The T206 Jumbo Wagner and several other valuable baseball cards will be on display in New York Friday. Goldin Auctions will show off the card as part of a media opportunity between 11:30 AM and 2 PM EDT at NYY Steak Manhattan (7 West 51st St). The Wagner card is the featured item in Goldin Auctions’ Great American Trading Card Auction that runs through October 1. It last … [Read more...] about Wagner on Display Friday as Bids Soar Past $2 Million
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Talking Wagner, Mantle on Fox Business as Prices Climb
Bidding for the T206 “Jumbo” Honus Wagner has reached $1.68 million while eight other cards in Goldin Auctions’ Great American Trading Card Auction have hit six figure bidding. The auction, which opened last Friday, includes 50 high-grade examples of some of the hobby’s most recognizable cards and key rookies. Eight cards have already hit six figures including the company’s … [Read more...] about Talking Wagner, Mantle on Fox Business as Prices Climb
Honus Has Six-Figure Company in ‘Great American Trading Card’ Auction
Goldin Auctions has announced the rest of the lineup for its upcoming Great American Trading Card Auction that will feature the “Jumbo” T206 Honus Wagner. The company is putting 50 high-grade vintage cards, including several key rookies, into a single auction set to open September 12 and run through October 1. The Wagner card was last sold in April 2013 when it fetched $2.1 … [Read more...] about Honus Has Six-Figure Company in ‘Great American Trading Card’ Auction
10th Rated 1952 Topps Set Breaks $382,000 in Mile High Auction
The 10th ranked 1952 Topps baseball card on the PSA Set Registry, sold in individual lots that totaled $382,741 in Mile High Card Company’s August auction. The 1952 set was led, of course, by a PSA 7 Mickey Mantle that sold for $166,944. Other big-ticket cards in the auction included the #407 Eddie Mathews rookie card, also rated PSA 7, which hauled in $38,129, a #1 Andy … [Read more...] about 10th Rated 1952 Topps Set Breaks $382,000 in Mile High Auction
Notes: New PSA 9 Rose RC; All-Star Auction; O’s ’66 Throwbacks
A week after one of them sold for more than $150,000, another 1963 Topps Pete Rose graded PSA 9 is on the auction block. With a week left in the bidding, it was sitting at over $120,000. The first PSA 8.5 Hank Aaron rookie card offered since 2014 is up for grabs as well and appears likely to cruise past six figures with ease. The annual All-Star Game Auction takes … [Read more...] about Notes: New PSA 9 Rose RC; All-Star Auction; O’s ’66 Throwbacks
Notes: Unique Ali Collection; Kaline’s Last Bat; Icons at Auction
Stephen Singer’s collection of Muhammad Ali memorabilia isn’t the world’s biggest but it’s definitely got a uniqueness to it. Singer, who launched an auto dealership in Hooksett, NH, has his collection on display there. He’s got some traditional pieces like signed boxing gloves, old fight posters and other memorabilia but customers and other visitors can also see a copy of … [Read more...] about Notes: Unique Ali Collection; Kaline’s Last Bat; Icons at Auction
24 Price Records Fall in Memory Lane Auction
The current appetite for high-grade vintage sports cards appears insatiable. With bids flying well into the wee hours of Sunday morning after a scheduled Saturday night close, Memory Lane’s Spring Rarities Auction ended with two dozen record prices set as well as a new company record for total sales. Cards from the finest basic collection of Hank Aaron cards on the PSA Set … [Read more...] about 24 Price Records Fall in Memory Lane Auction
More Big Prices for Vintage Cards as Auctions Near Close
A new rush of spring catalog auctions heads for the finish line with more eye-popping bids already pushing prices of vintage baseball cards to previously unseen levels. Memory Lane’s Spring catalog closes Saturday night with a 1954 Topps Hank Aaron rookie card graded PSA 9 topping all bids as of late Wednesday. The card is part of what was the top Aaron basic set on PSA's … [Read more...] about More Big Prices for Vintage Cards as Auctions Near Close
Top-rated Hank Aaron Collection Leads Off Memory Lane Auction
The world’s top collection of mainstream Hank Aaron baseball cards is about to go on the auction block. Memory Lane Inc. will offer the group of 25 cards that encompass Aaron’s record-smashing career as part of its Spring Rarities Auction, set to open Saturday, April 23. The collection includes a PSA 9 Aaron rookie card that will carry an opening bid of $50,000. The top … [Read more...] about Top-rated Hank Aaron Collection Leads Off Memory Lane Auction
Cracker Jacks, ’52 Mantle, Clemente Cards Join Rare Ad Poster at Auction
As we reported last week, a newly discovered 1915 Cracker Jack advertising poster is headlining Mile High Card Company’s new auction, but we now know some of the cards from the first two sets will also be up for grabs when the auction opens Monday morning. A 1914 Cracker Jack #30 Ty Cobb PSA 8 NM/MT has been consigned along with several other high-grade specimens including a … [Read more...] about Cracker Jacks, ’52 Mantle, Clemente Cards Join Rare Ad Poster at Auction