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I had a packed weekend, so this issue is on the shorter side.

I did have the good fortune of locating a small lot of 1958 Topps football cards on Maxsold (if you haven’t heard of it, it’s an auction site where a lot of estate sales that presumably don’t want people coming through their homes list their items they want to sell).

Amazingly, I won the auction (one that happened to end while we taped one of our Vintage Card Voyage episodes), and it included a few Hall of Famers.

Y.A. Tittle

Raymond Berry

As you can see, the condition, uh, varied. Of the 40 cards in the lot, we needed 15 for the set, so we now only need 52 cards, which are listed here:

2 Bobby Layne	34 Sam Baker	58 Ron Kramer	95 Billy Wilson
4 Bill Barnes	36 Vic Zucco	60 Gern Nagler	96 Packers Team
7 Howard Cassady	37 Geroge Tarasovic	62 Jim Brown	103 Jim Ringo
8 James Dooley	39 Dick Stanfel	63 Joe Marconi	104 Joe Krupa
9 Browns Team	40 Jerry Norton	64 R.C. Owens	106 Art Donovan
11 Pete Brewster	41 49ers Team	67 Tom Wilson	108 Ken Kellar
12 Alan Ameche	44 Ted Marchibroda	69 Cardinals Team	109 Eagles Team
16 Gino Marchetti	47 John Carson	73 Frank Gifford	111 Dick Bielski
23 Zeke Bratkowski	49 Billy Wells	78 Ray Mathews	114 Willie Galimore
26 Ken Konz	52 Lou Groza	83 Don Heinrich	124 Dick Moegle
28 C. Brettschneider	53 Rick Casares	85 Rams Team	128 P. Carpenter
31 Al Carmichael	56 Gary Knafelc	90 Sonny Jurgensen	129 George Blanda
32 Bobby Dillon	57 Earl Morrall	94 Tobin Rote	132 Don Bosseler

As a reminder, we hope to complete the set and then have it auctioned off, with the proceeds going to a charity that Ken and I will determine, but it will likely be a local charity that helps children with cancer and/or their families in a meaningful way.

If you happen to have one of these cards and would like to help us complete the set, or if you’d like to donate some money toward one of the bigger cards (read: the Jim Brown rookie), please email us at [email protected]. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

And don’t forget to take advantage of my referral program near the bottom of the email.

In this issue you'll find:

Auction highlights
News in the hobby
Ray Guy’s rookie card and player profile
ICYMI
Recent Vintage Card Voyage videos

Let’s get into it.

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Auction Highlights

In order of closing date:

Sirius Sports Cards Auction (ending October 8)

Goldin 2026 Fall Vintage Elite Auction (ending October 10)

Collector Investor Auctions (ending on October 11)

Other active auctions:

Clean Sweep Champions Auction (ends on October 14)

Prestige Collectibles (Japanese baseball cards and memorabilia - ends on October 17)

Goldin 2026 Monthly Sports Elite #9 (starts at $100 - ends on October 17)

Hunt Auctions October Internet Auction (ends on October 21)

Heritage Fall Sports Catalog Auction (ends on October 23-25 - see news article below)

News Briefs

⚾ One to Go: Collector Searches for Final Autographed 1952 Topps Card

⚾ What $300 Bought a Baseball Card Collector 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 Years Ago

🎙️ Teaching the Next Generation About Vintage Cards

💰 Heritage Has 4 High-Grade Mickey Mantle Cards Up for Auction

⚾ Sandy Koufax Rookie Card Shatters Record in Memory Lane Auction

🏒 Research Show Gordie Howe Royal Desserts Card Pre-Dates Traditional Rookie

Vintage HOF Rookie Card: Ray Guy

The former punter who spent his entire playing career with the Raiders organization, Guy has the distinction of being the only full-time punter in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Ray Guy - P

HOF Induction in 2014

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