Sports Collectibles

Candy-coated popcorn, peanuts and $157,000 prize
BY JOHN JEANSONNE
Newsday.com
April 24, 2008
“For $157,000, a complete set of 1915 Cracker Jack baseball cards went to the man in the navy blue T-shirt and baseball cap near the back of the room.
…The card set was one of 203 lots of sports memorabilia put up for bid Thursday by Sotheby’s, […]

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Lorena Ochoa’s rookie cards are the only ones chasing Tiger Woods
Orlando Sentinel
Chris Olds
Posted on Apr 19, 2008
“Here’s the worst-kept secret in the golf memorabilia world — Tiger Woods’ autographed cards are on fire.
Here’s the best-kept secret in the golf memorabilia world — Lorena Ochoa’s autographed cards are on fire.”
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Rare NFL football collectors set found in Eugene
KVAL CBS 13
Jan 9, 2008
By Meghan Kalkstein
“Eugene - A Junction City man is $10,000 richer tonight thanks to a rare find at a Eugene store.
Hoping to collect Brady and crew, Chris Worley bought the 2007 Donruss NFL playoffs football set.
Collector Harold Thompson says the double rainbow on this […]

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The Future of Baseball
The Official KFVS12 and Heartland News Web Site
Jan 7, 2008
By: Holly Brantley
“CARTERVILLE, Ill. - One 1987 Topps Card is the only thing we could find with Roger Clemens name on it at the Baseball Card and Sports Memorabilia Show at John A. Logan College.
Part of that has to do with the fact […]

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Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries’ Sports Collectibles division will present a fabulous array of vintage sports memorabilia and trading cards in their upcoming October 26 2007 Signature Auction to be held in Dallas, Texas.
“While this auction is packed with far too many spectacular pieces to list, there are three in particular that should draw the […]

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As we reported two weeks ago, the Honus Wagner T206 card sold yet again for a record amount. Apparently the card has been dogged by controversy for some time now, although it hasn’t seemed to affect its desirability:
Gretzky’s T206 Wagner baseball card sold again
BY MICHAEL O’KEEFFE
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Friday, September 7th 2007
“As reported in “The […]

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Rare Honus Wagner 1909 baseball card sold for record $2.8 million
MLB - Yahoo! Sports
September 6, 2007
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (AP)

“The legendary T206 Honus Wagner baseball trading card is displayed June 6, 2000 in New York. This finest known example of the famed T206 Honus Wagner baseball card has been sold, a little more than six months […]

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Upper Deck Withdraws Offer for Topps
Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
Tuesday August 21, 2007
“NEW YORK (AP) — The Upper Deck Co. on Tuesday withdrew its offer to buy rival baseball card maker The Topps Co., clearing one obstacle in the way of a proposed private equity takeover of the iconic sports memorabilia company.
Topps, maker of baseball […]

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Boston Red Sox Hurler Matsuzaka Becomes the Ace of Upper Deck’s Staff
Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
Wednesday August 15, 2007
The Company Signs Exclusive Autograph and Memorabilia Deal with Daisuke
“CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Daisuke Matsuzaka has made quite an impression on big league batters, most not wanting to stand in the box and face his […]

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T.J. Schwartz analyzes the Upper Deck takeover attempt of Topps from a collector’s perspective, and what it would mean for the hobby in an article that originally ran in in the September 2007 issue of Tuff Stuff magazine, and posted on Sports Collectible Digest:
What If Upper Deck Buys Topps?
Sports Collectors Digest - News
By T.J. Schwartz
“As […]

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