If there was any trepidation about breaking from the long standing once-a-year format, it quickly evaporated once the dust began to settle at Robert Edward Auctions early Sunday morning. The company’s inaugural Fall Auction generated $3.06 million in sales led by very strong showings for the hundreds of vintage, rare and high grade baseball cards and historic memorabilia items … [Read more...] about REA’s First Fall Auction Tallies $3.06 Million
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T206 Wagner Consigned to REA Has Date Stamp Matching Pirates 1909 Triumph Over Cobb, Tigers
It’s been tucked away in a private collection for many years, but now a unique example of the famed T206 Honus Wagner card is returning to the marketplace, bearing a one-of-a-kind stamp on the back that connects it to a singular moment in baseball history, when two of the game’s most iconic players collided in a hard-fought battle for baseball supremacy. “The 1909 World … [Read more...] about T206 Wagner Consigned to REA Has Date Stamp Matching Pirates 1909 Triumph Over Cobb, Tigers
Signficant Ruth Items to Hit REA Block
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
REA Believes All 2001 Barry Bonds “Home Run Jerseys” Fake
On his way to the home run crown, Barry Bonds left a lot of scorched earth. He may have also left a trail of phony signed "game used" jerseys from his biggest season...but someone else may have been behind what some believe is a massive string of fraud. Robert Edward Auctions has been studying circumstances and evidence surrounding the jerseys, which supposedly carry Bonds' … [Read more...] about REA Believes All 2001 Barry Bonds “Home Run Jerseys” Fake
Judge Rules Nash in Contempt Of Court in REA Case
The long-running legal fight between Robert Edward Auctions and Peter Nash has resulted in contempt charges against the former rap star. A Manhattan Supreme Court Justice is giving Nash and his wife two months to produce tax returns and other financial documents or face arrest. A court issued a $760,000 judgment in favor of REA in 2008 and attorneys for the auction house … [Read more...] about Judge Rules Nash in Contempt Of Court in REA Case
T206 Doyle Error to Be Auctioned
The collection of a long-time hobbyist who passed away last year has been consigned to Robert Edward Auctions and will be offered in the company's spring 2012 catalog. The Joe Pelaez (1931-2010) collection includes a rare T206 "Slow Joe" Doyle "N.Y. Nat'l" error card. One of less than ten believed to exist, the card has been graded PSA 3 and is part of a large accumulation of … [Read more...] about T206 Doyle Error to Be Auctioned
REA Tallies Auction Data
Robert Edward Auctions holds but one sale per year, which allows for some time to digest the results of the hobby's largest single auction. The company's post-auction press release contains mountains of sales data and reaction: The strength of the high-end baseball card and memorabilia market amazed collectors at Robert Edward’s record-setting May 7 auction. An … [Read more...] about REA Tallies Auction Data
1938 Lou Gehrig Jersey Tops REA Auction
A 1938 Lou Gehrig jersey sold for $329,000 at the annual blockbuster event conducted online and by phone by Robert Edward Auctions. Bidding concluded early Sunday morning with the auction generating total proceeds of $9.5 million. A total of 25,638 bids were placed and all but two of the 1745 lots were sold to 648 different bidders. 317 different consignors contributed to … [Read more...] about 1938 Lou Gehrig Jersey Tops REA Auction
REA Claims Lawsuit “Frivilous”
A collector of rare, vintage baseball memorabilia filed suit in a Manhattan court Monday, asking for over $1 million in damages and punitive damages over items purchased at auction. Corey Shanus, a New York collector and attorney who specializes in 19th century baseball items, says he bought period pieces that turned to have been manufactured much later. In the suit, … [Read more...] about REA Claims Lawsuit “Frivilous”
Brooklyn School Settles with REA
Bishop Ford Catholic Central High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., has agreed to pay $53,000 to Robert Edward Auctions to settle a lawsuit claiming the school and its representatives had gotten in the middle of the auction company's attempts to collect a judgment against a former client. Back in June, REA filed suit in New Jersey Superior Court against Ray Nash, the school's … [Read more...] about Brooklyn School Settles with REA