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Ultimate Babe Ruth Collectible? His Last Car

1948 Lincoln Babe Ruth

The last car owned by Babe Ruth has a new owner. Check out the video and find out who gave it to him and why.

Joe DiMaggio World Series Ring, Babe Ruth Bat Headline Louisville Slugger Auction

1951 Joe DiMaggio Yankees World Series ring

Hunt Auctions is preparing for the 9th annual Louisville Slugger Factory and Museum Auction with hundreds of vintage baseball cards and memorabilia going up for bid including a 1951 Joe DiMaggio World Series ring and 1920s Babe Ruth bat.

Oregon Man Gets Prison Time for Bogus Autographs

Chad Baldwin

An Oregon man will watch the World Series from a prison cell after being convicted of selling fake autographs.

The Memorabilia Market: Eye on the Future

1953 Mickey Mantle All Star Game Bat

In the fifth of a ten-part question and answer session, some auction house reps talk about what types of sports memorabilia have solid potential for growth.

USPS Play Ball! Book Includes Graig Kreindler Paintings

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Non-collectors can buy something for you that you’ll actually like this holiday season. Or just buy it yourself. Artist Graig Kreindler’s amazing baseball paintings are featured in Play Ball!, a U.S. Postal Service Publication.

1914 Scout’s Scrapbook to Auction; Says White Sox Were Offered Babe Ruth

Ruth-Orioles

Newly discovered correspondence between Charles Comiskey and one of his scouts reveals the White Sox had first shot at buying the young Babe Ruth. Now, the scrapbook that holds the telegrams–and numerous hand-signed letters from the famously tight-fisted Old Roman–are heading to auction.

Nice Return: 1914 Babe Ruth Rookie Card Sold Privately

1914 Babe Ruth rookie card Baltimore Sun

A 1914 Babe Ruth Baltimore Sun rookie card from the Bambino’s minor league days, has earned the collector/investor who bought it five years ago, a tidy profit.

TriStar’s Rosenberg Bought $388,000 Babe Ruth Baseball

Babe Ruth ball bought by Jeff Rosenberg

It may soon become a prize giveaway but for now, TriStar Productions’ Jeff Rosenberg is the owner of the world’s most expensive Babe Ruth autographed baseball.

Best Known Babe Ruth Autographed Baseball Sells for $388,375

Best known Babe Ruth signed baseball

Cards from the Black Swamp find took a backseat to a pristine Babe Ruth autographed baseball–and one of his bats from the famed 1927 season in an auction held on the second night of the National Sports Collectors Convention.

VIDEO: 2012 National Opens in Baltimore

2012 NSCC show

Take a five-minute trip around the floor to see the opening of the 2012 National Sports Collectors Convention.

MEARS to Display Historic Bats, Game Worn Uniforms

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If you’re heading to the National, MEARS’ booth will be a must stop with game used bats from Ruth, Gehrig, Williams, Cobb and more on display.

Memory Lane Will Display Historic Ruth, Gehrig Jerseys

1938 Babe Ruth jersey

Going to Baltimore? Get a free peek at a uniform from Babe Ruth’s final days on the diamond and one Lou Gehrig wore on the 1934 Tour of Japan.

Historic Collection of Babe Ruth Cards, Photos, Autographs Hits Auction Block

1927 Babe Ruth signed check

Two 1916 Babe Ruth rookie cards and several other vintage cards of the Bambino are being offered in Memory Lane’s upcoming Historic Rarities auction, but you’ll also find some pieces that come with fascinating histories, many consigned by the families who’ve owned them for decades.

Circa 1922 Babe Ruth Yankees Sweater Consigned to Auction

1922 Babe Ruth sweater Yankees

He looked quite debonair wearing it 90 years ago. Now, a Babe Ruth Yankees team sweater is out of storage and into an upcoming auction.

Memory Lane Opens Historic Rarities Auction July 30

1916 Sporting News Babe Ruth rookie card

A pair of 1916 Babe Ruth rookie cards, a 1933 Yankees team-signed bat and hundreds of high grade, vintage sports cards will be among more than 1,300 items in Memory Lane Inc’s. next catalog auction, opened in time for showcasing at this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention in Baltimore.

1920s Ty Cobb Bat, Ruth Autographs, Championship Rings in New SCP Auction

Game used Ty Cobb bat 1920s

A Ty Cobb bat and some Babe Ruth autographed items are among the headliners as SCP Auctions gets set to open its next auction.

1927 Ruth Bat Hits Block

Babe Ruth bat 1927 Heritage Auctions

A game-used Babe Ruth bat dating from the historic 1927 season will be up for bid next month.

The Babe Helping Elevate Sports Cards, Memorabilia

As much as it sells for, are Babe Ruth baseball cards and memorabilia still undervalued?

Feds Nail SoCal Man in Fake Babe Ruth Glove Scheme

U.S. Attorney's Office-old baseball glove

A southern California man is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to buying an old glove on eBay and turning it into a Babe Ruth relic.

$4.4 Million Babe Ruth Jersey Loaned to Hall of Fame for Display

We still don’t know who he is, but the buyer of the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold wasted little time deciding what to do with it. The 1920 era Babe Ruth game worn jersey is heading for the Baseball Hall of Fame.