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Dr. J Items Bring $3.5 Million; Gehrig Bat $403,664 for SCP

November 21, 2011 By Rich Mueller

Over 140 items from Julius Erving's career sold for $3.5 million in SCP Auctions' latest catalog. The auction was scheduled to close Saturday night but finally concluded after aggressive bidding in the extended period pushed into the early morning hours of Sunday. In all, the auction generated $6.5 million and featured several one-of-a-kind pieces of baseball memorabilia as … [Read more...]

1922 Ty Cobb Uniform Sells for $385,500

November 13, 2011 By Rich Mueller

A full Ty Cobb uniform believed to have been worn in 1922 sold for $385,500 at auction on Friday afternoon. Just four Cobb uniforms are known to exist. The uniform was part of a large live auction conducted by Heritage Auctions in Dallas. The final price includes a buyer's premium. Like most game-used equipment and apparel, the Cobb uniform was sent to the minor leagues … [Read more...]

2011 Topps Precision Football Preview

September 14, 2011 By Rich Mueller

Make way for another premium football product. 2011 Topps Precision will hit stores later this season at a dealer cost of around $140 per box. Each card will be printed on 72-point card stock. There will be three base cards per pack with one autograph or autograph relic card in each. Four packs will be in each box, giving collectors four autographs and 12 base cards per … [Read more...]

Autograph Grading: Does the Number Matter?

May 11, 2011 By Rich Mueller

In the world of sports cards, a couple of grades can make hundreds or even thousands of dollars of difference in the price of an item. A PSA 9 Mickey Mantle has sold for over $200,000. A PSA 7 brings less than half that amount. To the average person, there may not be a huge difference in how the two cards compare. Collectors and investors do pay for what’s printed on the … [Read more...]

T206 Eddie Plank Brings $193,768

April 19, 2011 By Rich Mueller

One of the ten best T206 Eddie Plank cards known to exist sold for nearly $200,000 in Goodwin & Company's latest catalog auction. The card, considered one of the four scarcest cards in the famed T206 set, generated 20 bids including a $20,000 opener before selling for $193,768 including the company's buyer's premium. It's among the highest prices ever paid for a card … [Read more...]

T6 Murad College Series Cards Hit Market

October 29, 2010 By Rich Mueller

A group of century-old T6 Murad Tobacco premium cards hit eBay recently--a consignment of rare vintage premium cards being handled by New Jersey-based Just Collect, Inc. This rare set consists of 25 cards, each featuring a different American university. Each card measures 5” x 8” and is the oversized version of the far more common T51 set Murad College Series. The T6 … [Read more...]

The Million Dollar Hockey Jersey

June 23, 2010 By Rich Mueller

The jersey worn by game-winning goal scorer Paul Henderson in Canada's 1972 Summit Series win over the Soviet Union in 1972 will now be the measuring stick by which all other pieces of hockey memorabilia are measured. Montreal-based Classic Auctions brought the auction hammer down on the historic jersey at auction early Wednesday morning. The final winning bid was … [Read more...]