Heritage Auctions In Progrss - Last Days To Bid In May 2 and 3 Auction
One of the most famous of all baseball collectibles, a 1909-era Honus Wagner card, is among the fabulous array of vintage sports trading cards and memorabilia offered by Heritage Auction Galleries in their Signature Auction in Dallas, Texas and online, May 2 and 3, 2008. Bidding is currently underway and offers hundreds of items of sports memorabilia and sports cards. The trading card portion of the auction will end on Friday, May 2nd in an Extended Bidding format, each lot closing individually after thirty minutes of bidding inactivity following the 9 PM CST cut-off. The memorabilia will be sold May 3rd in a Live auction format beginning at 12 noon CST, with bidders able to participate in person, by telephone, or online at www.HA.com/Live.

Andy Madec Sportscards Auction Is Now Open For Bidding
Andy Madec Sportscards Auction #23 opens for bidding today. You can bid by phone, fax or through the web site at http://andymadec.com/catalog.aspx through May 28, 3008. The auction contains 315 lots sports cards and memorabilia items. Highlights include: Lot #4: 1941 Play Ball #71 Joe DiMaggio PSA 8 NM-MT, Lot #3: 1934 Goudey #61 Lou Gehrig PSA 7.5 NM+, Lot #53: 1955 Topps #164 Roberto Clemente PSA 8.5 NM-MT, and much more. Lots includes sports cards, memorabilia, wire photographs, and more! Don’t miss out.

Albersheims New Retail Items for Sale & More
I just recently got back from Chicago after attending the Premier Collectible Conference and Exhibition and wanted to say that it was a real eye opener about what this business/hobby could possibly be. It was the classiest and one of the best run conventions I’ve ever attended. My applause goes out to Ryan Friedman at AuctionReport.com and Doug Allen of Mastro Auctions for putting on such an amazing event. Also, We have just updated our website. Check out our great news additions.

Session II Of The Current Mastro Auction Closes Tonight
Session Two of the Mastro Auctions Current Premier Catalog And Connoisseur Live Auction Event closes tonight. Time is running out to get your initial bids in before 9 PM Central Time on the auction closing date for the following session: Session Two Lots (745 - 1844) close today, Thursday, May 1st.

Vintage Sports Card Dealers See Strong Market - Report From PCCE 2008
Graded cards are here to stay–and competition is fierce between those who crave them–and those who sell them. Those who have spent a couple of decades earning the title of sports collector remember a tiime when you could walk into a card show and buy a T206 for a buck. Maybe not one in mint condition–or even close–but a respectable card of a recognizable player. Ungraded T206 cards still exist, but now even lesser condition examples usually wind up in the holder of a sports card grading company. One reason is that the cards are a little flimsy and the plastic holders offer some better protection But more often than not, the cards are slabbed because they sell for more money. Collectors want the authenticity and a third party’s opinion. Collectors with bigger slices of discretionary income want them in plastic so they can build graded sets. Complete story on Sports Collectors Daily.

Sotheby’s & SCP Auctions Sale of Important Memorabilia And Cards Totals $2.5 Million
THE ONLY KNOWN ‘SHOELESS’ JOE JACKSON BAT FROM HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER SELLS FOR $301,000. 1915 CRACKER JACK BASEBALL CARD COMPLETE SET (176) BRINGS $157,000. – Today in a crowded salesroom, the only known ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson Signature Model ‘Black Betsy’ Game Bat Dating From His Major League Career sold for $301,000 to an American private collector. The bat was the highlight of Sotheby’s and SCP Auctions’ sale of Important Sports Memorabilia and Cards, which brought $2,518,130. Also among the top lots in the sale was the 1915 Cracker Jack Baseball Card Complete Set of (176) In Original Cracker Jack Album, which sold to applause for $157,000 (est. $50/75,000).

Mile High Card Company Accepting Consignments
MHCC is currntly accepting consignments for their Summer 2008 Auction. The consignments deadline is June 2nd. We areaccepting sports cards and memorabilia, including graded cards, unopened wax, game used jereseys, and much more. If you are interested in consigning to our Summer auction, please give us a call.

Sports Card Authenticators Try to Stay Ahead
From battling the clock to fighting fraud and dealing with crossovers, sports card authentication companies are seldom bored. At the recent Premier Collectible Conference and Exhibition in Chicago, three representatives of those companies–Mark Anderson of Beckett Grading Services (BGS), Mike Baker of Global Authentication (GAI) and Dave Forman, president of Sportscard Guaranty (SGC) answered questions and discussed issues inside the powerful world of professional card grading. Full story from Sports Collectors Daily.

Memory Lane’s Auction Is Now Open For Bidding
Memory Lane’s spring auction has opened with some high grade and rare vintage baseball cards among the 1400-plus lots. Memory Lane’s spring auction opens with some amazing items. Memory Lane Incorporated has released its new auction catalog with a wide spectrum of sports cards featured in a newly-launched auction. The auction runs now through May 17th. Get you bids in early.

Last Days To Bid On The Lelands.com April Internet Auction
Lelands.com April internet auction is now open for bidding. Only 1 week left to bid. 397 lots of amzing sports cards and memorabilia up for bid at www.lelands.com. The auction will conlcude on May 4th. The auction highlights include: 1949 Bowman Jackie Robinson Rookie Card, Richard Nixon Single Signed Warren Giles National League Baseball, Mickey Mantle Signed Stat Sheet Lot (10), Alex Rodriguez Game Used Shoes, and much more.

Historic Auctions May Auction Offers Rare Babe Ruth Checks
On April 29th, Historic Auctions will open bidding on one of only two known checks in existence that are directly attributed to the infamous sale of Babe Ruth from the New York Yankees to the Boston Red Sox. While the contract might have symbolically established the details, the transfer of the funds was the substance of the deal which is everything the check embodies. Without the accompanying payment, the contract would have been just another piece of paper. This check is the pinnacle of signed memorabilia and potentially the cornerstone of only the most elite collections in the world.