College basketball tournaments will create their own stars over the next four weeks. For some, it will be the greatest moment of their athletic lives and we'll never see them on an NBA court. For others, it will be a springboard to a great pro career. Even though many will spend several years in the league, what they accomplished in college may overshadow what … [Read more...]
Review: PSA Card Slugger Mobile App Tests Your Collecting Knowledge
PSA has rolled out its new Card Slugger mobile app. Card Slugger is a multiple choice guessing game which challenges your knowledge of baseball cards throughout the years. After happening across a Facebook post on the company’s page, I downloaded the app on Google Play for my Samsung Galaxy S4 Thursday night and gave it a try. The download itself took nearly five … [Read more...]
T206 Wagner Consigned to REA Has Date Stamp Matching Pirates 1909 Triumph Over Cobb, Tigers
It’s been tucked away in a private collection for many years, but now a unique example of the famed T206 Honus Wagner card is returning to the marketplace, bearing a one-of-a-kind stamp on the back that connects it to a singular moment in baseball history, when two of the game’s most iconic players collided in a hard-fought battle for baseball supremacy. “The 1909 World … [Read more...]
1920 Babe Ruth Jersey Could Fetch $1 Million Plus
The earliest known game worn Babe Ruth jersey is going on the auction block. SCP Auctions announced Monday that it would offer the 1920 Ruth shirt in its spring auction slated to begin Monday, April 30. Ruth joined the Yankees after being sold by the Boston Red Sox in January of that year. The unrestored road jersey carries Ruth's stitched name inside the collar and had … [Read more...]
Rich’s Ramblings: Now Catching… Dr. Jim Beckett
by Rich Klein To begin, I received a nice email from my old friend Lou Orfanella about our trip to see Joe DiMaggio back in 1982. He still remembers the details of what I had signed (it was an off-quality 1939 Play Ball) and he still has his signed DiMaggio picture to this day. Always a pleasure when 30 years later, the details are still fresh in our mind. He also told me he … [Read more...]
National Treasures Lin Prime Patch Auto Could Be Ultimate Game of Flip
All of his rookie cards have entered the wealthy part of sports card town over the last week, but the National Treasures Jeremy Lin Prime Patch Autograph card, numbered to 25, could prove to be a lot better--and easier--than flipping houses. At least for one guy. Yair Rozmaryn is a New Yorker and a Knicks fan who gambled $1,000 on one of the cards prior to Lin's 38-point … [Read more...]
Jersey Worn by Lin in 38-Point Game vs Lakers on Charity Auction Block
The New York Knicks are taking advantage of the publicity surrounding their newly discovered star by trying to raise money for one of the club's charity partners. A jersey worn by Jeremy Lin when he scored a career high 38 points against the L.A. Lakers last Friday is being auctioned off to benefit the Garden of Dreams Foundation. Fans and collectors can now bid for the … [Read more...]
Sports History: Top 5 Selling Game Programs on eBay
Most may not sell for the premium prices attained by some of the industry's premier trading cards or autographs, but vintage sports programs are often more scarce, more interesting and occasionally, more valuable. It's also a segment of the hobby not dominated by baseball. Old football programs from pro and college sports were among the highest selling sports publications … [Read more...]
’39 Series Program Includes DiMaggio Autograph…and the Babe
It was almost tossed in the trash. After all, it just looked like an old magazine, part of a stash of items a New Jersey woman had been going through following the death of her grandfather in Maryland. She decided to take another look, though, and inside it appeared as if the glossy pages of the old baseball publication were autographed. Indeed they were. Recognizing … [Read more...]
Top Selling Sports Ticket Stubs on eBay
Tickets to this year's Super Bowl start at around $2,500 for a rotten seat. You'll pay at least $4,000 to get a good look at the two teams. Worth it? Maybe if you're a big fan of either team with a lot of money to burn. But vintage sports ticket stubs offer a little better long term investment. Besides, they're way more cool. We tracked the top ten stub sales on eBay over … [Read more...]