eBay released its first quarterly earnings report for 2021 on Thursday. During Q1, the company says the gross merchandise value for trading cards in the U.S. was over $1 billion-- more than half of 2020's record setting volume. The company also says the number of active buyers in the category doubled from the previous quarter. eBay also announced this week that … [Read more...] about Notes: Standard Envelope Expands, Ruth/Wagner Update; Prez’s Paige Card; More
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There’s Now a Giant Baseball Card Mural in Arkansas
The city that bills itself as the “Birthplace of Spring Training” has erected a 160-foot full-color mural showcasing baseball cards of five legends who honed their craft in the area. The mural on the wall of a building in downtown Hot Springs incorporates a T206 Honus Wagner, 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth, 1953 Topps Jackie Robinson and a '53 Topps Satchel Paige. A … [Read more...] about There’s Now a Giant Baseball Card Mural in Arkansas
1976 Goofs Set Featured Satchel Paige, Daffy Dean Autograph Cards
During the mid-1970s, the Tulsa Oilers had a minor-league card set that was sponsored by Goofs and included a Daffy pitcher. The 1976 Goofs Pants Tulsa Oilers set had several attractive lures for collectors. Originally sold by the team for $5, it’s worth much more now but difficult to find. Of the players who were on the roster of the St. Louis Cardinals’ … [Read more...] about 1976 Goofs Set Featured Satchel Paige, Daffy Dean Autograph Cards
1949-1950 Num Num Cleveland Indians Set Highlighted 1948 Champions
The Cubs' 108-year famine is over. The wait, however, goes on in Cleveland. Back in 1948, the franchise won its second (and most recent) World Series title. In 1949 and 1950, the Num Num snack company created a set of photographs of Indians players - most of whom were on that championship team from 1948. It represents about the only comprehensive trading card … [Read more...] about 1949-1950 Num Num Cleveland Indians Set Highlighted 1948 Champions
Notes: Leaf Paige Listed; Chicago Show Update, Rogers Foreclosures, New Shop
They don't come up for sale very often but a very respectable--and apparently freshly graded-- 1949 Leaf Satchel Paige card graded SGC 45 has been listed on eBay. It quickly soared past $7,000, with bidding set to run through Sunday. An SGC 84 (7) sold in November for over $38,000. ------- One current and one former Steelers player are off the guest list for the … [Read more...] about Notes: Leaf Paige Listed; Chicago Show Update, Rogers Foreclosures, New Shop
Babe’s Last Gift From Yankees, Koufax Jersey Top SCP Catalog Bidding
Babe Ruth’s gold pocket watch from the 1948 celebration of the 25th anniversary of the opening of “The House That Ruth Built” sold for $650,108 in SCP Auctions’ spring offering which concluded early Sunday. The price marks one of the highest prices ever paid for a piece of jewelry and a top-10 price for a Ruth artifact. In total, the auction of more than 1,000 sports … [Read more...] about Babe’s Last Gift From Yankees, Koufax Jersey Top SCP Catalog Bidding
Limited Nature Part of Satchel Paige Appeal
“Maybe I'll Pitch Forever” was the title of Satchel Paige’s autobiography and even when that book was released it appeared Paige just might be able to pitch at a reasonably high level forever. For those of us who only got to see Paige in newsreel clips or see his face on baseball cards, it is hard to comprehend how any pitcher could make his major league debut at age 42 (at … [Read more...] about Limited Nature Part of Satchel Paige Appeal
Vintage Photo of the Day: Satchel Paige 1951
The prime of Satchel Paige’s career was spent in the Negro Leagues and it was because of his dominance there that he eventually earned induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, but he got a taste of the majors once baseball slowly warmed to integration. Our Vintage Photo of the Day shows Paige, who had turned 45 just two weeks earlier, walking off the mound toward the dugout … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo of the Day: Satchel Paige 1951
Auction of Large Cuban Baseball Card Collection Continues
More vintage baseball cards from the Richard Merkin Collection are on the auction block. Items from the collection brought record prices during the last auction conducted by Hake’s, including $25,255 for a 1928 Pittsburgh Crawfords Negro League Team photo that featured Josh Gibson and was signed by Harold “Hooks” Tinker along with a number of rare Cuban baseball cards such as … [Read more...] about Auction of Large Cuban Baseball Card Collection Continues
1950s Topps Baseball Cards: Ten Best Beyond Mantle
The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle dominates the totem pole of 1950s baseball cards. The player, the lore, the set and the history have all combined to make it one of the most desirable cards in the hobby. High grade copies sell for tens of thousands of dollars. In terms of value, nothing really comes close. But what if you can't own--or win--a Mantle? What other 1950s Topps … [Read more...] about 1950s Topps Baseball Cards: Ten Best Beyond Mantle