Hunt Auctions and NFL Auction will once again join together at Super Bowl LI to host a Super Bowl Live Auction event on Feb. 3. With Super Bowl LII coming to Minneapolis, items from the personal collections of three legendary Vikings players will highlight the annual event. Select pieces from Hall of Fame members Carl Eller, Chris Doleman, and Brett Favre will be offered as … [Read more...]
Panini Eternal Honors Past Champs, Big Moments with On Demand Cards
Make way for another on-demand trading card program, but this one won’t necessarily be as fresh as the day’s headlines. Three months after announcing its "Instant" on-demand program to rival Topps NOW, Panini America has launched Panini Eternal, which promises to deliver cards “honoring important moments in sports history, along with special tributes and commemorations of … [Read more...]
Photo of the Day: Peyton Manning, High School Star
A lot can happen in 22 years. Outside of his family, local fans and college recruiters, not many people would have recognized the name ‘Peyton Manning’ prior to the start of the 1993 football season. He was a New Orleans area high school player, just going through pre-season drills when a local newspaper photographer stopped by on assignment. The 8x10 photo’s reverse … [Read more...]
Bronco Backers Selling Ball From Peyton Manning’s Next-to-Last TD Pass
A lucky bounce could be worth a nice payday to a family of Denver Broncos fans. They wound up with the football used in the second-to-last touchdown pass of quarterback Peyton Manning’s long career and have placed it in an upcoming auction. Manning threw two touchdown passes in the AFC Championship game in Denver on January 24, the first coming on a 21-yard strike to … [Read more...]
Manning to Sign Career Inscriptions for Fanatics
He made it official Monday, announcing his retirement with emotion and good humor. “18 is a good number,” said the man who spent that many seasons largely re-writing the NFL record book. It didn’t take long to find evidence of Peyton Manning signing autographs with final career notations. He'll be doing so soon through the company with which he has a signature … [Read more...]
Notes: Big Vintage Prices, Broncos Super Fan, Exclusive Helmet
A 1955 Topps PSA 8 Roberto Clemente sold Monday night for $45,100, yet another strong price for one of the hobby’s hottest cards. One sold via Goldin Auctions last week for $58,560. For much of 2014, you could have purchased one for less than $15,000. A 1954 Topps Hank Aaron rookie card, also graded 8, brought $36,102. Two years ago, they regularly changed hands for … [Read more...]
Super Bowl Bet in the Cards for Shop Owners in Colorado, Washington
A couple of card shop owners who just happen to hail from cities representing this season's Super Bowl contenders are putting a little wager on the game. With the game just over a week away, so much of the focus has been on Manning vs Wilson and Demaryius vs Sherman, but the real attention should be on Mike’s Stadium Sportscards in Aurora, CO vs DJ’s Sportscards in Renton, … [Read more...]
News & Notes: Beckett Opens Asian Office; Broncos Card Giveaway, Tennis Anyone? And…Um…Something Else
Beckett Grading Services is opening a new office in Asia. The company says it’s hired an Asia Regional Sales Manager (now that’s a big territory) to oversee things. He’ll be based in Seoul, South Korea. Dongwood Lee has already started his new job after covering the sports card market for a magazine in South Korea. Beckett says “Lee will be in contact with the many … [Read more...]
SoCal Show Draws Impressive Mix of Old School Dealers and Young Collectors
Dealers and collectors from across Southern California - and as far off as Toronto and Jacksonville - gathered in the Culver City neighborhood of Los Angeles Saturday for the second Southern California Sports Collectors Show. "Traffic was up from our first show," commented show co-promoter Anthony Nex. "There were a group of people actually waiting to get in when I … [Read more...]
Panini Strikes Game Worn Deal with Broncos
Panini America has reached a multiyear agreement with the AFC West-champion Denver Broncos to be the franchise’s exclusive provider of game-worn memorabilia through Panini Authentic (www.paniniauthentic.com), the company’s memorabilia division that also maintains exclusive relationships with Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, Andrew Luck and the Dallas Mavericks. … [Read more...]