DENVER, Pa. â Morphyâs spring toy auction, which took in $3.1 million, made headlines worldwide with its phenomenal single-owner collection of factory-boxed Star Wars figures and a sports card selection that included an $873,300 Topps baseball wax-pack brick. No other event in Morphyâs 20-year history could top that one for the amount of social media buzz or the number of pre-sale inquiries from prospective bidders. The fun will resume on August 2-3, when Morphyâs presents its summer offering of Toys & General Collectibles featuring both classic toys and pop-culture favorites: vintage sports cards, comic books and early video games. Bid absentee or live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers.
Morphyâs Feb. 1-3 auction: toys, banks, unopened Topps baseball ‘brick’ valued at $400K-$800
DENVER, Pa. â If youâre a Star Wars fan, youâve undoubtedly heard about Morphyâs February 1 auction of âThe Morphy Find,â an incredibly rare trove of 1970s/â80s action figures discovered in their original Kenner shipping boxes. The headline-grabbing Star Wars session creates more than enough excitement on its own, but itâs also going to usher in a high-energy three-day event that will wow collectors of all types of toys, banks, marbles and top-grade sports cards. The Pennsylvania auction house is expecting a capacity crowd and strong competition online through LiveAuctioneers. Bidding will start at 9 am sharp on all three days, February 1-3.
Robots and space guns were unstoppable at Morphyâs $1.5M toy auction
DENVER, Pa. â It was playday but it was also payday for those hoping to acquire rare robots and space guns at Morphyâs August 9-10 Toys & Collectibles Auction. The sale took in $1.5 million, with big-ticket items that included a boxed Machine Man Robot, a whimsical Electroman Robot, and an Italian robot-man gumball machine that prompted ferocious bidding before landing at six times its high estimate. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.