TTMCast/1 on 1 Shows this Week On the TTM Cast this week, collector Gordon Wilcher joins me to discuss his difficult decision to start selling off his 45-year collection. We have recently been discussing this phase of collecting. Gordon made the leap and has decided to sell off a collection of autographs and cards that he started in the 1970s. This is something we as … [Read more...] about TTM This Week: Selling a Lifelong Collection; Autograph Assessments; Fenway Fun; TTM Successes
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TTM This Week: Mantle Memorabilia Book; Latest Autograph Returns
On this week’s podcast…. Author and noted Mickey Mantle collector Steven Lane joins me on the TTMCast to talk about his new book Mickey Mantle A Life in Memorabilia. Lane has amassed one of the world’s greatest and most diverse Mantle collections and his new book features some of his most prized pieces. We talked about how he acquired some of his collection and what led him … [Read more...] about TTM This Week: Mantle Memorabilia Book; Latest Autograph Returns
TTM Collecting This Week: Les Wolff, Signatures Successes and a Quick Tip
On this week’s TTMCast, hobby legend Les Wolff joined me to talk autographs and how to protect your collection. Wolff began collecting autographs in 1968 when he visited the New York Jets’ training camp and obtained an autograph from Joe Nemeth and some of the other Jets’ players. Since obtaining his first signature, he has been hooked. Wolff made autograph collecting … [Read more...] about TTM Collecting This Week: Les Wolff, Signatures Successes and a Quick Tip
Notes: KY Shop Burglary; Topps and Trout; Giants into Box Breaks; More
There was a burglary late last week at a sports card shop in Lexington, KY. It happened at Jimmy’s Roadshow with about $25,000 worth of unopened products stolen by a single individual who was in the store for about a minute, according to owner Jimmy Mahan. View this post on … [Read more...] about Notes: KY Shop Burglary; Topps and Trout; Giants into Box Breaks; More
Mantle Movie Script, 1953 Look Magazine Watch Now Up for Bid
The script for a TV movie about the life of Mickey Mantle we wrote about earlier this year is now on the auction block. Originally acquired by autograph dealer Les Wolff from Mantle’s sister-in-law, the script includes several hand-written notes from the late Hall of Famer. It’s one of several items sourced to the family that are now at Goldin Auctions. In the early … [Read more...] about Mantle Movie Script, 1953 Look Magazine Watch Now Up for Bid
Unmade Mickey Mantle Movie Script Uncovered; Includes His Notes
Les Wolff’s adventures in sports memorabilia read like a movie script. So, it’s only fitting that his latest find is a script for a movie project that never got off the ground. The subject? One of Wolff’s sports heroes — Mickey Mantle. Eleven years before the movie “*61,” brought Mantle back into the public spotlight, a screenplay about the Hall of Fame slugger’s life was … [Read more...] about Unmade Mickey Mantle Movie Script Uncovered; Includes His Notes
The Bizarre, The Historic and The Most Memorable: Les Wolff’s Memorabilia Tales
This is Part 2 of a two-part series with sports memorabilia appraiser and authenticator Les Wolff. In Part 1, Wolff discussed his lecture series on the hobby and how to protect a collection. In Part 2, Wolff talks about his more memorable collecting moments. Les Wolff is known for his skills as an authenticator and appraiser of sports memorabilia. His work over more … [Read more...] about The Bizarre, The Historic and The Most Memorable: Les Wolff’s Memorabilia Tales
Protecting Your Investment: Les Wolff’s Advice For Memorabilia Collectors
In Part 1 of a two-part series, long-time autograph dealer and appraiser Les Wolff has some warnings about collections ruined by improper care and discusses his efforts to educate those interested in taking up the hobby. Les Wolff likes to tell the story about a Fortune 500 executive who was eager to show off the memorabilia hanging in his office. While the items were … [Read more...] about Protecting Your Investment: Les Wolff’s Advice For Memorabilia Collectors