Rush frontman Geddy Lee has long been a collector of baseball memorabilia but now some of them are expected to grab The Big Money when part of the Canadian rocker’s impressive collection goes up for sale. It’s no Fly By Night auction. Hundreds of historic and valuable items will be sold through a collaboration between Christie’s and Hunt Auctions. The … [Read more...] about Items from Geddy Lee’s Baseball Memorabilia Collection Headline Upcoming Christies-Hunt Auction
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Personally Documented Mickey Mantle Bat Topps All-Star Auction
A pair of items connected with two New York Yankees legends were the top sellers Tuesday in the 19th annual live auction held in conjunction with the MLB All-Star Game. Hunt Auctions once again conducted the event, which concluded with a live finale in Seattle. The top seller was a Mickey Mantle bat like no other. The Louisville Slugger model B220 dating to the early … [Read more...] about Personally Documented Mickey Mantle Bat Topps All-Star Auction
Historic Memorabilia, Fresh to Market Vintage Cards Part of 2023 All-Star Auction
Ninety years after the first All-Star Game, items representing some of the biggest names in baseball are on the block in what’s become another annual tradition: the MLB All-Star auction. Now in its 19th year, the event once again takes place on the day of the game, July 11 in Seattle, with Hunt Auctions again conducting the sale, with bidding online and in … [Read more...] about Historic Memorabilia, Fresh to Market Vintage Cards Part of 2023 All-Star Auction
Joe Pepitone Sues Hall of Fame Over Mantle’s 500th Home Run Bat
Joe Pepitone and the Hall of Fame are battling over a bat. Not just any bat. It’s the piece of lumber used by Mickey Mantle when the New York Yankees legend belted a 3-2 changeup from Stu Miller into the right-field stands at Yankee Stadium for his 500th career home run. Pepitone lent Mantle the bat in the seventh inning of the May 14, 1967, game. After the Yankees 6-5 … [Read more...] about Joe Pepitone Sues Hall of Fame Over Mantle’s 500th Home Run Bat
SGC 10 Jordan Rookie Card Sells for $420,000; Mantle World Series Bat Hits $288,000
SGC has handed out its "Pristine 10" grade to only one of the more than 2,000 submissions of Michael Jordan's rookie card. That lone copy generated a flurry of late bids before selling for a record price of $420,000 early Sunday, including the 20% buyer's premium. It's the most ever paid for a Jordan rookie card and roughly four times more than the final selling … [Read more...] about SGC 10 Jordan Rookie Card Sells for $420,000; Mantle World Series Bat Hits $288,000
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
Campy Jersey, Patriots Player’s Super Bowl LI Ring Top Heritage Auction
A jersey once worn by Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella and later handed down through the Brooklyn Dodgers minor league system sold for $108,000 in Heritage Auctions' May sports memorabilia auction. The jersey, consigned by the son of Lee Ferrera, a Dodgers farmhand, dates to the 1956 season. Ferrera was with the Kokomo Dodgers, where some of Brooklyn's used … [Read more...] about Campy Jersey, Patriots Player’s Super Bowl LI Ring Top Heritage Auction
PSA 8 Mantle Brings $420,000 as Heritage Wraps 2-Day, $8.6 Million Sale
About 24 hours after a PSA 8.5 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle sold for $810,000, another example the same card deemed a half-grade lower brought a price about half that amount as Heritage Auctions wrapped up its Summer Platinum sale late Sunday night. The sale illustrated the demand for the card at the highest levels. While 34 unqualified 8s exist on PSA's Population … [Read more...] about PSA 8 Mantle Brings $420,000 as Heritage Wraps 2-Day, $8.6 Million Sale
Oscar Robertson Collection Headlines Lelands Invitational
Basketball legend Oscar Robertson’s personal collection of historic career memorabilia – headlined by his 1971 Milwaukee Bucks NBA championship ring – hockey great Guy Lafleur’s 1976-77 Hart Memorial Trophy and a circa 1941 Ted Williams game-worn cap highlight the Lelands 2018 Invitational Auction, which opened on Monday. Over 1,000 lots are up for grabs in … [Read more...] about Oscar Robertson Collection Headlines Lelands Invitational
All-Time Top Graded 1976 Topps Set Sells for $173,066 in Lelands Auction
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...] about All-Time Top Graded 1976 Topps Set Sells for $173,066 in Lelands Auction