Innholdsfortegnelse for September 13, 2019 i Sports Collectors Digest

The best experience we can hope for as fans is when meeting our longtime sports hero, we walk away impressed. That encounter validates everything about the player. And us. We are winners by association. No one wants the opposite. Few things in life are as disappointing as meeting a jerk, let alone a jerk you’ve spent years cheering for. It’s such a letdown and can cause some serious soul searching. Which is why out of all the experiences we’ve chronicled in this issue of SCD from the National Sports Collectors Convention held in Chicago, my favorite is the one about Drew Pearson – a good guy. Let’s have Jim Dougherty, a collector from Fort Worth, Texas, tell the story. “When you pay for an autograph, you have the expectation of…

BID FLURRIES: Typically, we see the items listed in our Top 10 draw between 25 and 50 bids. In August, though, we saw a host of bidding wars that inspired 60, 70, 80 or more bids. Consider: • The 1952 Mickey Mantle in the top spot, for example, had 142 bids. Its impeccable condition — PSA 8 NM/MT — clearly had high-end collectors salivating. • The Ronald Acuna 2017 Bowman Chrome in the No. 3 spot had 93 bids. Interestingly, that auction closed a day after the young Braves outfielder was pulled from a game because he didn’t run out a fly ball. • The ’52 Mantle in the No. 4 spot — this one graded PSA 4 VG-EX — inspired 70 bids. • The 2009 Bowman Sterling Mike Trout…

When Wander Franco started ripping it up in the minor leagues, MLB prospectors started salivating. The top prospect in the Tampa Bay Rays farm system displayed eye-popping talent. As the most sought-after international signee in 2017, Franco didn’t have his first trading cards released until 2018 when Panini Elite and Leaf jumped on the bandwagon. The two companies put out sharp cards, but without logos, they lacked the big-time collectability factor. It wasn’t until Bowman announced Franco would highlight its 2019 release that collectors started getting excited about his first MLB-licensed rookie card. When Bowman Chrome, which is an extremely prospect-driven product, came out on April 17 of this year, Franco’s card set off a mad rush for collectors to get their hands on the product. Base autographed rookie cards…

The 40th National Sports Collectors Convention certainly lived up to billing as the hobby’s premier event. It was, without question, the Super Bowl of Sports Memorabilia – cards, autographs, game-used souvenirs and so much more. “The National always is the best show of the year – and this year’s was great, an active event that brought out a lot of really cool stuff,” said longtime Ohio-based dealer Kevin Savage. “The crowd (size) was really good; there were strong sales and the buying was very good, too.” Collectors had plenty to pick from. Just consider: • Ian Desmond worn cleats, dual autographs: $65. • Chicago Stadium seat, with wood base: $225. • Paint pens: $10. • Autographed authentic replica jerseys: J.J. Watt ($250), Ken Griffey Jr. ($800) and Mike Trout from…

One of the most anticipated releases on the calendar, 2019 Donruss Football is loaded with rookies, Rated Rookies, inserts, parallels, autographs, memorabilia cards and much more. Released earlier this month, 2019 Donruss Football pairs a large base set with a wide assortment of designs, and each hobby box averages one autograph and one memorabilia card. Compared to 2018, the 2019 box output is tweaked a bit, dropping from 24 to 18 packs per box, while holding firm at 10 cards per pack. Chase a 350-card set that includes 250 base cards, 50 rookies and 50 Rated Rookies. Collectors should find 12 standard rookie cards and six Rated Rookie cards per box. Parallels include Aqueous Test, Season Stat Line (500 or less) and Jersey Number (99 or less). Press Proof Parallels…

1. $489,300: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (PSA 8) 2. $82,600: 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Gold Refractor, #32/50, auto (BGS 9.5, auto 10) 3. $47,356: 2017 Bowman Chrome Ronald Acuna Orange Refractor, #4/25, auto (BGS 10, auto 10) 4. $40,109: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (PSA 4) 5. $39,003: 1963 Topps Pete Rose (PSA 9) 6. $38,108: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (PSA 4) 7. $27,600: 2009 Bowman Sterling Mike Trout Prospects, auto (BGS 10, auto 10) 8. $25,400: 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan (PSA 9) 9. $25,100: 2018-19 Panini National Treasures Gold Luka Doncic, #7/10, auto patch (BGS 9.5) 10. $23,877: 1957 Topps John Unitas (BVG 9)…

