1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, Wayne Gretzky-Era Hockey Wax Box Lead CA$680,020 Sports Auction

What happened

Democrat and Chronicle carries the lead headline, “1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, Wayne Gretzky-Era Hockey Wax Box Lead CA$680,020 Sports Auction”. It was first reported in our feed on Oct 28, 2026 at 2:47 PM CT.

Only one outlet in the Insider.Cards feed has reported this so far; this page updates automatically if more outlets, auction houses or creators follow.

The lead headline cites $680,020 — as published; check the source for context before relying on the figure.

Who’s covering it

• Democrat and Chronicle81952 Topps Mickey Mantle, Wayne Gretzky-Era Hockey Wax Box Lead CA$680,020 Sports Auction3h

Why it matters

• Whale Alert. The headline carries a six-figure-or-larger dollar figure ($680,020); big-ticket results are the ones that reset comps.
• The Block. Auction results are real-money price discovery; collectors and dealers re-check comps for similar cards after notable sales and consignment announcements.
• Vintage Vault. Vintage and pre-war material anchors the high end of the hobby, so big results here echo across the market.
• Sports. It sits in the sports-card side of the hobby, which Insider.Cards ranks first on the front page.
• Wayne Gretzky. NHL. The 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee #18 is hockey's blue-chip card. All Wayne Gretzky coverage →
• Mickey Mantle. MLB. The 1952 Topps #311 is the hobby's most famous post-war card. All Mickey Mantle coverage →
• 1952 Topps. 1952 Topps: release news, checklists, chase cards and market coverage as reported by hobby outlets. All 1952 Topps coverage →

Coverage timeline

1. Oct 28, 2:47 PM CTfirst reportDemocrat and Chronicle 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, Wayne Gretzky-Era Hockey Wax Box Lead CA$680,020 Sports Auction

Topics in this story

Player Wayne GretzkyPlayer Mickey MantleSet 1952 ToppsBrand ToppsTopic Auction ResultsTopic VintageTopic Whale Alerts