It's not unprecedented for sports collectibles to sell for seven-figure prices but 2020 will be known for being the year in which it became a regular occurrence. At least a dozen sports cards or pieces of sports memorabilia sold for more than $1 million in 2020, a year that saw the card of an active player set the record for the most valuable trading card for the first time … [Read more...] about Most Expensive Sports Memorabilia of 2020
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Gehrig Jersey ($1.44 Million), Ruth Bat, High-End Cards Drive Hunt/Christie’s Live Auction
Even on a Wednesday afternoon during the holiday season, sports memorabilia buyers are ready to pounce. A private collection of historic baseball memorabilia and vintage cards was broken up and sold in a live auction format, with a 1931 Lou Gehrig game jersey setting the pace at $1.44 million. Dated to 1931, making it one of only a small number of surviving jerseys … [Read more...] about Gehrig Jersey ($1.44 Million), Ruth Bat, High-End Cards Drive Hunt/Christie’s Live Auction
Gehrig Jersey, Ruth Bat, High-End Cards Highlight “Home Plate” Auction
A 1931 Lou Gehrig game jersey, a Babe Ruth bat dating to early in his career dozens of other items from a high-end one-owner collection are set to sell during a live auction scheduled for December 16. As we reported last month, Christie’s and Hunt Auctions have partnered for the event, called Home Plate: A Private Collection of Important Baseball Memorabilia.” Details on the … [Read more...] about Gehrig Jersey, Ruth Bat, High-End Cards Highlight “Home Plate” Auction
Big Crowds; Big Finds; Big Bucks: 2019 Sports Collecting Year in Review (Part II)
The second of a two-part look back at the sports collecting year. The first part focused on the first six months of 2019, while Part II takes us to the National, recalls some incredible finds and big auctions, Zion mania and more. In July, Sports Collectors Digest magazine was among 50 hobby-related titles sold in a bankruptcy auction for the assets of publisher … [Read more...] about Big Crowds; Big Finds; Big Bucks: 2019 Sports Collecting Year in Review (Part II)
Heritage: New Money Helping Fuel Auction Prices
Some fresh money is helping boost prices for historic sports memorabilia, according to Heritage Auctions. The company says last week’s auction that closed over a two-night period generated over $11 million in winning bids, some of it spent by new buyers. In all, 17 lots commanded prices in excess of $100,000, led by a $2.58 million result for a 1937 Lou Gehrig Yankees … [Read more...] about Heritage: New Money Helping Fuel Auction Prices
Lou Gehrig Jersey Sells for Record $2.58 Million
A 1937 Lou Gehrig road flannel has become the highest priced game worn jersey worn by someone other than Babe Ruth. Heritage Auctions sold the gray button-down jersey for $2.58 million in the first part of its Summer Platinum Night Auction Saturday night. First sold privately last year, the jersey originally belonged to a family that had received it as a gift … [Read more...] about Lou Gehrig Jersey Sells for Record $2.58 Million
Gehrig Gamer, Cobb Personal Items Headline Heritage Platinum Auction
Over 600 lots, each with a value of $10,000 or more, are on the block as Heritage Auctions kicks off its Summer Platinum Night event. Among the big ticket items is a Lou Gehrig jersey photo-matched to multiple games in which he hit a home run. The gray road flannel dates to the Yankees’ 1937 World Series championship season. First sold privately last year, … [Read more...] about Gehrig Gamer, Cobb Personal Items Headline Heritage Platinum Auction
Record-Breaking Gehrig Jersey, T206 Cobb Top SCP Auctions’ 2018 Sales
As the year winds down, we’re taking a look at the top-selling sports cards and memorabilia sold through major auction companies in 2018. Sometimes the most valuable pieces of sports memorabilia never make it to the auction block. SCP Auctions’ two biggest sales were in 2018 were of the private variety. In June, the company announced it had sold a previously unknown … [Read more...] about Record-Breaking Gehrig Jersey, T206 Cobb Top SCP Auctions’ 2018 Sales
1937 Lou Gehrig Jersey Emerges; Sold for Record Price
America’s homes continue to surrender baseball history. Some of it is better than others. A 1937 Lou Gehrig game-worn jersey is now in the hands of a private collector after the family that had quietly owned it for decades decided to sell the road flannel donned by one of sports' most iconic figures in the latter stages of his brilliant, but tragic … [Read more...] about 1937 Lou Gehrig Jersey Emerges; Sold for Record Price
1938 Lou Gehrig Jersey Once a Hand-Me-Down
John Ryan of Passaic, New Jersey was just trying to outfit a church softball team during the late 1930s. Now that once-mundane visit to the Yankees' offices could net one of Ryan's great-grandsons a small fortune. Long before baseball jerseys worn by Yankees became collectors items, Ryan had little trouble securing the purchase of a hoard of game-used home jerseys from … [Read more...] about 1938 Lou Gehrig Jersey Once a Hand-Me-Down