A 1916 M101-4 Babe Ruth rookie card graded PSA 3 sold for $412,746 in Mile High Card Company's Extra Innings Auction early Thursday morning. The card was part of the breakup of one of the top Sporting News Blank Back sets on PSA's registry. In all, 50 bids were made for the card. Last month, Mile High sold a near mint copy of the same card for over $2.4 … [Read more...] about Notes: Ruth Rookie Card Nets $412,746; Big Bucks for Bron; NJ Shop Burglary; Flippers Story; Pete at 80; More
Pete Rose autographs
Reds Museum Hopes to Trade 4,256 Rose Signed Balls for Statue
You may be in the minority if you don't have something signed by Pete Rose but a new campaign announced by the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum puts a new spin on Rose autographed baseballs. In between his paid Las Vegas signing sessions recently, Rose signed 4,256 baseballs, each of which has been stamped with a special logo and the number of one of those hits. … [Read more...] about Reds Museum Hopes to Trade 4,256 Rose Signed Balls for Statue
Reds Will Honor Rose; Autograph Market Still Down
Pete Rose passed Ty Cobb for the all-time hits record nearly 25 years ago. He probably passed Babe Ruth and Bob Feller for most autographs by a Hall of Famer a long time ago. Rose has spent a good chunk of his post-retirement years signing for pay. That, combined with some fans' distaste for his legal troubles and baseball ban, has kept the value of his autograph … [Read more...] about Reds Will Honor Rose; Autograph Market Still Down