Spread out over four separate sessions closing on successive nights and packing over 3,700 lots, Heritage Auctions’ 2020 Fall Collectibles Auction was the biggest in company history. It turned out to also be the biggest money maker in sports collecting history. The auction, with individual sessions ending Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, realized over … [Read more...] about Heritage 4-Day Auction Tally Sets New Mark for Single Sports Auction Event
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Gretzky Rookie Card Sells for $1.29 Million
A1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky rookie card graded Gem Mint 10 by PSA has broken its own record as the most valuable hockey card ever sold. Heritage Auctions sold one of the two copies of the card for $1.29 million early Friday morning. The card last sold in 2016 for $465,000. Part of an auction of over 3,700 lots of sports cards and memorabilia playing out … [Read more...] about Gretzky Rookie Card Sells for $1.29 Million
Notes: eBay ‘Offer to Buyers’ a Big Hit; New England Market Strong; $1 Million Gretzky Rookie?; Upper Deck and Alexis
If you sell on eBay and see some folks have added a Buy it Now item to their watch list, you might reach out and make them an offer. It seems to work pretty well if you’re willing to take the initiative and don’t mind selling for a little less than your listed price. eBay’s Offer to Buyers program (also known as Seller Initiated Offers) reached a milestone last week when the … [Read more...] about Notes: eBay ‘Offer to Buyers’ a Big Hit; New England Market Strong; $1 Million Gretzky Rookie?; Upper Deck and Alexis
Jimmie Foxx Collection Headlines Huge Heritage Event
More than a dozen items from the personal collection of baseball great Jimmie Foxx, including the Hall of Famer’s game-used bat and his 500th home-run ball, are now on the auction block as Heritage Auctions kicks off its final catalog auction of 2020. The items from Foxx’s personal collection are being offered for the first time. They include everything from a 1934 … [Read more...] about Jimmie Foxx Collection Headlines Huge Heritage Event
Notes: Gary Player’s Trophies Up for Sale; Washington Shop Burglary, More
Trophies from eight of Gary Player's major championships are up for sale. It's the first time that many major championship trophies have been up for sale at one time. Golden Age Golf Auctions has the hardware from Player's wins at the 1965 U.S. Open,, 1972 PGA Championship, 1974 British Open; 1978 Masters; 1994 Senior British Open, 1988 U.S. Senior Open, 1990 Senior … [Read more...] about Notes: Gary Player’s Trophies Up for Sale; Washington Shop Burglary, More
Notes: Upper Deck Cancels CDDC; Big Asking Price on OPC Gretzky; 1952 Topps Article, More
Upper Deck has cancelled its annual Certified Diamond Dealer Conference, which had been scheduled for January 4-7 in Los Angeles. The gathering for hobby shop owners, distributors and others who conduct business with the company, is being scuttled because of COVID-19. “We also realize that many shops are just reopening after being shut down for months, and cannot in … [Read more...] about Notes: Upper Deck Cancels CDDC; Big Asking Price on OPC Gretzky; 1952 Topps Article, More
Notes: Photog Tells Story of Gretzky Rookie Card
The photo that became Wayne Gretzky's rookie card was not taken at a "rookie photo shoot" or at a legendary NHL venue. No, it was one of a bunch of photographs taken by photographer Steve Babineau late in the 1978-79 season, not long after the teenage star of the World Hockey Association was sold to the Edmonton Oilers. Hockey Docs has just produced a five-minute story … [Read more...] about Notes: Photog Tells Story of Gretzky Rookie Card
Opening a 1979-80 OPC Hockey Box at the National
The National Sports Collectors Convention floor is always buzzing but in a quiet corner near PSA's booth on Thursday afternoon we spied one collector surrounded by opened packs of.... what? Was that really a 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee hockey box? The one with Wayne Gretzky's most valuable rookie card potentially inside? The ones that usually sell for around $50,000 on … [Read more...] about Opening a 1979-80 OPC Hockey Box at the National
1979-80 OPC Pack Break Yields Greatness
A Las Vegas collector turned $150 into a potentially nice payday--or the crown jewel of just about any hockey collection--Wednesday night. He bought a $150 spot in a 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee hockey pack break conducted by Vintage Breaks and despite some relatively long odds, it was his spot in the 14-card break that came up when a Wayne Gretzky rookie card came up. "Thad" is … [Read more...] about 1979-80 OPC Pack Break Yields Greatness
1979-80 Topps Hockey Ushered In New Era
It was the first Topps hockey card set to feature The Great One, and the final one to include Mr. Hockey. In some ways, the 1979-80 Topps set ushered in the modern era of National Hockey League cards. Wayne Gretzky’s rookie card (No. 18) is the key card in the set, and the 264-card product is the final main run appearance of Gordie Howe (No. 175). Even the design signaled … [Read more...] about 1979-80 Topps Hockey Ushered In New Era