THE BOYS OF SPRING ’21 — Ah, the smell of spring and the joys it can bring—particularly this year, as the world continues the fight against COVID-19. The best indicator of spring? Baseball, of course. With spring training in full swing, collectors ar

Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, who defeated Muhammad Ali in a surprising upset in 1978, died Feb. 5 after battling cancer. He was 67. Spinks was a three-peat winner in the amateur light heavyweight national championships and won the gold me

The card craze continues… The Honus Wagner 1909 T206—the one former baseball player and broadcaster Joe Garagiola once traded his 1954 New York Giants uniform for—sold at Heritage Auctions for a remarkable $2,520,000. Considering its condition as SGC

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“The two most important days in your life are the day you were born, and the day you find out why.” This legendary quote by the iconic American writer Mark Twain arguably sums up any individual’s sheer existence, and we at Memory Lane find it immense

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Imagine an auction loaded with spectacular rookie cards from everyone from Mickey Mantle, Henry Aaron, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Wayne Gretzky, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and many others, plus a boatload of pristine unopened boxes, wax pack

Because of the pandemic, the Hall of Fame inductions for the classes of 2020 in baseball, basketball and football were pushed back a year. As a result, 2021 will see each sport induct one of its most legendary players. Derek Jeter (Baseball Class of

The sizzling card market continued to soar to new heights as Luka Doncic and Tom Brady cards became the highest-selling basketball and football cards of all time. In fact, not only did the 2018-19 National Treasures RC Auto Logoman 1/1 card of the Da

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Mile High Card Company’s first catalog auction of 2021 begins on Monday, March 15 and promises to be the biggest in the company’s history, offering a mix of the most significant vintage and modern cards and unopened material in the hobby. A 1986 Flee

The 2021 Topps Gypsy Queen builds on a tradition of beautifully designed base and insert sets that appeal to those who love the old and new. Look for some of the most unique autograph cards, including the all-new Captains Minis Autographs and the ret

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With top-of-the-line card-grading services already well established—and Certified Sports Guaranty (CSG) card-grading service launching in February—is there room for one that is automated with the use of artificial intelligence? Well, ready or not, on

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In an incredible act of kindness, a longtime friend of former Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench secretly bid on several items the Baseball Hall of Famer had put up for sale at Hunt Auctions in November and did so with the intent of returning them

In this year’s release of its popular Baseball Series 1, Topps celebrates 70 years of Topps Baseball Cards, highlighting new rookies, modern-day stars and the legendary players of the game. Collectors will find all-new autographs, relics and inserts

THE BEST OF 2020 — The year 2020 has left an indelible mark—and not in a good way. Amid the despair of a runaway pandemic and unprecedented political division, however, our little corner of the world—online auctions—showed that sports collectors want