The coronavirus pandemic has shaken the world to its core. What we once took for granted is now gone. Panic buying and mounting cases of COVID-19 are rampant, and so is fear, hunger and unemployment. Sports have been shunted to the sidelines. Troubling times, indeed. Many athletes have pitched in to help, donating money to worthy causes. Former major league pitcher Dan … [Read more...] about Dan Haren Auctioning Huge Bobblehead Collection To Aid Charities
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Bill Mazeroski Selling Memorabilia In New Year’s Day Auction
Bill Mazeroski’s walk-off homer to win the 1960 World Series remains one of the top moments in Pittsburgh sports history. Some might lean toward Franco Harris’ “Immaculate Reception” in the 1972 NFL playoffs, but Mazeroski’s feat at Forbes Field was equally jaw-dropping. Mazeroski’s solo shot off Ralph Terry to lead off the ninth inning of Game 7 ended a wild Fall … [Read more...] about Bill Mazeroski Selling Memorabilia In New Year’s Day Auction
Jack Brickhouse Collection Set for Chicago Sale Saturday
Memorabilia from the career of Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Brickhouse is being sold this weekend. Brickhouse died in 1998 at age 82. He’s best known as the voice of the Chicago Cubs on WGN Radio and TV from 1948-81 but also broadcast Chicago Bears football, boxing and other sports. He also handled national assignments including several World Series. Coy-Krupp, a local … [Read more...] about Jack Brickhouse Collection Set for Chicago Sale Saturday
1997-98 Fleer Precious Metal Gems Jordan at Auction
Michael Jordan brought grace, power, style and determination to pro basketball and led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles during his storied career. So owning some rare Jordan cards could be as breathtaking as watching “His Airness” in action. For example, a 1986-87 Fleer rookie card of Jordan, graded a pristine 10 by Beckett Grading Service, fetched $100,000 in a 2011 “Own … [Read more...] about 1997-98 Fleer Precious Metal Gems Jordan at Auction
SCP Auctions Strikes Deal With Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today that SCP Auctions has been named its official auction and appraisal partner. Under the agreement, SCP will conduct the annual basketball-themed auction with proceeds benefitting the Hall of Fame. The Hall had been conducting its annual auction in cooperation with Grey Flannel Auctions for several years, extending … [Read more...] about SCP Auctions Strikes Deal With Basketball Hall of Fame
Jersey from NHL’s Likely Number One Pick Up for Bid
A Team Canada jersey worn during the World Junior Hockey Championships by the world’s hottest prospect is generating an eBay bidding war. The #17 shirt donned by 17-year-old Connor McDavid is part of an auction being conducted by Hockey Canada. The current high bid is over $15,000 with bidding not set to close until Thursday. As of Sunday, more than 100 bids had been … [Read more...] about Jersey from NHL’s Likely Number One Pick Up for Bid
Tucked Away for Years, Glynn West Collection Comes to Auction
The history of the nation's oldest active baseball park is in many ways the history of American baseball. Yet, much of the history of Birmingham's Rickwood Field has been hidden from the eyes of historians and biographers, because it was locked away in the basement of Glynn West, longtime manager of the Birmingham Barons and Birmingham A's. Now, the collection has been … [Read more...] about Tucked Away for Years, Glynn West Collection Comes to Auction
Seized Baseball Memorabilia Collection Heading to Auction
It will have taken almost seven years, but the baseball memorabilia purchased by a New Jersey man with with money obtained from stolen prescription drugs is about to be sold. Drug store owner William Stracher was arrested in 2007 after prosecutors say he took samples from a pharmaceutical rep and sold them in his store. Now, his six figure collection of autographs, … [Read more...] about Seized Baseball Memorabilia Collection Heading to Auction
Silverdome Seats Being Sold; Auction to Come
Barry Sanders ran there. Bob Lanier rebounded there. Mick Jagger moved there. The NFL brought the Super Bowl there, too, but by the turn of the 21st century, the Silverdome was on its way to the stadium scrap heap. Now, 11 years after the Detroit Lions’ last game, the owners of the Silverdome say they’re gutting it in an online sale and auction. Triple Investment … [Read more...] about Silverdome Seats Being Sold; Auction to Come
Steiner Auctioning Shoes from Mariano Rivera’s Torn ACL
For the Mariano Rivera collector who thinks he has everything, Steiner Sports Auctions is presenting a pair of shoes from the lowest point of his long career. In their latest online auction, the company is offering the sneakers Rivera was wearing when he tore his ACL while shagging fly balls before a Yankees-Royals game in Kansas City in May of last year. Collectors of … [Read more...] about Steiner Auctioning Shoes from Mariano Rivera’s Torn ACL