Huggins and Scott’s fifth Masterpiece Auction of 2013 begins on Monday September 30 with bidding closing on Thursday night October 10 with the 30-minute rule beginning at 11:00pm eastern time. The auction is headlined by a variety of Babe Ruth signed baseballs, from a 1925 single-signed ball to a Ruth and Christy Walsh dual signed orb. Vintage card collectors will be able … [Read more...] about Ruth Autographs, Rare Cards, Vintage Game Jerseys Highlight Huggins & Scott Auction
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MLB Auctions Selling Items from Lincecum No-Hitter Including Beer Cans, Champagne Bottles
It’s come to this. Major League Baseball Auctions is selling empty beer cans, champagne bottles and popped corks from the clubhouse celebration following Tim Lincecum’s July 13 no-hitter in San Diego (yes, they come with official MLB Authentication stickers). Lincecum struck out 13 Padres and threw 148 pitches in notching the first no-hitter of his career that … [Read more...] about MLB Auctions Selling Items from Lincecum No-Hitter Including Beer Cans, Champagne Bottles
Giants to Hold Special Game Worn Memorabila Sale
The San Francisco Giants will give fans the opportunity to own items and memorabilia used or worn by the players during the 2012 regular season, championship series and World Series on Sunday, December 16, in the Field Club Lounge at AT&T Park during their From the Clubhouse Holiday Sale. It's the first time the team has held a special post-season sale of game worn … [Read more...] about Giants to Hold Special Game Worn Memorabila Sale
Record Prices for Gehrig Bat, Banks Jersey
MEARS Online Auctions has achieved what it says are two record prices for baseball memorabilia. A 1927 Lou Gehrig model game bat offered in the company’s last monthly auction sold for $225,000, the most ever paid for a non-side written bat originating with the Yankee Hall of Famer while a 1969 Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs jersey brought $168,728, setting a new mark for a Banks … [Read more...] about Record Prices for Gehrig Bat, Banks Jersey
Game Used World Series Gear Arrives in Cooperstown
For the second time in three years, Cooperstown is set to become “San Francisco-East” as game used memorabilia from the Giants’ remarkable World Series run arrives at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Eight artifacts from the 2012 World Series have already been delivered to the Museum and will soon be on display in the Museum’s Autumn Glory exhibit, which … [Read more...] about Game Used World Series Gear Arrives in Cooperstown
The Memorabilia Market: Eye on the Future
In part four of our ten-part Q&A, we asked auction company officials for their opinions on the vintage baseball card market. They talked about which cards and sets might be underrated or have the best long-term potential. Part five stays on the same course, but we're talking memorabilia this time. Here's what they said: Steve Bledow: Collect Auctions: "Game-used … [Read more...] about The Memorabilia Market: Eye on the Future
10 Questions With Auction House Execs: What are Newcomers After?
We sent a series of ten questions about what's hot, what's next, where the hobby has been and where it's headed to several auction company executives and for the next couple of weeks, we're sharing their answers with you, one at a time. Yesterday, they discussed the unprecedented level of mainstream media coverage the hobby has had this year and its impact. Many said it … [Read more...] about 10 Questions With Auction House Execs: What are Newcomers After?
NFL Pink is Back; Game Used Gear to Be Signed, Sold for Charity
The National Football League and NFL Players Association kicked off October’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with their fourth-annual national breast cancer screening initiative and fundraising campaign that includes pink game-worn and game-used gear that will be sold at auction. In collaboration with the American Cancer Society, the initiative, called “A Crucial Catch: … [Read more...] about NFL Pink is Back; Game Used Gear to Be Signed, Sold for Charity
Steiner: Go for the Sure Thing When Buying Sports Memorabilia
The sports memorabilia market has undergone a 'correction' according to Brandon Steiner. The president of New York-based Steiner Sports has thousands of items in his company's inventory, including game used and autographed items. Not everything's a hit, though. Steiner has paid big bucks to some athletes for exclusive autograph deals, only to see them fade away after making … [Read more...] about Steiner: Go for the Sure Thing When Buying Sports Memorabilia
Wanna Buy a Discus? London Selling Olympic Memorabilia
Like their winter predecessors in Vancouver a couple of years ago, organizers of the 2012 Summer Games are selling off Olympic memorabilia to help pay for bringing the games to London. The "Official Sporting Memorabilia website of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games" has been busy with hundreds of items on the block and some already sold. The London organizing … [Read more...] about Wanna Buy a Discus? London Selling Olympic Memorabilia