After the National Sports Collectors Convention closed Thursday evening, the action shifted to a hotel ballroom where bidders spent over $3.1 million on over 90 high-end sports cards and sports memorabilia with Goldin Auctions. As expected, the O-Pee-Chee #18 Wayne Gretzky Rookie Card PSA 10 established a new standard for hockey trading cards by selling for $465,000 -- … [Read more...] about O-Pee-Chee Gretzky Rookie Now Most Expensive Hockey Card
Babe Ruth contract
Ruth’s 1935 Braves Contract, 1948 Letter Coming to Auction
The last contract Babe Ruth signed as an active player with the Boston Braves and a thank you letter to the New York Yankees after Babe Ruth Day in 1948 will hit the auction block later this month. Goldin Auctions is offering the items in its upcoming live auction at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City on August 4. The auction, which begins accepting … [Read more...] about Ruth’s 1935 Braves Contract, 1948 Letter Coming to Auction
Ruth Contract Tops Half Million Dollar Mark
The first contract Babe Ruth signed as a member of the New York Yankees sold for a whopping $549,000 over the weekend. The twice-signed pact was inked by Ruth in 1922, after his original Red Sox contract had expired. It was the most ever paid for one of his Yankee contracts. A total of 76 lots were offered by Goldin Auctions in the live event conducted at the New York … [Read more...] about Ruth Contract Tops Half Million Dollar Mark
Ruth Contract, Docs Establishing Baseball Commissioner at Auction
The sale of the 1857 “Laws of Baseball” generated plenty of headlines a few days ago. Two more historic documents go on the auction block this weekend and all of that attention won’t hurt. Goldin Auctions is selling the 1921 paperwork signed by the owners of baseball establishing the Office of Commissioner, which carries a $100,000+ pre-sale estimate and the first contract … [Read more...] about Ruth Contract, Docs Establishing Baseball Commissioner at Auction
Bummed Babe’s 1933 Contract Generating Interest
One would think a ballplayer who hits 41 homers and adds one of the most famous post-season blasts ever would be in line for a pay increase but that wasn’t the case decades ago. With free agency still more than 40 years away, even Babe Ruth had to accept a pay cut in 1933. The pact he signed with the Yankees in the spring of that year is at auction with a current high bid of … [Read more...] about Bummed Babe’s 1933 Contract Generating Interest
Ruth Auction to Benefit the Babe Ruth Birthplace
Beginning on Monday, 78 lots of Babe Ruth memorabilia including game used bats, autographed balls, a contract, trading cards and much more from his life and career will hit the auction block. Goldin Auctions, as part of its partnership with the Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation, is conducting the sale, which runs through March 5. Five percent of each winning bid will be donated … [Read more...] about Ruth Auction to Benefit the Babe Ruth Birthplace
Behave, Bambino: Ruth’s 1922 Contract at Auction
Babe Ruth’s signed 1922 contract, which included a morals clause aimed at keeping the party loving Bambino in line, is being offered on eBay. Los Angeles-based Gazin Auctions is offering the document, which paid Ruth $52,000 per year, a big increase from the deal he’d signed with the Boston Red Sox that carried over to his first couple of years in pinstripes. Signed twice … [Read more...] about Behave, Bambino: Ruth’s 1922 Contract at Auction
Ruth Contract, Mike Schmidt Collection Paces Auction
Babe Ruth memorabilia led the way in Goldin Auctions’ October Legends event, which closed early Saturday morning with nearly $3 million in sales from almost 11,000 bids. Ruth’s last contract with the New York Yankees, signed in 1934, sold for $278,300 while a 1929-30 game-used pro model bat graded PSA/DNA GU-10 brought $181,050. Items consigned by Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt … [Read more...] about Ruth Contract, Mike Schmidt Collection Paces Auction
Ruth Bat Found in Basement Could Fetch $300,000-$500,000
The dream of every homeowner is to uncover a hidden treasure in the attic, basement or behind the sofa cushions left by the previous owner. That dream came true for a Massachusetts family when they uncovered a cache of game used baseball bats from the best Red Sox players of the pre-World War I period including Babe Ruth. After its discovery several months ago, the bat which … [Read more...] about Ruth Bat Found in Basement Could Fetch $300,000-$500,000