Roger Peckinpaugh’s highest single-season salary during his baseball career was $12,000. His documented career earnings are $112,000, according to Baseball-Reference, although three seasons from the early part of his career have not been documented. The memorabilia items from Peckinpaugh’s career fetched a combined total of $167,548 in a sale held by RR Auction that ended … [Read more...] about Peckinpaugh Items Earn $167K In RR Auction Sale
Nolan Ryan rookie cards
Bidding for Trout Hits $1.2 Million as Goldin Opens Elite Catalog
Bidding for the one-of-a-kind 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Autographed Superfractor opened Monday. It took only minutes for the $1 million opening bid to be placed and only a few hours for a second bid to push it to $1.2 million. With prices for rare modern trading cards shooting upward at a dizzying pace, it’s not likely to stop there, even though it was purchased … [Read more...] about Bidding for Trout Hits $1.2 Million as Goldin Opens Elite Catalog
Notes: Ryan, Rose 10s to Auction; 6-Figure Sales; Pele Selling; Archives Attention
The only PSA 10 examples of the rookie cards of Nolan Ryan and Pete Rose are scheduled for auction in late August. The Rose card sold four years ago for $157,366. The record price for a PSA 9 Ryan was set last month at $41,825. Even 8s are selling for big money now as this auction would seem to indicate. The PSA 10 Ryan hasn’t been sold at public auction until now. Heritage … [Read more...] about Notes: Ryan, Rose 10s to Auction; 6-Figure Sales; Pele Selling; Archives Attention
Notes: Big Cash for Vintage Rookies, Topps Case Breaks, Philly Show This Weekend
The only PSA 10 1967 Topps Rod Carew rookie card ever graded by PSA sold for a whopping $95,294 at auction early Thursday morning. Mile High Card Company sold the card, which generated quite a profit for its owner. The Carew, part of the tough high number series in '67, was last sold 2 1/2 years ago for just over $40,000 when it was liquidated along with other cards in the … [Read more...] about Notes: Big Cash for Vintage Rookies, Topps Case Breaks, Philly Show This Weekend
1968 Milton Bradley Baseball Card Game Among Walk-Ins in Collinsville
Among the items that walked into the All-American Collectors Show in Collinsville, IL on Sunday was a 1968 Milton Bradley 'Win a Card' baseball card game. For those who haven't seen one, it was a board game produced in the late 1960s that used real baseball and football cards as well as some non-sports. A few have made it into online and catalog auctions over the years … [Read more...] about 1968 Milton Bradley Baseball Card Game Among Walk-Ins in Collinsville