Chester, NJ - August 18, 2025 - REA’s Summer Catalog Auction closed Sunday night with 91,282 bids driving the auction to more than $14.4 million in sales. The top sellers were a 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle PSA EX 5 that sold for $162,000 and a stunning 1949 Bowman #50 Jackie Robinson Rookie PSA NM-MT+ 8.5 that sold for $156,000. Following closely behind were a one-of-one 2001 Bowman Chrome Japanese #351 Ichiro Suzuki Rookie Gold Refractor #52/99 PSA GEM MINT 10 and a 1948-1949 Leaf #79 Jackie Robinson Rookie PSA NM 7 that each sold for $150,000.

Meanwhile, a PSA EX 5 example of one of the most iconic football cards in history - the 1935 R331 National Chicle Football #34 Bronko Nagurski rookie - sold for $105,000, a record for the card in this grade.

It wasn’t just sports cards and memorabilia that were among the top sellers in the event, as an extremely rare 1999 Pokemon Fossil First Edition factory-sealed unopened booster box case sold for a record price of $126,000.

REA’s Summer Auction, which launched on July 29, included more than 3,000 items that spanned more than 180 years of history.

Some of the other notable sales from the event included:

• 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle PSA VG-EX+ 4.5 - $117,000 (record for the card in this PSA grade)
• 1954 Topps #250 Ted Williams PSA MINT 9 - $96,000 (record for the card in this grade)
• 1969 Topps #260 Reggie Jackson Rookie PSA MINT 9 (MBA Gold Diamond) - $93,000 (highest sale since 2022)
• 1909-1911 E90-1 American Caramel Joe Jackson Rookie SGC GOOD 2 - $87,000 (record for the card in this grade)
• 1915 E145 Cracker Jack #103 Joe Jackson SGC VG+ 3.5 - $84,000 (record for the card in this grade)
• 1975 Topps PSA MINT 9 near-complete set including Gary Carter and Robin Yount Rookies - $81,000
• 1968 Topps #177 Nolan Ryan Rookie PSA MINT 9 - $78,000
• 1933 R319 Goudey #53 Babe Ruth PSA EX-MT 6 - $78,000
• 1986 Topps Football #161 Jerry Rice Rookie PSA GEM MINT 10 - $75,000
• 1968 Topps #247 Johnny Bench Rookie PSA GEM MINT 10 - $72,000
• 1948-1949 Leaf #8 Satchel Paige Rookie Short Print PSA EX 5 - $69,000
• 1988-1989 Fleer Basketball Factory-Sealed Unopened Wax Box Case (BBCE) - $63,000
• 1966-1967 Topps Hockey #35 Bobby Orr Rookie PSA NM-MT 8 - $60,000

One of the most interesting and unique items in the event was a 1961 Post Cereal original package of Ten “Post-Tens” unopened boxes featuring a Mickey Mantle card on the box tray that sold for $21,600. The story behind this fascinating piece was detailed by Darren Rovell at Cllct.

“This was such an exciting auction for us because we had an incredibly diverse selection of items, ranging from unopened Pokemon boxes to game-used vintage baseball and football items,” said Brian Dwyer, President of REA. “It’s a great sign how many unique and new-to-the-hobby items we continue to get in all of our events, so there’s a lot to look forward to as we approach the end of the summer.”

REA’s next event will be its September Monthly Auction that opens on Thursday, September 11. There are also more than 1,100 sport and non-sport collectibles currently available in the REA Marketplace, which has done more than $2 million in sales since its launch in mid-March.

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REA is one of the leading auction houses in the US specializing in sports and non-sports cards and memorabilia. Through its signature approach to collectibles, REA has established a reputation as the industry benchmark through its unparalleled and unwavering commitment to integrity, knowledge and trust. For more than 30 years, REA 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. The company recently launched its Fixed Price Marketplace that currently features 900+ items available in a “buy now” model. For more information, visit https://collectrea.com/ and follow REA on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook and YouTube. You can also contact us and request our auction catalog by emailing [email protected]. 

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