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….
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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…
The $1 Million Mickey Mantle Cards
Cardboard Treasure Still Exists if You Look Hard Enough If you could pick from just two years in history in which you collected baseball cards, I’m willing to bet 1952 would be one of them. That was the year Topps…
Mickey Mantle’s 1952 Topps Card Sells for $2.88 Million
Yankee Legend’s iconic #311 issue is now second-highest selling baseball card in history A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 baseball card, graded Mint 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 by PSA, sold for a new Mantle card…
The ‘Lucky 7 Find’ Legacy Turns into an Elite 8
Akin to finding a needle in a haystack, the same family from the rural south who in 2016 discovered a cache of seven rare T206 Ty Cobb baseball cards has found an eighth. That’s right, PSA is pleased to…
Expensive Pursuit: Chasing Steve Jobs’ Signature
When it comes to collecting autographs, it’s never easy finding previously signed documents by the dearly departed. Unless, of course, you have some extra dough to pay for these rarities when they come up for public auction. Or, better…