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  • Apr 7
    2025

    Here Comes the Paige Bueckers WNBA Era

    Basketball Cards
    By Mike Payne - April 7, 2025
    0
    If all goes as wildly predicted, Paige Bueckers will be the first name off the board during the 2025 WNBA ...
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  • May 7
    2024

    2024 Saturday Morning Cards Steamboat Willie Checklist and Details

    2024 Non-Sport Card Sets, Checklists
    By Mike Payne - May 7, 2024
    0
    A set of trading cards honoring 1928’s classic short “Steamboat Willie” will debut this month from new independent card company ...
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  • Apr 1
    2024

    Top 100 Baseball Cards of the 1980s

    1980s Baseball Cards
    By Mike Payne - April 1, 2024
    18
    Ranking the top 100 1980s baseball cards. Dig into the decade's greatest and most iconic baseball cards.
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  • Sep 8
    2023

    New Record for T206 Honus Wagner Authentic

    Auction News, Baseball Cards, Vintage News
    By Mike Payne - September 8, 2023
    0
    A 1909-11 T206 Honus Wagner designated “Authentic” by PSA sold for $1,968,000 in Mile High Card Company’s August 2023 auction ...
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  • Aug 22
    2023

    Authentic T206 Honus Wagner Coming to Mile High Auction

    Auction News, Vintage News
    By Mike Payne - August 22, 2023
    0
    Mile High Card Company has announced that a 1909-11 T206 Honus Wagner card will be lot #1 in the company’s ...
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  • Aug 4
    2023

    $20K Mantle Jersey Fusion Card Pulled, Sold at National

    Baseball Cards
    By Mike Payne - August 4, 2023
    0
    Collector Jak Darby didn’t know quite what he had when he opened a pack of Jersey Fusion at the recent ...
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  • Jun 8
    2023

    Michael Jordan “Flu Game” Sneakers Up for Auction

    Beckett Updates
    By Mike Payne - June 8, 2023
    0
    The shoes worn by Michael Jordan during the famous 1997 NBA Finals “flu game” are up for auction by Goldin ...
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  • May 30
    2023

    USA Baseball Is Home to Exclusive 2023 Stars & Stripes Factory Set

    Baseball Cards
    By Mike Payne - May 30, 2023
    0
    USA Baseball’s Team Store exclusive 2023 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes 100-card Factory Set will be available starting Wednesday, ...
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  • May 25
    2023

    1992 Olympics-Worn Michael Jordan Dream Team Tops $3 Million

    Auction News, Basketball Cards
    By Mike Payne - May 25, 2023
    1
    A truly one-of-a-kind collection has hit the market after Goldin’s 1992 Olympic Dream Team auction closed Wednesday night. The biggest ...
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  • May 18
    2023

    Jersey Fusion All Sports Offers Series 2

    Multisport
    By Mike Payne - May 18, 2023
    0
    A second series of Jersey Fusion All Sports has hit the market, featuring original trading cards of familiar and significant ...
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  • Mar 2
    2023

    Joe Montana Still Breaking Records – Two-Time Super Bowl-Worn Jersey Brings $1.2 Million

    Auction News, Football Cards, World Of Collectibles
    By Mike Payne - March 2, 2023
    0
    The red San Francisco 49ers jersey Joe Montana wore in not one, but two Super Bowls sold for a record ...
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  • Feb 28
    2023

    1916 M101-4 Sporting News Babe Ruth Tops $1.7 Million

    Auction News, Baseball Cards
    By Mike Payne - February 28, 2023
    0
    2023 has its biggest sale to date — a 1916 M101-4 Sporting News Babe Ruth RC graded by SGC as ...
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  • Feb 6
    2023

    Super Joe’s Super Stuff: Joe Montana’s Personal Memorabilia Heading to Auction

    Auction News, Football Cards
    By Mike Payne - February 6, 2023
    0
    Details on Joe Montana selling major pieces from his career including game-used Super Bowl jerseys, Notre Dame helmet and more ...
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  • Jan 31
    2023

    Lou Gehrig Signed Game-Used Bat Comes to Auction

    Auction News, Vintage News
    By Mike Payne - January 31, 2023
    0
    Another significant game-used piece has been added to Heritage Auctions’ Winter Platinum Night Catalog Auction Feb. 25-26: a circa 1926-27 ...
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  • Jan 30
    2023

    Joe DiMaggio Game Jersey Honors Babe Ruth

    Auction News, Baseball Cards, Vintage News
    By Mike Payne - January 30, 2023
    0
    Several game-used jerseys will be a part of the Heritage Auctions’ annual Winter Platinum Night Sports Auction (Feb. 25-26), but ...
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  • Jan 26
    2023

    The Kindest Miscut of All

    Baseball Cards, Vintage News
    By Mike Payne - January 26, 2023
    0
    SCP Auctions calls this “the most sought-after miscut card in the hobby,” and really, who could argue that? This miscut ...
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  • Jan 23
    2023

    Star Crossed: 1980s Star Company Basketball Card Masterclass

    1980s Basketball Cards
    By Mike Payne - January 23, 2023
    1
    History and legacy of Star Company basketball cards from the 1980s. Includes info on key cards, how to spot fakes ...
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  • Nov 17
    2022

    Aaron Judge’s 62nd Home Run Ball Headed to Auction

    Auction News, Baseball Cards
    By Mike Payne - November 17, 2022
    0
    Details on the ball from Aaron Judge's 62nd home run of the 2022 season coming up for auction through Goldin.
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  • Nov 14
    2022

    Babe Ruth Game-Used Glove Brings $1.5 Million

    Auction News, Baseball Cards, Vintage News
    By Mike Payne - November 14, 2022
    0
    A game-used glove worn by Babe Ruth set a record for the most ever paid for a baseball glove, bringing ...
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  • Jul 25
    2022

    Will This 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Be the First $10 Million Baseball Card?

