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Sports Collectors Digest

Feb 01 2021
Magazine

SPORTS COLLECTORS DIGEST covers every aspect of modern sports collecting, including cards, memorabilia, equipment, lithographs, figurines, and autographed material. Online collecting, memorabilia, and auction news are covered each week in specially designed sections that complement columns from some of the most respected experts in the hobby and up-to-date card pricing and checklisting data from expert analysts. Along with display advertisements from all of the major dealers in the country, each weekly issue offers extensive auction advertising and listings, plus a classified section that gives collectors a medium for buying, selling, and trading.

Sports Collectors Digest

Instant card grading with AI? Yeah, it’s a thing

Top Ten Online Auctions

A LOOK BACK AT 2020

WAYNE GRETZKY ROOKIE CARD SELLS FOR RECORD $1.29 MILLION • Heritage Auctions breaks record for largest sports auction ever held

Johnny Bench’s friend buys his auction items, then returns them to the HOFer

CLEAN SWEEP LAUNCHES INTO 2021 WITH MAJOR AUCTION

HERITAGE AUCTIONS’ WINTER PLATINUM NIGHT SPORTS AUCTION

NEW CARD release calendar

TOPPS CELEBRATES 70 TH  ANNIVERSARY IN BASEBALL SERIES 1

ARE YOUR SPORTS COLLECTIBLES INSURED? • Agents from companies that insure sports cards and memorabilia give insight to this layer of protection

BASEBALL ART

TOP 1 LISTS

TOP TEN SELLING SPORTS CARDS OF ALL TIME • It’s safe to say 2020 was a monumental year for card sales. All but two of the Top 10 Selling Sports Cards of All Time was auctioned off last year as the coronavirus pandemic raged on.

TOP TEN VINTAGE CARDS FROM THE MAJOR SPORTS • There are so many iconic vintage cards in the four major sports, it’s hard to keep the list at just 10. However, here are 10 – three baseball, three football, three basketball and one hockey – that really capture every collector’s imagination. This list excludes the Honus Wagner T206, Mickey Mantle 1952 Topps, and Wayne Gretzky 1979 O-Pee-Chee because they were included in the Top 10 Selling Sports Cards of All Time.

TOP TEN MODERN ERA CARDS FROM THE MAJOR SPORTS • Modern era cards have been on fire since the pandemic started. There doesn’t seem to be any end in sight of that slowing down. Since 1980, there have been so many landmark cards that have been released, but we are picking just a couple handfuls as the Top 10 Modern Era Cards from the Major Sports. We have selected three baseball, three football, three basketball and one hockey – sticking to base cards and sans autographs.

TOP TEN OFFBEAT CARDS • It hasn’t just been athletes from the four major sports who have had a surge in their card prices. Offbeat sports such as soccer, boxing and golf have also benefitted. Here is a list of those cards that collectors should get their hands on if it isn’t too late.

TOP TEN HOBBY FINDS • It’s astonishing how many people happen to stumble upon fortunes when old trading cards surface. There have been some amazing hobby-defining finds over the years. From 1952 Topps Mickey Mantles coming out of nowhere to a Babe Ruth rookie card to a rare “Shoeless” Joe Jackson to T206s, the finds never get old. There is always a captivating story attached to the old cards being discovered. In 2020 alone, there were four major finds. We offer our Top 10 Hobby Finds of all time.

TOP TEN MEMORIBILIA CLASSICS SOLD AT AUCTION • There have been some spectacular pieces of sports memorabilia auctioned off over the last 10 years. Jerseys, championship rings, historical documents and record-breaking baseballs have produced eye-popping figures in the hobby. As we examine the Top 10 Memorabilia Classics Sold at Auction, it’s astounding that the No. 10 highest-selling piece of sports memorabilia clears $2 million.

TOP TEN WEIRDEST SPORTS COLLECTIBLES SOLD AT...


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SPORTS COLLECTORS DIGEST covers every aspect of modern sports collecting, including cards, memorabilia, equipment, lithographs, figurines, and autographed material. Online collecting, memorabilia, and auction news are covered each week in specially designed sections that complement columns from some of the most respected experts in the hobby and up-to-date card pricing and checklisting data from expert analysts. Along with display advertisements from all of the major dealers in the country, each weekly issue offers extensive auction advertising and listings, plus a classified section that gives collectors a medium for buying, selling, and trading.

Sports Collectors Digest

Instant card grading with AI? Yeah, it’s a thing

Top Ten Online Auctions

A LOOK BACK AT 2020

WAYNE GRETZKY ROOKIE CARD SELLS FOR RECORD $1.29 MILLION • Heritage Auctions breaks record for largest sports auction ever held

Johnny Bench’s friend buys his auction items, then returns them to the HOFer

CLEAN SWEEP LAUNCHES INTO 2021 WITH MAJOR AUCTION

HERITAGE AUCTIONS’ WINTER PLATINUM NIGHT SPORTS AUCTION

NEW CARD release calendar

TOPPS CELEBRATES 70 TH  ANNIVERSARY IN BASEBALL SERIES 1

ARE YOUR SPORTS COLLECTIBLES INSURED? • Agents from companies that insure sports cards and memorabilia give insight to this layer of protection

BASEBALL ART

TOP 1 LISTS

TOP TEN SELLING SPORTS CARDS OF ALL TIME • It’s safe to say 2020 was a monumental year for card sales. All but two of the Top 10 Selling Sports Cards of All Time was auctioned off last year as the coronavirus pandemic raged on.

TOP TEN VINTAGE CARDS FROM THE MAJOR SPORTS • There are so many iconic vintage cards in the four major sports, it’s hard to keep the list at just 10. However, here are 10 – three baseball, three football, three basketball and one hockey – that really capture every collector’s imagination. This list excludes the Honus Wagner T206, Mickey Mantle 1952 Topps, and Wayne Gretzky 1979 O-Pee-Chee because they were included in the Top 10 Selling Sports Cards of All Time.

TOP TEN MODERN ERA CARDS FROM THE MAJOR SPORTS • Modern era cards have been on fire since the pandemic started. There doesn’t seem to be any end in sight of that slowing down. Since 1980, there have been so many landmark cards that have been released, but we are picking just a couple handfuls as the Top 10 Modern Era Cards from the Major Sports. We have selected three baseball, three football, three basketball and one hockey – sticking to base cards and sans autographs.

TOP TEN OFFBEAT CARDS • It hasn’t just been athletes from the four major sports who have had a surge in their card prices. Offbeat sports such as soccer, boxing and golf have also benefitted. Here is a list of those cards that collectors should get their hands on if it isn’t too late.

TOP TEN HOBBY FINDS • It’s astonishing how many people happen to stumble upon fortunes when old trading cards surface. There have been some amazing hobby-defining finds over the years. From 1952 Topps Mickey Mantles coming out of nowhere to a Babe Ruth rookie card to a rare “Shoeless” Joe Jackson to T206s, the finds never get old. There is always a captivating story attached to the old cards being discovered. In 2020 alone, there were four major finds. We offer our Top 10 Hobby Finds of all time.

TOP TEN MEMORIBILIA CLASSICS SOLD AT AUCTION • There have been some spectacular pieces of sports memorabilia auctioned off over the last 10 years. Jerseys, championship rings, historical documents and record-breaking baseballs have produced eye-popping figures in the hobby. As we examine the Top 10 Memorabilia Classics Sold at Auction, it’s astounding that the No. 10 highest-selling piece of sports memorabilia clears $2 million.

TOP TEN WEIRDEST SPORTS COLLECTIBLES SOLD AT...


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