Packs were once 15 cents. A whole box was $5.40--retail. Little could anyone who bought some baseball cards in the spring or summer of 1976 have imagined that a complete set would one day sell for $173,066, but that's what happened late Friday night when the Lelands Classic Auction came to a close. Of course, this was no ordinary set. Painstakingly pieced together … [Read more...]
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1932 Ruth Gamer at Auction; Is It His “Called Shot” Bat?
Lelands is offering a 1932 Babe Ruth game bat in its newly launched Classic Auction, one it says could have been used to launch his “Called Shot” home run in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series against the Cubs. The bat was originally believed to have been a 1935 bat, perhaps the last of his career, gifted to former teammate Wally Berger. However, research disproved … [Read more...]
Lelands Opens Monthly Auction Platform
Lelands is opening 2018 with a new series of auctions designed primarily for old school collectors working with a modest budgeet. “The Monthly” will feature a variety of sports cards and memorabilia, most with opening bids of $100 or less. The company describes the new platform as “a continuing series of hobby friendly auctions that takes you back to the good old … [Read more...]
Top Selling Sports Memorabilia of 2017
From Ruth to Robinson to Rockwell, 2017 was another banner year for high-end sports cards and memorabilia. While some card prices may have softened just a bit from the wild spring and summer of 2016, the market remains strong for the best of the best. Significant game-worn memorabilia and historic items also drew plenty of six and even seven-figure bids. The Lelands … [Read more...]
Lelands Launches Part II of Steelers Auction
Lelands, which launched a new auction partnership with the Pittsburgh Steelers last winter, is hosting its second Steeler-centric event this month. Over two dozen game-worn Steelers jerseys, some dating back to the 1960s, are being offered in an online catalog. Among the items up for bid are three jerseys that are at least 50 seasons old, including those once donned by … [Read more...]
Cubs World Series Ring Pulled from Auction; Scout Gone
When it comes to the World Series rings they handed out to staff members, the Chicago Cubs are being as protective as a momma bear. A 2016 ring that had been consigned to Lelands’ current auction has been pulled after conversations between the team and the auction company. Bidding for the ring had surpassed $65,000 before it was removed from the auction catalog late … [Read more...]
Evans Archive Launches Weekly Auction
It runs in the family. Andrea Evans-Young, the sister of Lelands Founder and Chairman Josh Evans, has launched a business offering online sports and pop culture memorabilia auctions via eBay. “Evans Archive” will hold weekly events with a variety of vintage sports cards and memorabilia. Like her brother, Andrea Evans-Young is a long-time fixture in the collectibles … [Read more...]
Jackie Robinson Cap, Rose’s Record Bat Headline Lelands Auction
The bat Pete Rose used for his record-breaking 4,192 hit in 1985 and the specially padded 1947-48 Brooklyn Dodgers cap worn by Jackie Robinson to help protect his head from racially motivated beanballs headline the newly-launched Lelands.com Masters Auction, online through October 27. The auction consists of several hundred lots of higher end sports memorabilia … [Read more...]
Ruth Items Top $4 Million in Lelands Sale
Bidding for a 1927 World Series ring attributed to Babe Ruth and a copy of the infamous document that finalized his sale to the Yankees in 1919 sold for more than $4 million combined early Saturday in a Lelands auction. The ring, with a “G H Ruth” inscription inside, sold for $2,093,927. The Ruth sale document originated in the estate of Jacob Ruppert, who owned the … [Read more...]
Talking Ruth Ring, Contract on CNBC
The Red Sox copy of the agreement that spelled out details of Babe Ruth's sale to the Yankees in 1919 sold for$996,000 in 2005. A dozen years later, the Yankees version, signed by owner Jacob Ruppert, is expected to fetch even more. Bidding opened last week on the six-page document that had an enormous impact on both franchises--and baseball in general. It … [Read more...]
