Beware of fake 2000 Skybox Impact Tom Brady cards. One eBay seller is listing a card with a PSA cert number that has been invalidated “due to its use on a known counterfeit in the market.” The holders are not authentic PSA slabs. One buyer who recently purchased a copy of the same card from the same Minnesota-based seller says the seller refused to refund his … [Read more...] about Notes: Fake Slabbed Brady RCs; Durant Pre-Rookie?; Gronk Buyers; Celts Finals Gear
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Notes: The Not So 1-1 Brady RC; Koufax Jersey Hits $1 Million, More
When is a 1-of-1 really a 1-of-2? When it’s the 2000 Fleer Showcase Masterpieces Tom Brady rookie year card that carries a 1/1 serial number but has a twin brother. The unusual situation isn't a secret. In addition to the BGS 8.5 copy that sold late Thursday night for $396,00, there’s a PSA Authentic copy that’s owned by a collector. One of the two cards was … [Read more...] about Notes: The Not So 1-1 Brady RC; Koufax Jersey Hits $1 Million, More
Getting Burned By The Tom Brady ‘Fleer Ultra Polychrome Refractor RC’
If something is too good to be true, it probably is. I don’t know how many times I have relayed that cliché to collectors when they think they have found an amazing card at an incredibly low price. Yet, here I am, a savvy hobby veteran, industry insider, former executive, and lifelong collector, biting the dangling worm and getting reeled in by the holographic hook stuck in … [Read more...] about Getting Burned By The Tom Brady ‘Fleer Ultra Polychrome Refractor RC’
Notes: Mahomes+Burrow=$1.1 Million; PSA Backlog; Hoops Premium Sets; Dominguez Buyer; More
Goldin Auctions closed out its three day "Elite" auction with the sale of a 2017 Patrick Mahomes Prizm Gold Vinyl rookie card for $570,000. Numbered 4/5, the card was graded PSA 10. That came a day after the 2020 National Treasures Joe Burrow NFL Shield 1/1 sold for $534,000. The auction's first session closed Saturday night with three lots netting seven figure … [Read more...] about Notes: Mahomes+Burrow=$1.1 Million; PSA Backlog; Hoops Premium Sets; Dominguez Buyer; More
Brady Rookie Card Searches, Sales Soared Ahead of Retirement News
Even before rumors of Tom Brady’s retirement plans started circulating, fans, collectors and speculators were buying up his cards. According to eBay, from January 24-29, searches for Brady collectibles spiked 328 percent. Searches for Brady rookie cards jumped 476 percent. In a one-week period that began the day Brady and the Tampa Bay Bucs lost a 30-27 thriller … [Read more...] about Brady Rookie Card Searches, Sales Soared Ahead of Retirement News
Notes: Brady, Stafford Records; Heritage Total; Home Renovation Reveals Card Wall
Tom Brady officially called it quits on Tuesday, hanging it up after a career no one could have imagined for a sixth round draft pick. Brady’s cards have been the hobby’s hottest in recent years with new records falling on a regular basis. A BGS 9.5/10 2000 Brady Contenders Championship Rookie Ticket Autograph numbered to 100, sold for a record $2.3 million via … [Read more...] about Notes: Brady, Stafford Records; Heritage Total; Home Renovation Reveals Card Wall
Notes: Rare Brady RC to Fractional; Ice Bowl Ticket a Hot One; Record for LaMelo; 1910s Michigan Book Find
Unless you’re an avid collector of high-end Tom Brady cards, here’s one you may have never seen. Copies of the 2000 Upper Deck SPx Spectrum numbered to just 25 rarely surfaces. Now, one of the best copies of the rare issue is coming to fractional ownership. One of five copies graded BGS 9.5, this one will be offered to Collectable users for $10 per share on Thursday. … [Read more...] about Notes: Rare Brady RC to Fractional; Ice Bowl Ticket a Hot One; Record for LaMelo; 1910s Michigan Book Find
Notes: Maravich Letter Jacket, Mays Bat Sell; PSA Grading Update; Brady Records; GACS’ New Digs; New WI Shop
The college letter jacket worn by Pete Maravich sold for $116,924 and a 1957 Willie Mays bat gifted to a youngster years ago netted $209,455 through Grey Flannel Auctions over the weekend. The Maravich sweater consigned directly by his family. Maravich averaged 43.8 ppg as a sophomore and 44.2 as a junior at LSU. He scored 50 or more points 28 times over his 83-game … [Read more...] about Notes: Maravich Letter Jacket, Mays Bat Sell; PSA Grading Update; Brady Records; GACS’ New Digs; New WI Shop
Tom Brady’s “Shaved Head” Rookie Card Among Big Sellers at Lelands
At some point after the 2000 NFL Draft, sixth round draft pick Tom Brady sat down to sign a bunch of autographs for a Texas-based trading card company called Playoff. Among the cards he signed were a group of 100 numbered cards for the company's Contenders brand. He was paid a few dollars for each signature. Little did the New England Patriots backup quarterback … [Read more...] about Tom Brady’s “Shaved Head” Rookie Card Among Big Sellers at Lelands
Notes: Found Money and a Generous Gesture; Employee Theft; Trout Jersey, More
There’s a card in the newly launched Lelands auction catalog that has quite a story behind it. Back in the early 1990s, a Southern California man named Jim Brown (not the football player) made a habit of stopping in a local sports card shop called “52 Mantle.” He’d chat with the owner, open a couple of boxes, pull out a few players who might have potential and give the … [Read more...] about Notes: Found Money and a Generous Gesture; Employee Theft; Trout Jersey, More