One of the seven rare T206 Ty Cobb Tobacco cards found in a crumpled paper bag inside an old house early last year sold for $228,000 to pace Memory Lane Inc.’s Summer Auction early Sunday morning. The card from the “Lucky 7 Find” that generated international headlines was graded PSA 2.5. It was the second time the card had sold since its discovery by family members … [Read more...] about Lucky 7 Cobb Paces $2.9 Million Memory Lane Auction
Lucky 7 Find
Memory Lane to Offer Lucky 7 Find Cobb, Cracker Jack Jackson
Visitors to this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention will be able to see one of the cards from the headline-making “Lucky 7 Find” as soon as they walk in the doors at this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention. Memory Lane Auctions will have the card, along with several other key items from its upcoming Summer catalog, on display inside the Stephens … [Read more...] about Memory Lane to Offer Lucky 7 Find Cobb, Cracker Jack Jackson
All 7 Cards from T206 Cobb Find Now Sold for Combined $3 Million
From a humble paper bag to international fame, they became one of the most memorable collecting stories of the new century. Now, all seven Ty Cobb baseball cards from The Lucky 7 Find – one of the greatest sports card discoveries of all-time – have been sold, realizing nearly $3 million. The T206 White Border Ty Cobb red background portrait with the "Ty Cobb … [Read more...] about All 7 Cards from T206 Cobb Find Now Sold for Combined $3 Million
Notes: Big Bucks for HOF Postcard, Lucky 7 Card Auction; Favre’s Super Jersey MIA
One of a sparse population of original black and white Hall of Fame postcards signed by Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander sold for $78,870 at auction early Friday. Huggins and Scott sold the PSA authenticated Alexander in its first auction of 2017. It’s one of 50 in the set and only one other has sold at auction. Alexander was elected to the Hall in … [Read more...] about Notes: Big Bucks for HOF Postcard, Lucky 7 Card Auction; Favre’s Super Jersey MIA
The Year in Sports Collecting: 2016 an Eventful Ride
The longest of long holiday weekends has arrived with the duty of closing out one year and launching the next. Not much happens in the hobby during this time of year, but after all that went down in 2016, a little downtime isn’t a bad thing. No matter what end of this multi-pronged industry/hobby/business you may call home, there was news. Comings and … [Read more...] about The Year in Sports Collecting: 2016 an Eventful Ride
Second T206 Cobb Back Coming to Auction
A second Ty Cobb Tobacco back card from the Lucky 7 find is coming to auction early next year. The owner of one of the four cards graded 2.5 by PSA has consigned it to Heritage Auctions’ Winter Platinum Night sale on February 25-26. In October, Robert Edward Auctions offered the first of the seven rare Cobb cards to be offered at public auction. The PSA 1.5 sold for … [Read more...] about Second T206 Cobb Back Coming to Auction
Cobb Back T206, Ruth Rookie Pace $6.6 Million REA Sale
The biggest Fall Auction in Robert Edward Auctions’ history delivered big numbers across the board Sunday night as the sale featuring more than 2300 lots of sports cards and memorabilia realized in excess of $6.6 million after the dust settled. “The results of this auction affirmed that the market for quality cards and memorabilia is as strong as ever,” said REA President … [Read more...] about Cobb Back T206, Ruth Rookie Pace $6.6 Million REA Sale
6,000 Bids in 24 Hours for REA Auction
The final quarter of 2016 is underway and if the opening weekend of one auction is any indication, the market for high-end vintage baseball cards is still on fire. In the first 24 hours of Robert Edward Auctions’ fall catalog, more than 6,000 bids totaling over $2.6 million were placed. The auction still has three weeks to go. Three lots quickly eclipsed six figures on … [Read more...] about 6,000 Bids in 24 Hours for REA Auction
REA to Auction Cobb Card from Lucky 7 Find
One of the seven Ty Cobb Tobacco cards from the Lucky 7 Find earlier this year is going on the auction block. Robert Edward Auctions’ fall catalog includes the PSA 1.5 example that was part of a jaw-dropping hoard of seven cards found in a paper bag during a South Carolina house cleaning project last winter. It's the first of the seven cards to be offered in an auction … [Read more...] about REA to Auction Cobb Card from Lucky 7 Find
Notes: T206 Doyle Sells for $190K; Lucky 7 Update; LLWS Dirt Cards
The T206 Joe Doyle “NY Nat’l” error card we wrote about earlier this month sold for $190,400 through a Seattle area auction house. The price includes a 19% buyer’s premium. The card, along with a stash of other cards from the same time period more than a century ago, had been stuck in the original album. They had been passed down through two generations before the elderly … [Read more...] about Notes: T206 Doyle Sells for $190K; Lucky 7 Update; LLWS Dirt Cards