Innholdsfortegnelse for December 7, 2018 i Sports Collectors Digest

One of my favorite things about the sports collectibles hobby is artwork about sports related topics. I am fascinated by compelling artwork, and it doesn’t have to be related to my favorite sports teams or players. My favorite works of art are the prints of stadium scenes that depict a particular moment in history of a particular team. I have seen sample prints for several different Major League Baseball teams. These sample prints are promotional items used to entice collectors to purchase the larger print. To me these small promotional replicas of the actual print are collectibles by themselves. I have several of them in my collection, partly because they are too nice to throw out, even if they were just meant to be promotional items. Being a fan of…

Jim Wiechers Jim Wiechers, a former member of the PGA TOUR, died Oct. 15. He was 74. Wiechers won the 1962 U.S. Junior Amateur, the 1964 Western Junior, and the 1966 Western Amateur before embarking on a 12-year PGA TOUR. While on the PGA TOUR he finished in the top 10 32 times, but never achieved a victory. He did play in the 1976 Masters, four U.S. Opens, three PGA Championships, and three PLAYERS Championships. Hank Greenwald Hank Greenwald, a longtime broadcaster for the San Francisco Giants, died Oct. 22. He was 83. Greenwald was a broadcaster for the Giants from 1979-86, and again from 1989-96. His first broadcasting job in the Bay Area was in 1964 when he broadcast Warriors games. Rod Rust Former NFL coach Rod Rust died…

1. $120,680: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (SGC 7) 2. $47,754: 1953 Topps Mickey Mantle (SGC 8.5) 3. $30,100: 1921 E121 American Caramel Babe Ruth (SGC 4) 4. $29,100: 2015-16 Upper Deck The Cup Connor McDavid auto patch (BGS 9.5) 5. $25,400: 2000 Upper Deck SP Tom Brady (BGS 10) 6. $23,658: 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Kevin Durant auto patch (BGS 8.5) 7. $23,277: 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson (PSA 10) 8. $21,600: 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan (PSA 10) 9. $20,109: 1936 Goudey Joe DiMaggio (PSA 3) 10. $19,207: 1948 Leaf Satchel Paige (PSA 3)…

Bolstered by sneak-peek cameo appearances from two headline-generating family members (2018 Contenders Football and 2018 Donruss Optic Football), Panini America’s November release of the 2018 Playoff Football product is set to appeal to a wide-ranging, far-reaching collector base with a varied and diverse content mix featuring star veterans, hot rookies and all-time greats. In addition to the aforementioned and rare Contenders Rookie Ticket Preview Autographs and Donruss Optic Rated Rookie Preview Autographs, 2018 Playoff Football includes a 300-card base set (200 veterans and 100 Rookie Cards) and hobby boxes (eight cards per pack, 12 packs per box, 20 boxes per case) that deliver, on average, two autographs, two memorabilia cards, 12 RCs, 20 inserts and four parallels. The product will also be a part of Panini America’s annual Black Friday…

Collecting with collectors Dealers/Collectors — “Without either one, there is no hobby.” Really? Back in the 1940s my friends and I in San Francisco collected baseball cards. We would trade and flip and check for new issues and build sets. No dealers. Just a hobby. -Robert Zwissig San Francisco, California Don’t ignore quirks of collectors I actually laughed out loud when reading the article about dealers and collectors (Sept. 28 issue of Sports Collectors Digest), concerning the paragraph about dealers belittling customers. I can’t believe someone would make fun of someone collecting left handed players. That is ridiculous! The truth is the dealer didn’t know who was left handed. That dealer was not a “collector” or he would have understood the interest in collecting. My name is Eugene. I collect…

Mile High Card Company is once again closing out its year by offering an Elite December Auction that breaks new ground for the company. Four of the most iconic baseball cards ever produced: a 1909-11 T206 Sweet Caporal Eddie Plank PSA 1 PR, 1909 E90-1 American Caramel Joe Jackson PSA 2(MK) GOOD, 1933 Goudey #106 Nap Lajoie SGC 6.5 EX/NM+, and 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle PSA 4 VG/ EX, lead a list of just over 500 lots that include not only the usual array of world-class cards but a music memorabilia section featuring The Beatles, Allman Brothers and The Grateful Dead. Also included is an extensive selection of autographed artwork by Grateful Dead front man Jerry Garcia. “As with end of the year auctions in the past, we’ve limited…

