Over 1,300 lots hit the block Wednesday as bidding began in SCP Auctions Spring Premier catalog. The auction, which continues through Saturday, April 24, includes dozens of items from the estate of Hall of Fame pitcher Don Drysdale, including his 1962 Cy Young Award, 1963 and '65 Dodgers World Series championship rings and other game-used items from his career. Other top … [Read more...]
Ali-Liston Gloves, Joe Jackson Bat Bring Combined $1.79 Million at Auction
The boxing gloves that Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wore when he defeated Sonny Liston to win his first heavyweight title belt in 1964 sold for $836,500 on Saturday night as part of Heritage Auctions’ Sports Platinum Night Auction. The sale to an unidentified buyer took palce almost 50 years exactly from the day of the fight. The final price includes 19.5% Buyer’s … [Read more...]
PSA Ticket Facts Launches with Info, Photos of Super Bowl Ducats
PSA has launched the latest component of its online reference service for collectors, this one aimed at sporting event tickets and stubs. PSA TicketFacts will be the fourth part of PSA CollectibleFacts for collectors and dealers, which began two years ago. The first section of the new PSA TicketFacts that is now online at www.psacard.com/ticketfacts offers historical … [Read more...]
Market for Vintage Super Bowl Tickets & Stubs is Strong
Nostalgia is a term that definitely comes to mind during Super Bowl week. It’s one of those events that transcends boundaries, where everyone is a football fan regardless of interest level or knowledge of the game. And almost everyone has some kind of Super Bowl memory. Thousands of people travel thousands of miles to be in the super city during the super week, and many of … [Read more...]
Ornstein Gets 8 Months for Selling Super Bowl Tix, Fake Jerseys
The former marketing agent for Reggie Bush has been sentenced to eight months in prison for selling scalped Super Bowl tickets and selling or consigning NFL jerseys he falsely claimed were worn in games. Mike Ornstein, 57, slumped as the judge in a Cleveland courtroom handed down the sentence. As Sports Collectors Daily reported last month, Ornstein was found guilty in … [Read more...]
Ornstein Sold Fake Jerseys to Auction House, Card Company
The June guilty plea of sports marketing agent Mike Ornstein to federal mail fraud and conspiracy charges involves the resale of Super Bowl tickets at a hefty profit, but sports collectors are more concerned with another part of his activities. Ornstein, a former Oakland Raiders employee who had a close association with Reggie Bush and was lauded in a book written by Saints … [Read more...]