Innholdsfortegnelse for February 1, 2019 i Sports Collectors Digest

As the value of sports collectibles continue to rise, the demand for accurate authentication of said collectibles has also increased. Authentication isn’t a new concept to the Hobby. How the authentication takes place, though, has changed over the years. As technology has advanced, authentication processes have also improved. And that’s good for the Hobby. Despite the advances in technology and authentication improving, I’ve tended to shy away from collectibles that require authentication. The autographs in my collection have all been gathered in person except for two items. The first is a print of Milwaukee County Stadium autographed by Paul Molitor. The second is an autographed 8-by-10 photo of Ben Sheets celebrating after pitching Team USA to a victory. Some of the bats in my game-used bat collection have been authenticated,…

DESERT SHIELD PERFECTION — The No. 10 item on our chart in the last installment of “Online Auctioneer” may or may not have caught your eye, so let’s give you a quick refresher on what it was—and the story behind it. The item was Topps’ 2016 Desert Shield baseball set, which borrowed the design of the company’s 1991 Desert Shield set. All 88 cards were graded PSA 10, which inspired the final auction price of $18,500. The seller was Mark Christmore. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because in 2012, Christmore made headlines by collecting and then selling a PSA 10 set of Topps’ original 1991 Desert Shield set. Christmore’s collection was the No. 1 PSA Set Registry set of that popular release, so when he put it up for…

The sports cards collection seemed out of place. Police in Libertyville, Illinois,received a call in September 2017 that there was an odd obstruction near the intersection of Milwaukee Avenue and Rockland Road. A citizen told officers that a few boxes fell from a trailer traveling in the area. It turned out that police found boxes full of about 9,000 sports cards from the 1980s and 1990s. That also included baseball figurines, posters, coins, several signed balls, and a Chicago White Sox jersey. Other items included: sports bobble heads; coins featuring baseball players like Albert Belle, Chuck Knoblauch, Henry Rodriguez, and Jay Buhner; an autographed American flag from the 2006 World Baseball Classic; and a 2016 University of Wisconsin yearbook. The collection also included a couple non-sports items – two bottles…

Not only will 2019 Topps Baseball Series 1 kick-off the start of the 2019 baseball card releases when it hits store shelves in late January, it will also celebrate the 150th anniversary of professional baseball. This celebration will include all-new inserts in addition to the normal autographs and relics that collectors have come to expect from a Topps baseball card release. The base set boasts 150 cards, including veterans, future stars, rookies, stadium and team cards, League Leaders and World Series highlights. Collectors can also look for the following parallels for the base set: Rainbow Foil, 150th Anniversary, Gold, Vintage Stock, Independence Day, Black, Mother’s Day Pink, Father’s Day Blue, Memorial Day Camo, Clear, Platinum, and Printing Plates. The 150th anniversary of professional baseball is celebrated with the 150 Years…

ARIZONA Jan 19 AZ, Phoenix. Northwest Valley Coin & Card Show, La-Quinta Inn, 2510 W Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ 85023. SH: 9am-3pm, T: 35, F: $40-$50, A: Free. Feb 23 AZ, Phoenix. Northwest Valley Coin & Card Show, La-Quinta Inn, 2510 W Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ 85023. SH: 9am-3pm, T: 35, F: $40-$50, A: Free. Mar 23 AZ, Phoenix. Northwest Valley Coin & Card Show, La-Quinta Inn, 2510 W Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ 85023. SH: 9am-3pm, T: 35, F: $40-$50, A: Free. Apr 20 AZ, Phoenix. Northwest Valley Coin & Card Show, La-Quinta Inn, 2510 W Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ 85023. SH: 9am-3pm, T: 35, F: $40-$50, A: Free. May 18 AZ, Phoenix. Northwest Valley Coin & Card Show, La-Quinta Inn, 2510 W Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ 85023. SH: 9am-3pm,…

You might think a book about the salary cap would be as exciting as watching the ground crew cover the infield during a rain delay – and you would be wrong. “Cap in Hand,” by sportswriter Bruce Dowbiggin and lawyer Ryan Gauthier, expertly explains why salary caps and the promise of parity are killing professional sports in North America. Dowbiggin gives the history of professional sports labor law and the earliest conflicts between players and teams, such as Babe Ruth’s holdout with the Yankees in 1930. He gives a blow-by-blow account of the major contracts, lawsuits, lockouts, holdouts, trades and strikes that put each of the four major professional sports leagues and their players – for better or for worse – in the position they are in today. Dowbiggin, with…

