Clean Sweep Auctions spent the latter part of 2018 stockpiling consignments. Now, the company has opened the new year by unleashing the largest auction in company history. The sale includes over 1,100 lots, ranging from 19th century baseball cards to modern era autographs and memorabilia. The auction leads off with several key lots: a … [Read more...]
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Ott Bat, Jackson Ball, Williams Glove, Groat Uniform Pace Slugger Sale
Items from the estate of Mel Ott and the collection of Dick Groat were among the big sellers at the 15th annual Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory Auction. The auction, which closed with a live session inside the museum on Saturday, included over 500 lots of primarily historic baseball memorabilia. The top price went to what's believed to be the only … [Read more...]
Louisville Slugger Auction Returns in November
Not long after the big leaguers put away their bats for the season, the company that makes most of them will host one of the year’s top annual baseball memorabilia events. The 15th annual Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory Auction will take place on November 9. “It has been an amazing journey over the last 15 years to have the privilege of being associated with … [Read more...]
1903 World Series Clinching Program Coming to Auction
The only known surviving program from the clinching game of the first modern era World Series is going on the auction block. Heritage Auctions will offer the four-page scorecard in its February Platinum Auction where it’s expected to fetch at least $150,000. Fewer than 7,500 fans were on hand that October day at Boston’s Huntington Avenue Grounds to watch the … [Read more...]
Notes: CNBC on Cypres Collection; Panini Chat; Starr’s Big Donation; Series Program Art
We’ve written about the collection of Gary Cypres, a former investment banker who grew up in New York but now own the Sports Museum of Los Angeles, which has been open on and off for several years. Cypres’ collection of memorabilia from virtually every sport includes a T206 Wagner and thousands of other rare cards, a Jackie Robinson game-worn jersey and hundreds of other … [Read more...]
2016 World Series Program Includes 3 Different Versions
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...]
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...]
