Tom Larson came to the National Sports Collectors Convention looking for a few good cards. He’s retired, he says. It's just a hobby. You know, some people play golf. Others travel.Some find a part time job. Larson made the short trip from his Joliet, IL home to the Stephens Convention Center where he knew he'd find a big variety of the stuff he chases. “Anything … [Read more...] about Illinois T206 Collector Cleans Up at The National
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T206 Legends Meet Jordan, Kobe, Tom in Giant Auction
The most recognized vintage baseball card in the world joins some high-end issues from the modern era as Goldin Auctions opens its latest Elite Auction. The voluminous auction opened Sunday night and includes over 6,600 lots. Graded PSA 2, the Wagner card carried a $1 million opening bid. Within minutes, it had already reached $2 million. A PSA 2 last sold for … [Read more...] about T206 Legends Meet Jordan, Kobe, Tom in Giant Auction
Topps Launches Return of T206 Style On Demand Set
Cigarette cards are back and you won't need to light up a smoke to own them. 2021 Topps T206 arrived on Tuesday, with the company launching the first of ten series it will release throughout the course of the season. The cards are art style renderings of current major and minor league players, in the style of the 1909-1911 American Tobacco Company issue. It's the … [Read more...] about Topps Launches Return of T206 Style On Demand Set
Collector Paul Pollard’s T206 Set Nets $764,712
A T206 Ty Cobb "Bat Off Shoulder" card with a Uzit Tobacco back sold for $120,000 late Sunday night, as Robert Edward Auctions put the wraps on the sale of one late collector's expansive T206 set. Graded SGC 4, the "Bat Off Shouler" is the only pose of Cobb in the T206 set that was printed with an Uzit advertising back. Only a small number of copies … [Read more...] about Collector Paul Pollard’s T206 Set Nets $764,712
Long-Time Collector’s T206 Set Gets Solo Auction Spotlight
Forty-eight years after one collector had a chance encounter with some tobacco cards at an antique shop in Virginia, his set of T206 cards is the star of its own auction. On Thursday, Robert Edward Auctions unveiled the 522-card set of Paul “Jack” Pollard in a special standalone auction running through January 17. The set includes every card except for the famed … [Read more...] about Long-Time Collector’s T206 Set Gets Solo Auction Spotlight
High Grade T206 Set Nets over $3.5 Million at Auction
Hundreds of online bidders fought over one of the hobby's best collections of T206 baseball cards ever assembled Thursday night. When the curtain came down on the collection of 522 cards consigned by Rochester, Mich., attorney E. Powell Miller, over $3.5 million had been spent. The figure, which included 20 percent buyer's premiums, was almost $1 million more … [Read more...] about High Grade T206 Set Nets over $3.5 Million at Auction
One of Hobby’s Best T206 Sets Heads From Museum to Market
The Detroit Institute of Arts boasts of possessing “the largest and most significant art collections in the United States,” with more than 65,000 works dating “from the earliest civilizations to the present.” For six months in 2018, that included Rochester, Mich., attorney E. Powell Miller’s collection of baseball cards – specifically, his complete gathering of T206 … [Read more...] about One of Hobby’s Best T206 Sets Heads From Museum to Market
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...] about Family’s Heirloom Collection of Tobacco Cards Set for Auction
PSA 1 T206 Wagner Coming to Auction This Summer
He hasn’t made a lot of appearances at auction over the last couple of years, but Honus is coming back to the block as the marquee headliner in an upcoming auction. In its August auction, Mile High Card Company will be offering a T206 Honus Wagner, an issue universally considered the crown jewel of all baseball cards. A final selling price is anyone’s guess but … [Read more...] about PSA 1 T206 Wagner Coming to Auction This Summer
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...] about Marketing the T206 and M101 Sets: Old Sporting Life Ads Offer Insight