Robert Edward Auctions closed out its Spring Catalog Auction on Sunday night with multiple six-figure sales, most notably a 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente rookie graded PSA 9 that sold for $960,000. A Sandy Koufax rookie from the same set, also graded PSA 9, sold for $384,000, one bid shy of becoming the highest-selling Topps Koufax rookie of all-time. Jackie Robinson’s … [Read more...] about REA Spring Auction: 98,000 Bids, $14.7 Million
Roberto Clemente rookie card
High-Grade Vintage Cards, Historic Photos Kick Off REA Spring Auction
Over 3,900 items, including a PSA 9 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente rookie card, are scheduled to go on the block Thursday as Robert Edward Auctions rolls out its Spring Auction. The last PSA 9 Clemente Rookie sold for $1.05 million last fall. The auction also features several other notable classic cards cards in high grades, including Jackie Robinson’s 1949 Bowman (PSA MINT … [Read more...] about High-Grade Vintage Cards, Historic Photos Kick Off REA Spring Auction
Notes: Mint Clemente Rookie Brings $1M; Rally’s Vintage Investors are Youngish; 1/1 Tua Pulled
One of the 11 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente rookie cards graded PSA 9 sold for $1,000,050 late Thursday night. The card was one of the headliners in PWCC’s September Premier Auction. The price nearly matched the record for a PSA 9 was set in March of 2021 when Goldin sold the same card for $1.1 million. Also sold Thursday night: *2003 Exquisite Collection Number … [Read more...] about Notes: Mint Clemente Rookie Brings $1M; Rally’s Vintage Investors are Youngish; 1/1 Tua Pulled
Notes: Fred Claire Collection; High-Grade Clemente, Curry RCs; MeiGray Expo
Items from the personal collection of long time Dodgers general manager Fred Claire are being offered in the current SCP Auctions catalog, including several championship rings and press pins. Claire was the club’s GM from 1987 to 1998. A portion of the proceeds from each of Claire's items in the auction will go to the City of Hope. ----- The trickle down impact of … [Read more...] about Notes: Fred Claire Collection; High-Grade Clemente, Curry RCs; MeiGray Expo
After Selling $2.4 Million Babe Ruth Card, MHCC Offering Another
If you missed out on the $2 million 1916 Sporting News Babe Ruth rookie card last week, Mile High Card Company is offering another chance to land another …and this one won’t cost quite as much. The company has a PSA 3 Ruth listed set to roll into its final auction of 2021 as the centerpiece of its “Extra Innings” auction set to open next week. The card is part … [Read more...] about After Selling $2.4 Million Babe Ruth Card, MHCC Offering Another
Gus Frerotte Q&A: NFL Trading Card Glamour Shots, Collecting Clemente and Punting in a Pinch
Quarterback Gus Frerotte was a standout during his time at the University of Tulsa. Drafted in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, he went on to play 15 seasons in the NFL for seven different teams. His finest season was the 1996 campaign, one in which he threw for nearly 3,500 yards and was named to the Pro Bowl. In 2008, Frerotte tied the NFL … [Read more...] about Gus Frerotte Q&A: NFL Trading Card Glamour Shots, Collecting Clemente and Punting in a Pinch
Vintage Rookies Lead Way in Heritage Summer Card Auction
Five cards from the earliest days of the careers of some baseball greats sold for six-figure prices as Heritage Auctions wrapped up its Summer Sports Card Catalog Auction. Several hundred cards from a variety of sports were offered in the auction, many of which were among the finest graded examples. In all, the auction generated more than $5 million. The highest … [Read more...] about Vintage Rookies Lead Way in Heritage Summer Card Auction
Dick Williams Collection Among Top Items in Upcoming Auction
Items from the collection of Hall of Fame manager Dick Williams will be among more than 1,250 lots of sports, entertainment, history and pop-culture memorabilia hitting the auction block next week. Memorabilia from the Williams estate includes his personal 1972 World Series trophy, presented after the Oakland A’s captured the first of back-to-back championships under his … [Read more...] about Dick Williams Collection Among Top Items in Upcoming Auction
Key Gehrig Images Highlight Vintage Photo Auction
Two original news photographs of Lou Gehrig; one taken during his prime and the other just after his career had come to an unexpected end, sold for over $100,000 combined in Heritage Sports’ Vintage Photograph Auction. The top price went to a 1927 image of Gehrig wielding a bat, one collectors of the 1933 Goudey baseball card set will recognize. The model for the card, … [Read more...] about Key Gehrig Images Highlight Vintage Photo Auction
PSA 7 1952 Topps Mantle, Trout Glove Bring Bids in Goldin Auction
A PSA 7 near mint 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle sold for $183,750 as Goldin Auctions closed out its Holiday Auction early Sunday morning. The card was part of Alan "Mr. Mint" Rosen's historic find of high numbers from the landmark set that took place 30 years ago. Prices for 1952 Mantle cards in all grades have skyrocketed in the last couple of years with prices … [Read more...] about PSA 7 1952 Topps Mantle, Trout Glove Bring Bids in Goldin Auction