Heritage Auctions wrapped up its two-day Winter Platinum Night Auction early Monday, with several more lots reaching six-figure prices including a 1940s photo of Jackie Robinson that netted $204,000. In all, the two-day event resulted in sales of $32.7 million, the latest in a series of eight-figure auctions in a booming market for high-end sports cards and … [Read more...] about Jackie Baseball Card Photo Pushes Heritage 2-Day Tally Past $32 Million
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Vintage Card Records Obliterated in Heritage Auction
A T206 Honus Wagner owned by the late Joe Garagiola sold for just over $2.5 million early Sunday morning at Heritage Auctions, establishing yet another new record for the world's most famous baseball card. The card, graded Authentic, was acquired by Garagiola in trade for his final big league uniform and other items. The price smashed the previous record for an 'A' … [Read more...] about Vintage Card Records Obliterated in Heritage Auction
The Garagiola Wagner: Story Behind Broadcaster’s Big Trade for T206 Card
Joe Garagiola said it: Baseball is a funny game. And, Garagiola would probably say that baseball cards can be a funny game. That’s funny, as in ironic. That’s because not only did Garagiola view “The Catch.” He also owned “The Card.” That card would be a 1909 T206 Honus Wagner, the Holy Grail of baseball cards. Garagiola owned a T206 Sweet Caporal Honus Wagner. … [Read more...] about The Garagiola Wagner: Story Behind Broadcaster’s Big Trade for T206 Card
Joe Garagiola’s T206 Honus Wagner Card Up for Auction
He was a longtime supporter of the sports collecting community and now everyone knows Joe Garagiola owned the hobby’s most famous baseball card. A T206 Honus Wagner owned by the late catcher and Today Show co-host is the headliner in Heritage Auctions’ newly launched February Platinum Night Auction. Many years ago, Garagiola traded a package of memorabilia, … [Read more...] about Joe Garagiola’s T206 Honus Wagner Card Up for Auction
10 Underrated 1951 Bowman Baseball Cards
Almost any vintage card collector can tell you about the Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and Whitey Ford rookie cards in the 1951 Bowman set. There are also plenty of stars that will put your Paypal account to the test. However, that all-important release has plenty of other significant rookie or early-career cards worth your attention. Many fly under the radar at very … [Read more...] about 10 Underrated 1951 Bowman Baseball Cards
Editor’s Blog: Garagiola an Unmistakable Presence in the Hobby
There were few bigger names in media during the 1970s and 80s than Joe Garagiola. A good humored everyman, he’d turned an average pro baseball career into a broadcasting gig that eventually landed him in a guest host role on the Tonight Show. To baseball card collectors and fans in the era, he was the voice of summer Saturdays. Garagiola died Wednesday at age 90 in … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: Garagiola an Unmistakable Presence in the Hobby
5 Cool 1952 Topps Cards You Can Own for About $250
As a whole the set looks like one to avoid because of the cost in buying some of the scarce series or Hall of Famers (and when both are involved, look out) but it is possible to have a collection of 1952 Topps cards without spending a fortune. Toward that end, we came up with a list of five cool 1952 Topps baseball cards you can buy for a total of no more than $250 if you're a … [Read more...] about 5 Cool 1952 Topps Cards You Can Own for About $250
Autograph Seekers Chase White House Seekers
Maybe you've got George Mitterwald. But do you have Mitt Romney? Maybe you've got Joe Garagiola. But do you have Newt Gingrich? The chase is on for autographs from the Republican candidates for president. What once may have been a quirky little segment of collecting is now recognized--by the profit seeking autograph hounds who chase them, by the collectors and 'fans' who … [Read more...] about Autograph Seekers Chase White House Seekers