The first selection of cards from a remarkable one owner collection of Tom Brady cards is now at Heritage Auctions. The collection, featuring some of the rarest and highest graded Brady cards from his first season with the New England Patriots, will be sold over the course of multiple auctions in the coming months. The first batch is in the company’s Spring Sports … [Read more...]
Notes: Brewers Collector’s Charitable Heart; Brady Card Paid with Crypto; Broker’s Euro Trip, More
One collector’s long-time passion for chasing down autographed baseballs from every guy who has ever played for the Milwaukee Brewers is coming to an end…and now he’s giving them all away. Ben Nummerdor started with the 1982 American League champions and just kept going, all the way back to the players who were on the club when it moved from Seattle just before Opening Day … [Read more...]
Shop Talk: Prizm, Pre Sales and Power Slams
The sun was shining nearly every day last week and so were the new Prizm basketball cards. Sales have been phenomenal--so much so that we even had a group of young guys come in earlier this week and tell us war stories about trying to find the elusive beast out in the wild in retail locations. We've all heard the stories by now about lines of people 20 to 30 deep … [Read more...]
Notes: Record Revenue for Heritage; Brady on His Rookie Cards; Shop’s New Digs, More
Heritage Auctions reported total first quarter sales of over $337 million, an increase of 16 percent over the same period last year. Revenue was driven by world record-breaking sales of sports memorabilia, U.S. and World & Ancient coins, comics and comic art. Even throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the company says sales show steady, year-over-year first quarter growth: … [Read more...]
Brady Championship Rookie Ticket Brings $2.25 Million; New Highest Priced Football Card
It might be the best money anyone has ever spent on eBay. A little over ten years ago, a collector decided to purchase a 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Rookie Ticket Autograph card of Tom Brady. What that person paid isn't publicly known, but considering the modest prices for football cards at the time and the result of the most recent sale, it was a … [Read more...]
Notes: Brady Rookie Pushes $2 Million; Agganis Auto; Market Story; LeBron’s Pricey Warmups
The winning bidder for the 100 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Ticket Tom Brady autographed cards will pay more than $2 million when the auction wraps up April 2. Lelands is selling the card, which is numbered 99 out of 100. It was submitted to Beckett Grading by Lelands and was encapsulated and graded NM-MT+ 8.5 with an autograph grade of 9. The card has … [Read more...]
2,400 Lots Up for Grabs in Goldin Premium Auction
Packing another batch of high-grade and popular vintage and modern sports cards, Goldin Auctions has opened its 2021 March Premium Auction, with more than 2,400 items on the block. The company has set its sights on approaching the single auction record of $45 million set in its Winter auction last month. Among the highlights is a 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady autographed … [Read more...]
Trout’s First Game Jersey, Modern Cards, Ruth Items Among Key Pieces at Lelands
Mike Trout’s 2011 first game-worn jersey, the penultimate Tom Brady rookie card, and a complete 1986-87 Fleer basketball PSA 10 set are among the headliers in the Lelands 2021 Spring Classic Auction, which opened a bit ahead of schedule on Thursday. The jersey is photo-matched to July 8, 2011, when a-then 19-year-old Trout made his debut in a home game against the Seattle … [Read more...]
Notes: Durant Nets Debut Jersey Auction; Murray Gets Beckett Title; Sooz Joining Goldin; Brady Sales; TV Stories, More
A jersey worn by Kevin Durant in his Brooklyn Nets debut earlier this season is now up for sale. NBA Auctions has the blue number 7 shirt from the Nets’ season opener in its latest round of listings. Bidding was at $16,100 as of Wednesday afternoon. Durant wore the Icon Edition jersey during a 125-99 win over his former team, the Golden State Warriors, on December 22 … [Read more...]
Record Price for Jordan Sticker in Goldin’s 1st Monthly Auction
One of 119 copies of Michael Jordan’s 1986-87 Fleer Stickers graded PSA 10 sold for over $234,000 as Goldin Auctions closed out its first Monthly Trading Card Auction. The price broke a record for the grade established just a week earlier when another sold for $200,100 through PWCC Marketplace Auctions. Fewer than one percent of the more than 13,000 Jordan rookie … [Read more...]