There were more than more than 1,750 items on the block in the 2017 Goldin Auctions Summer Online Auction and after tens of thousands of bids from thousands of collectors, it was basketball and baseball cards and memorabilia from Aaron Judge and the 1969 and 1986 Mets that stole the show. Combined with the 90-lot live auction staged on July 27, during the … [Read more...]
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Vintage Yankees Memorabilia, Cards at Auction
A 1920 Babe Ruth bat, Lou Gehrig’s 1924 contract and game-worn gear from Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris are slated to go on the auction block next month in an event that has a definite pinstripe feel to it. The items are among dozens of Yankee-related items in the two-day Heritage Auctions Platinum catalog. Nearly 600 lots are on offer in the two-day … [Read more...]
Ed Kranepool Selling 1969 World Series Ring, Other Items
One of the members of the Amazin’ Mets is selling his 1969 World Series ring and a game-used first baseman’s mitt to help pay mounting medical bills. Ed Kranepool, who joined the expansion franchise as a 17-year-old in 1962 and spent his entire career with the team, is diabetic and was placed on the kidney transplant list at New York hospital last spring. He’s … [Read more...]
Bat Signed by Ruth and Gehrig Brings $458,250 at FanFest Auction
A 1930s Babe Ruth game model bat signed by both the Bambino and teammate Lou Gehrig was the big star on Day 1 of the 2017 MLB All-Star FanFest Auction conducted by Hunt Auctions in Miami on Monday. The 35" Louisville Slugger is the only bat known to exist that carries the autographs of both icons. The bat originated in the collection of George D. Donnelly, a … [Read more...]
Memory Lane to Offer Lucky 7 Find Cobb, Cracker Jack Jackson
Visitors to this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention will be able to see one of the cards from the headline-making “Lucky 7 Find” as soon as they walk in the doors at this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention. Memory Lane Auctions will have the card, along with several other key items from its upcoming Summer catalog, on display inside the Stephens … [Read more...]
Hobby News & Notes
Another strange development in the lawsuit filed against the New York Giants and Eli Manning by a long-time dealer/collector. Michael Strahan has been issued a subpoena to testify in the case and while he's not part of the suit, he's trying to avoid having to testify. Strahan's attorneys went so far as to accuse a reporter doing a story on the case as working for Eric … [Read more...]
1952 Topps Mantle Giveaway at the National
For the third straight year, Mile High Card Company will be giving away an early Mickey Mantle card at the National Sports Collectors Convention. The company announced Tuesday it would be holding a contest for its consignors with a 1952 Topps Mantle as the grand prize. The National coincides with the company’s consignment deadline for its September auction. … [Read more...]
Signed 1951, ’52 Mantle Cards Coming to Auction
Long before the crush of autograph seekers made spring training an annual target, the atmosphere around big league camps was much more personal for those who did make the pilgrimage to warmer climates. For one baseball fan, though, spring training of 1968 meant a chance to have Mickey Mantle sign a couple of baseball cards he had pulled from packs when the Yankees’ … [Read more...]
Mint Cracker Jack Cobb Headlines High-End Heritage Card Auction
A PSA 9 1915 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb, a 1916 Famous & Barr Babe Ruth rookie card and a mint Hank Aaron rookie are among the vintage trading cards up for grabs in the Heritage Premium Sportscard Auction. The Cobb is one of only three Mint 9s in existence and carries a current high bid of $190,000 with 11 days left in the bidding. It's expected the card will sell … [Read more...]
Notes: Wagner, Vintage Wax Update; NM Mantle RC Sale
Bidding for the T206 "Original" Honus Wagner card at SCP Auctions is now at $417,724 heading into the final three days. There's a 20% buyer's premium tacked on at the end so it's safe to say it'll realize somewhere north of $500,000--not a bad investment considering consignor J. Ross Greene paid $48,500 in 1996 ($75,586 in today's dollars). And it's likely there … [Read more...]
