Unarguably One of the Holy Grails of Sports Trading Card Collectibles Goldin Auctions will be auctioning a rare T206 Honus Wagner in January of 2026 (link here) that has a fascinating backstory. According to Goldin: “Graded a PSA PR 1, it emphatically boasts one…
Over the past year, Tom Brady’s 2000 Bowman Chrome rookie card has seen a significant jump in value. We were recently alerted about this card in a news story posted by Horacio Ruiz on the Sports Illustrated website (si.com). To quote: “Tom Brady has a few…
Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor Rookie Card sells for $60,000 While heartbreaking for us Canadian Blue Jays fans, the recent World Series highlighted who I am calling the “Japanese Baseball Jesus” – Shohei Ohtani, who with his two-way superstar status…
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 Today on August 28, 2022 a new record was set for not only the most expensive sports trading card, but the highest priced piece of sports memorabilia ever sold – eclipsing the T-206 Honus Wagner card which sold earlier in August for…
Is this card poised to be the most valuable sports card ever sold? We will find out on June 23. Goldin is auctioning off what they are calling the “Modern Card Grail” – a 2020-21 Panini Flawless Triple Logoman #3LG-LBJ LeBron James Patch Card (#1/1)…
CNNMoney.com in a previously posted story from 2006, had a list of the most valuable baseball cards: 1) 1909 Honus Wagner from Sweet Caporal Cigarette Company – Value: $1.265 million 2) 1952 Mickey Mantle from Topps – Value: $127,500 3) 1933 Babe Ruth from…
A collection of stories from Paul Fraser Collectibles: Only block to feature the rare US ‘Type 1b stamp’ sells for $50,000 Sold for comfortably above its pre-sale estimate was this US one cent blue block of four, with a fifth stamp attached. Dated to 1851,…
Michael Schriner alerted us to this auction on eBay for a collection of letters written to his mother from 1949 to 1951 from the future New York Yankees boss. He pointed us to the following story on Sports Collector Daily: “Steinbrenner Letters Now on eBay A…
ORIGINAL MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO MICHAEL JACKSON AND LISA MARIE PRESLEY IN 1994 SELLS FOR $70,800 AT PHILIP WEISS SALE, JAN. 22-24 (OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – The original marriage certificate issued to pop legend Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley, the…
A press release from last fall, but perhaps still relevant: “At a time of sinking home and stock prices, investors are eager to find financial safe havens. While sports memorabilia may not be as sound an investment as bonds or a bank deposit, the returns can…