It was 12 bucks to get into the game and even after kickoff you could have bought as many as you wanted. Consider it a missed opportunity. Unused tickets to the first Super Bowl game...heck, any Super Bowl game...are valuable. Grading has brought out investors and collectors who appreciate a little organization. One high-grade ducat to that first … [Read more...]
Treasure Trove of Vintage Fleer Boxes Hits Market
Retirement planning takes many forms but one collector's decision to salt away some unopened boxes and packs of Fleer's first post-War sports and non sports trading cards is going to make things a lot easier. The first segment of a collection of jaw-dropping vintage unopened material is on the market now through Heritage Auctions. In all, the group included every … [Read more...]
Rose’s Record-Breaking Bat at Auction
The bat used by Pete Rose to become baseball’s all-time hits leader is back on the market. Heritage Auctions is offering the black Mizuno stick in its February Platinum Auction. The current high bid is $220,000 but expectations are it could reach $600,000 or more. The 34” bat is inscribed, signed and dated by Rose in silver Sharpie. It also comes with a copy of … [Read more...]
Movin’ On Up? Strong Interest as PSA 8 1952 Topps Mantle Hits Auction
It's been over nine months since the $2.88 million sale of a PSA 9 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle generated national headlines. While some had pegged the card as a potential $3 million-plus piece, the price did seem to have a positive impact on the market for high-end Mantle market. After a drop in auction prices early in 2018, the last two sales of NM/MT PSA 8 examples … [Read more...]
Gehrig Memorabilia, 1924 Ruth Bat Headline Heritage Auction
Items from Lou Gehrig’s personal life—from toddler to teenager to New York city motorist—are among the unique highlights in the newly launched Heritage Platinum Night Auction. Saved and consigned by family members who inherited them, the collection includes everyday items like signed personal checks and a register with personal notes, but also a game-worn Yankees cap that’s … [Read more...]
Second 1959 Topps Baseball Cello Box Coming to Auction
Purchased as part of a business liquidation 55 years ago, more unopened Topps trading card boxes from the 1950s are about to enter the market. The gem of the bunch is a 1959 Topps baseball cello box, with 24 pristine unopened 4th series packs that's likely to fetch at least $50,000 when Heritage Auctions puts it on the block next month. Also up for grabs will be a 1956 … [Read more...]
Top-Rated N28 Set Allen & Ginter Set Coming to Auction
The number one ranked set of 1887 N28 Allen & Ginter cards on SGC’s Set Registry is about to go on the market. Heritage Auctions will feature the complete, 50-card set in its upcoming Platinum Night Auction, with a pre-sale estimate of $20,000 or more. The “World’s Champions” set includes ten baseball players and 40 other sports subjects. It’s considered to be among … [Read more...]
Big Daddy Lipscomb Steelers Jersey Coming to Auction
Pro football had never seen anything like him. Entering pro football in the 1950s, Gene “Big Daddy” Lipscomb was 6’9 and about 290 pounds, a Marine Corps veteran who learned his defensive end skills in the service. The "scout" who discovered him? NFL PR man and future commissioner Pete Rozelle. Lipscomb had never played college football but became an … [Read more...]
Group of Rare Mort Rogers Cards Coming to Auction
Were they the first baseball cards or just the first really nice scorecards? A case can be made that Maxson Mortimer "Mort" Rogers created both. The former player turned entrepreneur spent 1871 rolling out some fancy scorecards he sold to fans. Today, they're among the scarcest, most desirable pieces of early baseball history. Early next year, Heritage … [Read more...]
Consignment of the Week: Bill Sharman Celtics Jersey
If you grew up in the early 1970s, you knew him as the coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. If you’re a Boston Celtics fan, you know him as half of one of the NBA’s all-time great backcourts. Bill Sharman spent over 25 years in pro basketball (and even some pro baseball). Now, a surviving relic from his career as Bob Cousy’s running mate during the Celts’ glory days is … [Read more...]