Heritage Auctions is offering a collection of more than 30 Michael Jordan tickets in its newly launched Sports Showcase Auction, but it goes beyond a few major career highlights and milestones. The group of more than 30 different charts Jordan's career, with one from his first appearance in the annual Blue-White North Carolina scrimmage game in his 1981 freshman season to an … [Read more...] about Jordan Tickets at Auction Span College, NBA Careers
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First Full Ticket from Michael Jordan’s NBA Debut Emerges, Now Up for Auction
If only they’d known. Sure, there was a good feeling in Chicago about the Bulls’ top draft pick in the fall of 1984. The 21-year-old out of North Carolina was silky smooth. Had a nice jumper. Could jump out of the gym. No one, though, predicted what was to come in the next dozen-plus seasons of basketball in Chicago. If the 13,000 fans who … [Read more...] about First Full Ticket from Michael Jordan’s NBA Debut Emerges, Now Up for Auction
Vintage Sports Tickets, Stubs: Most Watched eBay Auctions
Even as they've become a virtually extinct method of entry into stadiums around the world, the market for collectible vintage sports tickets has never been hotter. Trading cards picked up steam just prior to start of the current decade and then exploded during the pandemic. Now, it's the turn(stile) of the once lowly ducat that's driving hobbyists to seek out sports ticket … [Read more...] about Vintage Sports Tickets, Stubs: Most Watched eBay Auctions
Notes: Target Pausing Some Card Sales; New Denver Show; eBay Issues; Ticket Man
Target stores will temporarily halt the sale of some sports and Pokemon trading card boxes this Friday. The company is citing ongoing incidents involving aggressive customers as a reason for its decision. A Target spokesman confirmed the move to SC Daily Wednesday afternoon, issuing this statement: "The safety of our guests and our team is our top priority. Out … [Read more...] about Notes: Target Pausing Some Card Sales; New Denver Show; eBay Issues; Ticket Man
Pair of Rare Ruth Cards; Huge Ticket Stub Collection Kick Off MHCC Auction
Mile High Card Company kicked off its Summer Auction Monday, one that features a mix of rare century-old cards and some high-end modern issues as well as a huge array of milestone ticket stubs. Among the vintage rarities--a 1916 D350-1 Standard Biscuit #151 Babe Ruth card graded PSA 2 GOOD and a 1917 H801-8 Boston Store #147 Ruth rated SGC 3.5 VG. Among the current era … [Read more...] about Pair of Rare Ruth Cards; Huge Ticket Stub Collection Kick Off MHCC Auction
The True Value of Physical Collections
There is an art to collecting. Collections do more than describe the collector’s passion. Collections-- especially those which are exhaustive and meticulous or otherwise one of a kind in nature-- represent more than simply a pile of bound papers and printed photos. History, and the subject matter that encapsulates it, was for most of humanity’s course of being a sacred … [Read more...] about The True Value of Physical Collections
New Book A Big Ticket For Stub Collectors
For ticket collectors, Russ Havens’ new self-published book is the ultimate stub hub. The “2016 Illustrated Ticket Stub Price Guide” was released last month. It’s a colorful, 136-page book that displays a cross-section of more than 700 event tickets throughout history. The subject matter is mostly sports — the World Series, Super Bowl, college bowl games, championship boxing … [Read more...] about New Book A Big Ticket For Stub Collectors
Complete All-Star Program, Ticket Run at Auction
A complete run of Major League Baseball All-Star Game programs and ticket stubs from 1933-2013 will be up for grabs starting Monday as Huggins and Scott kicks off its third Masterpiece Auction of 2015. Each collection will be offered separately and includes scorecards and tickets from the inaugural game at Chicago’s Comiskey Park 82 years ago that featured Babe Ruth, Lou … [Read more...] about Complete All-Star Program, Ticket Run at Auction
More Teams Hop on Paperless Ticket Train
If a big league pitcher throws a no-hitter or perfect game in the coming years, the chances of anyone owning a ticket or ticket stub from the game are getting smaller. Add the Chicago White Sox to the list of teams that are all but doing away with traditional ticket stubs and forcing fans to print their own or download them to their phone. If you’re not a collector, it’s … [Read more...] about More Teams Hop on Paperless Ticket Train
News and Notes: Joe DiMaggio Letter to Marilyn Monroe Fetches $78,125
Among the items in a large collection of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia sold over the weekend by Julien’s Auctions was a letter written by Joe DiMaggio just after hearing Monroe announced the couple was divorcing. Complete with DiMaggio’s hand-written envelope, the letter sold for $78,125. DiMaggio writes about watching the press conference on television. It is clear in the … [Read more...] about News and Notes: Joe DiMaggio Letter to Marilyn Monroe Fetches $78,125