You're only as good as your last auction and for companies that produce catalogs full of sports memorabilia and cards, that means consignments. He who has the best consignments usually wins, but so far there's been room for a lot of different companies in the marketplace. They handle a wide variety of items to meet the diversity of their clientele, some of which is new to the … [Read more...] about Auction House Execs Talk About What’s Hot
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Seeing Baseball History Through its Memorabilia
On June 3, former Sotheby’s senior vice president Leila Dunbar will give a presentation titled “Stories In Hand – Baseball History Told Through its Memorabilia” at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York as part of its annual symposium on baseball and American culture. The 2010 Symposium runs June 2-4, featuring lectures and panels of more than 60 … [Read more...] about Seeing Baseball History Through its Memorabilia
Auction Insider: Busy Season for Bidding
by Ryan Friedman School is letting out, a holiday weekend lies ahead and baseball season is in full swing. For those who follow sports memorabilia auctions, this might be the busiest time of the year so far with several auctions slated to close--or open--in the next couple of weeks. There's a lot of competition and that could be good news for bidders, but there are also … [Read more...] about Auction Insider: Busy Season for Bidding
Blog: New T206 Book Delivers on Promise
The T206 Collection, the Players and Their Stories, a book we've been talking about for a few months, arrived on the doorstep last week. Billed as a biographical companion to the cards that make up the content-challenged T206 set, the book is a great read even if you're not a card collector. The bios of the players aren't long but that's a good thing when you're dealing … [Read more...] about Blog: New T206 Book Delivers on Promise
Holy Grails of Baseball Memorabilia
Some phenomenal pieces of baseball memorabilia have emerged from America's closets over the last few decades. T206 Wagner cards. Babe Ruth minor league cards. Papers from some of the earliest games ever played. The whereabouts of others, though, remain a mystery. Strange as it may seem in an era when virtually every moment is not only documented, but authenticated, … [Read more...] about Holy Grails of Baseball Memorabilia
Billings, Montana: Signed Babe Ruth Ball Hotbed
It's not known how many baseballs Babe Ruth signed when he visited Billings, Montana in 1947. Many have likely been lost to time or wound up in yard sales and flea markets during the 1950s and 60s. Ruth showed up at an American Legion baseball tournament that summer, less than a year before he died of throat cancer at age 53. We do know some of those … [Read more...] about Billings, Montana: Signed Babe Ruth Ball Hotbed
Auction Features Game Used Gear
Schulte Auctions has announced the on-line launch of it’s “Reliving the Memories”, a special themed auction designed to celebrate some of the greatest legends in professional sports. The “Reliving the Memories” debut includes such high profile vintage memorabilia including a Mike Curtis game-used Super Bowl jersey, a pristine 1958 Baltimore Colts World Championship … [Read more...] about Auction Features Game Used Gear
Early Ruth, Keeler Memorabilia Highlight Next SCP Auction
SCP Auctions will offer more than 750 lots of sports memorabilia and cards in its next auction, set to launch Wednesday, May 26 including a number of historic, never-before-seen items. High grade vintage, rare baseball and other sports cards will join some museum-quality memorabilia for the auction, which will come to a close two weeks later. Highlighting the sale is a … [Read more...] about Early Ruth, Keeler Memorabilia Highlight Next SCP Auction
PSA Grades Autographs for New Packaged Product
PSA/DNA Authentication Services has certified more than 9,000 signatures for a new baseball memorabilia product now hitting shelves. Historic Autographs 2010 Hall of Fame and All-Star Edition will feature a total of 846 different past and present major league baseball players, represented with cut signatures encapsulated in PSA/DNA holders and packaged three-to-a-box by … [Read more...] about PSA Grades Autographs for New Packaged Product
2010 National Chicle Baseball Short Print List Revealed
Yes, Virginia there are 2010 National Chicle Baseball short prints. Topps says cards #276-329 in the recently released baseball product are short printed and can be found at the rate in one of every four packs. The short printed cards are part of three unique subsets: Retired Stars Revisited, Vintage Veterans and Rookie Renditions. The all-painted Topps Chicle … [Read more...] about 2010 National Chicle Baseball Short Print List Revealed