SCP Auctions kicked off its new Finest auction series Wednesday, with 67 high-end lots of valuable sports cards and memorabilia. It’s a relatively quick turnaround in the auction realm with bidding set to run for ten days—through Saturday, Feb. 4. Among the card lots is the 17th ranked T206 set on the PSA Set Registry that is expected to sell for at least … [Read more...] about T206 Set, Gehrig Cards, High-End Memorabilia Part of New SCP Auctions Catalog
Miracle on Ice
Notes: ’22 Pro Debut; Fanatics’ New Auction; Fractional Auction for Eruzione Jersey
It won't be out for nine more months, but Topps released some details on 2022 Pro Debut Baseball on Wednesday. Among the insert sets is MiLB Legends, which focuses on some big league greats while they were working their way through the minors, so...if you've ever wondered what Deion Sanders might look like as a member of the Columbus Clippers on a 1960 Topps card, now you … [Read more...] about Notes: ’22 Pro Debut; Fanatics’ New Auction; Fractional Auction for Eruzione Jersey
1983 Sixers Championship Ring; Jim Craig’s “Miracle” Skates; FDR Signed Ball Top SCP Sale
A 1983 Philadelphia 76ers championship ring awarded to guard Clint Richardson sold for $118,230 as SCP Auctions wrapped up its Spring catalog auction. It was the third ’83 Sixers player ring to be sold at auction. SCP also sold Julius Erving’s ring for $244,239 in 2011. Bobby Jones’ ring, sold by a different auction house, went for $72K in 2011. The skates worn … [Read more...] about 1983 Sixers Championship Ring; Jim Craig’s “Miracle” Skates; FDR Signed Ball Top SCP Sale
Multiple Charities to Share in Proceeds as SCP Auction Winds Down
SCP Auctions will be making charitable donations on two fronts after their Spring Premier Auction closes Saturday. The company says it will turn over a portion of the buyer’s premium from any Kobe Bryant memorabilia sold to the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation. They’ll also be donating a portion of their buyer's premium on all other [non-Kobe] lots to both Feeding … [Read more...] about Multiple Charities to Share in Proceeds as SCP Auction Winds Down
SCP Auctions Launches Spring Premier Catalog
SCP Auctions kicked off its first auction of 2020 Wednesday with a catalog that includes hundreds of lots showcasing graded cards, rare autographs, championship rings and game-used memorabilia. Among the items up for bid in the 2020 Spring Premier are high-end vintage and modern trading card singles and sets, multiple championship rings and awards from former athletes, … [Read more...] about SCP Auctions Launches Spring Premier Catalog
Upper Deck To Produce Cards Of Zamboni Driver-Turned-Goalie David Ayres
It was a story straight out of a Hollywood script. David Ayres, a 42-year-old Zamboni driver and kidney transplant recipient, stepped in for the Carolina Hurricanes as an emergency goaltender Feb. 22 in Toronto. After letting the first two shots to get past him, Ayres, who had played minor league hockey, stopped the final eight shots sent his way and helped Carolina defeat the … [Read more...] about Upper Deck To Produce Cards Of Zamboni Driver-Turned-Goalie David Ayres
New Exhibit Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Miracle on Ice
It may be hard to believe it’s been 40 years but it’s one of those events where you remember where you were when you found out about it. The 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team’s upset of the Soviet Union was that kind of moment, even if there was no live TV broadcast in the U.S. I was getting ready to play a high school basketball game (or sit on the bench at least) when … [Read more...] about New Exhibit Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Miracle on Ice
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
Signed Mantle Cards; Ted’s Triple Crown Trophy, ‘Original 11’ HOF Relics, Massive 3×5 Collection Headline SCP Auction
Set to run through Saturday, December 8, SCP Auctions’ 2018 Fall Premier is underway with some never before seen pieces among more than 500 lots in the catalog. The headliners include: a remarkable collection of autographed Mickey Mantle baseball cards including 22 of his most coveted singles; Ted Williams’ 1947 Triple Crown trophy from the Williams estate; a 1939 Inaugural … [Read more...] about Signed Mantle Cards; Ted’s Triple Crown Trophy, ‘Original 11’ HOF Relics, Massive 3×5 Collection Headline SCP Auction
Eruzione’s 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Stick Sells for $290,000
Thirty-eight years to the day after the U.S. Olympic hockey team shocked the Soviet Union in the Lake Placid Winter Games, the stick that fired the game-winning shot was sold to a private collector for $290,000. SCP Auctions says it brokered the sale of Mike Eruzione’s historic stick to a collector who wanted to remain anonymous. Eruzione sold several items … [Read more...] about Eruzione’s 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Stick Sells for $290,000