Innholdsfortegnelse for October 25, 2019 i Sports Collectors Digest

Sick, home-ridden and going stir crazy, Chris Williamson decided to check out eBay and was wowed when he discovered a “stunningly beautiful” ticket to Game 5 of the 1945 World Series. He bought it for $100 and it changed his life. Or maybe it’s better to say it changed his focus on sports memorabilia. A collector all his life—especially during his days as bat boy for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1987-92—Williamson examined the ticket and researched the game. “Then you start realizing, I’m collecting a piece of history here and with each one that’s what you’re doing,” he told SCD. “You’re not only collecting but preserving the history of the game.” This realization set Williamson on a quest in December 2015 to collect tickets from every World Series. More…

1. $69,013: 1966-67 Topps USA Test Bobby Orr (PSA 8.5) 2. $46,120: 2009-10 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Michael Jordan Flashback, #/23, auto patch (BGS 8.5) 3. $42,999: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (PSA 4) 4. $42,600: 2011 Topps Update Black Mike Trout #/60 (BGS 9.5) 5. $40,311: 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente (PSA 8) 6. $40,099: 2017 Panini National Treasures Patrick Mahomes II, #9/13, auto patch (ungraded) 7. $35,000: 2003-04 Upper Deck Ultimate LeBron James, #67/250, auto (BGS 9, auto 10) 8. $33,400: 2008-09 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Michael Jordan Limited Logos, auto patch (ungraded) 9. $31,152: 1968-87 Fleer Michael Jordan (PSA 10) 10. $27,100: 2003-04 Upper Deck SP Signature LeBron James Famous Nicknames (“The King”), #/25, auto (BGS 9.5)…

When Ricky Williams won the Heisman Trophy in 1998, he became the second player from the University of Texas to be awarded college football’s most coveted award, the other being Earl Campbell in 1977. Now, Williams’ Heisman Trophy is up for auction by Heritage Auctions and it is expected to fetch $500,000 by the time the overall auction closes Oct. 17-18. Williams reportedly had sold the trophy privately and the new owner is now auctioning it off. The Walter Camp and Doak Walker awards that Williams received the same year as the Heisman are also being auctioned. The auction is the same one that includes the No. 1 set of World Series tickets on the PSA Registry (as detailed above), featuring a single ticket (nearly all unused) for every year…

2019 TOPPS CLEARLY AUTHENTIC BASEBALL Back by popular demand is the Topps Clearly Authentic with clear acetate cards from the hottest rookies and superstars of the game past and present in a one-card-per-box format like 2018. All cards are hard signed before being encased. Among the features are the 2019 Topps Baseball base card design, the Topps 150 Year design, the 1909 T206 card design, the 1952 Topps Baseball base card design and the 1984 design. Released on Oct. 9. 2018-19 UPPER DECK CLEAR CUT HOCKEY NHL greats past and present are highlighted in this autograph-only Oct. 9 release featuring past Upper Deck designs. Every box contains a hard-signed autograph and a sealed one-touch case with signed acetate versions of 2018-19 Upper Deck Series 1 and 2 base cards and…

There are three autographs that stand out in his collection and each carries a sentimental story. Matt Bullard, who played in the NBA for 11 seasons from 1990-2002, with one championship season in Greece mixed in, has signatures from Wayne Gretzky, Thurman Munson and Hank Aaron. “I’m a huge hockey fan and he was one of the greatest athletes of all time,” Bullard said. “Back when I was playing, Gretzky was playing for the Los Angeles Kings, and I got to go in the (Kings) locker room, meet Gretzky, and he signed a puck for me. “I was with my grandmother, who was a huge (New York) Yankees fan, at a coffee shop – and that’s where I got Munson’s autograph. “And then somehow, from my grandmother, I got a…

ALABAMA 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 Oct 19 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. Nov 16 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. Dec 21 AZ, Phoenix. Northwest Valley Coin…

Raw (EX unless noted) Complete set with wrapper $264Complete set with no wrapper $133-$160 Longest beard (#86) (NM) $7Tallest boxer (#67) $7Holding breath under water (#60) $5Ice skater jumping the most barrels (#50) $4Eating the most hamburgers (#54) $2 Graded Worst typhoon (PSA 6.5) (#38) $15The Coldest Place (PSA 8) (#17) $13Greatest non-stop distance walked (PSA 8) $11…

With the third overall pick in the 1989 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions selected the first running back and the first of two Oklahoma State University players that ultimately went in the first round. The Lions grabbed Barry Sanders, who played three college seasons and was the 1988 Heisman Trophy winner. But getting Sanders from selectee to signee wasn’t easy. Sanders missed his rookie year training camp due to a contract dispute. Detroit opened the ’89 season at home on Sept. 10 against the Phoenix Cardinals in front of 36,735 fans. The plan was, Sanders wouldn’t play because he hadn’t been to any practices. But he still was going to suit up, primarily so fans could see him, he was told. “It was a pretty boring game, just sitting there…

OCTOBER 6: Topps Now Postseason Baseball9: 2019 Panini Impeccable Football9: 2019 Topps Clearly Authentic Baseball11: 2019 Leaf Metal Babe Ruth Collection Baseball11: 2019-20 Panini Gold Standard Soccer16: 2019 Topps Update Series Baseball16: 2019 Panini Phoenix Football16: 2018-19 Upper Deck Clear Cut Hockey16: 2019-20 Panini Prizm Draft Picks Basketball16: 2019 Topps Gold Label Baseball18: 2018-19 Panini Flawless Basketball18: 2019-20 Leaf Superlative Collection Hockey23: 2019-20 Panini NBA Hoops Basketball23: 2019 Panini Prizm Football23: 2019 Topps Triple Threads Baseball23: 2018-19 Upper Deck The Cup Hockey30: 2019 Panini Flawless Baseball NOVEMBER 1: 2019 Panini Immaculate Collection Football6: 2019 Topps Dynasty Baseball6: 2019 Donruss Basketball6: 2019 Panini Prizm Draft Picks Baseball6: 2019-20 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey13: 2019 Panini Obsidian Football13: 2019-20 Panini Certified Basketball13: 2019-20 Panini Flawless Collegiate Basketball13: 2019 Topps High Tek Baseball…

Here we go. This is the challenge. For as long as you have been a fan of baseball and baseball cards, pick out your 10 favorite players, and then pick out the one baseball card for each of them that you like the best. It doesn’t have to be the most expensive or the rarest, but the one that for whatever reason, you like it the best. It may even be a common picked out of a box at a show for a dime. Sound easy? It’s not as easy as you might think, once you get to doing it. I started with a list of close to 20 players, then cut that down to 10. Picking the players was no problem for the first seven, but then it got…