Twenty years ago, promo card mania was in full bloom. Everyone wanted the latest baseball card product. Regional sets were a big deal. The internet was a futuristic blurb on a magazine's technology page. If you'd said the word 'e-mail' someone probably thought you said 'female'. The sports collectible hobby is still here, twenty national conventions later, looking much … [Read more...]
T206 Wagner Proof Strip on Tour
The Major League Baseball FanFest Auction takes place a week from tonight in Anaheim, but bidding is already underway online. Hunt Auctions, which is again heading up the event, is offering hundreds of pieces of baseball memorabilia from vintage to modern. The centerpiece is the T206 Honus Wagner proof sheet that is now resting in an SGC holder. The strip has been sold … [Read more...]
Aaron Home & Museum Dedicated in Mobile
Hank Aaron asked his parents' permission to sign a pro baseball contract when it was offered in the early 1950s. Luckily, Herbert and Estella said yes. From an unpretentious little house in Mobile, Alabama, Aaron climbed the ladder of baseball success until he was in the Hall of Fame and owned baseball's all-time home run record. Now, that white house that launched his … [Read more...]
Gene Tunney Memorabilia Hits Block
A collection of memorabilia related to 1920s World Heavyweight Champion Gene Tunney is being sold at a British auction house. … [Read more...]
Colts Collector Can’t Get Enough
Every day is game day at this guy's house. … [Read more...]
Hobby Changes Have Happened Fast
A born again collector who is now a consignment director for a major auction house talks about what's happened in collecting over the last 30 years. … [Read more...]