If World Series tickets were little out of your price range, a program from this year’s historic encounter between two championship starved franchises is probably not. After the Cubs knocked off the Dodgers in the NLCS, the finishing touches were applied to the 2016 World Series program that was available for sale in both teams’ home parks and also across the … [Read more...]
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1978 Book Store Find Yielded Baseball History…and Big Profit
A $200 investment in some World Series programs back in 1978 turned out to be a stellar investment for a Canadian collector. Owen Ricker, now 76, was visiting Los Angeles 38 years ago when he stopped into a book store and asked if they had any baseball-related items. At first, the answer seemed to be no but a check with the store owner produced a small stack of programs and … [Read more...]
Program From First World Series Hits Auction Block
One hundred and eleven years ago this week, the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Americans were engaged in a best-of-nine contest to find out which circuit—the established National League or the upstart American—was superior. An exceptionally rare program from the first game of the first World Series hits the auction block today. Goldin Auction is offering the scorecard, fully … [Read more...]
Joe DiMaggio World Series Ring, Babe Ruth Bat Headline Louisville Slugger Auction
Hunt Auctions will offer a high quality Babe Ruth Autographed Professional Model Bat and Joe DiMaggio's 1951 World Series Ring as part of the 9th Annual Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory Live Auction and Appraisal Fair on Saturday, November 10th in Louisville, KY. The three-day auction event will begin on Thursday, November 8th with the auction preview and complimentary … [Read more...]
Vintage World Series Programs Offer Collector Challenges
It's a supply and demand world but Alan Getz thinks the equation is heavily weighted on the latter. "90 percent of that is demand. You can have something that might be from 1908 and maybe the only one like it in the world, but if no one wants it, it's not worth much." It's a formula that dominates the collecting world including sports programs, a Getz specialty since he … [Read more...]
