A 1910 Tip Top Honus Wagner, a near complete run of cards from Mickey Mantle’s career, a Michael Jordan debut ticket stub and hundreds of other items are now up for grabs in Hindman’s new sports collectibles auction. The sale is the largest sports sale in the Chicago-based company’s history. Debut of the GOAT The full impact was a few years away, but basketball changed … [Read more...] about Rare Wagner Card, Jordan Debut Stub Among Hindman Highlights
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Sports Collecting Year in Review, Part 2: Record Setters and Great Finds
Some would say a baseball card should always hold the top ranking among the highest priced sports memorabilia, but if 2022 tells us anything, it’s that Honus and Mickey can peacefully co-exist with soccer jerseys, boxing belts and tickets to watch Michael Jordan play basketball. There were plenty of seven-figure sales this past year—even an eight figure one—and while cards … [Read more...] about Sports Collecting Year in Review, Part 2: Record Setters and Great Finds
1903 World Series Program, Ruth Items, Vintage Cards to Highlight Memory Lane Auction
When you were a kid, there was nothing like paging through the Christmas catalog, folding over the corners of pages that held the things you hoped might be under the tree. While most of those thick wish books have disappeared, Memory Lane’s 2022 Winter Rarities Auction catalog is a pretty good replacement. The company is set to unwrap a thick tome filled with 1,818 lots of … [Read more...] about 1903 World Series Program, Ruth Items, Vintage Cards to Highlight Memory Lane Auction
MJ, Griffey Debut Tickets, Vintage Cards Among Heritage Lots
If you'd like to make sure there's something you really want under the tree later this month, Heritage Auctions is offering the chance to put it there. The company's December Showcase Auction will put the wraps on 2022 when it closes December 17, with just over 1,000 lots on the block, ranging from Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth to current era soccer boxes. Among the low population … [Read more...] about MJ, Griffey Debut Tickets, Vintage Cards Among Heritage Lots
Lelands Launches Focus Auctions Centered on Graded Cards, Tickets
Lelands’ latest auction initiative keeps it sweet and simple: 50 lots featuring graded cards, tickets and a few other special items worth at least $15,000. The company has kicked off its first “Focus” auction with a catalog that includes items ranging from Jackie Robinson to Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan to Aaron Judge. Focus auctions will be held quarterly, … [Read more...] about Lelands Launches Focus Auctions Centered on Graded Cards, Tickets
Saved by 1980s High School Student, Pair of Michael Jordan Debut Stubs Set for Auction
It wasn’t an unusual request for a basketball loving teenager to make. An Illinois high school student and his friends were anxious to see whether the Chicago Bulls’ 1984 first round draft pick might have what it took to lift the moribund franchise back to relevance. He sent out an SOS to his father: can you find some tickets to Michael Jordan’s first game and take … [Read more...] about Saved by 1980s High School Student, Pair of Michael Jordan Debut Stubs Set for Auction
Big Time Brady Rookie, Multiple Mantles Among Top Lots in Heritage Auction
Tom Brady will take the field this Sunday at the age of 45, the oldest starting quarterback in NFL history. A rookie card that arrived when only avid college football followers and Patriots knew much about him is kicking off the 2022 season with him. It’s the premier lot in Heritage Auctions’ September Sports Card Catalog auction—and one of the best known examples. Graded … [Read more...] about Big Time Brady Rookie, Multiple Mantles Among Top Lots in Heritage Auction
Jordan Tickets at Auction Span College, NBA Careers
Heritage Auctions is offering a collection of more than 30 Michael Jordan tickets in its newly launched Sports Showcase Auction, but it goes beyond a few major career highlights and milestones. The group of more than 30 different charts Jordan's career, with one from his first appearance in the annual Blue-White North Carolina scrimmage game in his 1981 freshman season to an … [Read more...] about Jordan Tickets at Auction Span College, NBA Careers