Last week, a much-anticipated online auction of the 1933 Goudey Baseball set, graded “Current Finest” on the PSA Set Registry, came to a close. Each one of the 240 cards up for bid comprised its own lot with many…
Auction Highlights
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PSA’s Top Auction Prices Realized in 2018
With a big assist coming from the late, great Mickey Mantle, Professional Sports Authenticator (www.PSAcard.com) is happy to report that it once again certified tens of thousands of sports cards and autographs in 2018 including 10 of the most…
First Day Cover: Baseball’s Remarkable Delivery
A very special baseball-related item was up for auction last week. It’s a piece that boasts the signatures of 11 members of Major League Baseball’s inaugural Hall of Fame class, in addition to the autograph of MLB’s very first…
Three PSA-Authenticated Items Lead the Way at Auction
Robert Edward Auctions (REA) completed its 2018 Fall event this past weekend and some impressive figures were recorded. Three of the auction’s top-selling lots included baseball-related gems that were each authenticated and graded by PSA. From a T206 Ty…
Carlton Fisk’s Memorable Blast from 1975
2018 World Series Evokes Home Run Memories from Yesteryear In the annals of the World Series, countless games have been recorded as remarkable in the MLB record books. I’ve watched every Fall Classic since 1969, when the upstart N.Y….
Top 5 Rare Pokémon Card Values
It’s no secret Pokémon has taken the hobby and pop culture by storm. Maybe it was the global, albeit brief, rise of Pokémon Go, the ubiquitous smartphone game that saw countless players walking around, eyes fixed on their screens…
Finest Collection of T206 Cards Sells for $8.1 Million
No Honus Wagner card, no problem Last Thursday evening, the online auction of what was the finest set of T206 baseball cards ever assembled ended with a triumphant bang. The collection, which included 520 of the 524 cards released between…
Sizing Up Joltin’ Joe’s 1947 Yankees Jersey
Every baseball player yearns to play in the World Series. From those early years spent playing tee-ball and Little League to more competitive games played on the collegiate and minor league levels, it’s every ballplayer’s dream to compete in…
1939 Hall of Fame Signed Baseball Sells for Record $623,369
The Ultimate Treasure from Cooperstown’s Grand Opening A unique, multi-signed baseball sold this past weekend for an astounding $623,369. It was sold at auction by SCP Auctions, an auction house based in Laguna Niguel, California. What made this baseball…
Baseball Signed by 11 Members of Original 1939 HOF Induction Class Could Set Record
PSA-authenticated ball could become most valuable one in history There are signed baseballs and then are SIGNED baseballs. The particular multi-signed baseball that’s featured in this entry is certainly one worth screaming about (yes, in all CAPS). Not only does…