1. $79,114: 1986 Topps Football complete set (396 cards, all PSA 10) 2. $60,000: 2003-04 Upper Deck SP Authentic LeBron James, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant Triple Signatures (Beckett Raw Grade 9, autos 10) 3. $35,000: 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle (PSA 7) 4. $26,099: 2017 Panini National Treasures Patrick Mahomes, auto, NFL log patch, 1/1 (ungraded) 5. $21,100: 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan (PSA 10) 6. $20,099: 2003-04 Upper Deck SP Signature Edition LeBron James Script in Time, auto, gold (PSA 9) 7. $19,750: 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Refractor, auto (BGS 10) 8. $15,100: 1991 Topps Desert Shield Chipper Jones (PSA 10) 9. $15,000: 2018 Bowman Chrome Draft Nolan Gorman SuperFractor 1/1, auto (ungraded) 10. $13,600: 2015-16 upper Deck The Cup Connor McDavid Gold Spectrum, auto (PSA 10)…

The New York native shot his way into the Basketball Hall of Fame with an NBA career that included one championship (1981), six All-Star seasons, the 1973 scoring title and assists leader, and a spot on the NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team. But it’s life off the court that Nate ‘Tiny’ Archibald now prefers to talk about. Specifically, education. “I was blessed that I got the chance to play, that someone recognized a talent that I didn’t see,” said Archibald, who was a second-round draft pick in 1970 by the Cincinnati Royals. He remained in the NBA through 1984, playing for the Royals/Kansas City-Omaha Kings/Kansas City Kings; then the New York Nets, Boston Celtics and finally the Milwaukee Bucks. His career spanned 876 regular-season games in which he averaged 18.8…

JANUARY 16: 2018-19 Topps Chrome Bundesliga Soccer 23: 2018-19 Panini Crown Royale Basketball 23: 2018 Panini Limited Football 23: 2018-19 SP Game Used Hockey 30: 2018-19 Donruss Optic Basketball 30: 2019 Topps Series 1 Baseball FEBRUARY 6: 2018 Panini One Football 6: 2019 Donruss NASCAR Racing 6: 2018 Panini Plates & Patches Football 13: 2018 Panini Plates & Patches Football 13: 2018-19 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey 20: 2018-19 Panini Impeccable Basketball 20: 2018 Panini Select Football 20: 2019 Topps Tribute Baseball 20: 2018-19 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League Soccer 23: 2019 Upper Deck National Hockey Card Day 27: 2018 Panini Contenders Optic Football 27: 2019 Topps Heritage Baseball 27: 2018-19 Upper Deck Synergy Hockey MARCH 6: 2019 Donruss Baseball 6: 2018 Panini Encased Football 6: 2018-19 Panini Select Basketball…

Luis Valbuena Former major leaguer Luis Valbuena died in a car crash in Venezuela on Dec. 6. He was 33. During his MLB career Valbuena was an infielder for the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels. During his 11-year career he batted .226 with 114 home runs, 367 RBI and scored 377 runs. Jose Castillo Former major leaguer Jose Castillo died in a car crash in Venezuela on Dec. 6. He was 37. Castillo was in the majors from 2004-08, spending time with the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros. After his major league career, he played for teams in Taiwan and Japan. During his career he batted .254 with 39 home runs, 218 RBI, and scored 211 runs.…

While Pete Maravich dazzled fans on the basketball court, a game-worn uniform Pistol Pete wore while playing for the New Orleans Jazz in the 1970s is sure to garner attention in the current Ask Memorabilia Expert BidAMI Auctions sale. This is the first authentic game-used Maravich game-used jersey and shorts to come onto the auction block. The jersey has sand-knit tagging from the mid-1970s to early 1980s. The tagging and style is consistent with other Jazz jerseys from that timeframe. Another game-worn item in the auction that will gather plenty of attention is a game-worn sideline sweater Abner Haynes wore while a member of the Kansas City Chiefs. The sweater is a perfect representation of the rare sideline sweater worn by Haynes, who played for the Chiefs from 1960-62, and…

It was the greatest expression of optimism in the history of the trading card industry, launching the Bubble Gum Era of card collecting during the darkest days of the Great Depression. As banks failed and desperate men waited for hours in bread lines, the Goudey Gum Company broke new ground with a 240-card issue featuring such pre-war legends as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Mel Ott. Heritage Auctions will scatter those 240 parts to the collecting winds with the presentation of the Number One Current Finest assembly in the PSA Set Registry, the fourth finest of all time. Bidding is now open for the Jan. 24 auction. “Everybody loves the 1933 Goudey issue,” said Chris Ivy, director of Sports Auctions at Heritage. “It’s a real thrill to bring the best…