Each player on the losing team in Super Bowl XLVI walks away with a $44,000 check. That's $2,000 less than someone paid for a game-worn Tom Brady jersey on Saturday. Brady's shirt from a comeback win over the Dallas Cowboys October 16 sold for a remarkable $46,000 at the annual Super Bowl Auction in Indianapolis. Collectors and fans bid online for a couple of weeks and … [Read more...]
Amazon Hopes to Entice Buyers, Sellers to Online Sports Collectibles Shop
Online sales giant Amazon.com announced the formation of its online sports collectibles shop on Thursday, claiming to offer more than two million items in a fixed price format. Sellers of sports cards and memorabilia have listed via Amazon for several years but this is the first concerted attempt by the company to promote itself as a destination for the hobby. The company is … [Read more...]
Cobb Check Check Ledger Part of ABC-TV Pilot
Ty Pennington, host of of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and other reality shows, will host a made-for-TV auction event, on April 16, aboard The Queen Mary. The auction is being produced for an ABC-TV pilot by Cineflix Productions. Heritage Auctions will conduct the sale. The Great Big American Auction will feature a special variety of items – including one of Ty Cobb's old … [Read more...]
Williams, DiMaggio All-Star Bats Sold
Just hours into its second 'Own it Now' catalog sale, Memory Lane Inc. had logged over $150,000 in sales. Among the first items to go were a pair of historic game-used baseball bats. A 1955 Ted Williams model was snapped up for $57,500 while a 1951 Joe DiMaggio stick went for $49,950. The sale, consisting of 88 high-end lots of vintage sports cards and memorabilia, offers … [Read more...]
Editor’s Blog: The Baseball Card Vending Machine
A nice surprise showed up in our email Thursday morning. A reader in the southeast had found one of our stories on 1970s baseball cards in which a reference was made to nickel sports card vending machines that you used to see in places like K-Mart. He dropped us a note. "I was delighted to know somebody else knew what I have, or at least remembers buying cards while your … [Read more...]
Mastro Collection Auction Opens
A group of over 800 items from the collection of long-time hobby figure Bill Mastro went on the block Monday. Legendary Auctions is selling the Mastro collection, with bidding set to conclude December 8 and 9. The collection is heavy on Babe Ruth items including: 1927 Signed Yankees Payroll Check Issued and Cashed the Day of His 60th Home Run - PSA DNA MINT 9 Ruth … [Read more...]
Early Golf Autographs Part of Auction
A collection of golf autographs from the game's 19th and early 20th century pioneers is about to be sold. … [Read more...]
Most Popular Sports Autographs
Autograph prices for superstars seem to be down a little bit this year. It's a trend we noticed at the National Sports Collectors Convention this year. That's good news for collectors who can pick up some really nice signed photos for much less than it cost 2-3 years ago. Who are the top selling autographs and best-selling teams when it comes to signed items? This … [Read more...]
Check, Please: Baseball Hall of Famer Autographs on Block
What do Jackie Robinson's life insurance, Reggie Jackson's World Series tickets and Ty Cobb's heating bill have in common? … [Read more...]