The 1941 Heisman Trophy awarded to University of Minnesota halfback Bruce Smith and the collections of three Pro Football Hall of Fame members are among the highlights in the 12th annual Super Bowl Auction. The newly-launched event has already kicked off with online bidding and concludes with a live element on February 1, the day before Super Bowl LIV in Miami. It’s … [Read more...]
1993 Derek Jeter SP Rookie Brings $180,000 in Memory Lane Auction
Just ahead of his certain election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, one of 22 1993 Upper Deck SP Derek Jeter rookie cards graded 10 by PSA sold for a record-setting $180,000 as Memory Lane closed out the hobby’s first major auction of 2020 early Sunday morning. The SP Jeter saw records established and fall three times in a span of five weeks, with the Memory Lane sale topping … [Read more...]
Topps to Kick Off 2020 Series 1 with “Million Card Rip Party”
Topps plans to turn the release of 2020 Series 1 baseball into a spectator sport next month--but you'll have to watch from home. On Wednesday, the company announced plans for a "Million Card Rip Party" at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, with case break companies tearing open what amounts to about 3,000 hobby boxes of the year's first baseball card product. It'll take place … [Read more...]
NBA Properties Files Counterclaim in Custom Jersey Case
NBA Properties is countersuing a New Jersey company that sells custom sports jerseys designed to for autographs. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia, incorporated in Delaware but with an office in Mullica Hill, NJ, filed a federal lawsuit in October after NBA Properties reported them to eBay for trademark violations and selling counterfeit goods. HOFSM claimed its products don’t … [Read more...]
Jersey from Mantle’s 1956 Triple Crown Season Heads to Auction
A jersey pegged to Mickey Mantle’s 1956 Triple Crown season will hit the auction block next week. Mile High Card Company will offer the Yankees home flannel, which it calls “arguably the most significant game-worn item of the post-war era.” “This is likely the finest Mickey Mantle game-used jersey ever to come to market, and it originates from one of the greatest … [Read more...]
Big Crowds; Big Finds; Big Bucks: 2019 Sports Collecting Year in Review (Part II)
The second of a two-part look back at the sports collecting year. The first part focused on the first six months of 2019, while Part II takes us to the National, recalls some incredible finds and big auctions, Zion mania and more. In July, Sports Collectors Digest magazine was among 50 hobby-related titles sold in a bankruptcy auction for the assets of publisher … [Read more...]
Finds and Revelations: 2019 Sports Collecting Year in Review (Part I)
There were phenomenal finds and disturbing discoveries. Record revenue and sensational selling prices. No matter the month, there was something collectors were talking about this year. In the first of a two-part series, we look back at the last year in the hobby with some happenings from the first half of 2019. The year began in strange fashion with the viral … [Read more...]
Document That Led to Modern Olympics Sells for $8.8 Million
The document that helped relaunch the modern Olympic Games in the 1890s has sold for $8.8 million, becoming the most valuable piece of sports-related memorabilia ever sold, according to Sotheby’s. The auction for Pierre Cubertin’s 14-page “manifesto” played out at Sotheby’s in New York with three international bidders battling for over 12 minutes before the gavel dropped. … [Read more...]
Panini America Files Third Trademark Infringement Lawsuit
For the third time in six months, Panini America has filed a lawsuit, this time charging trademark infringement against a Pennsylvania man. Attorneys for the Dallas-based company filed a federal lawsuit Friday against Jamie Nucero. In addition to trademark infringement, Panini is seeking damages and injunctive relief. The litigation is the latest chapter in Panini’s quest … [Read more...]
California Man Facing Federal Fraud Charges Over Fake Autographs
A California man is accused of selling more than $1 million in memorabilia that included forged signatures of sports figures, movie stars and other celebrities, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Anthony J. Tremayne, 51, a former resident of West Covina who now lives in Tijuana, Mexico, was arrested and charged in a 19-count federal grand jury indictment that was unsealed … [Read more...]