A 1993 SP Derek Jeter Rookie Card set a record on Saturday, January 11, selling for $180,000 to lead Memory Lane Inc.’s Winter Classic 2019 auction. Graded a Gem Mint PSA 10, it’s the third time the card has crossed the six-figure threshold. The price includes the buyers premium. The sale comes less than two…
The only significant non-base cards in Donruss Baseball products in the early 1990s were the iconic Donruss Elite inserts. However, in 1993 they really leaned into the insert-card craze and released six different insert sets, including the Long Ball Leaders inserts that would become a staple. 1993 Donruss Long Ball Leaders Cards: 18Hall of Famers:…
Mystery Redemption Unveiled: Ohtani’s Red Ink Autograph /75 Sparks Hobby Frenzy In the world of sports memorabilia, there are very few names that strike the nerves of frustration for collectors like the name Brien Taylor has over the years. The former New York Yankees pitching prospect, once hailed as a generational talent, has become a…
1990 Score Magic Motion Trivia #38 Robin Yount – NM-MT – Baseball Card Connection Beckett
This 660-card standard size set was the first full football set issued by Pacific Trading Cards. The cards were issued in two series of 550 and 110 cards with packs containing 10 cards. Factory sets were also produced for each series. The cards feature a full-color glossy front with the name on the left hand…
Dallas Braden, a name remembered by all Oakland Athletics fans for his perfect game that took place on Mother’s Day, is also a lifelong sports card collector. One of Braden’s earliest memories tied to sports card was shared with his mother as a young boy, recently shared on an episode of The Card Life My…
While the weather outside is unbearable for most at the moment, conditions in Cooperstown, NY will soon be warming up as the Baseball Hall of Fame is set to announce the newest class of inductees to its distinguished brotherhood of legends. To the former major leaguer, Cooperstown means immortality with a spot in the hall…
As if winning the World Series last year wasn’t enough for the Dodgers, they’ve now signed the most exciting international pitching prospect, Roki Sasaki. Japanese star Roki Sasaki signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced on Instagram. The 23-year-old right-hander with a sizzling fastball and deadly splitter joins Samurai Japan teammates Shohei Ohtani and…
On January 25, the auction house Sotheby’s will put up for sale a unique collection of baseball cards of Jewish players, which with more than 500 units is considered the largest in the world. The nearly 500 cards represent 191 Jewish players, and are expected to fetch an estimated price of between $500,000 and $700,000…
By Mike Payne | Beckett Media Editorial Director If you were a baseball fan in the Brooklyn, New York area in 1968, you saw Mickey Mantle lead the Yankees with 18 home runs as he limped through his final season in the big leagues and you saw a kid named Nolan Ryan in his first…