Baseball has always been a game of legends, and the players who reach its pinnacle are forever etched in history. This year, Topps commemorates one of the sport’s most exclusive milestones with the release of 2025 Topps Welcome to the Club: 3X MVP. This extraordinary set honors the elite athletes who have achieved the rare … Read more
Trevor Lawrence shows how brutal the modern football card market can be. He entered the NFL with everything collectors like. First overall pick. Franchise quarterback. Huge college career. Big Jaguars hope. The hobby did not wait for the career to happen. It priced the dream immediately. In March 2023, a 2021 Panini National Treasures Rookie … Read more
When people think about valuable tobacco and vintage trading cards, the T206 Honus Wagner is usually the first example that comes to mind. But the world of early promotional cards is much broader than one famous baseball card. Cigarette cards, tobacco cards, coffee cards, soup cards, and other product-issued cards all belong to a much … Read more
The historic baseball that Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hit out of Miami’s LoanDepot Park last month has now become the most expensive baseball ever sold at auction. At an auction hosted by Goldin, the ball fetched an astounding price of $4.39 million. This ball marked Ohtani’s 50th home run of the season, making … Read more
Beckett Offers Conflicting Opinion on Previously Graded Michael Jordan-Signed RookieCompany “Unable to Render an Opinion” on Autograph It Certified in March 2023. It’s another case of the Michael Jordan autograph controversy, which has gained momentum since the Netflix documentary The Last Dance and driven the value of signatures to new heights. The authenticity of a … Read more
When Topps released the limited Shohei Ohtani 50/50 boxes directly through its website, demand exploded almost instantly. Collectors were allowed to purchase up to 20 boxes per customer, and many sold out within minutes as buyers rushed to secure what already felt like a historic release tied to Ohtani’s legendary 2024 season with the Los … Read more
A rare 1984–85 Star Co. rookie card of Michael Jordan is currently up for auction at Goldin. After just one week, bidding has already climbed past $120,000, and with the buyer’s premium factored in, the price now sits at roughly $147,000. The steady stream of bids – well over 70 so far – underscores how … Read more
Long before fans could read the sponsor logos, they already knew who was coming. A bright yellow helmet with green and blue stripes appeared in the distance — and everyone instantly recognized Ayrton Senna. Even decades after his final season in Formula 1, the design remains one of the most iconic visual symbols in motorsport … Read more
Some memorabilia should not be treated like normal collectibles. That sounds strange coming from someone who writes about buying, selling, framing, authenticating and displaying sports memorabilia. I like private collections. I understand why someone wants a signed jersey, a game-used bat, an old Olympic item, a medal, a torch, a program, a ticket, or a … Read more
Sports autographs are one of the most personal parts of collecting. A signed basketball, jersey, rookie card, photo, or pair of shoes can feel very different from a regular collectible. That is also why fake autographs are such a big problem in sports memorabilia. Few athletes are forged as often as Michael Jordan. Why Michael … Read more
