Make Gnome Mistake: It’s Masters Week

It’s Masters Week, Collectors! One of the best weeks on the sports calendar. And as we’re finding, one of the weeks that introduces the most oddball items into the collectibles ecosystem.

Because you can’t just go buy officially licensed Masters and Augusta National merch on Amazon. com … you need to actually be a patron at the tournament. Everything from event badges to branded sugar packets becomes coveted, and of course ends up on eBay.

Our Mike Metzler found some of the strangest circulating out there this week , including, of course, the one and gnomely… Image Credit: Dave Wilson/ESPN ESPN: How a Lawn Gnome Became the Hottest Item at the Masters Masters garden gnomes, first sold for about $50 in 2016, have become one of the event’s most sought-after collectibles, limited to one per patron and drawing long lines each year. Secondary market prices have surged, with early editions expected to exceed $10,000 at auction. Demand has grown through annual variations, while Augusta National has not confirmed whether the item will continue, adding uncertainty to its future.

Yahoo Sports: Fred Couples Sold This PSA 2. 5 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle for Record Fred Couples sold a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 2. 5 for $158,600 through Heritage Auctions, setting a record for that grade.