Hunt Auctions will offer a program from the first World Series in 1903 as part of the 8th Annual Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory Live Auction and Appraisal Fair on Saturday, November 12. The program is expected to fetch upwards of $100,000. The three-day auction event will begin on Thursday, November 10 with the auction preview and complimentary appraisal … [Read more...]
Topps to Produce 2011 Topps Allen & Ginter Glossy Factory Set
Topps will create a 2011 Allen and Ginter Glossy Factory set with ten all-new, exclusive cards. The sets will only be offered online and only 999 will be produced at a retail cost of $99.95. Each card in the high-gloss set will be foil-stamped with a matching set serial number. Like the quirky history of the brand, 2011 Allen & Ginter includes veteran players, … [Read more...]
Are Topps Factory Team Sets Underrated?
They're everywhere baseball fans might be lurking. The big department store. The sporting goods aisle. Team shops. Souvenir stands at the ballpark. Sometimes even the airport gift shop. Topps' team sets are packaged up neatly in blister packs and hang on racks from coast-to-coast. If you thought they're just an overpriced chip off the old base set block, though, you're … [Read more...]
Missing Card Gets Viking Fan’s Goat
Unless you've been paying close attention, you might not realize that Topps' 2009 football 'factory' set has a wee bit of false advertising on the box. The shrink-wrapped sets, sold heavily at retail stores like Target and Walmart, feature a checklist that shows card #120 is Brett Favre. However, a look inside reveals no Minnesota Viking in that spot. In fact, it's … [Read more...]
Baseball Memorabilia Connects Generations
Fox Business News checks out some of the items in next weekend's Louisville Slugger auction … [Read more...]
Signed Hank Aaron Bats Part of Louisville Festivities
Hank Aaron has signed a few hundred extra special bats to help raise money for charity as he picks up an honor from Louisville Slugger. … [Read more...]