Legendary college football coach Darrell Royal’s family has consigned dozens of items from his life and career to Austin Auction Gallery in Texas. The company will offer memorabilia, which include championship rings, vintage signed programs and other autographs, to the public on November 11 and online through LiveAuctioneers.com. “The Coach,” as he is known by many, won … [Read more...] about Darrell Royal Auction Will Raise Money for Alzheimer’s Research
Sports Memorabilia
Auction Reps Offer Advice to Would Be Sports Collectors
The hobby has seen a lot of 'new money' in 2012. With several auctions receiving immense mainstream media attention, several fans and some investors have taken notice in the variety that exists in the world of sports cards and sports memorabilia. They've jumped into the hobby for the first time, whether it's bidding on one of those famous lots or something more … [Read more...] about Auction Reps Offer Advice to Would Be Sports Collectors
Biggest Challenges in the Auction Business
It looks easy. Sit back, wait for people to call you with the sports cards and memorabilia they want to sell, write up a description, make a nice catalog and wait for the bids to roll in. Of course, running an auction company is seldom that easy. With new firms coming into the business every year and smaller ones growing, not to mention the competition from eBay, it's a … [Read more...] about Biggest Challenges in the Auction Business
The Memorabilia Market: Eye on the Future
In part four of our ten-part Q&A, we asked auction company officials for their opinions on the vintage baseball card market. They talked about which cards and sets might be underrated or have the best long-term potential. Part five stays on the same course, but we're talking memorabilia this time. Here's what they said: Steve Bledow: Collect Auctions: "Game-used … [Read more...] about The Memorabilia Market: Eye on the Future
Auction House Execs Talk About What’s Hot
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
Steiner: Go for the Sure Thing When Buying Sports Memorabilia
The sports memorabilia market has undergone a 'correction' according to Brandon Steiner. The president of New York-based Steiner Sports has thousands of items in his company's inventory, including game used and autographed items. Not everything's a hit, though. Steiner has paid big bucks to some athletes for exclusive autograph deals, only to see them fade away after making … [Read more...] about Steiner: Go for the Sure Thing When Buying Sports Memorabilia
Selling on Pawn Stars
Joe Aurelio is a Chicago collector who decided to head to Las Vegas for a little vacation back in March. Rather than spend all of his time on the strip, he packed along a couple of pieces of sports memorabilia and checked in with the producers of the TV show Pawn Stars. Maybe it was the free pizza he passed out from his restaurant in Vegas. Maybe it was the uniqueness of … [Read more...] about Selling on Pawn Stars
Tips for Making Your Sports Memorabilia Display Stand Out
We're good at collecting. Whether we started as kids and never stopped or are picking up after a long absence, we know how to buy packs, singles, sets, collections, old programs, photos and anything else sports related. Not all of us, however, are good at making sure it's just not a big accumulation of stuff. We sometimes put stuff up on the wall that probably shouldn't be … [Read more...] about Tips for Making Your Sports Memorabilia Display Stand Out
eBay to Offer Free Listings For 4 Months
Representatives from eBay came to the National Sports Collectors Convention to chat with buyers and sellers and to announce the company's upcoming promotion. "This is an opportunity to hang out with people that are kind of living and breathing every single day and to get ideas and bounce things off them that we’re thinking about doing," said Gene Cook, who oversees eBay's … [Read more...] about eBay to Offer Free Listings For 4 Months
Feds Nail SoCal Man in Fake Babe Ruth Glove Scheme
A southern California man has admitted to federal authorities he cooked up a story to sell a 19th century baseball glove that he claimed was owned by a young Babe Ruth. Irving Scheib surrendered Thursday in New York and pled guilty to one count of wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Robert P. Patterson. According to the Complaint and Information filed in Manhattan federal … [Read more...] about Feds Nail SoCal Man in Fake Babe Ruth Glove Scheme