May the force be with those who bid in the USA Hockey MeiGray Group’s National Team Development Program jersey auction. At least, bidders are hoping for some celestial karma. The jerseys for sale in the auction, which ends Thursday, March 7, have a Star Wars theme. On Jan. 26, the U.S. national under-17 team wore Star Wars-themed jerseys, featuring the Millennium Falcon, … [Read more...] about Star Wars-Themed NTDP Hockey Jerseys Will Raise Money for Children’s Hospital
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Tim Keefe Yum Yum Tobacco Card Headlines Fresh 19th Century Find
Rare baseball cards continue to be discovered and sometimes, those cards are old and valuable. Such is the case from a new find of 19th Century cards that includes a Hall of Famer from the 1888 Yum Yum Tobacco set. About the Find and the Keefe Yum Yum Card Dave Hobson of BaseballCardBuyer.com recently found a small collection of raw 19th Century cards, including both … [Read more...] about Tim Keefe Yum Yum Tobacco Card Headlines Fresh 19th Century Find
Large Gains and Volatility are Found in High-Dollar Sports Card Market
These days, baseball cards are looked at as more and more of an investment than in the past. Cards obviously are still collected by many people that do not necessarily care about their value just as there were investors in cards back in the 1970s and 1980s. But as cards have become more and more valuable, collectors are taking them a bit more seriously from a financial … [Read more...] about Large Gains and Volatility are Found in High-Dollar Sports Card Market
Blast from the Past: Live Weeknight Auction at New Jersey Show
Long before eBay, a good local sports card show usually had another element besides a bunch of tables set up around a hotel ballroom or VFW building. At some point, usually late in the day, the show promoter or his designated representative would conduct a live auction. Typically the merchandise came from dealers in the room or from folks off the street who had … [Read more...] about Blast from the Past: Live Weeknight Auction at New Jersey Show
World’s Fair Tour Uniform Among Ruth Memorabilia Heading to Auction
In addition to his slugging prowess, Babe Ruth was the consummate showman. Ruth liked being the center of attention, and even after his retirement in 1935, the Bambino remained popular. That popularity is a central theme behind one of four items from the Ruth family that SCP Auctions will be putting up for sale in its 2017 Winter Premier, which runs from Jan. 4-21. All four … [Read more...] about World’s Fair Tour Uniform Among Ruth Memorabilia Heading to Auction
LeDonne Auction Features Eclectic Mix of Memorabilia
Posters, broadsides, figurines, game-used uniforms, schedules and cards. Gus LeDonne collected them all. LeDonne, an accountant who lived in Chicago died in August 2013. Now, his memorabilia collection is about to be broken up and sold. More than 1,000 eclectic items — with a big emphasis on football — go on the block during a live two-day auction beginning July 23 in … [Read more...] about LeDonne Auction Features Eclectic Mix of Memorabilia
Roethlisberger Game-Worn Gear at Auction To Help Foundation
You might say that Big Ben is giving up a piece of himself. But it’s for a good cause. SCP Auctions’ Fall Premier online auction includes several memorabilia items belonging to Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The Fall Premier auction began November 18 and ends on December 5. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each Roethlisberger lot will go … [Read more...] about Roethlisberger Game-Worn Gear at Auction To Help Foundation
Family Helping Family: Large Graded Collection in Market
Companies that deal in collectibles and graded sports cards have to remain dispassionate. After all, this is a business. What might knock over the average collector has to be treated as an investment by a company. Handling a graded Honus Wagner T-206 card would make an ordinary collector tremble -- a friend got to hold one at last year's National, and he confessed that his … [Read more...] about Family Helping Family: Large Graded Collection in Market
10 Questions With Auction House Execs: What are Newcomers After?
We sent a series of ten questions about what's hot, what's next, where the hobby has been and where it's headed to several auction company executives and for the next couple of weeks, we're sharing their answers with you, one at a time. Yesterday, they discussed the unprecedented level of mainstream media coverage the hobby has had this year and its impact. Many said it … [Read more...] about 10 Questions With Auction House Execs: What are Newcomers After?