There's one from Mickey Mantle's debut and one from Babe Ruth's farewell... Willie Mays' last homer as a Giant and another from Mike Trout's first ever big league homer. Tickets to those four moments and dozens of other milestones and events are almost ready to hit the market, riding a big wave of interest in an area of the hobby that's been one of the big hobby stories … [Read more...] about Heritage to Offer Bounty of Historic Tickets in Spring Auction
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Signed 1934 Masters Ticket Sold Privately for Record Price
A full week pass to the first Masters tournament in 1934, autographed by 17 of the 61 players who competed, has sold privately for $600,000, setting a new record for the most paid for a collectible sports ticket. The transaction, which was conducted through Golden Age Golf Auctions, broke a record set just three weeks earlier when one of only seven known stubs … [Read more...] about Signed 1934 Masters Ticket Sold Privately for Record Price
First Full Ticket from Michael Jordan’s NBA Debut Emerges, Now Up for Auction
If only they’d known. Sure, there was a good feeling in Chicago about the Bulls’ top draft pick in the fall of 1984. The 21-year-old out of North Carolina was silky smooth. Had a nice jumper. Could jump out of the gym. No one, though, predicted what was to come in the next dozen-plus seasons of basketball in Chicago. If the 13,000 fans who … [Read more...] about First Full Ticket from Michael Jordan’s NBA Debut Emerges, Now Up for Auction
Vintage Sports Tickets, Stubs: Most Watched eBay Auctions
Even as they've become a virtually extinct method of entry into stadiums around the world, the market for collectible vintage sports tickets has never been hotter. Trading cards picked up steam just prior to start of the current decade and then exploded during the pandemic. Now, it's the turn(stile) of the once lowly ducat that's driving hobbyists to seek out sports ticket … [Read more...] about Vintage Sports Tickets, Stubs: Most Watched eBay Auctions
Notes: Big Ticket Tickets Close Out Goldin Sale; UD’s New ePack Set, More
Some strong prices for important tickets and stubs went on the books as Goldin closed out its Holiday Auction Sunday night. The company sold over $500,000 worth in all. Among the highlights: A 1958 World Cup Sweden ticket stub from Pele’s debut game on 6/15/1958 (PSA PR 1 MK) sold for $36,000, an all-time record for any soccer ticket. A 2001 New … [Read more...] about Notes: Big Ticket Tickets Close Out Goldin Sale; UD’s New ePack Set, More
Stub from Mickey Mantle’s 1951 Debut Sells for Big Price
A ticket stub from Mickey Mantle’s major league debut 70 years ago sold for $141,395 early Wednesday morning—the second highest known price ever paid for a baseball ticket. Classic Auctions of Montreal sold the PSA 3 graded stub that was an unexpected bonus inside a box of memorabilia consigned to the company earlier this year. “A consignor brought it in a box of … [Read more...] about Stub from Mickey Mantle’s 1951 Debut Sells for Big Price
Only Known Jordan-Signed 1996 NBA Finals Stub Coming to Auction
As Michael Jordan championships go—and there were many—it’s among the most important and meaningful. It wasn’t his first. There had been three before it. It wasn’t his last, either. There would be a couple more before he moved on from the Chicago Bulls but the 1996 NBA title not only put the cap on one of the greatest seasons in NBA history, it was as … [Read more...] about Only Known Jordan-Signed 1996 NBA Finals Stub Coming to Auction
Ice Bowl Archaeology: Old Book Surrenders NFL History x 2
December 31, 1967 was not a warm day in Green Bay, even by Green Bay’s winter standards. The day before had been pretty normal. Temps in the teens and 20s. Then an arctic cold front pushed in and suddenly it stung a little to breathe through your nose. There were no postponements in football, though. Even with the thermometer at 13 degrees below … [Read more...] about Ice Bowl Archaeology: Old Book Surrenders NFL History x 2
Brady Signed, Inscribed Debut Ticket Up for Auction
The great ones all start somewhere. For Tom Brady, it was Thanksgiving Day, 20 NFL seasons ago. George W. Bush had just defeated Al Gore in a razor thin election. Everyone was watching Friends and/or E.R. on television. Destiny’s Child topped the charts. Near the end of a blowout loss to the Detroit Lions at the Pontiac Silverdome, New England … [Read more...] about Brady Signed, Inscribed Debut Ticket Up for Auction
Historic Relic: 1919 World Series Game 8 Stub Hits Auction
Nearly 33,000 fans showed up to watch the final game of the 1919 World Series. At a time when ticket stubs weren’t considered much of a keepsake by most fans, few survived the trip back home. Even fewer survived the decades to come, when spring cleaning probably claimed more than a few. Those who were inside Comiskey Park on October 9, 1919 saw the end of a … [Read more...] about Historic Relic: 1919 World Series Game 8 Stub Hits Auction