eBay seems a little irritated with whatever is going on with the United States Postal Service. The company reached out to sellers via a blog post this week, stating that "delivery and scan delays persist, and we are monitoring not only the delays but ongoing negotiations in Washington." eBay also extending estimated delivery times for sellers and seems to be … [Read more...]
Family’s Heirloom Collection of Tobacco Cards Set for Auction
Passed down through three generations, one family’s large collection of tobacco cards is about to enter the market for the first time. Lelands says it has received the consignment, which includes over 1,300 cards including numerous Hall of Famers. Dubbed the “Generation T collection, the group includes over 400 T206 cards with five featuring Ty Cobb, nearly 400 … [Read more...]
Marketing the T206 and M101 Sets: Old Sporting Life Ads Offer Insight
An issue of The Sporting Life sold on eBay for over $2,000 on Sunday. While surviving copies of the long defunct sports paper aren’t common, that’s a lot more than they usually bring. This one attracted bidders not for the stories inside or whose picture may have been on the front of the September 4 issue. It was because of one of the ads … [Read more...]
North Carolina Man Finds Rare T210 Old Mill Joe Jackson
If you list it, they will come. The lure of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson baseball cards remains strong a century after his heyday. And a 26-year-old North Carolina resident owns one of the toughest Jackson cards around. It will be part of a Heritage Auctions sale in two months and is sure to draw some interest. Ben Foster, of Raleigh, North Carolina, has a T210 Old Mill card of … [Read more...]
Wid Conroy T206 Photograph at Auction
Wid Conroy was what we’d call today a “super utility man,” capable of playing any infield or outfield position. He was almost always in the top ten in most offensive categories and once finished second to Ty Cobb in stolen bases. Conroy was so well thought of that American Tobacco featured him on two different cards that were distributed in cigarette packs from … [Read more...]
Wheatland Auction Includes Over 500 Lots of Cards, Memorabilia
High grade vintage sets and near sets from the 1956-1980, numerous T206 cards including a Green Portrait Ty Cobb and a scarce Nap Lajoie error are among the marquee items in Wheatland Auction Services’ newest online auction. In all, over 550 lots are being offered, with many carrying $10 or $20 opening bids. The group of sets includes popular issues such as 1956, 1968 and … [Read more...]
Sterling Sports Auctions Catalog Includes Over 1,000 Lots
Hundreds of pre-War cards including a PSA 7 1935 Goudey Babe Ruth headline the newest Sterling Sports Auctions online catalog. The sale is the largest offering from Sterling in over six years and includes over 1,000 lots, ranging from 19th century baseball cards to popular issues from the modern era. Ruth, Cobb, Mathewson, Johnson are among the names featured in the … [Read more...]
Selling Packs with T206 Cards in 1909 Was Sometimes Hazardous
Eventually they would be sold with more kid-oriented products like caramels and bubble gum but 110 years ago, if you wanted a picture of a professional baseball player (and who wouldn't before color magazines, TV or even radio?), you had to have access to tobacco, or at least someone who used it. When the American Tobacco Company's massive promotion began in 1909, word … [Read more...]
2nd Edition of T206 Book Earns Publishing Award
The second edition of The T206 Collection: The Players and Their Stories was recently awarded a gold medal at the 31st annual Independent Book Plublishers Association Benjamin Franklin Awards in Chicago. Originally published in 2010, the book’s second edition includes new photos of some of the hobby’s top T206 cards and additional content. Authors Tom and Ellen … [Read more...]
A Nine-Year-Old Gets Hooked on Baseball History, Tobacco Cards
My son was calmer than me. “$30 is the price,” the veteran card dealer said. “$20,” my nine-year old countered staring down the white-haired linebacker of a man. I am in part to blame for this negotiation. I showed The Sandlot movie to my family on a cold winter night several years ago. All my kids took something from the movie. My daughter embraced the … [Read more...]