It sat in a shoebox for years but over the weekend, one of the 50 copies of the 2008 Topps Chrome Gold Refractor Kobe Bryant--the card that shows him being guarded intensely by LeBron James--sold for a whopper of a price. The card was brought to last summer's National Sports Collectors Convention by a collector who had opened packs just stuck them away. He … [Read more...] about Notes: Found in Shoebox, Kobe-LeBron Card Nets $312,000
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Rally Adds $15 Million in Funding; Aims for Wider Exposure
Fractional shares platform Rally has picked up $15 million in new funding from a wide-ranging group of investors that includes some with strong ties to sports. Wheelhouse, the company launched in 2018 by Pawn Stars founder Brent Montgomery and late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, is at the heart of the new investment. Montgomery is also helping produce the new sports … [Read more...] about Rally Adds $15 Million in Funding; Aims for Wider Exposure
Official Scoresheet from Larry Bird’s 60-Point Game in New Orleans Set to Close at Auction
Sports fandom – I mean real sports fandom – is a funny beast. To those who are not the least bit inclined to overinvestment in the outcome of strangers exercising, it’s unfathomable. To the “casual fan” (in my book an odder breed of duck), there’s no reason to care this deeply. I mean, “we’re just watching for fun, right?” Sure… We’re drawn to sports for a variety of … [Read more...] about Official Scoresheet from Larry Bird’s 60-Point Game in New Orleans Set to Close at Auction
Upper Deck Kobe 1/1 Brings $555,960 in Goldin Sale
Basketball and soccer cards were among the six-figure sellers at Goldin Auctions late Saturday night. The first half of the company's two night Premium Sports Card and Memorabilia Auction saw a 2002-03 Upper Deck Logomania Kobe Bryant 1/1 autograph card sell for $555,960--the second highest price ever paid for a card featuring the late Hall of … [Read more...] about Upper Deck Kobe 1/1 Brings $555,960 in Goldin Sale
Kobe-MJ Dual Auto Nets $516,000; Jeter, Mays Rookie Also Among Leaders in Heritage Monthly Sale
An autographed 2000 Upper Deck Game Jersey Combos card of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant rocketed to $516,600, almost twice its pre-sale estimate as Heritage Auctions closed out its April Monthly Showcase Auction. Graded BGS 8.5 with a 10 autograph, it's considered the hobby’s first dual swatch autograph issue and it’s also the first time Jordan and Bryant autographs … [Read more...] about Kobe-MJ Dual Auto Nets $516,000; Jeter, Mays Rookie Also Among Leaders in Heritage Monthly Sale
Notes: Insurance Interest Climbing; Dodgers Gold Jersey Auction; Kobe’s Last Day Autograph Session
The increasing interest and spiking values of sports cards and memorabilia over the last 12 months has been a boom for insurance companies too. “Our activity is at a level that I have not seen in the 28 years I’ve been in the insurance industry,” said Thomas S. Finkelmeier Jr., whose company specializes in insuring sports collectibles, told Sportico's Michael McCann for this … [Read more...] about Notes: Insurance Interest Climbing; Dodgers Gold Jersey Auction; Kobe’s Last Day Autograph Session
“Godfather of Dual-Swatch Autograph Cards” at Auction
If you grew up in the late 1980s or 90s, Michael Jordan was your guy. If your first basketball memories came a little later, you probably took a fadeaway jumper and yelled “Kobe!” Upper Deck once held the rights to autographs for both and now one of the ten copies featuring their first dual-signed card is on the market. Heritage Auctions is offering one of the ten … [Read more...] about “Godfather of Dual-Swatch Autograph Cards” at Auction
Acuna Jr. Rookie Brings Nearly $400,000 in Goldin Monthly Auction
Seventeen cards crossed the six-figure mark as Goldin Auctions closed out its second monthly sports card auction early Sunday. Nearly 1,400 lots were offered in the online catalog, which generated $8.5 million, a 60% increase from the company's first monthly auction in February. High-grade modern cards dominated the final results. A 2017 Bowman Chrome Red … [Read more...] about Acuna Jr. Rookie Brings Nearly $400,000 in Goldin Monthly Auction
9-11 Inspired Shoes Gifted by Kobe to Young LeBron at Auction
A pair of basketball shoes gifted by Kobe Bryant to a teenage LeBron James 19 years ago are auction block this weekend. Heritage Auctions is selling the red, white and blue Adidas sneakers in its Platinum Night Auction where they’re expect to bring a strong five or possibly six-figure price. The shoes are among the earliest LeBron gamers ever to reach the … [Read more...] about 9-11 Inspired Shoes Gifted by Kobe to Young LeBron at Auction
Cards, Cal Collection, Brady Bonanza Headline Goldin Sale
One of two BGS Pristine 10 BGS 10 Black Label copies of Kobe Bryant’s 1996-97 Topps Chrome Refractor rookie card will sell for at least a seven-figure price while newly crowned Super Bowl champion Tom Brady got his own section in Goldin Auctions’ 2021 Winter Auction. The newly launched catalog also includes a Michael Jordan jersey from a rookie year photo shoot, hundreds of … [Read more...] about Cards, Cal Collection, Brady Bonanza Headline Goldin Sale