Category: Collectible Investing

by Lauren Sisselman | September 11, 2023

If you're like me, you grew up with wrestling in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This period of wrestling is fondly looked back on as one of the best -- we saw larger-than-life athletes, matches that are still talked about today, and storylines that were so...

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by Don | September 11, 2023

Over Labor Day weekend, most of us were celebrating the final days of summer. But on Friday, September 1st, 2023, comic book fans around the world celebrated the 60th anniversary of two of the most important superhero teams in history: the Avengers and the X-Men. Let's take...

by Ryan Kirksey | September 10, 2023

With college football underway and the NFL roaring into view, many across this country and across the globe will spend their weekends watching their favorite (American) football teams in action for the next four to five months. It got me thinking: With so many crossovers and...

by Lauren Sisselman | September 10, 2023

For years, Hake's has been a leader in collectibles outside of comics and has seen realized prices on vintage and antique trading cards, toys, and even political items. This month, Hake's has a number of unique and interesting finds in their September auction, with sessions ending September...

by Don | September 9, 2023

PWCC's weekly auction ending on September 10th has several high-grade cards from the legendary Fleer 1986-87 basketball set, including two Michael Jordan rookie cards. Let's take a closer look at this set along with several cards that are up for bids at PWCC this week. Although...

by Todd A Neikirk | September 7, 2023

Originally an AFL team, the Miami Dolphins joined the NFL in 1970. Before long, they became one of the model franchises in the league. And as one of the top franchises in league history, the Dolphins have featured several amazing players. Thanks to a large, national fan...

by YourCousinMarvinBerry | September 7, 2023

An ultra-rare 1998 Pikachu Silver Trophy card just sold for a record $444,000! The second-place prize from the 1997-98 Japanese Lizardon Mega Battle Pokemon tournament events came in first at Goldin, setting a new record for the card and giving collectors the opportunity...

by Joseph Overaitis | September 6, 2023

In this grading experiment, every comic book was selected for a particular purpose.  That was never so true as the Golden Age books that were sent in to be graded. The owner wanted to preserve some of these books that were purchased raw, thus the increased value...

by Don | September 4, 2023

In a tribute to the recently departed Bob Barker, here's another blog entitled, "The Price is Right," where we'll review the asking price of major key issues and ask whether the "price is right?" This week, we'll take a look at CGC 9.8 copy of

by Todd A Neikirk | September 3, 2023

Each NHL season, a number of players break out and become stars. Mostly, they are players who were taken early in the draft, but sometimes they come out of nowhere. It makes sense for hockey fans to be thinking about picking up the cards of high-potential prospects...