Chester, NJ - August 12, 2024 - REA’s Summer Catalog Auction closed Sunday night with a 1951 Bowman #305 Willie Mays rookie PSA NM-MT+ 8.5 selling for $390,935, an auction record for the card in any grade. Numerous additional record prices were achieved, including a 1933 R319 Goudey #106 Napoleon Lajoie PSA VG-EX+ 4.5 that sold for $162,000, a record for the grade, and a signed 1949 Bowman #84 Roy Campanella Rookie PSA VG 3 with a MINT 9 signature - one of only two graded by PSA - that sold for $132,000, a record for the card in any grade.
The event included a variety of signed cards, including a signed 1986-1987 Fleer Basketball #57 Michael Jordan Rookie PSA NM 7 with a NM 7 signature that sold for $120,000.
There were also numerous high-grade complete sets that saw very strong results, including a 1956 Topps complete set that sold for $111,000, as well as a 1960 Topps complete set and a 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folders complete set ranked third on the PSA Set Registry, both of which sold for $96,000. Meanwhile, a 1972 Topps Football complete set ranked sixth on the PSA Set Registry sold for $36,000.
The 1951 Bowman Willie Mays Rookie PSA NM-MT+ 8.5 sold for $390,935, a record for the card
Additionally, game-used memorabilia had a strong presence in this event. The top seller was a newly discovered 1936-1937 Dizzy Dean St. Louis Cardinals game-used road jersey that sold for $114,000, the highest price ever realized for a Dizzy Dean game-used item.
The event featured nearly 3,200 sport and non-sport items, generating more than $13.3 million in sales across 82,000+ bids.
Some of the other notable sales in the Summer event included:
1933 R338 Sport Kings #2 Babe Ruth PSA NM-MT 8 - $120,000
1915 Boston Red Sox Real-Photo Team Postcard with Babe Ruth Rookie - $114,000
1980 Topps #482 Rickey Henderson Rookie PSA GEM MINT 10 - $111,000
1979-1980 O-Pee-Chee Hockey #18 Wayne Gretzky Rookie PSA MINT 9 - $105,000
1914 E145 Cracker Jack #103 Joe Jackson SGC GOOD+ 2.5 - $102,000 (record for the SGC grade)
1933 V353 World Wide Gum Canadian Goudey #80 Babe Ruth PSA NM 7 - $96,000 (record for the card)
1984-1985 Star Company Basketball #101 Michael Jordan Rookie BGS NM-MT+ 8.5 - $52,800 (record for this Beckett grade)
“This was a very exciting auction across the board and we’re pleased with the countless new record prices that were established in so many different areas of the hobby,” said Brian Dwyer, President of REA. “As always, we owe a huge thank you to the consignors who entrust us with these incredible items, and the bidders who made this yet another record-setting catalog auction for us.”
REA’s next event will be its September Encore Auction that runs from September 12-22. You can register here. Visit REA’s website where you can review REA’s upcoming auction schedule and explore the company’s collection of consignor stories.
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Robert Edward Auctions (REA) is one of the leading auction houses in the US specializing in sports and non-sports cards and memorabilia. For more than 30 years, REA has established a reputation as the industry benchmark through its unparalleled and unwavering commitment to integrity, knowledge and transparency. The Company has brokered some of the most lucrative sales and handled some of the most coveted pieces of sports memorabilia in the hobby’s history, including the historic sales of the 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth rookie card for $7.2 million in December 2023 and the T206 Honus Wagner card for $6.6 million in August 2021, a record-setting price at the time. In July 2023, the company acquired Huggins & Scott Auctions. For more information, visit https://robertedwardauctions.com/ and follow REA on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can also contact us and request our auction catalog by emailing [email protected].
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