Innholdsfortegnelse for March 13, 2020 i Sports Collectors Digest

In an eye-opening trade and one that represents the ultimate crossover of collecting, two unidentified collectors agreed to swap a 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady Autographed #144 Gem Mint 10 card for a 1990 Nintendo World Championship grey cartridge, a trade brokered by Metropolis Collectibles. “In a nutshell, the rarest modern football card—featuring the greatest quarterback in NFL history—was traded for one of the rarest Nintendo cartridges ever created,” Metropolis co-owner and COO Vincent Zurzolo said. A similar (or is it the same?) Brady card sold for $168,000 in an auction by Heritage Auctions thereby establishing the value of the card—and in turn the Nintendo game. It’s said that setting a value on high-grade NWC cartridges is difficult because they rarely change hands. Metropolis reported that the “cart” now holds…

1. $95,100 on 219 bids: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (SGC 6.5) 2. $93,600 on 91 bids: 1996-97 Topps Chrome Refractor Kobe Bryant (BGS 10) 3. $49,988 on 39 bids: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (SGC 5.5) 4. $32,213 on 72 bids: 1997-98 Fleer Metal Universe Kobe Bryant Precious Metal Gems Red, #36/100 (PSA 5) 5. $32,100 on 46 bids: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Kobe Bryant Limited Logos, #70/75, auto patch (ungraded) 6. $31,700 on 94 bids: 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #144 (PSA 7) 7. $31,100 on 140 bids: 2003-04 Upper Deck LeBron James Ultimate Rookie, #172/250, auto (ungraded) 8. $29,100 on 57 bids: 2017 Panini National Treasures Patrick Mahomes II, #10/25, auto patch (BGS 9) 9. $28,721 on 3 bids: 2017 Panini National Treasures Patrick Mahomes II, #73/99, auto patch (ungraded)…

As an admirer of Jefferson R. Burdick (1900-1963) and avid reader of anything written by him, I was surprised to learn that I had missed reading eight articles by Burdick which appeared in Hobbies magazines in 1950. BURDICK’S PUBLISHED WORKS Burdick is known as the Father of Card Collecting due to his promotion of the hobby by writing, cataloging, collecting and finally donating his 306,000-card collection to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. After writing articles for Hobbies between 1935 and 1938, Burdick devoted future writing efforts to his own publication, Card Collector’s Bulletin. Burdick mentioned seven 1930s Hobbies articles in a CCB issue. For some reason, he did not list one of his articles in a July 1937 Hobbies issue. As the result of purchasing a large lot…

The dirty shoes of Pete Sampras Collector gets surprise with sneakers worn by tennis great This is very fascinating with the Pete Sampras sneakers that were among a group of items I purchased. I got a referral from a guy I bought his collection out years ago. Originally, he said it was Pete Sampras’ sneakers signed by him and worn by him. This was from ‘95 when he won a Davis Cup. What he didn’t tell me was that he was sending me a picture signed by the (U.S. Davis Cup team) doctor that donated them to this arthritis foundation in ‘96 showing a picture of Sampras wearing them. I was surprised because I thought I would have to do some research to actually figure out if they were his…

2020 TOPPS GYPSY QUEEN Returning for its 10th year is the 2020 Topps Gypsy Queen that pairs vintage-looking baseball trading card designs with a modern feel and an all-new design of its base cards, featuring active veterans and rookies. Collect the 300-card base set as well as 20 short-printed base set cards amongst an assortment of variations and inserts. Look for an assortment of all-new variation themes and collectible insert sets, such as Player’s Weekend Image Variation Black Parallel (#’d 1 of 1), Jackie Robinson Day Image Variation Black Parallel (#’d 1 of 1), Fortune Teller Minis (1:6 packs) which predicts the future and looks into the 2020 MLB season (Indigo Parallel numbers to 250, Green Parallel to 99 and a Black Parallel 1 of 1), and Tarot of the…

