Over two dozen counterfeit NBA championship rings have been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles. The rings were en route from China to a final destination in Arizona. The CBP officers were assigned to Cargo Operations at Los Angeles International Airport and worked with import specialists assigned to the Consumer Products and … [Read more...]
Super Bowl Rings With a Story Sell for Big Bucks
Any NFL player will tell you the ultimate prize in pro football is a Super Bowl ring. But the hefty hunks of 10K gold emblazoned with diamonds and iconic team imagery are not easily won. They’re even harder to obtain if you’re a collector of sports memorabilia. Almost always, if a Super Bowl ring is to be sold, it ends up at auction, where it’s likely to make the most … [Read more...]
Former Cowboys’ Star Erik Williams Selling Collection
Former Dallas Cowboys' offensive lineman Erik Williams is selling his personal memorabilia collection including a Super Bowl ring, trophy and two game-worn jerseys. The auction is being conducted by Albersheims, a Las Vegas-based memorabilia company. Highlights from the Erik Williams Collection include: 1992 Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl ring– the first of three … [Read more...]
Lelands Countersues Over Brown Ring
Lelands.com is fighting back against a lawsuit filed by Jim Brown over the Hall of Fame running back’s 1964 NFL Championship ring. The auction company filed its answer to Brown’s complaint and countersued in federal court Friday. Lelands attempted to sell the ring during its summer auction, but Brown claimed it had been stolen from him in the 1960s. The ring was then … [Read more...]
Jim Brown’s ’64 Championship Ring, Williams Uniform, More in Lelands Auction
Jim Brown’s 1964 NFL championship ring and an autographed 1954-55 Ted Williams uniform featuring a black armband honoring the tragic loss of Harry Agganis are among the memorable items up for bid in the new Lelands catalog auction. The auction at www.lelands.com also features a 1960s Willie Mays San Francisco Giants game-worn jacket and Mays game-used bat, a 1944 Cy Young … [Read more...]
John Havlicek Consigns Collection to SCP Auctions for April Sale
Sports Collectors Daily has learned that Basketball Hall of Famer John Havlicek has consigned memorabilia from his long college and pro career to SCP Auctions which plans to sell the items in its April catalog auction. The collection includes everything from Havlicek's Ohio State letterman's jacket to NBA Championship rings earned as a member of the fabled Celtics teams of … [Read more...]
Super Bowl Auction Preview: Sammy Baugh, Tom Brady Jerseys Among Highlights
Hunt Auctions will kick off its fifth year of Super Bowl auction festivities on Wednesday, January 30th and include a three day Auction Preview Exhibition of the 450+ auction items coinciding with the very popular appraisal fair. The auction events will conclude with the main event, The Super Bowl XLVII Live Auction on Saturday, February 2. All activities will take place as … [Read more...]
Babe’s 1921 Britches Headline Grey Flannel Holiday Auction
Grey Flannel Auctions’ 2012 Holiday Auction is now under way, with more than 700 lots available including the earliest known Babe Ruth game worn pinstripes. Bidding will close December 12. Dating to Opening Day, 1921, Ruth’s game-used home flannel pants are offered together with multiple photomatches of the Bambino wearing them in front of the Yankees dugout. The size 42 … [Read more...]
Paul Hornung Selling Packers Championship Rings, Other Items
You can add Pro Football Hall of Famer Paul Hornung to the list of former stars who are selling off chunks of their collections at auction as the year winds to a close. Hornung, a Heisman Trophy winner at Notre Dame and star halfback for Vince Lombardi's Packers in the 1960s, has consigned 17 lots to SCP Auctions for its current sale including re-issues of his NFL … [Read more...]
SCP Auctions Will Sell Oscar Robertson, Sam Jones, David Thompson Collections
SCP Auctions will feature the personal basketball memorabilia of Basketball Hall of Famers Oscar Robertson, Sam Jones and David Thompson as part of its fall online auction, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 14. Among the items up for bid are championship rings and awards from all three players along with the jersey Robertson wore for the gold medal-winning 1960 U.S. Olympic … [Read more...]