An Ohtani rookie outsold the Black Lotus in the Goldin 100
The 2018 Bowman Chrome Red Refractor #2/5 cleared the Lotus in the same room, an hour later.
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A 1956 Mantle sets a grade record at REA, by twenty thousand
Six vintage cards set a new high at their grade in one REA sale.
Crow-Armstrong's debut patch adds one bid in three days
The only lot in its own Goldin auction sits at a new high with eight days left.
Bidders chase an Ohtani card Topps has not printed yet
The unused redemption for his Gold Logoman 1/1 has taken 19 more bids since early September.
A signed Babe Ruth caramel card leads Goldin's vintage sale
Five lots carry six-figure bids with nineteen days still to run.
Mathewson E107 and a signed Cobb T202 clear six figures early
Both cards carry six-figure bids with three weeks left in Goldin's Fall Vintage Elite.
Black Lotus doubles in the Goldin 100 finale
Every lot we tracked cleared its Friday floor in extended bidding, while the top lot was one we missed.
Crow-Armstrong's Debut Patch 1/1 reaches six figures twice over
The card gained three bids in two days inside the auction Goldin built around it alone.
The first Gold Logoman jersey bids at a fraction of its cards
Ohtani's Tokyo opener jersey sits at four figures; cards with the same patch have sold for seven.
Crow-Armstrong's Debut Patch 1/1 climbs as he homers again
Eight bids in two days moved the lot, with the close still twelve days away.
Pete Crow-Armstrong's MLB Debut Patch auto gets its own auction
Goldin built a one-lot sale around the PSA 10 1/1 of the NL MVP front-runner.
Alonso rookie cards hold flat as he reaches 300 home runs
Mets fans gave the visiting Oriole a curtain call; his rookies trade in the teens.
Ohtani's back-to-back Logoman joins cardboard's priciest sales
PSA says the 1/1 dual patch autograph drew a winning offer of $11 million USD.
Luzardo's rookie cards take an injury hit on the Phillies' IL
He's eligible to return Sept. 27, the regular season's final day, with the Phillies holding a wild card.
The 1952 Topps Mantle's original photo sells at a record price
A private buyer paid $3 million USD for the photo used to make Mantle's 1952 Topps card.
Alvarez's rookies hold flat as he chases the Triple Crown
He leads the American League in average and trails in home runs and RBIs by two and four.
Brooks Robinson's 1961 Dice Game card sets a record
The finest Dice Game card SGC has graded brought a record at Huggins & Scott.
A PSA 9 Koufax rookie leads Memory Lane's Summer Rarities sale
The 1955 Topps card opens at $50,000 USD, with bidding through September 26.
A 1956 Topps Mantle in PSA 8.5 headlines REA's September auction
The catalog runs through the 20th and holds a Mays, a Brady rookie and five Jordans.
Verlander's rookies get a farewell start to sell into
The Tigers plan a two-day send-off in the final series against the Pirates, one last start the target.
Ohtani's IL stint lands on rookies still rising into it
The Dodgers backdate a 15-day stint; De Paula takes his DH at-bats.
Murakami's 1/1 Superfractor pulled on release day
Bowman Chrome's biggest possible hit surfaced within hours of the set's street date.
Ohtani's rookies haven't priced the end of his pitching year
His four biggest rookies held or rose over the past month, the #700 in PSA 10 leading.
Judge's PSA 10 rookies rose on the IL; his raw copies slipped
Chrome #169 in PSA 10 sold a median $475 USD over 30 days, up 11% in the last 30 days.
Acuña's rookie card hasn't moved on the milestone
The homer was his 1,000th hit; only Hank Aaron has 1,000 hits, 200 homers and 200 steals as a Brave.
Ohtani sits a third straight game and his rookies do not move
Knee and biceps discomfort has the Dodgers weighing an injured-list stint.
Schlittler's first Bowman is not a bargain any more
A Cy Young case built in one season has already repriced his 2025 first Bowman autos out of reach.
A 1961 Mays sold for more than any live ask
Three copies of the same card and grade are listed for less than the one that just sold.
A free raccoon card just beat every stadium giveaway on record
The gold 1/1 from a 20,000-card Mariners giveaway closed at $20,100 USD on 100 bids on eBay.
Samurai Japan Chrome sold out before a single box shipped
The EQL lottery closed oversubscribed before a single box reached buyers.
A record weekend for vintage: Wagner, Mantle, Ruth
A Piedmont-back T206 Wagner sold for $5,856,000 USD at Heritage's Summer Platinum Night.
Skubal's Topps Chrome rookies won't stay priced like a Tiger
Skubal struck out 11 for his first Dodgers win; a star in a bigger market gets his cards repriced.
Anderson's 1st Bowman spike is due for a retrace
Kade Anderson debuted the same week ESPN's top-100 rankings named him among the risers.
Báez cards go vertical after a debut no one had ever seen
Joshua Báez homered in his first three MLB at-bats, a first; call-up spikes retrace when play cools.
A 1952 Topps pack brick tops REA's record summer catalog
A "brick" of eight unopened 1952 Topps packs sold for $1.1 million USD at REA, a new vintage comp.
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