Innholdsfortegnelse for August 15, 2021 i Sports Collectors Digest

Passion. It is the trait that most defines elite athletes, separating the great from the good and leading to Hall of Fame careers. My favorite athletes have always been ones who left their hearts and souls on the field, who gave the game everything they had each time they put on their uniforms. While many great athletes perform with a style and grace unmatched by their peers, others triumph with a burning desire that propels them to greatness. Some have both. Pete Rose, George Brett, Jackie Robinson. John Elway, Brett Favre, Bo Jackson. Bird, Magic, Jordan. Even the top sports entertainers demonstrate unrivaled passion. Few showed more fervor during their careers than professional wrestlers Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair, who are so widely admired they were two of the biggest…

He called them his “paper babies,” and when a new one arrived, it was a joyous occasion for Dr. Thomas Newman. A lifelong baseball fan, Newman stored his massive collection of sports cards all over the place. His most valuable treasures were stored in a huge safe at his home in Tampa, Fla. Others were heavily secured in cabinets and closets. Even more were stored in a locked room on the top floor of his nearby medical practice. Newman owned millions of trading cards he had collected since the 1980s, many of them replacing cards he adored as a kid. And though some were more valuable than others, they were all precious to him. He loved nothing more than taking them out and examining them like pieces of fine art…

We love a good nickname as much as anyone. But the sale on eBay of a LeBron James 2003-04 Upper Deck SP Signature Edition card reminded us that while there are some truly great nicknames in sports, there are others that fall flat. The card in question — which brought $65,1000 on 67 bids — squeezes LeBron James into an insert-card subset called “Famous Nicknames.” However, the nickname on the front of the front of the card is a bit of a reach: “Bron.” The NBA’s greatest active player has inspired some clever nicknames: King James, the Chosen One, The Akron Hammer, even The Little Emperor. But “Bron”? Well, when Upper Deck produced its 2003-04 Famous Nicknames subset, “Bron” was new to the NBA. He was a 19-year-old phenom with…

There’s a changing of the guard at Collectors Universe. For the last two-plus decades, Joe Orlando served as president of Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) and then later took over as CEO of Collectors Universe, PSA’s parent company. On July 16, he worked his last day for the Santa Ana, Calif.-based company. Collectors Universe Executive Chairman Nat Turner took over as CEO. “A few weeks back when I made the decision to step away, it was just time,” Orlando told Sports Collectors Digest on July 21. “I’ve been doing this for almost 22 years in August and I sort of just woke up one day and realized it was time for me to move on. “I absolutely love the company; I love the people. I’m sure they’re going to do fantastic…

The Thomas Newman Collection, which sold for $21.5 million, was highlighted by a group of iconic cards that sold collectively for more than $11 million. Dubbed the Magnificent 7, the group of cards featured rare, immaculate cards of such immortals as Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Lou Gehrig and basketball legend George Mikan. The elite collection was highlighted by one of the finest Babe Ruth cards ever sold. Three Ruth cards topped $1 million, while a 1952 Mantle, one of the most coveted cards in the hobby, went for more than $2 million. Take a look at the most magnificent and highest-selling cards in the Newman Collection. LOT #1 Babe Ruth 1933 Goudey #53 PSA Mint 9 DESCRIPTION: “Extraordinary POP 1 … The SOLE & HIGHEST GRADED EXAMPLE on the Planet!”…

Oct. 20, 2021 would have been Mickey Mantle’s 90th birthday. It is also the 70th anniversary of his rookie year and the 60th anniversary of the great 1961 home run race between Mantle and Roger Maris. Over those 60 years I have been lucky enough to accumulate a memorabilia collection that traces The Mick’s life. I became a Yankees fan in 1961 when my dad introduced me to baseball at a time when the New York Yankees were the only baseball team in New York. Growing up in Brooklyn, the Dodgers and Giants had left New York and the Mets did not exist until 1962. In 1961, the Yankees were not only the best team in baseball, but they had the best player at the time. Mickey Mantle won his…

1. $81,333 on 100 bids: 1986-87 Fleer Sticker Michael Jordan (PSA 10) 2. $80,100 on 73 bids: 2003-04 Topps Chrome Refractor LeBron James (PSA 10) 3. $76,100 on 100 bids: 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson (PSA 10) 4. $70,789 on 106 bids: 2017 Panini Donruss Optic Patrick Mahomes II Gold Prizm, #1/10 (BGS 9.5) 5. $65,100 on 67 bids: 2003-04 Upper Deck Signature Edition LeBron James Famous Nicknames, #14/25, auto (BGS 9.5) 6. $61,600 on 72 bids: 2003-04 Topps Chrome Xfractor LeBron James, #3/220 (PSA 9) 7. $58,100 on 40 bids: 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Refractor, #121/500, auto (PSA 10) 8. $57,923 on 83 bids: 2018-19 Panini National Treasures Luka Doncic Bronze, #2/25, auto patch (BGS 9) 9. $55,300 on 93 bids: 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan (BGS 9.5) 10. $51,400…

A product that in past seasons was a retail-only exclusive, 2021 Panini Prestige Football H2 can now only be found through Panini Direct Hobby Shops. An H2 Hobby box has a breakdown of 10 packs with 10 cards per pack. It offers exclusive Draft Day Signatures, Galaxy parallels and much more. Throughout an average H2 Hobby box, you should find 20 rookies, 10 Galaxy parallels, 10 number parallels as well as 20 other various inserts. One on-card autograph can be found per hobby case, which is stretching it a little thin. Prestige is a 300-base card set with a breakdown of 200 veterans and 100 rookies. Expect to find a wide array of inserts, including Heroes, Seasons Greetings and Youth Movement. Extremely limited case hits include Drip, Prestigious Moments, Rookie…

NOTE: If you have a show listing, follow the style below and send to jowens@aimmedia.com. ALABAMA Aug 7 AL, Scottsboro. Scottsboro Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, Scottsboro Goose Pond Civic Center, 1165 Ed Hembree Dr, Scottsboro, AL 35769, SH 9-2, T: 100, A: Free. Contact: Stephen Moore 256-599-0989, Stephen@jacksonssportscards.com, www.jacksonssportscards.com Aug 14 AL, Alabaster (South Hoover). The Flip Collectibles Trade Show, First Baptist Church Alabaster, 903 3rd Ave NW Alabaster, AL 35007. SH: 10am-4pm or later. T: 100+ ($50-$75). A: $5. Contact: Daniel Steelman steelman9@icloud.com Aug 21 AL, Sheffield. Muscle Shoals Sports-card and Memorabilia Show, Clarion Inn, 4900 Hatch Boulevard, Sheffield, AL 3566O. SH: 8am-2pm. T: 25. A: Free. Contact Leroy Willis 256-412-2184, popandhoney@yahoo.com Aug 28 AL, Daphne. The Gulf Coast Card Show, Daphne Civic Center, 2603 Highway US-98, Daphne,…