The only known PSA Type I photo used to create Joe Namath’s 1965 Topps rookie card–an image taken in a hospital hallway–sold for $197,640 at Goldin Auctions Saturday night. The 8x10 photo was taken by Bob Olen, the New York Jets team photographer as Namath recovered from knee surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital. “I'd lost 27 pounds,” Namath recalled in an appearance on the … [Read more...] about Notes: Namath Rookie Card Photo Brings $197,640 While Modern Slides; Fanatics Auctions’ 1 of 1s; November Grading Numbers
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Vintage Pack Facts 1965 Topps Football
You can imagine the challenges faced by the Topps Company as it plotted some drastic changes in its 1965 football card product. Having settled for the AFL as it watched Swell’s Philadelphia Gum take over the much more desirable NFL trading card contract, Topps must have felt like it needed to make its product stand out. Instead of the 2 1/1” x 3 ½” dimension that had … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts 1965 Topps Football
Nebraska Man Gets Prison Time for Vintage Card Fraud
A Nebraska man has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in federal prison and ordered to pay a six-figure restitution payment for selling reprints of vintage sports cards as if they were the real thing. Thomas Martin Beatty, 45, was sentenced for mail fraud and money laundering in Omaha Wednesday. Joe Kelly, U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, says Beatty sold bought … [Read more...] about Nebraska Man Gets Prison Time for Vintage Card Fraud
PHOTO GALLERY: World’s Best Football Card Collection Still on Display in Canton
The most valuable football card collection in the world remains on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, giving collectors attending next month's National Sports Collectors Convention another option for a side trip. For two years, the Hunt-Casterline collection has been on exhibit at the Canton, OH shrine, enabling football fans from around the world who visit the Hall … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: World’s Best Football Card Collection Still on Display in Canton
Banks, Namath Rookie Cards Top $1.86 Million Memory Lane Auction
Pristine vintage cardboard again drew a large contingent of bidders to the auction block as Memory Lane wrapped up its Spring Auction early Sunday morning. Chasing high-grade rookie cards, stars, sets and tough to find singles along with notable memorabilia pieces, they pushed the final sales total over the $1.86 million mark. Top billing in the auction went to a PSA 9 … [Read more...] about Banks, Namath Rookie Cards Top $1.86 Million Memory Lane Auction
Nebraska Man Charged in Six-Figure Phony Card Scam
Federal prosecutors have charged an Omaha, Nebraska man with selling four sports cards to a buyer on eBay for $117,500, knowing all along they were reprints rather than the real deal. Thomas Martin Beatty, Jr. is facing fraud and money laundering charges after a grand jury handed down a five count indictment last week. Beatty is accused of using eBay to buy … [Read more...] about Nebraska Man Charged in Six-Figure Phony Card Scam
PSA 9 Namath Rookie Card to Hit Auction Block
There are more high-grade examples of the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle than there are of the 1965 Topps Joe Namath rookie card. While one could argue Mantle’s impact and popularity among card collectors is greater than that of Broadway Joe, the simple issue of scarcity is just one reason there’s likely to be a major buzz around a card that’s heading for the auction block next … [Read more...] about PSA 9 Namath Rookie Card to Hit Auction Block
Namath Rookie Card Photo Brings Big Bucks at Auction
The 1965 photo that became one of the most valuable football cards ever created sold for a whopping $66,000 late last week in Huggins & Scott's Summer Auction. The black and white image of Joe Namath taken in the hallway of a hospital became his iconic rookie card in Topps' 1965 AFL set. While the card itself can sell for big bucks, the photo offered in the auction … [Read more...] about Namath Rookie Card Photo Brings Big Bucks at Auction
1971 Topps Football Was Condition-Sensitive But Filled With Stars
They weren't singing about cardboard when the tune "Just Dropped in (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition was getting regular radio airplay, but it's one collectors might be humming when they try to piece together a nice 1971 Topps football set. High-grade cards from this set are a tough lot. The set mirrors the … [Read more...] about 1971 Topps Football Was Condition-Sensitive But Filled With Stars
1969 Eskimo Pie Football Set is Unusual, Rare
During its decade-long tenure, the American Football League managed to secure a bubble gum card contract but it also landed a deal with an ice cream company that yielded one of the rarest football card issues of the post-War era. The 1969 Eskimo Pie football card set remains a bit of a mystery even now. The set included 15 two-card panels for a total of 30 … [Read more...] about 1969 Eskimo Pie Football Set is Unusual, Rare