The jersey worn by Reggie Jackson when he hit one of baseball’s most famous home runs 50 years ago this summer is among the marquee items in SCP Auctions’ Summer Premier that opened Wednesday. The vest-style Oakland A’s jersey carries Jackson’s autograph on the front and is expected to sell for $250,000 or more when bidding wraps up next month. The jersey was on … [Read more...]
Michael Jordan College Jersey Sets Record Price in Heritage Auction
Sports memorabilia prices continue to soar like Michael Jordan executing one of his classic dunks. That is only fitting, since a Jordan game-worn jersey from his 1982-83 season at the University of North Carolina just fetched a record price. Jordan’s No. 23 Carolina blue jersey, photo-matched to his Player of the Year season with the Tarheels, sold for $1,380,000 during the … [Read more...]
Michael Jordan North Carolina Game Jersey Could Net $1 Million
The only known jersey worn by Michael Jordan during North Carolina’s 1982-83 championship season is up for auction where it’s expected to sell for $1 million or more. The “Carolina blue” and white-trimmed #23 jersey is one of the centerpieces of Heritage Auctions’ May 6-8 Spring Sports Catalog. The company says photos match the jersey to the one Jordan is … [Read more...]
Ruth Ball, MJ Jersey Push 3-Day Goldin Tally to $38 Million
Goldin Auctions’ last two major catalog sales have resulted in more than $80 million in sales. The company’s most recent three-day event closed Tuesday night with the last of more than 2,400 items going off the market. With sessions ending April 3, 5 and 6, the auction generated $38.2 million, including a 23 percent buyer’s premium. Topping the final … [Read more...]
Bryant, Jordan Jerseys, MJ Rookies Among Top Sellers in GFA Auction
Kobe Bryant died nearly a year ago in a tragic helicopter crash that took the life of his daughter and seven other people, including the pilot. Bryant memorabilia was coveted before that tragedy, but it has really gotten some attention lately. Case in point: Bryant memorabilia was the main attraction during the sale held by Grey Flannel Auctions. The most notable item from … [Read more...]
Jordan’s Last Jersey, PSA 8 1952 Topps Mantle Headline Goldin Elite Auction
The jersey worn by Michael Jordan in his last NBA game is among nearly 1,300 lots of sports memorabilia and cards on the block in the newly launched 2021 Goldin Elite Auction. The autographed jersey had been in the collection of Jordan's long-time friend George Koehler. It's been matched to 14 games during Jordan's last season when he played for the Washington … [Read more...]
Kobe Finals Jersey, MJ Jersey from Last MVP Season, Mays Uniform Up for Auction
A jersey worn by Kobe Bryant on his way to the 2009 NBA Finals MVP award, a Michael Jordan gamer from the “Last Dance” season and a game-worn Willie Mays uniform once given to Hall of Fame teammate Willie McCovey are on the block through Grey Flannel Auctions this month. The jerseys are among several hundred items in GFA’s Winter Games Auction, which has opened … [Read more...]
Jordan Rookie Year News Conference Jersey Sets Record Price
The jersey used as a photo prop on the day Michael Jordan signed his rookie contract with the Chicago Bulls has sold for $320,000 at Julien’s Auctions, the most ever paid for a Jordan jersey. The home white #23 jersey was the one presented to Jordan by Bulls general manager Rod Thorn during his first news conference in Chicago on September 12, 1984. Drafting the … [Read more...]
1985 Shattered Backboard Jersey Part of MJ-Only Auction
The jersey Michael Jordan was wearing in the only game in which he shattered a glass backboard is going on the auction block. The news comes five months after the shoes he was wearing that day-with tiny pieces of glass still embedded in the soles-- sold for $615,000. The jersey is one of several items being sold by Sotheby’s in an auction dedicated to Jordan-abilia … [Read more...]
Lelands Has Jordan Gear from Bulls’ Security Guard, Baseball HOFer Gamers
Over 1,000 lots of vintage and modern cards and memorabilia are now on the block in the final Lelands catalog auction of 2020. The auction includes historic game-worn jerseys and uniforms, hundreds of sets and single cards and other memorabilia. Among the headliners is a game-worn 1950s Ted Williams complete Red Sox uniform that was on display for many years … [Read more...]