A collection of T204 Ramly cards including the coveted Walter Johnson headlines the final event of 2018 at Wheatland Auction Services. The company’s latest sale is underway with over 500 lots on the block, spanning more than 100 years of collecting history. In addition to the Ramlys, the auction includes numerous pre-War cards including a 1911 T3 Turkey Red Ty Cobb, an … [Read more...]
Hidden Away for Decades, Fresh Vintage Card Collection Enters Market
Having bought and sold sports cards on a part-time basis for nearly 20 years, Curt Schmidgall is used to getting calls from people who hope he can put some money in their pocket. Unfortunately, most are looking to sell him their 1980s and 90s collections. Earlier this year, his phone buzzed again. An older woman from Delaware was on the other end of the line, … [Read more...]
5 Popular Tobacco Card Sets (Not Named T205 or T206)
When most collectors think of tobacco cards, the first ones often mentioned are the American Tobacco Company's popular T205 and T206 issues. Those sets featured a total of more than 700 cards and are among the most collected tobacco issues even more than 100 years later. But there are also plenty of other popular tobacco sets from the pre-war era - here are five of them. 1912 … [Read more...]
5 Great 1911 T3 Turkey Red Cards on a Budget
Even in a convention hall full of thousands of different types of colorful, cool and historic memorabilia, the 1911 T3 Turkey Red baseball cards stand out. More than 100 years after they arrived in envelopes as part of a mail-in offer, they are among the most collectible, sought after and aesthetically striking pieces of baseball history ever produced. They can also be very … [Read more...]
Large 1911 Turkey Red Collection Highlights Auction
Mile High Card Company opens its September “Extra Innings” Auction on Monday with the auction slated to close on Wednesday September 24. “Extra Innings” auctions are online only auctions and offer collectors everything from graded cards, to complete sets, autographed material, memorabilia, and other items from all four major sports. Unlike Mile High Card Company’s … [Read more...]
Cobb, Young, Wagner, Mantle Highlight New Just Collect Auction
Dozens of rare and high grade vintage cards, including a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, T206 Cy Young and 1915 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb are being offered at auction this week as Just Collect brings some of its major recent purchases to market. The company’s auction runs through Sunday night on eBay, with bidding now underway. Many of the cards being offered originated in the … [Read more...]
Vintage Buy of the Week: Thousands of Vintage Cards to Enter Market
Vintage card collectors will soon have a crack at thousands of vintage baseball cards after a Tennessee man sold his lifelong accumulation. The collection is our Vintage Buy of the Week from Just Collect, Inc., and will be offered on eBay later this summer. The 'Volunteer Collection', named for the owner's location near Knoxville, TN, features hundreds of tobacco cards … [Read more...]
Century-Old Cards, Rare Nagurski, Joe Jackson Rookie All Part of Love of the Game Auction
Some of the hobby's most popular vintage sports cards, baseball card collections more than 100 years old and seldom seen pieces of sports memorabilia help lead off the hobby's next major auction. A 1935 Silver Certificate autographed by Babe Ruth, a rare 1935 National Chicle Bronko Nagurski (graded EX 5 by PSA), an original Arthur K. Miller painting of Hall of Fame legend … [Read more...]