If your budget is getting stretched by the holidays but you still can’t shake the need to add to your collection, Clean Sweep Auctions is hoping it has the right kind of event for the season. The company has launched its final auction of the year—one where nearly every lot is valued at $500 or less. The auction will wrap up over a two day period next month, with … [Read more...] about Doubleheader: Clean Sweep Auction Includes Lower Cost Vintage Cards, Memorabilia
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1933 Goudey Babe Ruth Brings $4.2 Million in Newman Collection Auction
The lone copy of the 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53 graded PSA Mint 9 sold for $4,212,000 early Sunday morning as part of an eight-figure collection of sports cards and memorabilia sold through Memory Lane Inc. The Ruth card was the kingpin of more than 900 lots in the auction of items consigned by the family of the late Dr. Thomas Newman, a Florida neurologist who fell victim to … [Read more...] about 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth Brings $4.2 Million in Newman Collection Auction
Yes, There Is a 2020 World Series Program
The crowd may only be about 25 percent of what would normally be watching a World Series game and they may not have entered with hard copy tickets but another of the oldest game souvenirs is available. Major League Baseball did produce a 2020 World Series program that's being sold at Globe Life Field and online. It's 124 pages long, with features on both the Dodgers and … [Read more...] about Yes, There Is a 2020 World Series Program
New LOTG Sale Includes Forgotten Childhood Collection
They weren’t collectors. They weren’t even avid sports fans, but members of a southwestern Pennsylvania family knew the little stack of baseball cards was old and so they reached out to see what they had. Luckily, they were friends with a relative of someone who just happened to be in the sports memorabilia business. Bundled together with a piece of twine and … [Read more...] about New LOTG Sale Includes Forgotten Childhood Collection
Notes: MHCC’s “Budget” Sale; MeiGray Devils Auction; World Series Program; Collector to Run Joe Jackson Museum;
Nope, there won’t be any T206 Wagners or autographed Goudey Babe Ruth cards in the latest Mile High Card Company auction, but with over 700 lots available, it’s easily the largest MHCC Extra Innings offering in the company’s history. The auction is now open for bidding and concludes on Wednesday, October 30. Headlining the online catalog is a 1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle … [Read more...] about Notes: MHCC’s “Budget” Sale; MeiGray Devils Auction; World Series Program; Collector to Run Joe Jackson Museum;
Huge Vintage Baseball Yearbook/Program Collection, Vintage Sets, Autographs at Auction
A massive collection of vintage baseball yearbooks and programs, hundreds of autographed items, vintage card sets—even Joe DiMaggio’s old watch-- are among the headliners in Hunt Auctions’ March Internet and Phone Auction. The newly-launched catalog includes over 1,000 lots in all. Bidding will run through March 13. The collection included hundreds of publications … [Read more...] about Huge Vintage Baseball Yearbook/Program Collection, Vintage Sets, Autographs at Auction
Historic Baseball Photography Collection Kicks off Hunt Auctions Sale
Hunt Auctions is offering a huge private collection of historic baseball photography in its newly-launched Premier Live Internet catalog. Curated over a 30-year period, the company says the collection "is one of the most substantive and important baseball photographic groupings to have ever been offered at public auction." Images taken by numerous master … [Read more...] about Historic Baseball Photography Collection Kicks off Hunt Auctions Sale
Clean Sweep Kicks Off 2019 with Largest Auction in Company’s History
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...] about Clean Sweep Kicks Off 2019 with Largest Auction in Company’s History
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...] about Ott Bat, Jackson Ball, Williams Glove, Groat Uniform Pace Slugger Sale
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...] about Louisville Slugger Auction Returns in November