Whether you lean toward Walter Johnson or Michael Jordan, Wheatland Auction Services has you covered in their Spring Auction. The company’s latest online catalog includes a little bit of everything, with baseball cards from 1888 joining names from the current sports headlines. Over 500 lots are up for grabs in the no-reserve auction. Among the highlights are … [Read more...]
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BBCE Discovers 7 “Store Original” 1986-87 Fleer Basketball Boxes
Purchased more than 30 years ago at a toy store at a total cost of about $100, seven full boxes of 1986-87 Fleer basketball cards are about to enter the hobby—at an estimated value of at least 300 times that amount. The discovery of pristine boxes was made by Baseball Card Exchange, the hobby’s top vintage unopened dealer, but it was actually a case of 1984 Topps … [Read more...]
1986-87 Fleer Wax Box Break Yields 3 Jordan Rookies
The 1986-87 Fleer basketball box break drew thousands of eavesdroppers Wednesday night, most of whom weren’t quite fearless enough to lay down $2,000 for what was probably a 1 in 12 shot to land the hobby’s most desirable basketball card. Those who did—and got lucky enough to find one in the pack they were assigned by random draw—probably got their money’s worth or more. The … [Read more...]
Big Money for Fleer Basketball Case Finds at NSCC
They were almost unsellable 30 years ago. Modern basketball cards had all but died and Fleer's valiant attempt to bring them back in the latter half of the 1980s was met with little more than a yawn. Now, though, unopened boxes of the first two years of Fleer hoops are worth a small fortune. On Wednesday, just hours after the official opening of the National … [Read more...]
Red Threads Card Company to Launch Monthly Auctions
Red Threads Card Company will launch its inaugural auction on Friday, December 30 at 7 PM. Owner Charles Pope, a long-time collector/dealer, hopes to have 200-250 lots in the first auction, most aimed at average collectors. The first auction will include a 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan graded BGS 8.5, a 1904 Fan Craze baseball game, a small group of 1933 Tattoo Orbit … [Read more...]
Mint Musial Rookie, 1986 Fleer Basketball Box Among Auction Standouts
A 1948 Bowman Stan Musial rookie card graded PSA 9 sold for $45,289 as a pair of catalog auctions closed early Friday morning. Colorado-based Mile High Card Company sold the Musial as part of its' fall auction. The realized price surpassed the previous record of $32,587 set two years ago. A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle graded SGC 60 (EX) sold in the same … [Read more...]
1984 Star Company Michael Jordan Card Hits Six Figure Price
One of the two 1984-85 Star Company Michael Jordan cards graded BGS 9.5 Gem Mint has been listed on eBay and after only a few days online, bidding has already topped $115,000. The other BGS 9.5 sold in March of 2015 for $52,000, at the time a record price for a Star Company Jordan card. The card currently up for auction was graded sometime after that sale. The Star … [Read more...]
Notes: Record for Jordan Rookie; T206 Wagner vs Cobb; Pittsburgh Show
A year ago, they were selling for around $15,000. Tuesday night, a PSA 10 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan card was purchased in a PWCC auction for $43,700, yet another new record for the most popular basketball card of all-time. Several other high-grade Jordans are being offered at auction now. ------ It’s not the rarest card ever made and it’s really not even the rarest … [Read more...]
Notes: Kobe Still Miffed; Harper’s 100th; Interlake Jordan
Kobe Bryant’s relationship with his parents can best be summed up in a four-letter word that starts with s. At least that’s what he told ESPN.com for a painfully long story about life after basketball---or something. Joe and Pamela Bryant originally said they gave their son time to reclaim some of his high school gear and awards but when he didn’t, they opted to turn them … [Read more...]
Notes: Jordan Rookie Hits $25K; Mays Rookie Soaring; Wrong Backs
Auction prices for the 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie card continue to skyrocket. Late last week, yet another new record was set when this card sold for $25,300. The previous high mark for a card set at public auction was $23,900 set in Heritage auction last month. Just two years ago, PSA 10 Jordan cards were trading for around $10,000. Four years ago, most sold for … [Read more...]
