PSA will be opening up its Regular service in the next few days, according to Collectors Universe CEO Nat Turner, but it will be on a limited basis. The company will only allow a certain number of allocated submissions per day that it believes it can comfortably handle, given the continuing focus on eliminating a backlog of orders that still measures in the millions. There’s … [Read more...] about Notes: PSA Regular Service Update; Top Zion Card Pulled; Jim Fleck Passes; More
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The Sealed Report: A Vintage Pack to Target; Recent Prices, Cooling Hoops
A new SC Daily feature, The Sealed Report is a bi-monthly overview of the market for unopened sports packs and boxes. Long-time industry pro Leighton Sheldon of Vintage Breaks and Just Collect will provide insight on what's hot and what's not, highlight recent sales of unopened product and tips on participating in one of the hobby's hottest and most popular realms. The … [Read more...] about The Sealed Report: A Vintage Pack to Target; Recent Prices, Cooling Hoops
Brady Championship Rookie Ticket Brings $2.25 Million; New Highest Priced Football Card
It might be the best money anyone has ever spent on eBay. A little over ten years ago, a collector decided to purchase a 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Rookie Ticket Autograph card of Tom Brady. What that person paid isn't publicly known, but considering the modest prices for football cards at the time and the result of the most recent sale, it was a … [Read more...] about Brady Championship Rookie Ticket Brings $2.25 Million; New Highest Priced Football Card
Notes: Contenders Brady Rookie Auto Auction; Huge Immaculate Pull; ’50s Football Rip; Breaker Living the Dream
A 2000 Tom Brady Contenders Rookie Autograph card is on the block, with a strong six-figure price expected. Graded PSA 9, it currently has a high bid of $270,000 with the auction scheduled to close Monday, January 25--the day after the NFC Championship game. The same card sold at auction for $168,000 in April 2019. A BGS 9/10 copy of the card sold for $400,100 in … [Read more...] about Notes: Contenders Brady Rookie Auto Auction; Huge Immaculate Pull; ’50s Football Rip; Breaker Living the Dream
Flawless 1/1 Zion Goes from Break to Grading to Market in Less Than a Week
It was a very Merry Christmas for one customer of Firehand Cards. The online breaker opened a box of 2019-20 Panini Flawless Basketball on release day last Wednesday and out popped one of the primo cards in the pricey product: a 1/1 Zion Williamson rookie NBA Logoman patch that's expected to fetch a hefty … [Read more...] about Flawless 1/1 Zion Goes from Break to Grading to Market in Less Than a Week
Luis Robert, Zion Williamson Join Ted, Campy Atop Lelands Leaderboard
The biggest selling items were a couple of uniforms once worn by baseball greats, but there was plenty of money being tossed at speculative buys, too, as Lelands closed out its Fall Classic Auction over the weekend. A Ted Williams game-used uniform with a jersey featuring the black armband worn after the death of teammate Harry Agganis in 1955 topped bidding at … [Read more...] about Luis Robert, Zion Williamson Join Ted, Campy Atop Lelands Leaderboard
2019-20 Clearly Donruss Basketball Puts Acetate Touch on Familiar Brand
If you like the old school brand and its slicker cousin, Panini is hoping you’ll really like 2019-20 Clearly Donruss. The new brand makes its debut this fall, putting a see-through spin on NBA cards from the previously released Donruss and Optic sets. While Optic took Donruss and gave it a chrome look, Clearly will be done entirely on acetate stock. Each box … [Read more...] about 2019-20 Clearly Donruss Basketball Puts Acetate Touch on Familiar Brand
Notes: Topps 3D Set; Beckett Grading Price Hike; Lucky Zion Pull; Auction Updates; Ali Torch Donation to IOC Not “The” One
Topps has produced a 3D set, featuring 100 cards from Series 1 and 2. It was posted on the company’s website Thursday afternoon and 12,500 packs of eight cards sold out in less than an hour. Like similar issues of the past, the cards are printed using lenticular technology, giving the illusion of movement. There are image variations for ten of the base … [Read more...] about Notes: Topps 3D Set; Beckett Grading Price Hike; Lucky Zion Pull; Auction Updates; Ali Torch Donation to IOC Not “The” One
Hot Rookie Cards, Tobacco Cards, Game Worn Shoes Headline Lelands’ Pop-Up
Zion Williamson and Ja Morant high-grade rookie cards, game-worn shoes from NBA legends and cards from the “Generation T” tobacco card collection headline the Lelands Mid-Summer 2020 Pop-Up Auction, scheduled to launch this Sunday. Over 400 lots will be in the auction, with items starting at lower minimum bids than in the company’s larger catalog sales. The … [Read more...] about Hot Rookie Cards, Tobacco Cards, Game Worn Shoes Headline Lelands’ Pop-Up
8 NBA Players Whose Card Values Could Rise as Season Resumes
It's still just a "concept" and there are plenty of questions but the NBA season may wind up finishing after all. Suspended back on March 11, the league is set to resume at the end of this month in Orlando, with "seeding games" to establish a playoff schedule. Crazy things could happen after what's essentially been an entire off-season, albeit with few personnel … [Read more...] about 8 NBA Players Whose Card Values Could Rise as Season Resumes