Weiss Auctions is presenting an extensive collection of sports autographs and memorabilia in its Books, Autographs, Postcards & Pop Culture Auction. The sale includes numerous historically significant items ranging from Hall of Fame cards and postcards to personal notes and letters from legendary athletes. Sports lots begin at #415. Among the highlights is an exceptionally … [Read more...] about Weiss Auctions to Offer Rare Signed Sports Memorabilia, Including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Rookie Card, Hall of Fame Autographs
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Jersey from Kareem’s Bucks Title Among Top Sellers in Heritage Fall Auction
A jersey worn by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during the season in which he became an NBA champion for the first time sold for $675,000 to pace Heritage Auctions' Fall Sports offering. The jersey was on the cover of the catalog and was the top selling memorabilia item in the three-day sale of sports memorabilia and cards. It's a record for any piece of Abdul-Jabbar … [Read more...] about Jersey from Kareem’s Bucks Title Among Top Sellers in Heritage Fall Auction
Abdul-Jabbar Bucks Jersey from 1st NBA Title Making Auction Debut
In 2018, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar penned an open letter to that year’s NBA Draft class in which he welcomed them to the “rollercoaster ride that is your rookie year.” Abdul-Jabbar, as accomplished a writer today as he was a scorer during his basketball career, warned the newbies about the “rush of confusing paradoxes, conflicting emotions, competing options, and dubious advice from … [Read more...] about Abdul-Jabbar Bucks Jersey from 1st NBA Title Making Auction Debut
Notes: Kareem Milestone Basketballs; New Advisory Business; Shop Burglary, WNBA Card Record
The career scoring torch has been passed and now a couple of key items from the former NBA career scoring champ are on the auction block. Goldin Auctions is offering the final final regular season game ball of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s career, used to score the last of his 38,387 career points. The current high bid is $100,000. Also on the block is the ball used in the … [Read more...] about Notes: Kareem Milestone Basketballs; New Advisory Business; Shop Burglary, WNBA Card Record
High-End Sports Auction Includes Vintage, Modern Cards, Historic Memorabilia
The live element became a victim of the MINT Collective’s decision to postpone its planned Las Vegas event on Monday, but the high powered auction that was set to be part of it is still on. The planned sale of 25 high powered sports artifacts is set to run through January 29. The MINT25 Auction is being conducted through Lelands and includes rare sports cards and … [Read more...] about High-End Sports Auction Includes Vintage, Modern Cards, Historic Memorabilia
One Last Year in the Wilderness – Basketball Cards in 1982-83
That major sports card manufacturers have historically made a habit of taking hiatuses from basketball is well-trodden ground. That proclivity for punting on hoops meant that the decades of the 1950s and 1960s – or nearly 30% of NBA history – saw the release of just two mainstream sets. On the bright side, as a result of having to make up for lost time, these issues – … [Read more...] about One Last Year in the Wilderness – Basketball Cards in 1982-83
Historic Items from Sports Immortals Collection Heading to Collectable Platform
Items from one of the world’s top sports memorabilia collections are going to be available for fractional ownership through a new partnership. Sports memorabilia investment platform Collectable announced Monday it had reached agreement on a new multi-year partnership with Sports Immortals that will offer partial ownership of items from the private collection via shares … [Read more...] about Historic Items from Sports Immortals Collection Heading to Collectable Platform
Photo of 11-Year-Old Baller Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Up for Auction
His fellow 11-year-old campers who dared drive the lane were the first to feel what guards felt when they did the same thing in the three decades that were to come. That was one tall dude. Now, what might be the earliest basketball photo of a young basketball icon to be is up for auction. Young Lewis Alcindor was head and shoulders above the crowd, even … [Read more...] about Photo of 11-Year-Old Baller Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Up for Auction
Finds and Revelations: 2019 Sports Collecting Year in Review (Part I)
There were phenomenal finds and disturbing discoveries. Record revenue and sensational selling prices. No matter the month, there was something collectors were talking about this year. In the first of a two-part series, we look back at the last year in the hobby with some happenings from the first half of 2019. The year began in strange fashion with the viral … [Read more...] about Finds and Revelations: 2019 Sports Collecting Year in Review (Part I)
LeBron Rookie Card, High School Jersey Net $462,000 Combined at Goldin Auctions
A pair of LeBron James items were among the big sellers in Goldin Auctions’ October Legends catalog sale late Saturday night. A 2003-04 James autographed patch rookie card from Upper Deck Exquisite topped all bidding at $270,000. Graded 8.5, the card was number 16 of 23 of its kind that were produced during an era when Upper Deck held an NBA trading card … [Read more...] about LeBron Rookie Card, High School Jersey Net $462,000 Combined at Goldin Auctions