Two pair of Muhammad Ali boxing gloves from a couple famous fights have pushed past a half million dollars as bidding heads into its final days via the SCP Auctions catalog.
Tax Implications Spurring Sudden Sales of Sports Stars’ Memorabilia?
October 26, 2012 By
It’s been a familiar story lately. Retired player or coach selling off a special item or collection, ostensibly to pay for the education of family members. Jim Palmer did it. Don Larsen’s doing it. Bob Knight. Ozzie Smith. For collectors with cash, it’s like being in a kid in a candy shop. Whenever well known [...]
Selling the Past to Pay for the Future
October 17, 2012 By
Forbes.com examines why famous former coaches and players are selling off the items that represent their biggest achievements.
Ozzie Smith Auction: Gold Gloves, All-Star and World Series Rings Up For Bid
October 16, 2012 By
Thirteen Gold Gloves, World Series rings, All-Star rings and other items are in the Ozzie Smith auction, part of a major catalog sale beginning next month.
Vintage Card Giveaways Help Inaugurate New St. Louis Area Show
August 26, 2012 By
Some collectors at this weekend’s All-American Sports Collectors Show walked away with some well-loved, but still valuable door prizes as the three-day event tried to stake its claim as a yearly event.
Ozzie Smith Rookie Card Sells for $20,852
January 29, 2012 By
An eye-popping price is laid down by a bidder for one of only four PSA 10-graded 1979 Topps Ozzie Smith rookie cards.
Diamond Die-Cut Cards Get Addition Via Collector Voting
June 15, 2011 By
Topps is letting collectors vote on three new additions to the Diamond Die Cuts set.
1980 Topps Set Marked End of an Era
May 24, 2010 By
Thirty years later, a look back at Topps’ last set before competition arrived.
