It's been 39 years since Joe Namath last suited up for an NFL game, but his 1965 Topps Rookie Card remains an iconic one and is among the most-valuable RCs out there.

And a high-grade specimen on eBay right now is going to prove it when the auction ends.

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Today may be Pro Day for the Ohio State Buckeyes, but Urban Meyer's top stars are already being found somewhere else besides the NFL.

They're on eBay and on 2016 Leaf Metal Draft football cards after the brand arrived this week packing five autographs per box.

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Every once in a while, a player takes over the spotlight in a sport and leading non-collectors to be so intrigued that they battle for cardboard in online auctions without the typical (restraining) mindset of what something should sell for.

There's nothing wrong with that -- if they want it and they'll pay it, that's what it's worth to them  right then.

Right now, Stephen Curry is that player, and, right now, one of those cards is his 2009-10 Topps Rookie Card -- one of 27 RCs that he has and one that has no frills and shows him in the simplest of forms. It's essentially a mugshot in a T-shirt or warmup jacket as Topps was finishing its run with the NBA license at that time.

This no-thrills piece of cardboard -- and its parallel counterparts -- are scorchers that just might surprise collectors right now.

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One of Topps' most high-end football card brands arrives today in the form of 2015 Topps Definitive Collection and the breaks have been trickling onto eBay already.

This high-end brand packs just eight cards into a box and had a pre-order price north of $600.

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It was 15 years ago today that the NASCAR world changed dramatically as its biggest star died during the last lap of its biggest race.

Dale Earnhardt's final Daytona 500 was one that put the spotlight of both the media and collectors on the racing ranks like never before as The Intimidator's life and his famous No. 3 Chevy were celebrated for all they had accomplished.

Countless diecasts, trading cards and other items were scooped up by collectors and new fans like never before back then. Today? The legend is still strong though the collectibles world has changed dramatically.

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Buzz did something today that he hadn't done often in years of collecting -- out of curiosity, he searched "1952 Topps Mickey Mantle" on eBay.

Surprisingly (though maybe not given auction prices these days) there were nearly 20 graded copies of the iconic card to be had. On the high-end was a PSA 8 OC copy of the card with a hefty price tag and a PSA 7 copy as well. Not bad price-wise, there.

Buzz flipped over to completed auctions out of curiosity and found nearly 30 more completed sales for slabbed copies of the card before finding the gem you see above.

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A former WWE Diva is done with the world of professional wrestling -- and she's selling her WWE Hall of Fame ring on eBay to prove it.

Sunny, real name Tamara Sytch, was inducted into the Hall in 2011 and it's one of the first times a WWE Hall of Fame ring has made it onto the open market. (The company began awarding rings in 2009 after previously just awarding plaques.)

"After enjoying my Hall of Fame ring for the past almost five years, I think it's time for someone else to enjoy and cherish it, as have I," the auction listing reads. "It's time to let go of the past, and embrace my future, and selling my ring is the right way to get on track."

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Don't worry if the headline for this one doesn't make much sense -- the eBay auction doesn't either.

Among today's weirdest auctions is a lot of 20,000 losing Powerball and other assorted Illinois Lottery tickets. They can be yours for a low, low price, too.

How much?

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We all know which Rookie Card of Ken Griffey Jr. is the most-memorable, but there's one rarer parallel-type version of one that recently sold for big, big bucks on eBay.

It's the 1989 Bowman Tiffany card -- one printed on glossy, super-bright stock only found in limited factory sets -- and a perfect BGS Black copy recently dominated on eBay. With Griffey destined to get the Cooperstown call in a few hours, this one was worth the spotlight.

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When Topps Chrome arrived in basketball, it was a bit simpler time than it is today -- so much so that the brand was a retail-only release because the idea of merely Chroming a set perhaps wasn't a sure thing.

Plenty of time has passed since 1996 and in that time so has the career of Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant who was a rookie back in 1996-97 Topps Chrome.

The best card in that landmark product is arguably Bryant's Refractor version of his Rookie Card and this copy is the best of the best of the thousands that were pulled and saved since then.

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It's a standalone and it's looking spectacular.

The arrival of 2015 Topps Strata as a standalone brand is today and the results ripped from wax boxes are starting to appear on eBay with some big names but also more affordable ones, too.

(They all just look like a million bucks.)

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Stacy Marlow
Also known as: @slmsolo on Twitter
Website: No personal site
Email: stacy@livecasebreak.com
Location: Georgia
Work away from cards: Estate Manager for private family
Collecting since: 2012

Main focuses: Atlanta Braves -- prospects, veteran/Hall of Fame autographs, in-person
Heritage autos, in-person sweet spot autographs, graded Bowman first-year autos

Favorite players/teams: Atlanta Braves -- Chipper Jones, Craig Kimbrel, John Smoltz

Current collecting projects: Currently working on 2015 Topps High Tek John Smoltz auto rainbow/collection (needing two printing proofs to finish) and 2012 Bowman Sterling Lucas Sims rainbow

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Heritage Auctions' sale of a PSA 8 Mickey Mantle 1952 Topps card set another record for the card in its condition this week.

