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Hake’s Premier Auction #232 was a resounding success, setting a new house record at $3.6 million. This auction, which closed on June 29-30, 2021, marked their second consecutive auction to set a new house record. Offering some incredibly rare pieces and the most desirable pop culture collectibles, the auction set multiple new records.The auction was led by a 1999 Pokémon Shadowless Holographic Uncut Proof Sheet with 99 cards, including 7 Charizard cards, that netted $234,171. The Base Set’s firs …

Across the board, collectibles are setting new records on a consistent basis, particularly items from the highest echelons of their respective categories. The record for highest price achieved for a single comic book just joined the recent headline makers.Action Comics #1 CGC 8.5, which introduces Superman, just sold for a new world record $3,250,000 to a private collector. The sale was brokered by ComicConnect, the auction house that has brokered the most sales of this comic, which is the undis …

ComicLink’s Focused Auction started closing on June 21, 2021, and they are already putting up impressive numbers for CGC-certified comic book sales. This includes crushing previous records for Silver Age keys Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 7.0, which realized $191,000, and X-Men #1 CGC 8.0, which saw $147,000.Other recent ComicLink CGC-graded results were All Star Comics #8 5.0 for $55,122, Batman #1 4.0 for $246,000, Captain America Comics #1 5.5 for $182,500, Detective Comics #38 7.5 for $180,000, Am …

Mia Hamm, the former soccer star of the US women’s national team and two-time Olympic gold medalist, just set a new record for most expensive female sports card. Hamm’s 1992 rookie card PSA Gem Mint 10 sold for $34,440 at Goldin Auctions on June 27, 2021. This sale nearly doubled the previous record for most expensive female sports card that was set by fellow soccer star Alex Morgan, whose rookie card went for $16,000.Hamm’s Sports Illustrated for Kids rookie card was originally available in mag …

eMoviePoster closed their three-part April Major Auction on April 4, 2021 with a total of $435,799 in sales. Part I contained 275 linen-backed one-sheets that brought in $116,452. Part II was filled with 283 other linen-backed posters of all kinds that realized $115,497. Part III included 232 posters, campaign books, and more with a total of $203,850.The top individual results were a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs style B one-sheet for $16,450, African Queen linen-backed English one-sheet for $ …

The results are in from Pedigree Comics, Inc.’s just completed CGC-certified May Amazing Spider-Man Auction. The auction ran from Monday, May 3 to Thursday, May 13, 2021, featuring just under 700 CGC-certified comics listed without a reserve. Dubbed the “Southern Mass. Collection,” it was the best and deepest Amazing Spider-Man run that Pedigree has offered with an ending total of $840,466.There were record sales on almost every Silver and Bronze Age issue of the collection. The highlights liste …

Tom Brady capped off the 2020 NFL season with a seventh Super Bowl ring, fifth MVP, and tenth Super Bowl appearance, and now he’s set a new record. On Friday, April 2, 2021, Lelands sold a limited edition Tom Brady rookie card for $2,252,854.The 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Rookie Ticket #144 Tom Brady rookie autograph 99/100 BGS NM-MT+ 8.5 opened at $75,000 before 67 bids pushed it to the $2.25 million total.Differing from the regular Brady rookie cards, it was signed by the quarterback …