They are tangible witnesses to history. A sometimes colorful reminder of a game or a moment. Tickets and ticket stubs have always been considered collectible. Many were pasted in scrapbooks or folded in half to fit in a wallet, but if you wanted to remember that time and place, they were hard to throw away. Ironically, just as the market for sports … [Read more...] about Most Watched Vintage Sports Ticket Stub Auctions on eBay
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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
VIDEO: Collector’s Quest for MJ Tickets
His story has made the rounds now. Andrew Goldberg’s quest to collect a ticket or stub from every one of Michael Jordan’s NBA games first appeared on Yahoo Sports. We took you to that story last week and USA Today picked it up this week. To get to know the collection really well, though, you need to see it. Will Manso of WPLG-TV in Palm Beach caught up with him for a … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Collector’s Quest for MJ Tickets
Notes: MJ Ticket Collector; Wax Pack Book Now No. 1; Giants Archives
You can collect his cards (which are smoking hot right now), his autographs (still pretty pricey) or his store bought shoes (a totally different market). Andrew Goldberg collects Michael Jordan ticket stubs. The Chicago native and Miami-based marketing consultant grew up watching Jordan and even went to a few games but it wasn't until adulthood that he … [Read more...] about Notes: MJ Ticket Collector; Wax Pack Book Now No. 1; Giants Archives
Lone Complete Run of MLB All-Star Tickets Could Fetch Six Figures
A complete run of 1933-2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game tickets, never before presented for sale, will be offered during Heritage Auctions’ Platinum Night Auction next month. The complete run in the PSA Set Registry is comprised of tickets for 83 years of All-Star Game history, as well as all Home Run Derby and workout events from recent years, and the double games … [Read more...] about Lone Complete Run of MLB All-Star Tickets Could Fetch Six Figures
Rescued from Dumpster, Historic NFL Ticket Heads to Auction
To someone with no sense of history it was just junk—a ticket to a football game long since passed. To collectors, it might be the holy grain of pro football tickets. Serious collectors of pre-war football memorabilia will get a chance to own it in February as Heritage Auctions offers the only known full ticket from the 1933 NFL Championship game, the very first playoff … [Read more...] about Rescued from Dumpster, Historic NFL Ticket Heads to Auction