Fanatics is back in the auction business and their first event since the company’s relaunch runs the gamut from Babe Ruth to Conor McGregor. The 50-lot online catalog includes some one-of-a-kind items that have never been made available to the public before, a smattering of vintage and modern trading cards and game-used memorabilia. The auction includes a signed Babe Ruth … [Read more...]
Notes: Big $ for Gretzky Jersey; Bleier Explains Decision to Sell; Bruins/MeiGray Winter Classic Auction
A Wayne Gretzky game jersey photo matched to the 1986-87 regular season and Stanley Cup Finals sold for $201,009 via Classic Auctions last night. A 1980 Team USA jersey donned by “Miracle on Ice” team member Mark Wells netted $58,888. Photos match it to wear during the Gold Medal game against Finland. One of the hobby’s toughest pre-War hockey cards, a 1923-24 … [Read more...]
Notes: Shaq’s House–and Stuff–For Sale; Bogus Ruth Ball; Trout Signing; Gretzky Jersey
Got $22 million? You can buy Shaq’s house in Orlando, Florida…and he’ll throw in the memorabilia. “Shaqapulco,” the house he bought 19 years ago on Lake Butler, has 31,000 square feet on four acres, with 12 bedrooms, 11 full baths, a garage big enough for 17 cars, a basketball court ("The Shaq Center"), a pool with a waterfall, a theater and all kinds of personal Shaq … [Read more...]
Icons: Top 10 MeiGray/NBA Auction Items in 2018
As the year winds down, we’re taking a look at the top-selling sports cards and memorabilia sold through major auction companies in 2018. Some big names brought big prices through NBA Auctions and MeiGray Vintage this year, topped by a trio of NBA Finals gamers. Jerseys sold through NBA Auctions under the auspices of the MeiGray Authentication program included some worn … [Read more...]
Historic Memorabilia; High End Cards Coming to Goldin’s Live, Catalog Events
Eli Manning's 2008 Super Bowl helmet; a Wayne Gretzky rookie season jersey; Jim Palmer's 1976 Cy Young Award, bats from Cap Anson and Babe Ruth; the Mike Singletary Collection and more than two dozen high-grade rookie cards will be on the auction block next month through Goldin Auctions. The company will hold an 89-lot live event at the Cleveland Airport … [Read more...]
Close Call for Gretzky Collector as Fire Rips Through Fort McMurray
The gigantic wildfire in Alberta has destroyed countless homes and businesses, turning lives upside down. For the world’s top collector of Wayne Gretzky memorabilia, it’s been something unimaginable. Shawn Chaulk lives in the area, normally a quiet spot from which to engage his passion for the hobby. That all changed last week. "It was like Armageddon," he told The … [Read more...]
Notes: Gretzky Jersey Brings $72K; Topps Chrome Update
Montreal-based Classic Auctions put the wraps on its final major auction of 2015 early Thursday with $1.2 million in sales, led a 1981-82 Wayne Gretzky game-worn Edmonton Oilers jersey. The jersey, worn during the season in which Gretzky scored a record 50 goals in 39 games and 92 for the entire campaign, sold for $72,991 including the buyer’s premium. Other highlights … [Read more...]