1917 Boston Store Joe Jackson #82 PSA 7 Record Sale

As reported on the Vintage Card Prices web site, a 1917 Boston Store Joe Jackson baseball card #82 graded by PSA as a 7 has sold for $31,598.10. This is a rare card that does not sell often and is extremely rare to find in such good condition. It is graded a 7 (from a grade range of 1-10) by PSA, Professional Sports Authenticator. PSA is one of the top professional graders in the sports card industry. The card was sold at the Goodwin Auction house. This is the most expensive card for the month of September 2009. More free values can be found on the web site's market report page. The Vintage Card Prices web site offers a free tool whereby you can add this card, or any card for that matter, to your "Want List" to be notified when a card is in auction.

You can see a picture of this elusive baseball card here: http://www.vintagecardprices.com/card-profile/43580/1917-Boston-Store-Joe-Jackson-82-Baseball-Card-Value-Prices.htm

To view all the cards in this set, click here: http://www.vintagecardprices.com/set-profile/140/1917-Boston-Store-Baseball-Card-Value-Prices.htm

A 19th Century Baseball Card Sells for $84,000

As seen on the free market report page at VintageCardPrices.com, an 1887 Jim Donahue baseball card #13 belonging to the "Kalamazoo Bats" set and graded as an SGC 30 sold for $84,000 (including buyers premium) at Legendary Auctions. It is the most expensive baseball card sold for the month of August 2009.

Kalamazoo Bats was a cigarrette brand in the late 1800's. The set was published by Charles Gross & Co. and is one of the rarest sets in existence. You can view the set with photos here: 1887 Kalamazoo Bats Vintage Baseball Card Set.

Barry Bonds Baseball Cards

Barry Bonds baseball cards are some of the most frequently sold cards of the 1980's era. Popular sets include:
1986 Donruss Rookies #11
1986 Topps Traded Tiffany #11T
1986 Topps Traded #11T
1986 Sportflics Rookies #13
1986 Fleer Update #14
1987 Donruss Opening Day #163c
1987 Donruss Opening Day #163er Photo is Johnny Ray
1987 Sportflics Team Previews #18
1987 Leaf #219
1987 Topps All-Star Glossy Set of 60 #30
1987 Topps #320
1987 Topps Tiffany #320
1987 O-Pee-Chee #320
1987 Donruss #361
1987 Toys R' Us Rookies #4
1987 Fleer Hottest Stars #5
1987 Fleer #604
1987 Fleer Glossy #604
1988 Donruss Rookies #11
1988 Leaf Donruss #113
1988 Sportflics #119

Have a look at of Barry Bonds' baseball cards and find their values by seeing what his graded cards have sold for on eBay and major auction houses here:
http://www.vintagecardprices.com/baseball-card-price-guide.htm?action=getSets&fname=Barry&lname=Bonds&sa=1&cat=1&hof=0&multi_player=1

Joe Louis American Hero Vintage Boxing Cards

Joseph Louis Barrow was born on May 13th 1914 and is widely regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. Louis is very much thought of as the first African American hero of the United States as he projected anti-Nazi sentiment during World War II.

You can view many of Joe Louis' vintage boxing cards that were issued from 1935 to 1967 here: Joe Louis Boxing Cards

1962 Topps Mars Attacks Non-Sports Vintage Trading Cards

Mars Attacks is a science fiction trading card series made in 1962 by Topps.

Mars Attacks is a story about the invasion of Earth by mean and disgusting Martians. The Martians used awkward methods to torture the humans. The cards were popular with children, but the cards contained inappropriate content, which caused the company to stop the production. They were so popular, that they became a collectors’ item.

Topps started making merchandise based on Mars Attacks. They made items such as mini comic books and card reprints.

Tim Burton filmed the first movie of Mars Attacks in 1996.

See the entire set here:
1962 Topps Mars Attacks Vintage Non-Sports Cards

The story of Mars Attacks:
Martians land on Earth in flying saucers. The president alerts America about the arrival of the Martians. The Martians announce that they have “ come in peace.” Then, a hippie releases a white dove into the air, a symbol of peace. The Martians take it the wrong way and start to attack and kill the humans.

A Martian disguises itself as a woman and sneaks into the White House and attempts to kill the president, but fails. The Martians decide to destroy historical landmarks, and end up killing the president. Thankfully, a teenage boy found the Martians weakness, (the song Indian Love Call).

The Martians end up going back to Mars and the humans clean up the Martians’ mess and improve their usual lifestyle.

By: Ashley Cespedes

Top Selling Graded Baseball Cards in the Past Month

Here is a sampling of data for June 2009:
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 graded as a PSA 4.5 sold for $12,856
1958 Topps Ted Williams #485 graded as a PSA 10 sold for $10,600
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 graded as a PSA 3 sold for $10,500
1909-11 White Borders T206 Cy Young, Cleveland #522 graded as an SGC 88 sold for $7,650

See more baseball card values here:
http://www.vintagecardprices.com/free-top-baseball-card-values.htm

Michael Jordan Basketball Card Values

This video demonstrates how serious basketball card collectors and dealers go about finding the value of their investments before they buy or sell them. It shows many different Michael Jordan cards and hones in on a 1986 Fleer #57 card graded by Sportscard Guaranty as an SGC 88 to see what it has sold for in the past on ebay and other major auction houses. What better way is there to truly know the value of your prized sports card other than knowing exactly how much was paid for them in public auction? Enjoy the clip!