured attractions? A … [Read more...] about Horace Grant Donates Signed Bulls’ Shoes for School Auction
TWIB Talks Baseball Cards
You can tell the story of baseball through baseball cards pretty easily. From the 1869 Peck & Snyder Cincinnati Redlegs advertising card that announced the dawn of pro baseball, through the tobacco years as the game grew toward respectability, past the post-War boom, into the mod-70s and on toward the era of free agency, those little pieces of cardboard reveal little bits … [Read more...] about TWIB Talks Baseball Cards
Autographed Baseball Collection Family Feud Continues
It was apparently the pride and joy of a lifelong baseball fan who became a part of the management of one of the game's oldest franchises. Larry Pogofsky had hundreds of signed baseballs spanning every era of the game. It was a 30-year accumulation worthy of its own display. His goal, it's said, was to acquire a ball signed by every member of the Baseball Hall of … [Read more...] about Autographed Baseball Collection Family Feud Continues
Griffey Card Sentimental for Law Student…and Buglary Suspect
Those who dismiss cards from the 1980s and early 90s as "worthless" are right. They're not worth much of anything. Unless, of course, you grew up in that era. One man's trash is another man's nostalgia. Upper Deck. Topps. Fleer. Donruss. Beckett. Card shops everywhere. Memories. Kids who bought them are now adults. Some are in law school. Others are in … [Read more...] about Griffey Card Sentimental for Law Student…and Buglary Suspect
2011 Topps Lineage Set for Summer Release
Topps' year-long 60th anniversary celebration will take a new twist in August when the company releases 2011 Topps Lineage. The new product showcases some of Topps' classic designs while including the autographs and relic cards modern era collectors have come to expect. The company released preliminary information and some sample images Tuesday. Boxes will cost dealers … [Read more...] about 2011 Topps Lineage Set for Summer Release
Rickey’s Papers a National Treasure
He'd fit right in your pre-War baseball card set. He'd also fit right in your early bubble gum card sets. Branch Rickey would fit in any era. The man who brought Jackie Robinson to the major leagues did a lot more than that during his long career in baseball. Rickey's playing career may have been short, but it's where he built the career for which he'd become best … [Read more...] about Rickey’s Papers a National Treasure
Robertson Joins Suit
They played before the era of multi-million dollar guaranteed contracts and endorsement deals. Now, some former players say they're trying to get what they deserve. Oscar Robertson has joined a group of former college athletes in a lawsuit against the NCAA aimed at stopping the organization from selling the rights to their images. Robertson and the others say they … [Read more...] about Robertson Joins Suit