Innholdsfortegnelse for May 22, 2020 i Sports Collectors Digest

Les Wolff, a sports collectibles dealer in New York, took a call from a man who wanted to sell his collection and asked him to come check it out, so he did. The man lived in a fifth-floor apartment and when Wolff got there the apartment was stifling hot. Not a good sign. “I took a look at the collection and the stuff was stuck together in the plastic sheets, and the autographs were coming off on the plastic sheets,” Wolff said. “It literally took me two to three weeks to get this stuff off the plastic sheets, and a lot of the stuff I had to throw out.” Wolff bought the collection, but told the man he would have paid him more than he did had the collectibles been…

APRIL 24: 2019 Leaf Flash Baseball 24: 2020 Topps Transcendent Collection Hall of Fame Edition Baseball 24: 2020 Topps Definitive Collection Baseball 29: 2019-20 Upper Deck Credentials Hockey MAY 1: 2020 Leaf Best of Sports 1: 2019-20 Panini Mosaic Basketball 6: 2019-20 Panini Spectra Basketball 6: 2019-20 Upper Deck CHL Hockey 8: 2019-20 Leaf Ultimate Hockey 13: 2019-20 Panini National Treasures Basketball 13: 2020 Panini Prizm Baseball 13: 2019-20 Panini Chronicles Soccer 13: 2019-20 SP Hockey 13: 2019-20 SP Authentic Hockey 13: 2020 SAGE HIT High Series Football 15: 2019-20 Panini Court Kings Basketball 15: 2019-20 Panini Noir Basketball 15: 2020 Panini Contenders Draft Picks Collegiate Football 15: 2020 Score Football 20: 2020 Panini Legacy Football 20: 2019-20 Panini Obsidian Basketball 22: 2019 Leaf Valiant Baseball 27: 2020 Bowman Baseball…

Regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, officials of the National Sports Collectors Convention will not be making a decision on this summer’s show until May 30, at which time they’ll decide whether to hold or cancel the event. The National is scheduled for July 29 to Aug. 2 at the Atlantic City Convention Center, which at this writing was being used as a field hospital with 258 beds lined up in rows on the convention floor to treat non-coronavirus patients to help alleviate pressure on local hospitals. Rick Giddings, owner of Gizmo’s Sportscards who is on the NSCC board of directors, told SCD that NSCC president Etta Hersh wanted to give dealers an update and options. They can take a skip year whether the show goes on or not and get a…

1. $121,100 on 65 bids: 2003-04 Exquisite Collection Michael Jordan Limited Logos, #35/75, auto patch (BGS 9.5) 2. $90,100 on 28 bids: 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Gold Refractor, #12/50, auto (BGS 9.5) 3. $80,008 on 29 bids: 2019 Topps Dynasty Mike Trout, #1/5, auto patch from 5/17/17 game (ungraded) 4. $51,201 on 74 bids: 2003-04 Upper Deck SP Limited LeBron James, Rookie Authentics #/50, auto (PSA 9) 5. $41,400 on 62 bids: 1966 Topps Bobby Orr (SGC 9) 6. $38,988 on 50 bids: 2013-14 Panini National Treasures Giannis Antetokounmpo Gold, #17/25, auto patch (ungraded) 7. $36,221 on 22 bids: 2004-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Yao Ming Number Pieces, #11/11, auto (BGS 8.5) 8. $36,100 on 72 bids: 2017 Panini Contenders Patrick Mahomes II Championship Ticket, #1/5, auto (BGS 9)…

With great sadness, Memory Lane announced the passing of “one of the hobby’s most passionate and esteemed collectors” Manny Gordon, who succumbed to complications from COVID-19 on April 7. He was 79. Gordon’s zeal for assembling card collections began with his most prized possession, his magnificent high-grade T206 compilation. While he amassed a seemingly infinite array of other world-class cards, his tobacco collection is what energized him each day. Described as the consummate husband, father, grandfather and friend, Gordon always placed the ultimate happiness of his loved ones as his foremost priority. “Through the years, we were extremely fortunate to share so many personal experiences with Manny and his family members, building a vast number of wonderful memories that will surely echo for eternity,” Memory Lane writes. “That said, Manny’s…

WILLIE DAVIS Willie Davis, a Hall of Fame defensive end for the legendary 1960s Green Bay Packers teams, died April 15 at age 85. Davis, a five-time Pro Bowler, helped lead the Packers to victory in the first two Super Bowls. He was named to the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team. In 1999, he was ranked No. 69 on The Sporting News’ list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. Playing before sacks were a statistic, Davis was estimated to have had well over 100. “I would think I would have to be the team’s all-time leader in sacks,” he once said. “I played 10 years and I averaged in the ‘teens’ in sacks for those 10 years. I had 25 one season.” Davis later worked as a color commentator on NFL…

From the prestigious Dmitri Young collection comes something old and something new, and they are the first two lots that headline the Mile High Card Company auction that closes May 14. A 1954 Topps #128 Henry Aaron RC PSA 9 MINT and the highly prized 1993 SP #279 Derek Jeter foil rookie card PSA 10 GEM MINT are the featured cards among more than 600 cards and pieces of memorabilia available for bidding. A circa 1910 spectacular Peach (J.A. Peach Company) Baseball Gloves advertising display featuring Cobb, Wagner, Mathewson, Young et al is among the vintage baseball Americana available to bid on, as is a 1915-16 Rose and Company clothiers World Series Champions advertising display featuring Babe Ruth. The framed display shows a photo of the National League Champion Philadelphia…

2019-20 PANINI COURT KINGS BASKETBALL Unique among NBA cards, the Court Kings release from Panini features four versions of Rookies in which each subsequent version is increasingly rare, including the super short-printed Rookies IV. The fresh new designs of Rookies I, Rookies II, Rookies III and Rookies IV are some of the most unique rookie cards of the year. Court Kings has two autographs or memorabilia cards, two inserts, one parallel and one Rookies (from the last three versions) per box on average. Look for on-card autographs in Fresh Paint, Heir Apparent and Legacies Signatures. All on-card autographs are limited to 149 or fewer copies. Sapphire versions are numbered 25 or less, and Masterpiece versions are 1-of-1. Collect the new insert set First Steps, which features 10 different rookies and…

ALABAMA 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 CONNECTICUT May 2 CT, Enfield. Enfield Sportscard Show, American Legion Post 80, 566 Enfield St, Enfield, CT, 06082. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 55, A: $1. Contact Cliff Gorneault 860-302-0493, clfgorneault@yahoo.com May 9 CT, Meriden. Meriden Platt High School, 220 Coe Ave., Meriden, CT, 06451. SH: 9am-1 pm. T:25. A: $1. Contact: Jason Bruenn – PH: 203-715-1245, Email: jason.bruenn@meridenk12.org May 3 CT, Orange. Orange Collectible Show, American Legion Post 127, 630 Grassy Hill Road, Orange, CT 06471. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 30+, A: $1. Contact: Karen or Fred Riso – PH: 203-265-1813, Email: kmrfdr@gmail.com May 16 CT, Plainville.…