Pete Siegel didn’t know the man who walked into his memorabilia shop on 57th street in Manhattan back in 1999. A lot of people were sucked in off the street by the unique name of the place--Gotta Have It! Collectibles—and the often dazzling pieces of sports and entertainment memorabilia that hung on the walls and sat on counters until they were sold. Jay Baker didn’t … [Read more...] about 22 Years in the Making, World’s Greatest Yankees Collection Goes on Display
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Notes: Target Spoils Flipper’s Fun; Alonso Jersey Relics; Yankees Collection
The flipping rush that just caused Target to pull sports cards from its shelves has been going on since before COVID, but only in 2021 did it start to get really ugly. You probably already know about the fights and nastiness that accompanied some of the Friday drops at stores, but there was plenty of other stuff going on you probably didn’t know about. SB Nation’s James … [Read more...] about Notes: Target Spoils Flipper’s Fun; Alonso Jersey Relics; Yankees Collection
Yankees, Fanatics Agree to Game-Used Memorabilia Partnership
The New York Yankees and Fanatics have announced an exclusive, multi-year deal to market the team’s game-used memorabilia and collectibles. The move wasn't unexpected, coming on the heels of Fanatics’ recent purchase of Steiner Sports, which had held the rights to Yankees gear for many years. Omnicom, which owned Steiner, spun the company off to Fanatics, which … [Read more...] about Yankees, Fanatics Agree to Game-Used Memorabilia Partnership
Million Dollar Yankees Collection Coming to SCP Auctions
Built over several decades, one of the best accumulations of New York Yankees memorabilia ever assembled is about to sold at auction. The private collection, including nearly 350 lots encompassing the entire history of the franchise will be sold through SCP Auctions beginning next month. Many of the items in what's dubbed the Pinstripe Dynasty Collection have never been … [Read more...] about Million Dollar Yankees Collection Coming to SCP Auctions
Record Breaking Photo of DiMaggio Includes Gift Letter to Yankees
Temperatures in New York were soaring toward triple digits as the Independence Day weekend approached. The weather wasn’t as hot as Joe DiMaggio. The Yankees’ young superstar had started a hitting streak that had the nation talking. 30 straight games. Then 40. He’d broken the American League record and was taking aim at the all-time mark held by Wee Willie Keeler. As a … [Read more...] about Record Breaking Photo of DiMaggio Includes Gift Letter to Yankees
Yankees Fire Long-Time Security Guard Over Thefts
A Yankees security official and former NYPD detective has been fired by the team over the theft of documents from the team’s archive room. The New York Daily News cited sources late Tuesday night as saying Joe Flannino “was caught lifting documents from a team archive room in the basement of the stadium.” One of Flannino's duties was to protect the archive room, where … [Read more...] about Yankees Fire Long-Time Security Guard Over Thefts