Innholdsfortegnelse for November 1, 2022 i Sports Collectors Digest

LEADING OFF If you’ve read my column over the past 18 months, you know I started collecting sports cards much like every other sports-loving kid in America — fueled by an intense love for stick-and-ball games like baseball, football and basketball. But I’m going to let you in on a little secret, one only close friends and family members know about me. It’s not a deep, dark secret I’ve kept hidden in a closet, or shoved under the bed like those shoeboxes filled with baseball cards I collected as a kid. It’s just that lifelong friends who grew up in my neck of the woods, as they say, just wouldn’t understand. Here goes …. I’m a HUGE hockey fan. There, I said it. Whew. That feels much better. Back in…

Another season of NHL action is underway and so is hockey card collecting. The easing of the pandemic, followed by a glut of releases over the past few months, should help put Upper Deck back on schedule when it comes to 2022-23 releases. Collectors will certainly be chasing inserts and autographs of the league’s best players such as Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid. Colorado Avalanche duo Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar, who helped the team win last season’s Stanley Cup, also command high prices. The fall edition of the Toronto Sport Card Expo, a four-day event that starts on Nov. 10, will coincide with the release of the much-anticipated Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey. The flagship set will feature stars like McDavid, MacKinnon and Makar, along with a new crop…

When Aaron Judge made history by belting his American League record 62nd home run of the season Oct. 4 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, the valuable ball he hit fell into the hands of Rangers fan Cory Youmans. A vice president of Fisher Investments in Dallas, Youmans was soon offered $2 million by JP Cohen of Memory Lane Inc. Cohen was following up on the company’s public offer on behalf of a client interested in buying it and placing it on display at Yankee Stadium. Youmans told reporters during the game he did not know what he would do with the ball. “That's a good question," he said. "I haven't thought about it.” Judge, who broke Roger Maris’ 61-year-old record, hoped to get the ball back but understood…

THE HOBBY IS THE PEOPLE With the recent $12.6 million sale of the record-setting SGC 9.5 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card, Alan “Mr.Mint” Rosen's name was back at the forefront of the hobby again. The card was part of his 1985 Massachusetts find of many beautiful, well-conditioned 1952 Topps Baseball cards. There were a reported 42 Mantles in the lot and the aforementioned card was the finest example proclaimed by Rosen himself. Rosen was what we would call a “serial entrepreneur.” He started with jewelry, but his businesses included stints with apparel, insurance and antiques. But it was a trip to a card show that led him to give up his copy machine business and enter the hobby as a full-time dealer. The hobby needed a front man and Rosen…

In February, in the midst of another historic season, NHL superstar Connor McDavid made sports card history. McDavid’s 2015-16 Upper Deck The Cup Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Auto card sold for a record $144,000 at PWCC Marketplace. Numbered to 97 to match his jersey number, the card set a record for modern hockey cards, eclipsing such greats as Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. Five months later, just after McDavid led his Edmonton Oilers to the Western Conference Finals, a PSA 10 version of the card set another record, selling for $228,000 at Heritage Auctions. On Aug. 10, another PSA 10 example sold for $200,099 on 81 bids on eBay, making it one of the most expensive hockey cards ever sold on the marketplace. McDavid, 25, is coming off the greatest…

Aaron Judge’s historic season — 62 homers, 131 RBI, a .331 average — will result in a historic payday for the slugging outfielder. For now, it’s putting some spike into Judge memorabilia. He may be the most popular active athlete today. Last time out in this space, we went deep on his rookie cards, among other popular items. The momentum has only escalated. A quick look at our Top 10 chart gives you one example: a 2013 Bowman Chrome Red Refractor that sold for $70,100. It was one of only five produced. Other big prices in the past month: • $26,600 on 101 bids for a 2013 signed Bowman Chrome Blue Wave (marked #1/50 and graded BGS 10) • $19,099 on 46 bids for a 2013 signed Bowman Chrome (marked…

Soccer cards have seen a boom in recent years, but it’s stickers that have had a timeless appeal and continue to captivate collectors across the globe. Among the most popular of the sticker sets produced by Panini is the World Cup edition released every four years. The long-awaited 2022 FIFA World Cup album and stickers was released in late summer in the United States. For the first time ever, the U.S. edition includes limited edition parallels — much like what you see with trading cards — in packs. Each pack contains five stickers. Each box has 50 packs. The 80-page album features a checklist of 670 stickers — 50 of them silver foil — that can be purchased at retail locations such as Walgreens and Walmart. The stickers feature national…

For a complete listing of upcoming shows, visit www.sportscollectorsdigest.com NOTE: If you have a show listing, follow the style below and send to jowens@aimmedia.com. ALABAMA Oct 29 AL, Birmingham. Rickwood Field — America’s Oldest Active Ball Park, 1137 2nd Avenue West, Birmingham, Al. 35204. SH: 9am-3pm. T: 20 ($30). A: Free. Contact: Mike 205-616-2761, Bamadadtimes2@gmail.comNov 5 AL, Scottsboro. Scottsboro Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, Scottsboro Goose Pond Civic Center, 1165 Ed Hembree Dr, Scottsboro, AL 35769. SH 9am-2pm. T: 150. A: Free. Contact Stephen Moore 256-599 0989, Stephen@jacksonssportscards.com – www.jacksonssportscards.com ARKANSAS Oct 29 AR, Conway. Conway Sports Cards Show, ELITE Academy, 1400 Old Morrilton Hwy. #3513, Conway, AR. SH: 10am-5pm. T: 50. A: Free. Contact: Clay Winn claywinn32@yahoo.com ARIZONA Nov 5 AZ, Tempe (Phoenix). Collectibles on College — Tempe Monthly,…