Unopened boxes of 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee hockey don’t come to market very often. Those that still have the rudimentary but familiar piece of the company’s signature tape over the front lid are virtually non-existent. You knew there was a “but” coming, didn’t you? Collectors who’ve been searching for the whitest of vintage hockey wax white whales can stop looking. … [Read more...]
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One of Hobby’s Best 1952 Topps Sets Headlines Memory Lane Auction
The tenth-rated complete set of 1952 Topps baseball, with all but four of the 407 cards graded PSA 7 or better will be broken up and sold in Memory Lane Inc.’s Spring catalog auction, set to open April 26. Pieced together by a meticulous collector over a period of years with a focus on overall eye appeal, the set includes 140 cards rated 8 or better. The iconic 1952 … [Read more...]
Vintage Cases, Boxes Highlight Collect Auctions Catalog
A fresh grouping of vintage unopened wax, cello and vending boxes are on the auction block this week as Collect Auctions wraps up their final auction of 2017. The lineup includes a 1988-89 Fleer Basketball unopened wax case (current bid $18,366); a 1978 Topps Football unopened 15-box cello case with the original Topps shipping label; a 1979 Topps Football unopened rack … [Read more...]
Bidding for Vintage Wax Find Already Booming
Bidding for the partial box of 1948 Bowman baseball packs in Mile High Card Company’s new auction soared to over $121,000 in the first 48 hours of bidding. The one-of-a-kind was just part of an incredible find of unopened material dating back more than a half-century. Consigned by the nephew of an elderly Tennessee woman, the boxes had been stored for … [Read more...]
Packs in Mile High Vintage Find Originated with Family of Trading Card Maker
We’re learning a little more about how the find of vintage unopened material, including that one-of-a-kind partial box of 1948 Bowman baseball, came to be. Mile High Card Company recently received the consignment that’s already considered one of the better unopened discoveries of all-time. The boxes, some full and some with a few packs missing, mostly date from the … [Read more...]
10 Fun Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund: Sports Collector’s Edition
We're not all lucky enough to get one. Some of us might need to sell some cards to keep Uncle Sam happy on April 15. However, if you are among the millions of Americans who will see a nice deposit in your checking account this time of year, what to do with it is sometimes a dilemma. Pay bills? Fix your truck? Stick it in the bank? All may be responsible … [Read more...]
Wheatland Offers 1931 Yankees Ball in First Auction of 2017
A 1931 New York Yankees team-signed ball with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, hundreds of vintage sports card sets and lots along with numerous unopened wax, cello and rack pack boxes from the past are among the highlights in Wheatland Auction Services’ new online catalog. Bidding has opened in the auction, which includes over 700 lots and will continue through March … [Read more...]
Vintage Unopened Material, ’52 Mantle at Collect Auctions
Rarely seen vintage unopened wax, cello and vending boxes have been a hallmark of Collect Auctions catalogs but the company’s winter auction may have set a new bar. for the first time, a 1968 Topps Football 2nd Series vending box is the headliner with Bob Griese (rookie), Fran Tarkenton, Ray Nitschke, Len Dawson, Jack Kemp, George Blanda, Mike Ditka and other minty cards … [Read more...]
Ruth Kork-Grip Bat Leads off Huggins and Scott Auction
Huggins and Scott’s final auction of 2016, the November Auction, will open for bidding on Monday October 31st and close on Thursday night November 10th with the 30-minute rule beginning at 11:00pm ET. A “Kork Grip” Babe Ruth bat that matches ordering records for the 1923 opening of Yankee Stadium is among hundreds of items in the new Huggins and Scott auction that opened … [Read more...]
The Old Football Cards Mom Didn’t Throw Away
He’s a former Army master sergeant who retired two years ago this week. But a North Carolina man will be adding a supplement to his standard military pension. The 47-year-old, who served more than 26½ years in the military (after years of being in special operations, "Bernie G" prefers to remain semi-anonymous), uncovered a childhood stash of eight unopened 1974 Topps … [Read more...]
