Regardless of whether they'd been naughty or nice, hundreds of collectors gave themselves the gift of trading cards over the weekend as Heritage Auctions wrapped up its massive three-day Trading Card Auction. Among the over 3,000 lots offered, four sold for six-figure prices, topped by a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle graded 8.5 by PSA which netted $765,000 including the 20% … [Read more...] about Mantle, LeBron, Jeter Among Top Sellers in $9.4 Million Heritage Auction
Heritage Auctions December 2019
Pack Attack: Heritage Sale Includes 136 Lots of Unopened
If you have a nice bankroll, you can have one heck of a pack ripping party over the holidays. Heritage Auctions is offering 136 different lots of unopened material in its December 5-7 Trading Card Auction. Vintage sports card packs and boxes make up the bulk of the listings but those who favor popular high-end modern issues won't be left out. Seven lots carry … [Read more...] about Pack Attack: Heritage Sale Includes 136 Lots of Unopened
1933 Uncle Jack’s Candy Unopened Pack with Ruth at Auction
You can still open a pack of cards from the 1950s in hopes of landing a Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays or Hank Aaron. Thanks to a recent find, we also know there is at least one box of sealed 1948 Bowman baseball packs in existence. Finding a pack from the 1930s that you know contains a Babe Ruth card? It would seem almost impossible but it’s true. Heritage … [Read more...] about 1933 Uncle Jack’s Candy Unopened Pack with Ruth at Auction
Best Known Example of the ‘Holy Grail of Boxing Cards’ Hits Market
The best known example of the “Honus Wagner of Boxing Cards” has hit the auction block. Heritage Auctions is selling one of perhaps fewer than ten 1948 Leaf Rocky Graziano cards in its Fall Trading Card Catalog. Graded PSA 6.5 (EX/MT+), the card stands as the highest graded in the hobby and could sell for as much as $150,000 or more when bidding concludes next … [Read more...] about Best Known Example of the ‘Holy Grail of Boxing Cards’ Hits Market
Heritage Bidder-Member Tally Reaches Milestone
Heritage Auctions says it now has over 1.25 million registered bidder-members online. The company, which bills itself as “the world’s largest collectibles auctioneer,” sells all types of collectibles across 40 categories. In addition to auctions, the company is also a resource of nearly five million auction prices realized. The site also affords access to … [Read more...] about Heritage Bidder-Member Tally Reaches Milestone
Famous & Barr Set from Huge St. Louis Find Now Up for Grabs
Collected through a department store promotion more than 100 years ago and part of one of 2019’s top discoveries, a near set of 1916 Famous & Barr baseball cards has arrived on the auction block. Heritage Auctions is offering the group of 197 cards in its Trading Card Auction that will run through December 5. Consigned to auction earlier this year by members … [Read more...] about Famous & Barr Set from Huge St. Louis Find Now Up for Grabs
1952 Topps Mantle From Famous Rosen Find Coming to Auction
A card from one of the hobby's favorite finds of all-time is coming to auction later this fall. Heritage Auctions says it will offer a high-grade 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle from the 1986 discovery of hundreds of uncirculated 1952 Topps high numbers in its next Trading Card Catalog Auction. Remarkably, the card remained ungraded for 30 years. Now in a PSA 8.5 … [Read more...] about 1952 Topps Mantle From Famous Rosen Find Coming to Auction