Not many card shows born in the 1970s are still around; especially not those held in hotel conference rooms. The Albany, N.Y. show, held each month at the Ramada Inn, is an exception. Dealers carrying everything from vintage singles to modern inserts to autographed items and a variety of memorabilia set up shop and cater to a regular clientele of several dozen people along … [Read more...]
T206 Eddie Plank a Worthy Challenger to Wagner
Is a six-figure baseball card 'underrated'? If that card is the T206 Eddie Plank, it just might be. While the Honus Wagner card from vintage collecting's most popular set gets most of the attention inside and outside the hobby, the Plank card flies under the radar to those who haven't really studied it. Small headlines are generated when one comes to auction, but there are … [Read more...]
Top Selling Mickey Mantle Cards on eBay
He still dominates the vintage card marketplace. Collectors buy Mickey Mantle cards. Dealers can't buy enough of them. More than 42 years after his last at-bat in a regular season game, Mantle remains hot. His 1952 Topps card can sell for $15-20,000 even in a condition that could generously be described as ''lower grade'. However, it's not just his iconic first ever … [Read more...]
Mickey Mantle and eBay Still Perfect Marriage
Wade through the hundreds of thousands of sports collectibles being offered on eBay every day and you might be left with the impression that the only thing buyers are searching for these days are cards that are something a little less than 'vintage'. Phrases like "auto", "1/1" and "jersey" are searched thousands of times every minute of every hour. While it may be true that … [Read more...]
Iconic Players, Sets Part of Memory Lane Auction
From the first pro team to the tobacco card era, the arrival of bubble gum cards and even modern rarities, Memory Lane’s upcoming Winter Classics Auction will have a little something for everyone. Highlighted by a T206 Eddie Plank, an original Ty Cobb Tobacco tin, a 1902 Sporting Life Cabinets Honus Wagner and dozens of high grade cards from all eras, the auction begins this … [Read more...]
The Big Show: Charles M. Conlon’s Golden Age Baseball Photographs
Fans of vintage baseball photography are licking their chops over a new book featuring more photographs from the archives of Charles M. Conlin. Conlon turned out massive quantities of striking black and white images from the first half of the 20th century. His work has been the subject of books, baseball card sets and obsessive hunts by collectors looking for first … [Read more...]
Program from First World Series Sells for $241,500
One of only two known surviving copies of the first World Series program sold at auction Saturday for a record-setting price of $241,500, the highest price ever paid for a World Series program. The only other program seen in public resides in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The winner, whose name hasn't been revealed, placed the winning bid of $210,00 over the phone during Hunt … [Read more...]
Seattle Card Store Burglary Suspect Caught on Cam
The owners of a sports card shop in Seattle had good security cameras, but the pictures haven't been enough to bring the person who robbed them to justice. Around 7 a.m. on September 13, a man got inside Lake City Card Exchange and stole about $30,000 worth of vintage sports cards. This was no smash and grab quickie. The burglar had the place to himself as he picked out … [Read more...]
Gary Cypres Offers Tours of World’s Top Sports Memorabilia Collection
Gary Cypres has built what's believed to be the largest private collection of sports memorabilia in the world. It's so big and so expansive, it's actually a museum. The Sports Museum of Los Angeles shows off Cypres' collection of vintage baseball cards and rare sports memorabilia, put together so it actually tells the story of sports throughout various eras and highlights some … [Read more...]
1916 Babe Ruth Rookie Card, Heisman Ring Sold in “I Own it Now”
A 1916 Sporting News Babe Ruth rookie card and Billy Sims’ 1978 Heisman Trophy ring were among the items changing hands in Memory Lane Inc’s recent I Own it Now sale. Numerous individual sports cards, sets and memorabilia were sold in the two-week event. Tens of thousands of dollars were spent on items spanning virtually the entire 20th century of sports collectibles. I … [Read more...]