Bidding for the SGC 9.5 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle is now at $7.92 million with the buyer’s premium factored into the bidding at Heritage Auctions. The auction still has over a week to run. David Mantle wasn’t born yet when Topps released the card that would become a symbol of baseball in the 1950s and one of the most sought after cards on the planet. Mickey’s son is … [Read more...] about Notes: David Mantle on ’52 Topps; eBay Lowers Vault Threshold; Serena’s Hot; Project 100 J-Rod; More
Topps Project100
Notes: May Grading Numbers, Project100 Week 2; Brewers ’82 Party Includes HOF Autographs
The four major sports card grading companies authenticated over 1,600,000 cards in May. That’s according to Gem Rate, which tracks volume for the grading companies using their population reports. PSA graded nearly 900,000 cards in May across sports and non-sports. SGC rated over 96,000 with Beckett grading about 88,000 and CSG 76,000--a total that reflects only … [Read more...] about Notes: May Grading Numbers, Project100 Week 2; Brewers ’82 Party Includes HOF Autographs
Topps Project100 Cards Launch With Shiny Stock, Limited Production
Roberto Clemente, Derek Jeter, Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Wander Franco kicked off the latest edition of the Topps "Project" series that began in 2020. This one's a little fancier and limited to a finite number of copies. 2022 Topps Project100 kicked off Tuesday with the release of the aforementioned cards created by five different artists. Five more will … [Read more...] about Topps Project100 Cards Launch With Shiny Stock, Limited Production