Quick Rips | RIPPED Newsletter\xa0 \xa0 4/9/24 by\xa0RIPPED |
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Angels’ Schanuel shows off bat knobs featuring his Toppsrookie cards |
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What’s up, Rippers! The craziness of March Madness is finally dying down. It was quite a run. College basketball stole the show as UConn claimed back-to-back men’s titles, and South Carolina capped off an undefeated season. Away from the court, plenty of cool things were happening in The Hobby. This week, we highlight a Los Angeles Angels rookie showing off his unique bat knobs, a Mantle Type I photograph sells for a record price, and one million is a magical number for one Cubs collector. - Rookie Schanuel starts career hot with help of some special bats
- Rare Mantle Type I photo used for ’52 Bowman, ’53 Topps fetches big money
- Cubs collector Beau Thompson completes a major milestone with assist from Topps
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Ever since Topps started producing Formula 1® trading cards in 2020, the market in The Hobby for the high-speed sport has been electric. Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, and Charles Leclerc had their 1st Bowman cards to cement their status as stars. Topps and Formula 1® will continue their partnership after signing a long-term renewal. Topps will produce trading cards and stickers featuring drivers from the current F1, F2, and F3 seasons. Topps is planning to attend multiple Grands Prix during the 2024 season, with fans having the chance to collect exclusive cards, get their hands on the latest collections, and engage in interactive activities. |
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Mickey Mantle’s stature in The Hobby just continues to grow. Nineteen months after an SGC 9.5 example of Mantle’s 1952 Topps card sold for a record \\$12.6 million, the\xa0New York Yankeeslegend added another feather to his cap. A Type I photo that was used to produceMantle’s 1951 Bowman rookie card, along with his ’53 Topps and ’52 Berk Ross cards, sold for a record \\$843,750 through Heritage Auctions on April 7. The beautiful specimen – which miraculously survived Hurricane Katrina unscathed – is one of just four known Type I examples of this iconic image to exist; it is authenticated by PSA. This masterpiece shattered the record for a Type I sports photograph, previously held by the classic image of Ty Cobb sliding into third base during a game in 1910. That image sold for \\$390,000 in December 2020. This certainly won’t be the last time Mantle breaks a record in The Hobby. |
About six and a half years ago, Beau Thompson had roughly 75,000 Chicago Cubs cards. At that point, Thompson devised a plan – he would make it his collecting mission to reach one million unique Cubs cards. Thompson busted his tail. With 999,999 cards checked off, the Madison, Wisconsin resident was invited to Wrigley Field to throw out the first pitch for the Cubs-Dodgers game on April 5. Before the big day, Topps representatives asked Thompson to let the company help him acquire his one-millionth card. Topps surprised the 41-year-old with an official MLB-licensed Cubs trading card of Beau Thompson. Yes, he got his own card. And it’s a Topps Chrome Superfractor. Thompson’s one-of-a-kind day ended with him taking home a fabulous 1-of-1 card. April 5 will be a day Thompson will never forget. |
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