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Signficant Ruth Items to Hit REA Block

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Robert Edward Auctions is preparing its 2012 catalog, and unveiling a few items that collectors can expect to find in the phone book sized book when it hits doorsteps in April. Among the high end pieces that will be up for grabs are a 1916 Babe Ruth rookie card, the Babe’s last will and testament and a bat that dates from the 1923-25 period.  REA raises the possibility that … [Read more...] about Signficant Ruth Items to Hit REA Block

Collector Who Witnessed 9/11 Attack Reflects

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Everyone remembers where they were during the terror attacks of 9/11.  For some, the memory is more vivid than others. Frank Capece is an attorney and a collector of baseball cards and sports memorabilia whose Secaucus, N.J., office was directly across from the Manhattan Skyline as summer began turning to fall ten years ago. He was having an early morning phone … [Read more...] about Collector Who Witnessed 9/11 Attack Reflects

1933 Sport Kings Uncut Sheet, 1870 A’s CDV in Hunt Auction

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Hunt Auctions current Internet/Phone auction features almost 1200 lots of vintage and modern sports memorabilia. A few of the highlights include a notably scarce 24-card uncut sheet of 1933 Goudey Sport Kings cards featuring Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Jim Thorpe, and Red Grange. The blank backed exemplar is one of only a scant handful known to exist and Is being offered for the … [Read more...] about 1933 Sport Kings Uncut Sheet, 1870 A’s CDV in Hunt Auction

eBay Mobile Sales in 2010: $2 Billion

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If you're a sports card dealer who sets up at shows, you've got competition in the room.  The biggest card dealer in the world just set up across the table from you. And he can take his inventory all over the room. eBay announced this week that buyers worldwide spent close to a staggering $2 billion on eBay shopping on their mobile phone or other device last year.  The … [Read more...] about eBay Mobile Sales in 2010: $2 Billion

Cobb Signed Bat Brings Six Figures

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It was scheduled to end Thursday night, but the phone kept ringing.  Past midnight, through the wee hours of the morning, beyond breakfast, past lunch and after dinner.  Finally, MEARS officials decided that the fun had to end.  7 p.m. New Year's Eve would be the official end of the company's latest auction.  When it was over, new records were set for the Milwaukee-based … [Read more...] about Cobb Signed Bat Brings Six Figures

Pokemon Suing Beckett

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Yes, there is a Pokemon Company International and they're none too pleased with Beckett Media. Haven't been for awhile now,  it seems. The two sides have been sparring via email and phone tag for about the last four years over something that on the surface seems a little wacky. According to court papers obtained by Sports Collectors Daily, Pokemon, based in Washington, … [Read more...] about Pokemon Suing Beckett

Auction Insider: Why Do Auctions End on the Nights They Do?

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by:  Ryan Friedman Do you ever wonder why or how the decision is made on why sports memorabilia auction companies end their auctions on a certain day of the week?  Why Thursday night?  Why is always ending in the evening? Well, there is actually some logic and past history to it. First, lets talk about closing days.  Back in the 1980s  and 90s, prior to the Internet and … [Read more...] about Auction Insider: Why Do Auctions End on the Nights They Do?