Dressed for Success: Mantle Jersey Sells for $4.6 Million

A year ago, a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card stunned the sports collectible hobby, selling for a record $12.6 million. Now, 12 months later, two more pristine Mantle pieces combined to sell for more than $9 million in Heritage’s recent Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction. A New York Yankees jersey worn by Mantle throughout […]

Pricey Baseball Bat

A bat that belonged to Lou Gehrig sold at a Heritage auction in 2020 for $1,025,000. The early bat was made by Hillerich & Bradsby and was used by Gehrig playing for Columbia University, the Hartford Senators, and the New York Yankees. His name is stamped on the side. Bidding did not reach the reserve […]

Babe Ruth Signed Baseball Hits High Price

Babe Ruth memorabilia still hits high prices. A baseball that Ruth signed the night before he died sold for $183,500 at Grey Flannel Auctions in Arizona. It’s the record high price for a single-signature personalized baseball.  

Baseball Bats

A game-used cracked baseball bat should sell for less than one-quarter of the price of a game-used cracked stick that does not have a crack. Sometimes a crack is invisible. Test bats before you buy. Bang the knob on the floor. A bat without a crack gives a solid ring. A cracked one gives a […]

Baseball Cards

Baseball cards have been printed since the 1880s, and billions of cards have been produced. The first cards were issued by tobacco companies, but by the 1920s tobacco companies were no longer using the cards as promotions. Candy and gum companies began issuing cards in the early twentieth century. Topps Chewing Gum Company started inserting […]

Factors Affecting A Baseball Card’s Value

Newer cards must be in near-perfect condition to have any value. Older cards in less-than-perfect condition sell, but those in excellent condition bring the best prices. Unopened packs of cards sell better than opened packs. Sometimes the cards have been stained by the bubble gum or packaging—an unwelcome, price-reducing surprise. One way to make sure […]

Ted Williams Card Co.

Q: I have several baseball cards made by the Ted Williams Card Co. in 1993 and 1994. Most of them picture retired players. What are they worth? A: The Ted Williams Card Co. was founded in 1992 by Ted Williams’ son, John-Henry Williams, and Brian Interland, hoping to promote interest in Ted Williams memorabilia and […]

Don’t Trim a Baseball Card

By Michael Osacky  Trimming a card is the same thing as altering it.  The value is essentially nill.  Collectors do NOT want a trimmed card under any circumstance.  The best investment I have ever made was to buy a ten cent ruler at Target.  I know the dimensions for every baseball, football, and basketball card.  […]