Mickey Mantle and Honus-Wagner cards, Wayne Gretzky jerseys and Michael Jordan shoes, as well as other record-setting collectibles

The market for sports memorabilia has seen a boom. The six-figure mark has been achieved for trading card, jerseys, shoes and even miscellaneous merchandise. Saturday saw the breaking of another memorabilia record. Heritage Auctions sold a 1952 Mickey Mantle card in mint condition for $12.6 million. Anthony Giordano, an entrepreneur in New Jersey’s waste management, … Read more

A rare T-206 Honus Wagner card was sold privately for $7.25M

4:30 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky works as a journalist/researcher at ESPN. He holds a Master’s degree in creative writing from Fairfield University. He also played for the Fordham and Southern Connecticut State men’s soccer teams. Goldin’s collectibles marketplace announced Thursday that a T-206 Honus Wagner had been sold in a private sale at … Read more

Jose Canseco’s vehicle? A VHS tape of Happy Gilmore? Betty White signed baseball? Auctions are not just for T206 Honorus Wagner cards

It is not always the most sought-after rookie card, or the PSA 10 that has seen its value skyrocket that sports memorabilia sells at auction. Many collectors are looking for rare, unusual or off-the-beaten-path items. You don’t see many items in auction houses every day so let us take a look at recent sales of … Read more

A damaged T206 Honus Wagner card is sold at auction for $1,528,066

12:04 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is an ESPN reporter/researcher. He earned a MFA in creative-writing from Fairfield University. He was also a member of the Fordham and Southern Connecticut State soccer teams. Robert Edwards Auctions announced that the T206 Honus-Wagner card was sold Tuesday morning for $1,528,066. This was after a 17 day … Read more

Half of the T206 Honus Wagner cards goes under the hammer for $475,000.

3:53 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is an ESPN reporter/researcher. He earned a MFA in creative-writing from Fairfield University. He was also a member of the Fordham and Southern Connecticut State soccer teams. A T206 Honus Wagner baseballcard set the record for most expensive sports card last August. sold for $6.606 millionRobert Edward Auctions. … Read more

A T206 Honus-Wagner baseball card is sold for $6.606million, breaking the previous record

The T206 Honus Wagner Baseball Card sold at $6.606 Million, which included a 20% Buyer’s Premium — Monday morning. This broke the all-time record for most expensive sports card. This previous record is from a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Card. sold for $5.2 million in JanuaryA record was broken in the year 2000. matchedA 2003-04 … Read more

Honus Wagner T206 sports card is the GOAT and will always be

Nearly 100,000 people filled the Chicago floor for the 2021 National Sports Collectors Convention. They were all trying to find space and looking into the glass cases. Many were there to purchase cards, spending anywhere from two dollars to several hundred thousand. Some people just wanted to see the card they’d only read about, which … Read more