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Auction Name: Spring Sports Catalog Auction
Auction Date: 05/16/2025 - 05/18/2025
Sale Number: #50077
Total Lots: 1999
Sold Lots: 1962
Lots Sold: 98.15%
Unsold Lots: 37

Total Sales (USD): 11,998,500.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 0.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 0.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD): 0.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD): 0.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: Inf%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
80762	1980 Topps Larry Bird, Julius Erving, Magic Johnson - Scoring Leader, Rookie PSA Gem Mint 10.	1980	Not Available	USD 427,000.00
81226	2015 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Connor McDavid Rookie (Spectrum Teal Autograph Shield) #109 PSA Authentic #'d 1/1.	2015	Not Available	USD 305,000.00
80605	1998 SkyBox E-X 2001 Ken Griffey Jr. (Essential Credentials Now) #10 PSA Mint 9 - #'d 4/10, Pop Two, None Superior!	1998	Not Available	USD 280,600.00
80935	2009 Topps Chrome Stephen Curry (Gold Refractor) #101 PSA Mint 9 #'d 22/50 - Pop Four, Only Two Superior!	2009	Not Available	USD 237,900.00
80161	1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #181 PSA NM-MT 8.	1933	Not Available	USD 207,400.00
80785	1986 Fleer Basketball PSA Gem Mint 10 Near Set (131/132).	1986	Not Available	USD 201,300.00
80662	2024 Transcendent Collection Shohei Ohtani ('60 Topps - Superfractor Auto) #60SFA-SO PSA Gem Mint 10, PSA/DNA Auto 10 - #'d 1/1.	2024	Not Available	USD 189,100.00
81078	1963 Topps Football Complete Set (170) - Ranked #2 Current Finest on the PSA Set Registry!	1963	Not Available	USD 146,400.00
80594	1995 SP Top Prospects Autographs Michael Jordan #14 BGS Gem Mint 9.5, Beckett Auto 10 -- Pop Three, None Superior!	1995	Not Available	USD 140,300.00
80838	1997 SkyBox E-X2001 Michael Jordan (Essential Credentials Future) #9 BGS NM-MT 8 - #'d 35/72.	1997	Not Available	USD 128,100.00
80866	1998 SkyBox E-X Century Kobe Bryant (Essential Credentials Now) #10 BGS Gem Mint 9.5 - #'d 03/10.	1998	Not Available	USD 115,900.00
80987	1986 Fleer Basketball Wax Box with 36 Unopened Packs.	1986	Not Available	USD 109,800.00
80687	1948 Bowman Baseball Wax Pack, PSA NM 7 - One of Four PSA-Graded Examples!	1948	Not Available	USD 106,750.00
80901	2003 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection LeBron James (Ultimate Signatures Gold) Rookie #LJ-A PSA Gem Mint 10 - #'d 11/23 -- The Only PSA-Graded Example!	2003	Not Available	USD 100,650.00
80933	2009 Exquisite Collection (Limited Logos) LeBron James #LLJ BGS NM+ 7.5, Beckett Auto 10 - #'d 2/16.	2009	Not Available	USD 100,650.00
80874	2000 Upper Deck Master Collection Kobe Bryant (Lakers Mystery Pack Inserts-Autograph) #K1 PSA Gem Mint 10 - #'d 1/1.	2000	Not Available	USD 94,550.00
80269	1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 SGC VG-EX+ 4.5.	1952	Not Available	USD 94,550.00
80893	2003 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Bill Russell (Number Pieces Autographs) #NP-BR BGS NM-MT+ 8.5, Beckett Auto 10 - #'d 1/6.	2003	Not Available	USD 91,500.00
80863	1998 Hoops Michael Jordan (Slam Bams) #1 BGS Mint 9 - #'d 043/100.	1998	Not Available	USD 88,450.00
81544	1939 Ted Williams Vintage Signed Original Photograph by George Burke, PSA/DNA Type 1 - Rookie Image Used for 1940 & 1941 Play Ball Cards!	1939	Not Available	USD 88,450.00

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