Barons extrapolates what we can learn about the markets based on the latest Aaron Judge 62nd HR sale.

Sales and searches for cards of Messi and Mbappe skyrocketed during and after their thrilling 2022 World Cup Final match. According to eBay, sales of Messi collectibles increased nearly 500% from Saturday to Sunday while Mbappe’s sales increased over 300%.

“Eric Whiteback (aka the Collectibles Guru) has a long history in The Hobby as one of the top content creators and one of the top collectors of soccer cards in the space. He recently chatted with ONE37pm about his passion for trading cards and walked us through the process of card-collecting. He even told us why he’s such a big fan of the eBay vault.“

“Passion. Beauty. Culture. Wealthy investors have many reasons for building collections of art, antiques, automobiles and more. Profit is rarely one of them.”

Sports Collectors Daily recaps the last week including Beckett and Alt embroiled in a legal battle over a trimmed Steph Curry rookie card, a familial lawsuit in the Gary Player family, and Connor McDavid game-used memorabilia coming to auction.

“The one-of-a-kind original mechatronic model — used to bring the alien to life — sold for $2.5 million at Julien’s Auctions. The piece was used as the #1 filming model “actor” for the movie’s main character in the 1982 classic flick “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.”

The Athletic (paywall) shares seven interesting tales surrounding some famous cards.

“Sale of Maximus T rex at Sotheby’s reveals growing interest in palaeontological finds at auction houses.”