Someone ate a lot of candy a long time ago...or was really devoted to finding people who did. Gary Leavitt of Baseball Card Roadshows recently acquired this massive find of Zeenuts cards. Zeenuts cards were produced annually for 28 years starting in 1911 and featured players from Pacific Coast League teams. They were produced by the Collins-McCarthy Candy Company of … [Read more...] about Notes: 1,100 Zeenuts Cards; Mantle Update; Vintage Basketball Pack Rip, New LA Shop Opens; NBA/TNT Feature on Medvedenko Rings
Slava Medvedenko
Notes: Ruth, Jackson Cards Pace Auction; SGC Mantle Update; LeBron Topps Rookie Record, Slava’s Rings Bring $253K
A 1916 M101-4 Babe Ruth Blank Back rookie card graded PSA 3 sold for $440,217 late Saturday night as Mile High Card Company closed out its latest auction. Pre-War cards were definitely the major attraction with a virtually complete collection of T206 cards, all SGC graded, was the second highest selling lot at $351,571. The majority of the group of 517 … [Read more...] about Notes: Ruth, Jackson Cards Pace Auction; SGC Mantle Update; LeBron Topps Rookie Record, Slava’s Rings Bring $253K
Notes: Kendrick on Cards; Ripken’s Digital Deal; Rings for Relief Update; Rookie Debut Jerseys
It’s part of a new book, but collectors finally got a chance to see cards from one of the world’s top high-end baseball card collections during last week’s National Sports Collectors Convention. The “D-Backs Collection” is owned by Ken Kendrick, managing general partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks and a long-time avid collector. He talked about how it came to be and why … [Read more...] about Notes: Kendrick on Cards; Ripken’s Digital Deal; Rings for Relief Update; Rookie Debut Jerseys
Former Laker Medvedenko Selling Championship Rings to Help Ukraine
Slava Medvedenko, a member of the Los Angeles Lakers two NBA championship teams in 2001 and 2002, is selling his rings to raise money for relief efforts in the Ukraine. SCP Auctions will turn over the entire final sale price of both rings to Medvedenko’s Fly High Foundation. “I aspire to give Ukrainian children smiles and faith in the future. That is why I created the … [Read more...] about Former Laker Medvedenko Selling Championship Rings to Help Ukraine