Forty years in the making, a Texas man’s extensive collection of vintage baseball cards and memorabilia has been consigned to Hunt Auctions and will be sold over a series of auctions beginning this summer. Dating from the 1880s to the 1970s, the collection was meticulously curated over a 40-year period and includes a wide array of complete sets, type cards, high grade … [Read more...] about Carefully Curated Long-Time Collection Coming to Hunt Auctions
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Wisconsin Man Has Goal Of Collecting 1 Million Cubs Cards
Baseball card collectors can be obsessive, but Beau Thompson is in a class by himself. Thompson, a 36-year-old business development specialist from Madison, Wisconsin, is a Chicago Cubs fan on a mission. He wants to collect 1 million Cubs cards. He’ll buy them online or trade for them, and condition is not a major issue for vintage cards. He scours internet groups, auctions … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Man Has Goal Of Collecting 1 Million Cubs Cards
1917 Collins-McCarthy Set Offered Plenty Of Stars
The 1917 Collins-McCarthy baseball card set was an austere product, which was perfect for the turbulent times facing the United States a century ago. June 5, 1917, was Registration Day in the United States, as every male between the ages of 21 and 31 was required to register for a military service draft lottery. President Woodrow Wilson had asked Congress to declare war on … [Read more...] about 1917 Collins-McCarthy Set Offered Plenty Of Stars
Vintage Cards Come Alive Under The Big Top
There was a card show under the big top in Florida. This was no circus. If you were a collector, it was a juggling act Sunday at the Tampa Sports Card & Memorabilia Show at the Big Top Flea Market. The show has been held monthly at the flea market for nearly two years. With 16 dealers on Sunday there were plenty of choices and lots of variety, but for vintage … [Read more...] about Vintage Cards Come Alive Under The Big Top
Ramblings: COMC’s New Partnership
Two of the hobby’s largest online sources for trading cards have created a new partnership and it’s safe to say the move qualifies as pretty big news. The massive inventory of Cincinnati-based Dean’s Cards is now available for COMC.com customers. With both having over 500,000 cards scanned and available for purchase, that will make over one million cards available to COMC … [Read more...] about Ramblings: COMC’s New Partnership
2nd Part of Fresh T206 Find Sold at Auction
The second group from of a major find of century-old baseball cards was sold through a New England auction house Wednesday night. Saco River Auction Company sold 800 cards for around $225,000 including a T206 Ty Cobb and Walter Johnson. They were part of a huge one owner original collection that came from a Portland, ME family who consigned them to auction last year. … [Read more...] about 2nd Part of Fresh T206 Find Sold at Auction
Vintage Set Break of the Month: 1934 Goudey
The first Vintage Set Break of the Month for 2015 will take collectors back eight decades for a chance to land one of two Lou Gehrig cards and numerous other stars in the 1934 Goudey set. A low to mid-grade set is being broken by Burls Sports. The 1934 Goudey set also includes Jimmy Foxx, Hank Greenberg, Charlie Gehringer, Leo Durocher, Frankie Frisch, Lefty Grove, Carl … [Read more...] about Vintage Set Break of the Month: 1934 Goudey
Raw to Graded: Tips for Turning a Profit
‘Flipping’ has taken on an entirely different meaning since it was first coined many years ago when kids would open penny packs of bubble gum cards and play a game that involved attempts to land them upright against a vertical surface. Who knows how many thousands of minty Mickey Mantle cards were turned into low-grade shoebox survivors during recess and summer vacation … [Read more...] about Raw to Graded: Tips for Turning a Profit
1914 Cracker Jack Mathewson Highlights Memory Lane’s Latest Sale
From an 1888 Goodwin Champions Cap Anson to an unused ticket for Derek Jeter’s 3000th hit game, virtually every era of sports is covered in the latest I Own It Now catalog from Memory Lane. The company opened its latest event on Thursday with more than 1,300 high end lots available for straight sale. I Own It Now gives collectors the chance to make an immediate purchase or … [Read more...] about 1914 Cracker Jack Mathewson Highlights Memory Lane’s Latest Sale
Gehrig Signed Baseball, Rare Vintage Cards On Huggins & Scott Block Starting Monday
Huggins and Scott’s first Masterpiece Auction of 2014 begins on Monday February 3 with rare vintage baseball cards, high-end modern inserts, game-worn memorabilia and plenty of autographed material among the more than 680 lots up for grabs. The auction is headlined by a 1934-39 Lou Gehrig sweet-spot single-signed Official American League baseball and an E98 Cy Young … [Read more...] about Gehrig Signed Baseball, Rare Vintage Cards On Huggins & Scott Block Starting Monday