Heritage Auctions wrapped up its two-day Winter Platinum Night Auction early Monday, with several more lots reaching six-figure prices including a 1940s photo of Jackie Robinson that netted $204,000. In all, the two-day event resulted in sales of $32.7 million, the latest in a series of eight-figure auctions in a booming market for high-end sports cards and … [Read more...]
Vintage Card Records Obliterated in Heritage Auction
A T206 Honus Wagner owned by the late Joe Garagiola sold for just over $2.5 million early Sunday morning at Heritage Auctions, establishing yet another new record for the world's most famous baseball card. The card, graded Authentic, was acquired by Garagiola in trade for his final big league uniform and other items. The price smashed the previous record for an 'A' … [Read more...]
9-11 Inspired Shoes Gifted by Kobe to Young LeBron at Auction
A pair of basketball shoes gifted by Kobe Bryant to a teenage LeBron James 19 years ago are auction block this weekend. Heritage Auctions is selling the red, white and blue Adidas sneakers in its Platinum Night Auction where they’re expect to bring a strong five or possibly six-figure price. The shoes are among the earliest LeBron gamers ever to reach the … [Read more...]
Forgotten Honor: Rescued Aaron 300th Home Run Plaque Up for Auction
He would belt 455 more before his long career finally came to a close but Hank Aaron’s 300th career home run was special enough that the team commemorated it with a plaque. Some 57 years after it happened, that commemorative award wound up at a Milwaukee area estate sale where it was recently purchased for $55. It was an undistinguished position for something related … [Read more...]
Early Career Ruth Bat at Auction Has Interesting History
He had retired nine years earlier and would be 50 years old in a few months but with World War II still raging, Babe Ruth answered the call to pick up a bat one more time and swing for the fences. Now, the bat he swung on that afternoon at Shibe Park in Philadelphia—at halftime of an NFL game—is on the auction block where it could sell for more than $1 million. The … [Read more...]
Heritage Modern Card Auction Nets $7.5 Million
Upper Deck knew it was breaking some ground back in the 1990s when its designers were creating the first cards carrying swatches of a player’s game-worn jersey. Little did they know how much someone might be willing to pay for one of the best ones 24 years later. An autographed 1997 Michael Jordan Upper Deck Game Jerseys card became the most valuable Jordan trading … [Read more...]
$3 Million Private Collection of Rookie Cards, Vintage Icons Hits Auction
While hundreds of more recent issues were set to find new owners in its first Modern Trading Card Auction late Thursday night, vintage aficionados were getting a look at a pretty impressive one-owner collection of vintage cards in a separate event. The collection is small, but power-packed. The group of nearly three dozen cards was one of the late arrivals to … [Read more...]
Joe Garagiola’s T206 Honus Wagner Card Up for Auction
He was a longtime supporter of the sports collecting community and now everyone knows Joe Garagiola owned the hobby’s most famous baseball card. A T206 Honus Wagner owned by the late catcher and Today Show co-host is the headliner in Heritage Auctions’ newly launched February Platinum Night Auction. Many years ago, Garagiola traded a package of memorabilia, … [Read more...]
Old Furniture Yields NFL Treasures
It was a disappointing end to the season for a team that was within striking distance of a long-awaited return to the Super Bowl. For fans of Green Bay Packers history, though, January is still packing plenty of great moments-- thanks to a couple of discoveries surrendered by decades old pieces of furniture. A ticket and one-page program from a 1924 game emerged from … [Read more...]
MVP Jake Scott’s Super Bowl Ring from Perfect Season Coming to Auction
As Super Bowl rings go, it's hard to top. Any piece of championship hardware from the team that remains the only NFL squad in history to never lose a game is always in demand, but not until now has the Super Bowl VII MVP's ring hit the market. Heritage Auctions will offer the ring presented to Miami Dolphins safety Jake Scott in its February Platinum Night … [Read more...]