He was still only 18 when the photos for what became his first licensed baseball cards were taken and after a less than stellar start to his pro career, he was only the 44th best prospect in baseball in the spring of 1993. Derek Jeter rookie cards arrived that year and there were eight in all--more if you're willing to count the variations that don't officially get … [Read more...]
Jeter High School Scouting Report, Debut Jersey at Auction
A day before his virtually certain election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the jersey worn by Derek Jeter when he made his major league debut in 1995 and the Yankees scouting report on him from April 1992 will both be on the auction block. Goldin Auctions will offer both items in its first major catalog sale of 2020, which is set to open Monday. Completed by scout … [Read more...]
Memorabilia Auction Part of Mattingly Charities Event
Several jerseys and caps worn by Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly this past season are among the items up for bid in the 4th annual Find a Way online auction event, running through January 10. The auction, conducted through the HandBid app and online, is to raise money for youth sports, education and social development programs in Mattingly's hometown of Evansville, … [Read more...]
SGC 98 1993 SP Jeter to Hit Auction Block
One of the hobby’s most coveted modern era cards generated a buzz last May when a gem mint copy sold for nearly $100,000. Another could approach or surpass that figure soon. Next week, another example is about to hit the auction block--graded by a different company. Heritage Auctions will offer an SGC 98 (10) 1993 Upper Deck SP Derek Jeter in its Summer … [Read more...]
Topps Living Set Acuna Card a Huge Seller
Fans and collectors bought more than 46,000 "Living Set" cards of Atlanta Braves' rookie Ronald Acuna during the seven-day sales period that ended early Wednesday afternoon, setting a record for the newly launched on-demand platform and nearly tripling the number of the biggest selling Topps NOW card to date. Acuna, the 20-year-old who made his MLB debut late last month, was … [Read more...]
1992 Jeter Scouting Report Brings Six-Figure Price
A scout’s handwritten report on a young Derek Jeter sold for more than double the pre-sale estimate as Heritage Auctions closed out its Yankee Legends memorabilia auction, the company’s final major catalog sale of 2017. The report, written when Jeter was a Kalamazoo, Michigan high school student, sold for $102,000 including the buyer’s premium. It was penned by Yankees scout … [Read more...]
1992 Scouting Report on Derek Jeter Now at Auction
Dick Groch didn’t want to come on too strong. The New York Yankees scout wasn’t the only person interested in Derek Jeter’s future, so Groch played it cool. He’d been tracking Jeter for a year, but didn’t want to let on, lest one of the teams drafting ahead of the Yankees snap up the kid from Kalamazoo. Widely considered to be one of the best prospects in … [Read more...]
Notes: Report on MLB Founding Docs; Topps NOW Record; Burke Waldron, Topps Departure
You may have caught our story from a few weeks ago about the 1876 founding documents and original constitution of what became Major League Baseball. That previously unknown original copy was written by the hands of some of pro baseball’s founding fathers and is expected to bring a seven-figure price (at least) when the auction runs its course in a few weeks. The Orange … [Read more...]
Topps NOW Jeter Cards Offered; Base, Relics Go Quickly
Topps created two base cards as well as a variety of relic and autographed relic cards for Derek Jeter’s number retirement. It’s likely the sales revenue will exceed $100,000 when the 24-hour offer expires on Tuesday. The expensive stuff sold early. The three autograph base relics were gone in a hurry when Topps put them up on the NOW website Monday afternoon. … [Read more...]
Derek Jeter Number Retirement Merchandise: From Low Cost to Big Bucks
The New York Yankees' list of retired numbers has grown to 22--and they're all out of single digits. As he took his place among the club's all-time greats Sunday, there was plenty of new Derek Jeter number retirement merchandise on the market. Some of it was wearable. Some was readable. Some you could play with. Other items were strictly for … [Read more...]