The eight singles finalists who qualified to compete at the 2011 Barclays ATP World Tour Finalists have raised $57,261 through a unique worldwide player locker charity auction of match-used and autographed tennis memorabilia. The lockers, personally stocked with signed memorabilia by each of the top eight singles players including Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray … [Read more...]
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2011 Topps Tier One Box Break
by Rich Klein We recently received the 2011 Topps Tier 1 box and I was frankly excited to see this one arrive. Topps had sent out a press release detailing how they were going to improve the player selection in this product and after our experiences with Triple Threads and Marquee where our big hits were respectively, Tyler Colvin and Tyson Ross, we were hopeful for a much … [Read more...]
2011 Panini Totally Certified Football Preview
2011 Panini Totally Certified Football will feature the football card debut of the much talked about, and highly controversial, HRX video trading cards. But while HRX gets the top-billing, Totally Certified is a product that’s much more than the latest cardboard novelty. Owning to the brand’s lineage (which dates back to the days of Pinnacle Brands’ 1997 Totally Certified), … [Read more...]
The $400 Michael Jordan Autograph
by Juan Martinez I am a two-time member of the “Michael Jordan autograph card owner” club. It is this mythical club in the minds of basketball card collectors who have busted countless Upper Deck boxes over the years hoping to hold in their hands the signature of the greatest basketball player of all time. Induction into the club is to be among the greats of the hobby, it … [Read more...]
2011 Bowman Chrome Review
by Rich Klein Both the terms Bowman and Chrome have been, and are still important to the Topps brand. Ever since the company resurrected the Bowman name in 1989, itss been the entry point for young players to make their debut on a Topps produced card. After a few years of tinkering, Topps gained huge hobby acceptance in 1992 with Bowman and has ridden that wave for nearly … [Read more...]
Pujols Historic Home Run Ball Tossed Back on Field
Cubs fans do it because...well...it's just something Cubs fans do. While ballhawks outside Wrigley Field chase down any home run ball that leaves the park, fans who catch one in the bleachers throw it back if it was hit by an opposing player. The general idea is that a home run ball hit by the other team isn't worth keeping. It may have been funny once, but now it's just … [Read more...]
1910 All-Star Tour Letters Surface; Will Be Sold
Hunt Auctions has discovered a significant cache of autographed correspondence and general ephemera relating to a proposed baseball All-Star Tour to have taken place in 1910. The letters and contracts have been added to the company's upcoming Louisville Slugger Auction set for next month. Cincinnati promoter Daniel A. Fletcher (DA) had set out to conduct a series of post … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Remembering H & H Hobbies
by Rich Klein Taking us back into the hobby's past has been a lot of work but it's been worth it to read all of the emails I have received from either active collectors or people who were loosely associated with collecting in the past. Recently, I received a very nice note from Stacy Milones who mentioned how as a teenage girl in the 1980s her dad took her to the National … [Read more...]
Jerseys From Russian Hockey Plane Crash Fundraiser on Auction Block
Two of the NHL's biggest rivals teamed up for a great cause when the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins faced off last week in Pittsburgh for the first time in the 2011-12 NHL season. The Capitals and Penguins organized a joint effort to raise money for the families of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, the KHL team that perished in a plane crash Sept. 7 in Russia. Both teams wore … [Read more...]
New Sports Memorabilia Auction Venture Will Also Aid Player Charities
The 8D Network, a new auction house specializing in sports memorabilia with a mission of advancing charities supported by athletes, has been launched and is preparing for its inaugural auction this December. The 8D Network comes from the team of professionals who have operated Game Used Universe since 2005, but who have decided to step up their efforts by donating 10% of … [Read more...]