    Auction News, Baseball Cards, Vintage News
    By Mike Payne - July 25, 2022
    1
    Details on a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card that's expected to top $10 million at auction in August, 2022.
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  • Jul 18
    2022

    USA Baseball Alumni Dominate Draft’s First Round

    Baseball Cards
    By Mike Payne - July 18, 2022
    0
    What a night for USA Baseball alumni, as they dominated the first round of the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft. ...
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  • Jul 7
    2022

    Peachstate Hobby Distribution Expands with Purchase of UK Distributor

    Beckett Updates
    By Mike Payne - July 7, 2022
    0
    The pathway to broader trading card distribution overseas has become more defined with the purchase of Bliss Distribution Limited UK ...
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  • May 19
    2022

    Babe Ruth: The Sultan of Licensing

    Baseball Cards, Beckett PLUS, Vintage News
    By Mike Payne - May 19, 2022
    0
    Babe Ruth has been dead 74 years now, but he still is having a better year than the president, bringing ...
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  • May 8
    2022

    2022 USA Baseball Stars & Stripes Brings Exclusive Complete-Set Blaster

    Beckett Updates
    By Mike Payne - May 8, 2022
    2
    USA Baseball and Panini are introducing a new, complete-set blaster box of 2022 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes that ...
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  • 2011 Topps Update Mike Trout RC
    Apr 23
    2022

    Paper King: The Impact of the 2011 Topps Update Mike Trout Rookie Card

    Baseball Cards
    By Mike Payne - April 23, 2022
    19
    This is the story of the 2011 Topps Update Mike Trout Rookie Card, a trading card that isn’t yet eight-years ...
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  • Mar 28
    2022

    USA Baseball and Panini Extend Exclusive Deal

    Baseball Cards
    By Mike Payne - March 28, 2022
    0
    Details on USA Baseball and Panini America extending their exclusive baseball card deal.
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  • Mar 17
    2022

    Milestones Ahead: MLB Career Achievements Within Reach in 2022

    Baseball Cards, Beckett PLUS
    By Mike Payne - March 17, 2022
    0
    When he collects his 3,000th hit this coming season, and he’s just nine shy entering 2022, future Hall of Famer ...
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  • Mar 7
    2022

    Who Will Be Topps Living Set MLB’s #500?

    Baseball Cards
    By Mike Payne - March 7, 2022
    1
    With Topps set to release card #500 of its MLB Living Set this week, we thought we would take a ...
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  • Feb 3
    2022

    Lauren Taylor: In Her Own Words

    Baseball Cards, Sports Art
    By Mike Payne - February 3, 2022
    2
    Interview with artist Lauren Taylor on her work, Topps Project70, working through mental struggles and her desire to help others.
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  • Jan 27
    2022

    Before “FF” — The Beauty of Freddie Freeman’s Original Signature

    Baseball Cards, Beckett PLUS
    By Mike Payne - January 27, 2022
    0
    Don’t recognize the early Freddie Freeman autographs? Well, as a 16-year-old in the summer of 2006 (he turned 17 that ...
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  • Jan 20
    2022

    Game Used Tone Adds RJ Barrett, Khris Middleton

    Basketball Cards
    By Mike Payne - January 20, 2022
    0
    Game Used Tone, a memorabilia company specializing in one-of-a-kind game-used NBA shoes, jerseys and basketballs, has announced partnerships with New ...
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  • Nov 4
    2021

    Sports Artist Spotlight: Doug Stromenger

    Sports Art
    By Mike Payne - November 4, 2021
    0
    Doug Stromenger can recall standing in line at card shows to meet autograph guests, thinking everything seemed just a little ...
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  • Oct 29
    2021

    1954 Mickey Mantle Game-Used Jersey in November Heritage Auction

    Auction News
    By Mike Payne - October 29, 2021
    0
    Heritage Auctions calls its Nov. 18-20 Fall Sports Collectibles Catalog Auction one “for the ages.” And it’s hard to disagree ...
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  • Oct 15
    2021

    Max Scherzer: Not Close to Maxing Out

    Baseball Cards, Beckett PLUS
    By Mike Payne - October 15, 2021
    0
    Here’s how fast a card can get hot in a short amount of time. In November’s issue of Beckett Baseball, ...
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  • Sep 20
    2021

    Sports Artist Spotlight: Mike Kupka

    Sports Art
    By Mike Payne - September 20, 2021
    0
    Mike Kupka has been creating art for “as long as I can remember.” “I always had a pencil or marker ...
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