"The 1952 Topps Mantle rookie is a truly transcendent piece of Americana," said Chris Ivy, the Director of Sports Auctions at Heritage. "It looms in the collective American imagination like a copy of Action Comics #1, an inverted Jenny stamp or an Abe Lincoln autograph. You don't have to collect baseball cards to recognize it, so thoroughly is it woven into the national consciousness."

So, how much for the icon of all post-war baseball card icons?

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Ken Griffey Jr. is one of baseball's all-time greats and an icon -- the Mickey Mantle of the late-thirty somethings who grew up with the new wave of baseball cards that began with his arrival in 1989.

He's got 630 homers -- sixth on the all-time list -- and more accolades than than most fans will ever know. But there's one thing that a lot of fans may not know.

Just like his dad, his first game is George.

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Buzz knew these would be a big deal -- but not this big.

The night Kobe Bryant confirmed that this season will be his last, all 18,997 fans in attendance at that night's Los Angeles Lakers game received a sealed envelope with a copy of his farewell letter printed with a facsimile autograph.

It turns out there are a few more people out there that want them.

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Mike Trout is among MLB's active elite and his first standard Bowman Chrome autograph is topped by only one card in the Chrome world -- a much-rarer Albert Pujols 2001 auto limited to only 500 copies.

So, naturally, one question comes to mind seeing this Refractor parallel of Trout's debut card, which is on eBay right now. Just how much can this sell for?

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Sometimes you'll run across an eBay auction that makes you stop and look because it features something unique, something you just haven't seen in a long time or a deal where you have to stop and wonder.

Sometimes you just notice the number of the items sold.

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Holly Holm shocked the MMA world on Saturday night by knocking out Ronda Rousey to become the UFC women's bantamweight champion, dethroning the champ who has been a force in the Octagon and on Topps trading cards.

Holm? Well, she's just getting warmed up.

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Nolan Ryan is baseball's strikeout king and one of the safest and most-collectable players in the hobby today.

But back when Topps was putting together its 1968 baseball card set, he was just a rookie pitcher for the New York Mets -- a guy who was famously forced to share his Rookie Card with a teammate, Jerry Koosman.

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A PSA 8 copy of the most-iconic Topps baseball card sold on Sunday for what would be a new record for the card in that condition after the sale on eBay via PWCC ended after 78 bids.

The final price for this 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle? A cool $486,100. For the trivia buffs out there, consider this -- Mantle made no more than $100,000 a season on the field during his career. Click here for the final view if you need more auction details.

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When the No. 2 LSU Tigers took on the fourth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday night, it was supposed to be a showcase game for the Tigers' Heisman Trophy candidate Leonard Fournette, who has been a dominating presence this season with more than 1,300 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns.

What it turned into after a convincing 30-16 Crimson Tide victory over the previously unbeaten Tigers was, potentially, the national arrival of Alabama RB Derrick Henry.

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Imagine seeing one million baseball cards all in one location. Now, imagine those can be yours in one fell swoop.

They can.

It can be reality in one active eBay auction and there's an added bonus. What is it? They'll throw in 100,000 free cards for your team if you choose to take this Cardboard Challenge.

Why's it a challenge? Well, consider that the haul -- and your bonus, don't forget your bonus -- amount to roughly 220 5,000-count boxes. Do you have the space? (It might also be a challenge if it's heavy on 1989 Score stripped of the stars ... but disregard this thought.)

Now, the real question is, do you have the cash? Don't worry about shipping -- it's free!
(You get to pick it all up and haul it off, so set your GPS for Manville, N.Y.)

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Topps Bunt is a phone app where plenty of collectors buy virtual packs of cards and then wheel and deal to land the ones they want. Some are easy to find, others are not.

This Bryce Harper Signature Card was an award -- given out to those who completed a collecting challenge in the game -- and it's limited to only 16 copies.

Just like real cardboard with Harper's autograph on them, there's big interest in rare cards of the likely National League MVP. This card commanded a few bucks as the rights to the card were sold on eBay -- something that's been a pretty common occurrence in the last couple of years as more and more baseball fans try out the app.

How much did it go for? You wouldn't believe it unless you saw it. (The actual amount paid was $299 less than that posted price, but ... still.)

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A PSA 8 copy of the most-iconic Topps baseball card has hit the auction block via PWCC on eBay and there have been more than 30 bids raising the price to more than a quarter-million dollars.

That's so far.

The auction for the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle has more than nine days to go before it closes. How much is it presently up to? Click here for the latest view.

A PSA 8 copy of the card sold via Goldin Auctions earlier this year for just over $400,000. Only 32 copies of more than 1,100 graded have gotten a PSA 8 mark. Only nine cards have graded higher -- three  of those being PSA 10s.

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