Michael Karnjanaprakorn believes he has the answer when it comes to fractional investing. Considering his favorite player growing up in Newport News, Virginia, was hometown star Allen Iverson, that’s an appropriate connection. Just like Iverson, Karnjanaprakorn, 38, believes he has the answer when it comes to the arena of fractional investing. And he’s not talking about … [Read more...]
Notes: HOF Election; Topps News; CSG Update, More
The 2021 Baseball Hall of Fame class will have no one in it. None of the candidates were named on enough ballots to garner the required 75 percent and so there will be no class of 2021. The inevitable bump in rookie card prices of potential new members heated up with pre-announcement talk that Scott Rolen might be elected, but the former Phillie and Cardinal third baseman … [Read more...]
Notes: Kid’s 2004 LeBron Pull Now Worth a Small Fortune; New ’51 Topps-Style Set; Uzit Cobb a Hit
A Christmas gift from 16 years ago is about to turn into a seven-figure windfall for one sports memorabilia auction consignor. “Chris” pulled the LeBron James 1/1 Rookie Logoman card from 2003-04 Upper Deck SP Game Used Basketball on Christmas morning 2004. Not long after, he took it to a local card show where someone offered him $1,700 for it. He turned it down and stuck … [Read more...]
Durant Rookie Cards Heat Up as Scoring Champ Returns
How long has it been since Kevin Durant was a rookie? Well, the team that drafted him hasn't played in that city in more than a decade. Topps and Upper Deck still had licenses to produce NBA trading cards and some of today's current young stars were in elementary school. Yes, it's been a while, but that all kind of makes collecting Kevin Durant rookie cards … [Read more...]
100 Hottest LeBron James Rookie Cards on eBay Now
He arrived in the midst of an explosion of autographed jersey cards and multiple manufacturers, but when you consider the hottest LeBron James rookie cards --it's sometimes more fun to dig beyond that 2003-04 debut season. When it comes to LeBron, it's not always his rookie cards that are the most popular with collectors. Some prefer the dual-signed … [Read more...]
2019-20 Immaculate LeBron Logoman Pulled from Pack Could Fetch $100,000+
A $70 investment for a spot in a 2019-20 Immaculate Basketball box break will turn into a nice windfall for one lucky collector this winter. The one of a kind LeBron James NBA Logoman game-used patch card that emerged from that break last month has been graded and consigned to the Lelands where it will be sold in the company’s February ‘Winter Classic’ Auction. … [Read more...]
Lelands Has Jordan Gear from Bulls’ Security Guard, Baseball HOFer Gamers
Over 1,000 lots of vintage and modern cards and memorabilia are now on the block in the final Lelands catalog auction of 2020. The auction includes historic game-worn jerseys and uniforms, hundreds of sets and single cards and other memorabilia. Among the headliners is a game-worn 1950s Ted Williams complete Red Sox uniform that was on display for many years … [Read more...]
Goldin Auctions 2-Day Tally Nets $16 Million
A tennis racket used by Roger Federer in the 2011 French Open Final against Rafael Nadal sold for $55,350 late Sunday night as Goldin Auctions wrapped up its dual session October Legends Auction—one that established a new sports memorabilia industry record for total proceeds. In all, the sale of over 1,900 lots brought in over $16 million. The auction’s main headliners … [Read more...]
New Record Price for Poor Grade T206 Wagner Card, Other Items in Goldin Sale
A low-grade T206 Honus Wagner card sold for nearly $1.4 million while some important game-used items consigned by Cal Ripken Jr. also drew a crowd of bidders as Goldin Auctions closed out its latest catalog auction late Saturday night. Heavy wear and creases have never stopped potential buyers from lining up to own the hobby’s most recognizable card and the PSA 1 example … [Read more...]
Huge Basketball Auction Includes Jordan, Dozens of LeBron, Larry-Magic Rookie Cards
The story of the New Jersey couple who had inherited a nice collection that included an autographed George Mikan rookie card was a fun one. It turns out that was just the opening tip of an auction that includes an eye-popping quantity of popular basketball cards. Birmingham Auctioneers has launched a 500-lot auction that starts with the post-War pioneers found inside … [Read more...]