PWCC Auctions is set to a launch a trading card value index based on the S&P 500 to evaluate the top 100, 500, and 2,500 trading cards using ten years of auction house data. The Index will be limited to cards that regularly sell at auction and excludes rarities such as the 1909 T206 Honus Wagner, the ever-popular 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle and other iconic issues. The … [Read more...]
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Notes: Irma Impacts SGC; Wrigleyville Icon Closing; 5 Vintage Faves
Hurricane Irma left 6.5 million people in Florida without power—nearly two-thirds of the state. Among those affected were the offices of SGC, one of the hobby’s top grading and authentication companies. SGC sent an email to customers Monday announcing their offices would be closed “until further notice” because of a lack of power to the company’s offices in Boca Raton, … [Read more...]
Photo of the Day: 1935 World Series Moves to Wrigley Field
The 1935 Chicago Cubs were the talk of baseball. They had reeled off 21 straight wins in September o overtake the St. Louis Cardinals for the National League pennant. Manager Charlie Grimm's squad had a pair of 20-game winners in Lon Warneke and Bill Lee as well as three .300 hitters--the Triple H combo of Gabby Hartnett, Stan Hack and Billy Herman. They would … [Read more...]
Cubs Opt to Preserve Schwarber Home Run Ball Atop Scoreboard
It looked like Kyle Schwarber hit it to the moon—or at least onto Sheffield Avenue, behind the right field bleachers at Wrigley Field. That’s what would have happened before the Cubs installed a massive new video scoreboard. Instead, it’s going to become a permanent fixture, on display where it landed Tuesday night. The titanic homer during the National League Division … [Read more...]
Cubs Launch Wrigley Field Collection
The Cubs are using the renovation of Wrigley Field to auction off items as part of its Cubs Authentics division. The team has announced the Wrigley Field Collection, which will feature authenticated items in limited quantities up for auction and sale, including bleacher seats, flags, scoreboard tiles, signage and celebrity guest memorabilia, plus items related to Wrigley … [Read more...]
Cubs to Sell Game-Used Memorabilia from 100th Birthday Game
Wrigley Field's 100th birthday arrives Wednesday, April 23, as the Cubs host the Arizona Diamondbacks exactly a century after the Chicago Federals opened then-Weeghman Park against the Kansas City Packers April 23, 1914. Collectors will have a chance to score some of the game-worn and game-used memorabilia from the 100th anniversary game and other commemorative items are … [Read more...]
Pujols Historic Home Run Ball Tossed Back on Field
Cubs fans do it because...well...it's just something Cubs fans do. While ballhawks outside Wrigley Field chase down any home run ball that leaves the park, fans who catch one in the bleachers throw it back if it was hit by an opposing player. The general idea is that a home run ball hit by the other team isn't worth keeping. It may have been funny once, but now it's just … [Read more...]
Cards to Kids is Teen’s Charitable Passion
He stood outside the gates to Wrigley Field on Saturday, doing a little collecting. 15-year-old Jon Makowiec wasn't after autographs, though. He was there to collect unwanted baseball, football, basketball and hockey cards for kids who could use a little pick me up. Makowiec is the young man behind Cards for Kids, a philanthropic initiative he's put together in the Chicago … [Read more...]
Strasburg Mania In Full Force
It was impressive. Somehow Stephen Strasburg's performance surpassed the hype. 14 strikeouts. No walks and a win in his big league debut. Major League Baseball, Topps, eBay sellers and fantasy baseball owners were giddy. The Late Show with David Letterman got him to to the Top Ten List on tonight's broadcast. The guy who tossed back his first gopher ball? Probably … [Read more...]