ALABAMA Sep 7 AL, Scottsboro. Scottsboro Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, Goose Pond Civic Center, 1165 Ed Hembree Dr., Scottsboro, AL. T: 75, F: $25-$30, A: Free. Contact: Stephen Moore – PH: 256-599-0989, Website: www.jacksonssportscards.com Oct 5 AL, Fultondale. Central Alabama Sports Card And Memorabilia Show, Fultondale BSDA Friendship Hall, 1024 Old Walker Chapel Road, Fulton-dale, AL 35068. SH: 9am-1pm, A: Free. Contact: Adam Berendt – PH: 205-386-0223 Nov 16 AL, Scottsboro. Scottsboro Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, Goose Pond Civic Center, 1165 Ed Hembree Dr., Scottsboro, AL. T: 75, F: $25-$30, A: Free. Contact: Stephen Moore – PH: 256-599-0989, Website: www.jacksonssportscards.com ARIZONA Sep 21 AZ, Phoenix. Northwest Valley Coin & Card Show, LaQuinta Inn, 2510 W Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ 85023. SH: 9am-3pm, T: 35, F: $40-$50, A: Free.…

AUGUST 28: 2019 Panini Absolute Football 28: 2018-19 Panini Immaculate Collection Basketball 28: 2019 Topps Five Star Baseball 30: 2019 Leaf Trinity Football SEPTEMBER 4: 2019 Bowman Chrome Baseball 4: 2019 Panini Black Football 4: 2019-20 Panini Contenders Draft Picks Basketball 4: 2019 Topps Luminaries Baseball 5: 2019-20 O-Pee-Chee Hockey 11: 2018-19 Upper Deck Premier Hockey 13: 2019 Panini Spectra Football 18: 2019 Panini Flawless Collegiate Football 18: 2019 Panini XR Football 18: 2019 Topps Triple Threads Baseball 18: 2018-19 Upper Deck Clear Cut Hockey 21: 2019 Upper Deck Team Canada Juniors 23: 2019 Donruss Football Factory Set 25: 2019 Panini Illusions Football 25: 2019 Topps Gold Label Baseball 25: 2019 Topps Heritage Minor League Baseball 25: 2019-20 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey OCTOBER 2: 2019 Topps Archives Signature Series Retired…

DALLAS - A 1937 Lou Gehrig game-worn New York Yankees jersey emerged as the top lot of Heritage Auctions’ Sports Platinum Night Memorabilia Auction, selling for a whopping $2.58 million — the highest price ever achieved at auction for a jersey not worn by Babe Ruth. Ruth was no slouch, though, as one of his rookie cards, a 1916 Famous & Barr, graded 6 by PSA and ranking as one of the hobby’s top Ruth rookie issues, sold for $504,000. Former President Barack Obama's game-worn high school basketball jersey sold for $120,000, a record for any not worn by a star athlete, Heritage said, noting that all lots benefitted from the enormous global press coverage of his jersey. The auction, Aug. 17-18, featured 643 lots and raked in $11 million…

Dennis Rodman has long had one of the messiest autographs, followed closely by Deion Sanders – or maybe vice versa. But neither of them had, arguably, the worst autograph of the near-120 autograph-signers at the 40th annual National Sports Collectors Convention. Former NBA player Allen Iverson has the worst signature. Quite possible the worst ever. It’s basically A and I with a line flowing from the I. Pete Rose has a perfectly-legible autograph and with only eight letters, he can kick it out quickly. Iverson’s signature at the National was significantly faster than any Rose delivered. Welcome to the Writing Report from the TRISTAR Autograph Pavilion at this summer’s National. “Most of the autographs I saw were fantastic. People would be excited to have an autograph they knew who it…