Five cards from the earliest days of the careers of some baseball greats sold for six-figure prices as Heritage Auctions wrapped up its Summer Sports Card Catalog Auction. Several hundred cards from a variety of sports were offered in the auction, many of which were among the finest graded examples. In all, the auction generated more than $5 million. The highest … [Read more...]
Early Rarities, High Grade Rookies Lead Heritage Card Auction
Heritage Auctions has opened its Summer Sports Trading Card Auction with over 1,400 lots up for grabs across the full spectrum of sports, formats and eras, with a strong concentration on early tobacco and high-grade bubble gum era rookies. More than 80 cards from the 1800s in the catalog include three rare Old Judge cabinets and a near-set of the 1895 … [Read more...]
PSA 9 Clemente Rookie Expected to Fetch Big Price
One of just 11 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente rookie cards to land a PSA 9 grade will hit the auction block this summer. Heritage Auctions will offer the card in its July 19-20 Summer Sports Card Auction. It carries a pre-sale estimate of $350,000 or more, but that could be a modest figure. The last two sales of mint Clemente rookies took place in 2016—one selling … [Read more...]
The Cards This Guy’s Mom Didn’t Throw Away Are Worth Over $1 Million
A remarkable childhood stash of baseball cards from the late 1940s and early 50s including a jaw-dropping hoard of five 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle cards will enter the hobby this summer. Heritage Auctions teased the collection via social media last week. Now, the fresh find is heading to auction, including one card that already ranks among the best single best … [Read more...]
1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Box–Still Sealed–Coming to Auction
Unopened boxes of 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee hockey don’t come to market very often. Those that still have the rudimentary but familiar piece of the company’s signature tape over the front lid are virtually non-existent. You knew there was a “but” coming, didn’t you? Collectors who’ve been searching for the whitest of vintage hockey wax white whales can stop looking. … [Read more...]