One of the six 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle cards graded PSA 9 (mint) has a new owner--at a new record price. Late Thursday night, the card offered through Heritage Auctions sold for $2.88 million including the buyer's premium. It's the most ever paid for a post-World War II trading card. Owned for about two years by collector/dealer/former NFL lineman Evan Mathis, … [Read more...]
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VIDEO: Collector’s $5 Million T206 Set on Display in Detroit
The Detroit Institute of the Arts is giving baseball fans and collectors a chance to see a complete set of T206 and other cards as part of a six-month exhibit that opened Thursday. As we reported earlier this month, the collection, which includes a Honus Wagner card, belongs to E. Powell Miller, founder of a law firm in Rochester, Mich. Miller's T206 set, considered … [Read more...]
Notes: NSCC Tickets; PSA’s New Blog; T206 Wagner on Display
Tickets are now on sale for this summer’s National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland. General admission, VIP and Super VIP passes are available. Buying ahead of time can save you a few bucks. The show runs from August 1-5 and is being held this year at the IX Center in Cleveland. The preliminary autograph lineup has also been announced. … [Read more...]
PSA 9 1952 Topps Mantle to Hit Auction Block Soon
Heritage Auctions will offer a PSA 9 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle in its upcoming spring trading card sale. It’s been a dozen years since a 9 has sold publicly, and prices for iconic vintage cards have soared since that $282,588 transaction of John Branca's card was handled through Memory Lane. An 8.5 sold through Heritage for over $1.1 million in November of 2016 … [Read more...]
Copy of Ed Walsh’s T206 Photo Up for Auction
Photographer Carl Horner might be best known for taking the picture of Honus Wagner that became the world’s most expensive baseball card but that wasn’t the only Horner image to grace the T206 set. Another of those original images that became a card is on the block through RMY Auctions. A silver gelatin portrait of Chicago White Sox pitching ace Ed Walsh in uniform … [Read more...]
Complete T206 Set, Other Baseball Memorabilia Going on Display in Detroit
A large exhibition of rare baseball cards, memorabilia and artwork is planned for the Detroit Institute of Arts beginning late next month. "Play Ball: Baseball at the DIA,” will be on view March 30–Sept. 16. The exhibition features artworks from the DIA’s collection as well as rare baseball cards collectibles from the Rochester, Michigan-based E. Powell Miller … [Read more...]
Despite Strong Population, T206 Prices Keep Rising
The T206 set is more than 100 years old and in terms of pre-war cards, is the most collected issue of all time. There are many reasons for that, of course. First, many of the cards are, by and large, affordable - especially in low-grade condition, where commons can be found for as little as $10. The set also is home to many of the sport's biggest early 20th century names … [Read more...]
Top Selling Sports Memorabilia of 2017
From Ruth to Robinson to Rockwell, 2017 was another banner year for high-end sports cards and memorabilia. While some card prices may have softened just a bit from the wild spring and summer of 2016, the market remains strong for the best of the best. Significant game-worn memorabilia and historic items also drew plenty of six and even seven-figure bids. The Lelands … [Read more...]
T206 Wagner, Jordan’s Gold Medal Shoes Set Records
Michael Jordan’s game worn and dual signed Converse shoes from the 1984 U.S. Olympic team’s gold-medal-winning-game against Spain sold for $190,373 early Sunday morning, shattering the previous auction record of $104,765 for game-worn shoes. The prior mark was set in 2013 for a pair of Nike Air Jordan XII shoes Jordan wore in Game 5 of the ‘97 NBA Finals. The shoes were … [Read more...]
Notes: Wagner, Vintage Wax Update; NM Mantle RC Sale
Bidding for the T206 "Original" Honus Wagner card at SCP Auctions is now at $417,724 heading into the final three days. There's a 20% buyer's premium tacked on at the end so it's safe to say it'll realize somewhere north of $500,000--not a bad investment considering consignor J. Ross Greene paid $48,500 in 1996 ($75,586 in today's dollars). And it's likely there … [Read more...]
