Shohei Ohtani's spring training struggles evaporated into the night air near Disneyland Tuesday. His first major league home run, belted in front of an enthusiastic home crowd, was the talk of sports world. Considering the fuss over Ohtani and the intense interest from his home country, the ball would have been worth a significant amount of money on the open market but … [Read more...]
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Salaam’s Heisman Brings Record Price
The National Institute of Health will be getting a large donation from a Denver area family after they sold Rashaan Salaam’s 1994 Heisman Trophy at SCP Auctions Saturday night for $399,608. It’s the most money ever paid for a Heisman. The price topped the 2005 sale of the 1941 Heisman given to Bruce P. Smith. Tyler Tysdal had purchased the trophy from a dealer who had bought … [Read more...]
Owner of Salaam’s Heisman Talks About Auction, Cause
Bidding for Rashaan Salaam's 1994 Heisman Trophy has reached $128,389 after one week--and we now know the name of the consignor. Collector and Denver area resident Tyler Tysdal is offering it through SCP Auctions. He's owned the trophy for a while and says whatever he makes will be turned over to the National Institutes of Health to support research on … [Read more...]
Rashaan Salaam’s Heisman to be Sold at Auction
Rashaan Salaam’s original 1994 Heisman Trophy award will be sold next month in an exclusive online auction with a portion of the proceeds to benefit CTE research. It’s expected to sell for $300,000 or more, according to SCP Auctions, which will host the sale. Salaam was a runaway winner in the 1994 Heisman voting after the former Colorado running back became just … [Read more...]
Early Alcindor UCLA Jersey Among Hall Auction Headliners
On the weekend of the annual Naismith Hall of Fame inductions, we’ve learned SCP Auctions will be offering a jersey that would be at home in Springfield, MA. A 1966-67 UCLA game-worn home jersey worn by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during his sophomore season—the first of three straight NCAA Championships won by the Bruins—will appear in the Second Annual Hall of Fame Auction. … [Read more...]
T206 Wagner, Jordan’s Gold Medal Shoes Set Records
Michael Jordan’s game worn and dual signed Converse shoes from the 1984 U.S. Olympic team’s gold-medal-winning-game against Spain sold for $190,373 early Sunday morning, shattering the previous auction record of $104,765 for game-worn shoes. The prior mark was set in 2013 for a pair of Nike Air Jordan XII shoes Jordan wore in Game 5 of the ‘97 NBA Finals. The shoes were … [Read more...]
Notes: MJ’s Shoes Set Record; Upstairs to Baseball Heaven, Inception Break
There’s a new auction record for game-worn shoes and the bidding isn’t over yet. Michael Jordan’s pair of Converse sneakers from the gold-medal-winning-game in the 1984 Olympics against Spain – is already at $144,222, with bidding set to continue through late Saturday night at SCP Auctions. The previous auction record of $104,765 for game-worn shoes was set in … [Read more...]
SCP Opens Auction With Wagner, Willie; Historic Document Sale on Hold
SCP Auctions says it has temporarily halted the sale of a set of 1876 baseball documents tied to the foundation of Major League Baseball after a challenge to the ownership of the collection of hand-written guidelines. Billed as the Founding Documents and Original Constitution of what we now know as MLB, the documents have received significant media … [Read more...]
Notes: Report on MLB Founding Docs; Topps NOW Record; Burke Waldron, Topps Departure
You may have caught our story from a few weeks ago about the 1876 founding documents and original constitution of what became Major League Baseball. That previously unknown original copy was written by the hands of some of pro baseball’s founding fathers and is expected to bring a seven-figure price (at least) when the auction runs its course in a few weeks. The Orange … [Read more...]
SCP Auctions Offering 1919 World Series Press Pin
The 1919 World Series was infamous because of the Black Sox scandal, where eight members of Chicago’s American League baseball team conspired to throw the postseason series. It's ingrained in pop culture. There’s the immortal quote — real or made up — by the boy pleading with “Shoeless” Joe Jackson at the courthouse steps, “Say it ain’t so, Joe,” which was later preserved on … [Read more...]
