A year earlier, he'd become the first player to enter pro basketball straight out of high school. Moses Malone signed with the ABA's Utah Stars but just 16 games into his second pro season the Stars folded and the 20-year-old future Hall of Famer was sold to the Spirits of St. Louis. That franchise wouldn't last long either as the league began to contract ahead of its … [Read more...] about Young Moses: Rare Spirits of St. Louis Malone Jersey Up for Auction
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Notes: Wagner Bidding Underway; Moolah for Moses; Nashville Show; Brady Searches
Bidding for the “All-Star Café” Wagner is off to a strong start. The card, with its wild background story, had reached $1.8 million by the beginning of the week, with the auction set to run through March 27. Graded PSA 1, the card is being offered by Mile High Card Company, which also has the T206 Doyle variation (currently $328,373) and Eddie Plank in the same … [Read more...] about Notes: Wagner Bidding Underway; Moolah for Moses; Nashville Show; Brady Searches
1975-76 Topps Basketball Bulked Up Ahead of Merger
In the Bicentennial winter, the red, white and blue American Basketball Association was on its last legs. Before the next season, a merger agreement put four surviving ABA teams into the NBA with the rest alive only in memory. For collectors, the last images of the Kentucky Colonels, Spirits of St. Louis, Virginia Squires, San Diego Sails and Utah Stars live on in the … [Read more...] about 1975-76 Topps Basketball Bulked Up Ahead of Merger
Player Collections Highlight Worthridge Auction
The 1970s high school letterman sweater worn by Moses Malone before his historic jump to the NBA as a teenager is among the items up for bid in Worthridge Auctions’ latest online catalog. Malone helped his high school team win back-to-back Virginia state basketball championships in 1973 and 1974, then became the first player of the modern era to go straight from high … [Read more...] about Player Collections Highlight Worthridge Auction
Vintage Pack Break of the Week: 1975-76 Topps Basketball Wax
If you love basketball history, there might not be a better set of trading cards than this one. This week, our sponsor, Just Collect, is ripping a 1975-76 Topps basketball pack. It's from an important and quite awesome time in hoop history. '75-76 marked the last year of the American Basketball Association prior to the merger with the NBA. Not every team made it, so this is … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Break of the Week: 1975-76 Topps Basketball Wax
Philly Show This Weekend
It's a name and a place that have been associated with the hobby since the 1970s. The Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia, Pa., opens its doors to the Philly Show Friday-Sunday. About 100 of the hobby's most familiar dealers and auction houses will be set up for the fall event, which is now run by Hunt Auctions. The Philly Show began in the '70s as the … [Read more...] about Philly Show This Weekend
Upper Deck Launches First College Basketball Card Set
Hot on the heels of Duke’s thrilling 61-59 triumph over Butler in Monday night’s NCAA championship game, Upper Deck has announced the release of its first collegiate-focused sports trading card set: 2010 Greats of the Game Basketball. The set is the company's first under its new deal with Collegiate Licensing Company and features only players in college uniforms. “Our … [Read more...] about Upper Deck Launches First College Basketball Card Set