Sports Collectors Daily | Sports collecting news
Sports cards and sports memorabilia industry news.
By Kevin Nelson [Editor’s note: This is the second in our series on the notorious Operation Bullpen case.) The most notorious forgery produced by the Operation Bullpen conspiracy was, undoubtedly, the Mother Teresa baseball, supposedly signed by the late Christian missionary who devoted her life to serving the poor. But if the Mother Teresa forgery was [...]
A 1929 Yankees autographed baseball passed down through the years is now up for bid, with proceeds set to benefit a New Jersey prep school.
One of the better examples of the rare T206 Eddie Plank join some fresh discoveries in Memory Lane’s “The Find” auction.
Collect Auctions’ latest catalog event closes this coming week with Ruth, Gehrig, Cobb, Clemente and others among dozens of autographed items up for bid.
Looking for an affordable set more than 40 years old, oozing baseball history? Check out the 1969-70 Bazooka Baseball set.
Dozens of vintage sports cards including pre-War rarities and a signed 1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig are kicking off Love of the Game Auctions’ maiden voyage.
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.
The hobby’s most sought after football card, a 1935 National Chicle Bronko Nagurski, joins a signed Lou Gehrig Goudey card and more in an upcoming auction.
Take a five-minute trip around the floor to see the opening of the 2012 National Sports Collectors Convention.
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.
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.
At just 54 cards, with reasonably priced Hall of Famers and a pair of cards that feature Babe Ruth, the 1931 W517 baseball set is easy to like.
Scarce and rare vintage baseball cards are just some of the items up for grabs beginning later this week in an event where patience is sometimes a virtue…and sometimes a mistake.
An error in the printing of a card from the Conlon Collection has turned into a blessing in disguise now that the blank front has been turned into a cool piece of Lou Gehrig art.
A remarkable–and perhaps unique– autographed copy of the famous Lou Gehrig Day farewell speech has changed hands at auction.
It turns out collectors were bidding against his former team for pieces of Julius Erving’s career. Part II of the Dr. J liquidation sale began Monday with more game-used items, All-Star Game rings and other items on the block.
When you asked for a Lou Gehrig autographed photo, you sometimes didn’t get one. Sometimes you got something that lasts forever.
One of Lou Gehrig’s last bats is off to a strong start at auction while modern day Yankee memorabilia goes on the block and Jerry Sandusky’s ring goes up on eBay…briefly.
The Lou Gehrig game used bat in SCP Auctions’ current sale has quite a tale to tell.
Major pieces of Julius Erving’s career, a pair of uber-famous fight trunks, some historic Yankee bats and Mickey Cochrane’s memorabilia go on the auction block starting Friday.
