Passed down through generations of a single family, a T206 Joe Doyle “NY Nat’l” error card sold for over $1.3 million late Sunday night, a record price at public auction for one of the hobby’s rarest cards. The SGC 3.5 example sold through Robert Edward Auctions, which also saw a Babe Ruth game model bat photomatched to use in 1923 sell for the same price. It’s the … [Read more...] about Doyle Error, Ruth Bat Pace $15 Million REA Sale
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National Notes: More Booths, More Autographs, Better WiFi Part of Show Game Plan
Sportscollectorville is about ready to incorporate. Like a city that grew past its boundaries, the 2023 National Sports Collectors Convention is set to open Wednesday, occupying some 600,000-square-feet of space at the Stephens Convention Center in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont. That’s 200,000 more square-feet to transverse for the tens of thousands of collectors who … [Read more...] about National Notes: More Booths, More Autographs, Better WiFi Part of Show Game Plan
Notes: Ruth Bat on Display; Tip Top Wagner Record; ESPN on Breaking; Nestor Gets Volpe Card; Upper Deck’s New Gretzky Notes
The Babe Ruth bat that sold for a record $1.85 million in April is going on display. Hunt Auctions, which brokered the private treaty sale says it’ll be traveling to MLB’s Play Ball Park (FanFest) during All-Star week in Seattle, July 8-11. It’ll share space with items from the annual auction that’s held the morning of the game. The bat has been photomatched to a … [Read more...] about Notes: Ruth Bat on Display; Tip Top Wagner Record; ESPN on Breaking; Nestor Gets Volpe Card; Upper Deck’s New Gretzky Notes
Photo Match Turns Babe Ruth Bat Into Record Setter
An early 1920s Babe Ruth bat that was purchased at auction and then photo matched to him swinging it has sold for a record price of $1,850,000, according to Hunt Auctions, which brokered the private treaty sale. The gigantic Louisville Slugger stick that was once on display at New York’s Polo Grounds is now the most expensive piece of baseball lumber ever … [Read more...] about Photo Match Turns Babe Ruth Bat Into Record Setter
Documents from Ruth Sale to Yankees, Gehrig Rookie and His Handwritten High School Notebook Headline Lelands Sale
Historical documents directly related to the historic contract that sold Babe Ruth from the Red Sox to the Yankees in 1919 and a hobby fresh 1925 Exhibits Lou Gehrig Rookie Card highlight the Lelands 2023 Spring Classic Auction, which runs through April 22. The collection of rare documents from the Ruth sale – one of the most important transactions in sports history – … [Read more...] about Documents from Ruth Sale to Yankees, Gehrig Rookie and His Handwritten High School Notebook Headline Lelands Sale
Mick Helps Push Heritage Auctions Sports Tally Past $157 Million for 2022
With a boost from Mickey Mantle, Heritage Auctions once again topped $1.4 billion in company wide sales this year. The $1.45 billion figure was a record high for the 46-year-old Dallas-based company, which conducts auctions in over 40 different categories including coins, art, history, comics and other collectibles. It was the second straight year the company topped that … [Read more...] about Mick Helps Push Heritage Auctions Sports Tally Past $157 Million for 2022
Ruth Bat, 1927 Yankees Ring, Game Jerseys, High-Grade Cards Lead Off SCP Auction
SCP Auctions is kicking off its final major catalog sale of the year with memorabilia from Babe Ruth and the player who’s doing his best impersonation of the Big Fella. Among the auction’s top attractions: a 1918-1922 era Ruth bat. The giant club dates to Ruth’s transition from Red Sox pitcher to feared Yankee slugger. The Hillerich & Bradsby model bat … [Read more...] about Ruth Bat, 1927 Yankees Ring, Game Jerseys, High-Grade Cards Lead Off SCP Auction
Earliest Known Ty Cobb Bat Nets $1 Million
A bat once used by Ty Cobb during the earliest moments of his major league career sold for $1,074,544 Sunday night. The 34 1/2-inch model C28 Hillerich & Bradsby model carries Cobb's name burned into the barrel and displayed numerous cleat marks. It was authenticated and graded PSA/DNA as a GU 10, the highest rating awarded by the company. Twenty-four … [Read more...] about Earliest Known Ty Cobb Bat Nets $1 Million
Rookie Era Cobb Bat Emerges; Joins Ruth Bat, Signed Ball in Auction
Tucked in a private collection and apparently unknown to the hobby at large, the earliest known Ty Cob bat—one dating to the earliest moments of Ty Cobb’s major league career—is now on the market. Grey Flannel Auctions is offering the bat in its just launched holiday auction. Dating to Cobb’s 1905 rookie season, it stands as the earliest known Cobb bat to ever be … [Read more...] about Rookie Era Cobb Bat Emerges; Joins Ruth Bat, Signed Ball in Auction
One Owner Collection of Baseball Memorabilia, Cards Brings $9.3 Million
A one owner collection of historic baseball memorabilia generated millions of dollars in auction sales Thursday afternoon. Christie’s and Hunt Auctions conducted the auction at Christie’s Rockefeller Galleries in New York with bidders also participating online and by phone. The auction opened on September 24 but the top end items saw the heaviest action during the final … [Read more...] about One Owner Collection of Baseball Memorabilia, Cards Brings $9.3 Million