Everyone investing in rookie cards should read this. It’s from collector Eric Naierman:

A high school senior in Oregon picked an inside out Cubs jacket out of a bin at a Goodwill in Oregon.

The numbers inside were his lottery ticket.

14. 1953.

14 is Ernie Banks.

1953. His rookie season.

Bought it for $8.70. Could hit $20K+ at auction

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Guys ripping open Bowmans only to get these type of autos 🤔

A NAPKIN that led to Barcelona’s signing of a 13-year-old Lionel Messi has officially hit the auction block.

A first bid of $275,000 has been made.

A cllct analysis + this week’s auction items that peeked our interest…

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The hottest tickets in collectibles aren't from baseball or basketball games.

They're not even from concerts.

Will Stern explains how movie tickets are taking over.

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Happy 75th birthday, Billy Joel.

I was born a couple years too late to see his very beginnings.

His first performance after releasing his first solo album in 1971 was at a club less than two miles from where I would grow up.

eBay seller lists 59 random tickets from the 1979 Padres season.

Nothing remarkable, couple Ozzie Smith & Dave Winfield highlights.

Bet seller was surprised with the winning bid of $1,529.

Why? It included June 29, the San Diego Chicken’s “Grand Hatching.”

Impossibly rare…

Day of game prices for Mets 1986 championship season 😳😳😳

$662.22: Winning bid on eBay tonight for the 1968 game where fans of the Eagles, then 2-11 on the season, pelted Santa Claus during halftime with more than 100 snowballs.

The game notes of the 1960s were wild.

University of Florida Sports Information Director Norm Carlson casually dropping in that the man who would go on to win the Heisman got married three days before the season started!

Never thought I would see the day.

Zion Williamson’s blown out shoe has resurfaced more than five years later.

It goes to auction on Friday.

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Wrote about my favorite thing: The Beatles.

The stories behind the rare ticket to their 1st Ed Sullivan Show (almost all were destroyed), the $2.41M Lennon guitar that some guy bought for $175… and more.

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Zion Williamson’s infamous blown-out sneaker was thought to be destroyed by Nike, never to be seen again.

Today, Goldin has revealed the shoe will appear in an upcoming auction for the first time.

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Old and wrinkled $12 ticket from 1984 was up on eBay for mere minutes this morning.

Sold for full Buy It Now price of $4,950.

Why?

It’s Charles Barkley’s debut. Came off bench, scored 11 in 27 mins.

PSA HAS NOT GRADED A SINGLE BARKLEY DEBUT.

(H/T Eric Naierman)

40 years ago today, the USSR boycotts the 1984 Olympics.

Team USA set a medals record, which results in McDonald’s giving away millions of Big Macs, Fries & Sodas.

The narrative?

Mickey D’s was crushed.

cllct found out that just wasn’t true

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A Nintendo World Championship gold cartridge traded hands privately for $350,000 earlier this year, according to documents obtained and reviewed by cllct.

That’s an all-time record.

The story behind the “pinnacle of game collecting” 👇

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JUST IN: Fanatics adds 'crown jewel' with exclusive deal for Premier League cards.

EPL trading cards, stickers will move from Panini to Fanatics in June 2025.

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