Two months after Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey announced that he had signed Jackie Robinson following the 1945 season, he signed another player whose name has largely been forgotten. New Orleans native John Wright had been a stellar pitcher in the Negro Leagues and would become the first African-American pitcher to sign with a major league team in the … [Read more...]
Multiple Sports Card Dealers Ranked Among World’s Top 100 eBay Sellers
Their online stores never close and in a hot market, there have been plenty of shoppers visiting around the clock. Sports cards are flying on eBay and some of the hobby's largest dealers are still ranking among the highest volume sellers on eBay's entire worldwide platform. Data obtained by SC Daily shows four sellers who specialize in sports cards listed … [Read more...]
Emmitt Smith Auctioning Game-Used Gear, Memorabilia, Autographs
NFL great Emmitt Smith is putting items from his personal collection up for auction as part of a new partnership. Throughout the 2021-2022 football season, Smith will be auctioning off game-worn and autographed items on eBay while connecting with fans and collectors in a live, virtual environment. The first group of items being offered this week include … [Read more...]
Willie McCovey Collection Now Up for Auction
To most, he was the man called Stretch, a nickname acquired in 1955 during New York Giants spring training in Florida. In April 1957, shortly before the first baseman’s Texas League debut as a Dallas Eagle, sportswriter editor Bill Rives explained the moniker: “The other players took one look at his elastic frame and tagged him Stretch.” And so it was until Willie … [Read more...]
Rare Sight: 1933 NL All-Star Uniform Coming to Auction
Woody English played on some great Chicago Cubs teams, once had 755 plate appearances and 213 hits in a season scored a ton of runs in a 12-year career. The Ohio native's biggest thrill, though, came in 1933, when he was named to the National League team for the first All-Star Game. Now, the uniform he donned at Comiskey Park that day is about to hit the auction … [Read more...]
Bill Russell Consigns Memorabilia Collection to Upcoming Live Auction
Bill Russell had a breathtaking career in the NBA as a player and coach with the Boston Celtics. The Hall of Famer also was an outspoken opponent of racial injustice and social inequities, particularly at a time when the civil rights movement was gaining momentum. Hunt Auctions announced Thursday that Russell had consigned his collection of basketball memorabilia and civil … [Read more...]
Bucks Championship Merchandise Includes Giannis Autographs, More
It's been a LONG wait. Fifty years, to be exact, since they hoisted the trophy. You can expect plenty of Milwaukee Bucks championship memorabilia--from basketball cards to autographs and anything with a deer on it--to be big sellers in the coming days. With 60,000 fans watching on big screens outside Fiserv Forum and another 20,000 or so inside, it was a … [Read more...]
Ruth Bat, Rookie Icons, Brandon Stokely’s Ali Collection Headline MHCC Auction
Mile High Card Company is set to launch its latest auction on Monday, one that will include over 1, 500 lots, led by a 1929-30 era Babe Ruth bat and a long list of single cards, sets, lots and unopened material. Post-War vintage cards up for grabs will include several of the hobby’s top rookie cards and other popular issues, notably: 1948 Leaf #79 Jackie Robinson PSA 7 … [Read more...]
1920 Tribe Photo, with Chapman, Reaches Auction
It was a season of tragedy that ended in triumph. A year in which off the field headlines about what had transpired the season before often overshadowed what was playing out on the diamond. Against the backdrop of a scandal that threatened the integrity of professional baseball itself, the Cleveland Indians quietly put together a championship run 101 years ago. … [Read more...]
1933 Ruth Bat, Jimmie Foxx Cap, Mathews Crown Top All-Star Auction
It was back to live bidding at the annual All-Star Auction. Shifted strictly online last year because of the pandemic, the annual event held in conjunction with baseball's mid-season showcase wrapped up with a live finale at MLB's Play Ball Park in Denver as bidders chased hundreds of historic pieces of memorabilia and cards. One of the lead pieces … [Read more...]