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...]
Messier 9-11 Jersey, Espinoza’s Triple Crown Vest Up for Auction
The autographed vest that jockey Victor Espinoza wore in all three 2015 Triple Crown races won by American Pharoah, a pair of Everlast boxing gloves, each signed by the great Muhammad Ali, Mark Messier’s-autographed game used NY Rangers jersey from the 9/11 Tribute game in Madison Square Garden and game-worn jerseys from Derek Jeter and LeBron James are among 1,700 items … [Read more...]
1940s Joe DiMaggio Jersey Paces Auction
A World War II era Joe DiMaggio game-used jersey sold for $169,400 early Sunday as Goldin Auctions wrapped up its first sale of 2015. The auction company says the jersey was likely the last one DiMaggio wore before he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943. The jersey has been in a private collection for many years. DiMaggio’s original number 5 was stripped away and replaced … [Read more...]
Steiner Clearing Out Some Yankees Game-Used Memorabilia
Want to put a clubhouse chair that held CC Sabathia's once sizable frame in your man cave? Now you can. Steiner Sports has begun clearing out some game used items from the 2013 and 2014 seasons and lowered prices on game-worn spring training jerseys, signed game-used bases, game-worn caps, locker nameplates and other memorabilia. Several hundred items are being offered and … [Read more...]
Yankees Game-Used Bases and Baseballs a Hot Seller
When building a man cave, sports memorabilia is a must. Whether it be signed baseball, jerseys or game used goods, there are a number of pieces that could fit nicely into the collection. The king of this high-end sports memorabilia is Steiner Sports. Based out of New York, Steiner has plenty of Yankees game-used bases and baseballs for sale thanks to an exclusive contract with … [Read more...]
Notes: Probstein Profiled, Jeter’s Last K Ball Auction; Best Looking Sets?
It all started when he was 9 years old. Detours ensued including a ‘real job’ or two, but Rick Probstein returned to buying and selling sports cards in his 30s and now, you can’t escape his company’s eBay auctions. If you’re a collector, you’ve probably seen his auctions, bought something from him or sold something to him. However, there are a few things you may not … [Read more...]