Retired athletes are some of the best signers in all of sports. With some politeness, accurate postage and a friendly note, you’ll find much success with the individuals below. The list showcases the player’s name, date autograph request was sent, date the autograph request was returned, where it was sent (“H” refers to a home address, “O” refers to an office and “S” refers to the team’s arena). When possible, the autograph request is addressed to the player, in care of the team, and sent to the team’s offices. For more information on athlete mailing addresses, email bryjay41@hotmail.com.…

SPILLOVER — As you’d expect, the big names in online auctions this time out are the same as last time out: the evergreen Mickey Mantle; Kobe Bryant, who’s tragic death still weighs heavy; and Patrick Mahomes, whose Super Bowl MVP performance pushed him into the stratosphere of today’s most collectible athletes. “The Magnificent Yankee” took up two of the top three spots. In fact, an SGC 6.5-grade 1952 Topps Mantle touched off some bidding war madness. It inspired 219 bids in all and soared to nearly $100,000. Just days earlier, an SGC 5.5-grade specimen of the same holy grail brought nearly $50,000. Meanwhile, three Bryant items landed in our Top 10—one of them a 10-grade 1996-97 Topps Chrome Refractor rookie. Still another Bryant fell into our “next 10” list: a…

FEBRUARY 12: 2019-20 Donruss Optic Basketball 14: 2020 Topps Now MLB Network Top 100 Players 19: 2019 Panini Select Football 26: 2019 Panini One Football 26: 2019-20 SP Game Used Hockey 26: 2020 Topps Heritage Baseball 26: 2019-20 Panini Impeccable Basketball 28: 2020 Leaf Ultimate Draft Football MARCH 4: 2020 Donruss Baseball 4: 2019 Panini Encased Football 4: 2019-20 Panini Select Basketball 6: 2020 Leaf Lumber Kings Baseball 11: 2019 Panini Contenders Optic Football 11: 2020 Panini Stars & Stripes USA Baseball 11: 2019-20 SPx Hockey 11: 2020 Topps Opening Day Baseball 11: 2019-20 Upper Deck AHL Hockey 11: 2020 Leaf Draft Football 11: 2020 Sage Hit Premier Draft Low Series Football 13: 2020 Leaf Metal Draft Football 13: 2020 Leaf Draft Football 18: 2019 Panini National Treasures Football 18:…

Every card collector knows that Topps has been issuing sports cards seemingly forever. Each year like clockwork, they look for new Topps baseball cards in the late winter and new football cards in late summer. What they do not know is that once upon a time Topps was unsure of itself and taking small tentative steps in both areas. In 1951, probably trying to determine exactly what America’s card buyers were interested in, Topps printed no less than five sets of baseball cards, none of them resembling those issued annually now. There were two sets (called “Red Backs” and “Blue Backs”) intended to be used in a table baseball game, two more 11-card sets (one for current players and one for all-time greats) die-cut so they could be folded out…

ALABAMA April 4 AL, Scottsboro. Scottsboro Sports Cards & Memorabilia Show, Goose Pond Civic Center, 1165 Ed Hembree Dr., Scottsboro, AL, 35769. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 60+, A: free. Contact: Stephen Moore @ 256-599-0989 or stephen@jacksonssportscards.com June 6 AL, Scottsboro. Scottsboro Sports Cards & Memorabilia Show, Goose Pond Civic Center, 1165 Ed Hembree Dr., Scottsboro, AL, 35769. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 60+, A: free. Contact: Stephen Moore @ 256-599-0989 or stephen@jacksonssportscards.com CALIFORNIA Feb 21-22 CA, San Diego. Sports Cards Roadshow, Hyatt Place Hotel Conference Room, 10044 Pacific Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92121. SH: 10am-5:30pm, A: Free. Contact: Ty 800-563-1952, West-CoastSellCards@gmail.com March 14 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 916-704-3865, sacramentosportscardshows@gmail.com May 1-2 CA,…