A wildlife foundation is suing one of its former employees and the Detroit Tigers over the purchase of Ty Cobb memorabilia. The Jack Miner Migratory Bird Foundation claims Kirk Miner, a relative of the family founder, stole a Cobb bat, ball and two signed letters and sold them to the Tigers for $24,000. The Foundation claims it owned the items that were originally gifted by … [Read more...]
REA’s First Fall Auction Tallies $3.06 Million
If there was any trepidation about breaking from the long standing once-a-year format, it quickly evaporated once the dust began to settle at Robert Edward Auctions early Sunday morning. The company’s inaugural Fall Auction generated $3.06 million in sales led by very strong showings for the hundreds of vintage, rare and high grade baseball cards and historic memorabilia items … [Read more...]
Denver Collector Buys Cobb Bat for $253,000 at All Star Auction
A bat given by Ty Cobb to a former Detroit Tigers' teammate sold for $253,000 in Tuesday's All-Star FanFest memorabilia auction in Kansas City. Live auction bidding began after online and phone bids pushed it past the $118,000 mark during the past two weeks. The final bid was $220,000. The realized price includes a buyer's premium. The winning bidder was Tyler Tysdal, a … [Read more...]