A card listed as a high-grade 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle has been pulled from an auction over what the auction company called "authenticity concerns". Goodwin & Company had offered the card, which was listed as a PSA 8 NM/MT, in an auction that launched last weekend. Bidding soared to nearly $300,000 in the opening hours but the lot was removed from an online catalog … [Read more...] about 1952 Mantle Listing Pulled Over ‘Authenticity Concerns’
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Beckett Acquires Goodwin and Company Auctions
Beckett is apparently pretty serious about this auction stuff. Once known primarily as a source for pricing information and checklists, the company made an announcement late Thursday that probably caught a lot of long-time hobby watchers by surprise. Beckett has purchased long-time auction outlet Goodwin & Company out of St. Louis. Company president Bill Goodwin will … [Read more...] about Beckett Acquires Goodwin and Company Auctions
Trimmed, Creased T206 Wagner Brings $198,850
It won't win any beauty contests but it's real, and that's enough for collectors who want to own the hobby's most famous baseball card. A T206 Honus Wagner graded "A" for authentic by SGC and featuring three completely trimmed borders and some creasing, sold for $198, 850 at auction late last week. It generated 16 bids in a Goodwin and Company auction that closed early … [Read more...] about Trimmed, Creased T206 Wagner Brings $198,850
Locked Up Since 1980s, Trimmed T206 Wagner Now Up for Bid
Another T206 Honus Wagner has hit the baseball card auction block. However, unless you have a long memory and knew the right person, chances are you haven’t seen this one. Goodwin and Company is offering a trimmed and creased copy of the hobby’s most famous card, graded SGC Authentic. The auction opened Saturday and the card already has a high bid of over $64,000 without … [Read more...] about Locked Up Since 1980s, Trimmed T206 Wagner Now Up for Bid
Lou Gehrig Day Signed Photo Brings $108,169
What is believed to be the only autographed version of the famous Lou Gehrig Day photograph sold at auction early Saturday for $108,169. An original print from 1939, the photo carried an inscription from the Yankee slugger who had been diagnosed with the disease that would take his life just two years later. Gehrig signatures following his diagnosis in 1939 up to the time of … [Read more...] about Lou Gehrig Day Signed Photo Brings $108,169
Auction Insider: Chicago Report; Company News
by Ryan Friedman It's one of the longest-running and largest shows in the hobby and this past weekend at the Chicago Sun-Times Convention, many of the biggest dealers and auction houses in the industry were once again on hand for the three-day run at the Stephens Convention Center. While the overall attendance at the show seemed to be down a bit from the November … [Read more...] about Auction Insider: Chicago Report; Company News