Ruth, Payton, Lajoie and Mays Lead Memory Lane’s Own It Now Sale
Memory Lane's Own It Now sale offered another round of impressive prices, starting with $97,000 for a Babe Ruth signed ball and $25,000 for a Walter Payton rookie card. Read More
View ArticleLargest Heritage Sports Auction Leads to $5.8 Million Sale
Heritage Auctions rolled out its largest sports catalog auction to date, with more than 3,000 items available over a three-day period. The result was nearly $6 million in sales, led by examples from...
View ArticleAttached 1888 Scrapps Cards, M101-5 Complete Set Coming to Auction
Memory Lane has had its share of significant auctions, but only one have they deemed "The Find" auction. To put it in perspective, thus far a T206 Honus Wagner PSA 2 is getting bypassed in attention...
View ArticleGoldin’s Debut Auction Tops $800K, Rose Banishment Papers Don’t Meet Reserve
Goldin Auctions topped $800,000 in its debut auction, with more than $5,000 going toward Hurricane Sandy Relief. Ruth signed bat topped $23,000, Barry Lyons' 1986 Mets World Series ring hit $22,840,...
View ArticleRuth’s 1921 Pinstripe Pants and Ty Cobb Game-Used Bat Headed to Auction
Grey Flannel rolls out another impressive auction, headlined by Babe Ruth pants dated to 1921, a Ty Cobb game-used bat, the ball Orel Hershiser used to set his 59 consecutive scoreless innings streak,...
View ArticleEarly HOF Signatures a Big Draw at Collect Auctions
Collect Auctions' latest sale, which ends Thursday, Nov. 29, is filled with signatures from nearly every Hall of Famer through 1974. On top of that, the auction features numerous unopened material, led...
View ArticleA Babe Ruth Signed Ball With a Visual Story
It's now commonplace to record an athlete signing a ball. But when it happens in 1929, involves a prototype video camera and Babe Ruth, it's something truly special. This single-signed Babe Ruth ball...
View ArticleSale of 1929 N.Y. Yankees Team-Signed Ball to Benefit Prep School
A 1929 N.Y. Yankees team-signed baseball is on the auction block, courtesy of a prep school in New Jersey. The ball, signed by Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and other Hall of Famers, was acquired by a former...
View ArticleBabe Ruth, Elvis Presley Head List of Most Forged Signatures
PSA/DNA sees hundreds of signed items on a daily basis, so they know what counterfeiters and the unaware are trying to pass into the marketplace. The company has released the Top 5 sports and celebrity...
View ArticleThe Babe and Al Capone: Together on a Baseball
Mile High's January auction will include a Babe Ruth and Al Capone signed baseball that also involves Herb Pennock and Eddie Collins in one of the more unique pieces of autographed memorabilia to hit...
View ArticleT3 Turkey Reds, Ruth/Capone Ball, M116 Sporting Lifes Among Highlights in...
Mile High kicks off the 2013 buying season with a premium auction that includes a Babe Ruth/Al Capone signed ball, complete sets of T3 Turkey Reds, T205 Gold Borders and M116 Sports Lifes and many...
View ArticleAddie Joss Turkey Red, Ruth Signed Silver Certificate and Tobacco Rarities...
The sale features baseball and football memorabilia from the late 19th century to the early 1970s, highlighted by a 1935 Silver Certificate autographed by Babe Ruth, a beautiful 1935 National Chicle...
View ArticleT3 Turkey Red Cobb Nets $25,273, 1911 M116 Sporting Life Set Hits $98,508 at...
Mile High kicked off 2013 with its Premium auction, with several high-end prewar sets offered, a rare Ruth/Capone signed ball and plenty of other notable highlights. Come along for the complete...
View ArticleRuth, Lambeau, Paige and ‘Whizzer’ Headline Collect Auctions Sale
Collect Auctions kicks off its next sale April 1 (ending April 11) With some familiar vintage cards: 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth No. 149 PSA 4, 1940 Play Ball Ted Williams SGC 88, 1948 Leaf Babe Ruth PSA 4...
View ArticleREA’s Annual Auction Revealed
T206 Wagner, Ruth rookie, 1963 Koufax jersey and Old Mill Jackson among the featured attractions for Robert Edward Auctions in their annual spring sale that kicks off April 20 and ends May 18. The...
View ArticleSecuring the Work of Robert Creamer
SCD columnist remembers Robert Creamer, the famed author who didn’t realize the value and importance of his own work. Read how a stop at a fundraiser led to a lasting relationship. Read More
View ArticleHow To Trick People and Get Away With It: The Art and Craft of the Forger
The art of autograph forgery isn't limited to simply placing a signatures on an item. As 'Operation Bullpen' author Kevin Nelson details, forgers were craftsman who did their homework to deceive...
View ArticleCabinet Cards, Ruth Artifacts Highlight Current Heritage Auction
The Heritage Sports Collectible Auction is now underway, highlighted by some vintage classics, including more from the Black Swamp Find, along with early Dodgers jerseys and game-used equipment from...
View ArticleOne Sweet Set: Memory Lane Serves Up a Beauty of a 1932 U.S. Caramel Set
Memory Lane’s Spring Fever Auction headlined by a 1932 U.S. Caramel set comprised of uniform PSA 8 graded cards. Other highlights include a Ruth-signed glove, unopened 1952 Topps Baseball pack and and...
View ArticleRuth/Sylvester Story Told in ‘I’ll Knock a Homer For You’
A new documentary film on Babe Ruth and Johnny Sylvester – I’ll Knock a Homer For You: The Timeless Story of Johnny Sylvester and Babe Ruth – wins award at Garden State Film Festival in the director’s...
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