Robert Brazile has had the same autograph for years: His name, #52, along with the inscription, “Dr. Doom,” which was his nickname, dating back to his appearance in the old Chicago College All-Star Game before his NFL career. His autograph is now: Robert Brazile, “HOF ’18.” “I love doing (the new autograph),” he said a week after it was announced that he was selected to be part of the Class of 2018 to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. “You don’t know what’s going to be the most exciting thing in your life. It could be something with your kids, something with your parents, or something else. For me, it was getting into the Hall of Fame,” Brazile said. “The Houston Oilers don’t exist anymore, so I…

NOVEMBER 21: 2018 Panini Playoff Football 21: 2018-19 Panini Prizm Basketball 23: 2018 Panini Immaculate Collection Football 26: 2018 Panini Rookies & Stars Football 28: 2018-19 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey 30: 2018-19 Panini Absolute Memorabilia Basketball DECEMBER 5: 2018 Bowman Draft Baseball 5: 2018 Panini Elite Extra Edition Baseball 5: 2018 Panini Obsidian Football 5: 2018-19 Panini Revolution Basketball 5: 2018-19 Panini Treble Soccer 5: 2018 Topps Dynasty Baseball 12: 2018 Panini Playbook Football 19: 2018 Bowman’s Best Baseball 19: 2018 Donruss Optic Football 19: 2018-19 Panini Dominion Basketball 21: 2018-19 Topps Chrome Premier League Soccer 26: 2018 Panini Contenders Football 26: 2018-19 Panini Contenders Basketball JANUARY 9: 2018-19 Upper Deck Trilogy Hockey 16: 2018-19 Topps Chrome Bundesliga Soccer 23: 2018-19 SP Game Used Hockey…

CALIFORNIA Jan 12, 2019 CA, Sacramento. Sports Cards & Collectibles Show, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5321 Date Ave., Sacramento, CA 95841. SH: 9am-4pm, T: 40, A: Free. Contact: Steve Westerson – PH: 916-704-3865 CONNECTICUT Nov 24 CT, Trumbull. Trumbull Cards Show, Trinity Episcopal Church, 1734 Huntington Turnpike, Trumbull, CT 06611. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 20+, A: $1. Contact: Karen or Fred Riso – PH: 203-265-1813, Email: kmrfdr@gmail.com Dec 1 CT, Enfield. Enfield Sportscard Show, American Legion Post #80, 566 Enfield Street, Route 5, Enfield, CT. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 45, F: $25, A: 99 cents. Contact: Cliff Gorneault, 1427 Stafford Ave., Bristol, CT 06010. Phone: 860-302-0493, Email: clfgorneault@yahoo.com. Dec 2 CT, Fairfield. Fairfield Collectible Show, The Scandinavian Club, 1351 South Pine Creek Road, Fairfield, CT. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 45+, A: $2. Contact: Karen…

NEW EDITION OF BOOK COVERING BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AUTOGRAPHS IS RELEASED – Author Ron Keurajian recently released the second edition of the book, Baseball Hall of Fame Autographs. The new and expanded edition includes signature studies of all Hall of Famers from the 19th century to the present day. Newly added studies include those of Shoeless Joe Jackson and the rest of the infamous players involved in the Black Sox scandal. Roger Maris, Gil Hodges, and the top 50 non-Hall of Fame autographs are also explored in depth. The book is richly illustrated with nearly 1,000 examples of autographs and forgeries of Hall of Famers and stars from yesteryear. Also found within is a new price guide examining values of various signed mediums. A market population grid of the…

HOT: KC’S QB — If you play fantasy football and were smart enough to snag Pat Mahomes, then you need no introduction to the Kansas City Chiefs’ young-gun quarterback. Drafted in the first round (10th pick overall) in 2017, Mahomes had a quiet rookie season playing behind durable Alex Smith. This season, with Smith now playing for the Redskins, Mahomes has burst onto the scene and become an instant star. He led the Chiefs to a 9-1 record through mid-November, tossing 31 touchdowns vs. only seven interceptions. In that stretch of 10 games, he threw for 300-plus yards eight times. Not surprisingly, the collectibles market is all over Mahomes. Last time out, our Top 10 chart included a 2017 Panini Contenders autographed card of Ma-homes (Cracked Ice, #8/25, graded PSA…

Any way you look at it, 1918 was a rough year for Major League Baseball. Following much arguing and negotiation after the turbulent 1917 season, it had been decided that the 1918 major league season would be shortened. And why not? By the end of the 1917 season, a large number of players were already in Army or Navy uniforms with more awaiting their turn to report. So, 1918 was going to be shortened by 14 games with the regular season ending on Sept. 2, 1918. The World Series would be played from September 5-14, 1918. A good plan for sure, but even the weather turned against the national pastime at the start of the 1918 season. Rained out games and cancellations played havoc with the opening weeks. More and…