Highly competitive bidding throughout numerous categories of Important Sports Memorabilia and Cards led to impressive results in SCP Auctions’ recently concluded February 4th auction. Setting the pace was the sale’s most anticipated and widely publicized item, THE BASEBALL HIT BY ALEX RODRIGUEZ FOR HIS 500TH CAREER HOME RUN. The baseball, which Arod smashed at Yankee Stadium on August 4th, 2007 to become the youngest player in MLB history to reach the revered 500 home run plateau, sold for $103,579. Other notable sales in the category of baseball memorabilia include:
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Auction Results, SCP Auctions
Bidding for Huggins & Scott Auctions starts on March 7th for all items. Preview now, this great Babe Ruth Single-Signed Ball Circa-1932-35 Babe Ruth Single-Signed Ball on Spalding Ruth Home Run Special. The bearer of countless monikers and with a legacy beyond reproach, George Herman Babe Ruth was always eager to fulfill the autograph requests of his adoring young fans. Etched on an appropriately titled Spalding “Home Run Special” ball, which he endorsed, Ruth (d.1948) crisply signed the sweet spot of this blue-and-red stitched ball. Read more at Huggins & Scott Auctions.
Auction Preview, Huggins & Scott Auctions
Touchdown Treasures specializes in unique and vintage football memorabilia. Our current auction features 169 lots and is now open for bidding on our website at www.touchdown-treasures.com. Just click on the “View Live Auction” tab to see the current auction in progress. This auction will be closing on February 12 at 10 p.m. EST with the 30-minute rule. To keep things easy, you can bid online or via the phone at 203-532-9214. There is a wonderful assortment of football items offered in this auction from: Super Bowl trophies, 1996 MARSHALL UNIVERSITY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RING, 1971 SUPER BOWL V PRESS PATCH (COLTS-COWBOYS), and more.
Current Auctions, Touchdown Treasures
JustCollectCards is now running a HUGE sale up to 75% off on over 5,000 PSA Cards with free shipping on every order. Over 1,250 cards were just added in the last week, with more launching daily. JustCollectCards is proud to offer Catalog View, a great new way to browse PSA cards.
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Collectors Universe, Inc. [CLCT], a leading provider of value-added authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of high-value collectibles, will release second quarter 2010 financial results on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 after market close. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available on the Collectors Universe website www.collectors.com under Investor Relations: Earnings Conference Calls. The webcast will be archived for 12 months.
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Dozens of the most important football cards ever issued were sold over the weekend in Memory Lane’s first-ever all-football event. Hours before the Colts and Saints prepared to make NFL history in Super Bowl XLIV, some greats from the past were gaining new respect as the focus of a special auction of vintage football cards and memorabilia. Memory Lane Inc hosted its first-ever football-only event, the Big Game Auction, with over 300 lots featuring some of the greatest names in football history. Topping the sale were two of the most desirable football cards of all-time. Read full story on Sports Collectors Daily here.
Auction Results, Memory Lane Inc, Sports Collectors Daily
Mile High Card Co is now accepting Consignments for our Spring 2010 Auction. Join the Parade of Stars! The single largest consignor in terms of dollar amount will win five days and four nights in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, including accomodations & airfare for two. Call (303)840-2784 to discuss the details of this AMAZING promotion. We are offering 0% commission on single cards SMR value of $1,000 or more, complete sets SMR value of $5,000 or more and 0% commission on select high-end memorabilia SMR value of $2,000 or more. Call our office today at (303)840-2784 to discuss your consignments!
Consignment Information, Mile High Card Company
Grey Flannel’s April 14th Summer Games Auction consignment deadline is only one week away. We are currently seeking only your premier items. Please visit our website to view previews of this unbelievable auction which figures to be one of the biggest and best auctions that we have ever had. Don’t wait.
Consignment Information, Grey Flannel Auctions
The Goodwin & Co. Masterpieces and Uncommon Commons XXV auction closes on Thursday. Hurry and get in your bids! To participate in extended bidding, you must bid on the lot prior to 9:00 PM CDT on Thursday. Don’t miss out! To bid on our auction, simply visit http://www.goodwinandco.com/Catalog.aspx, and sign in using your email address or bidder number. You may start bidding right away! (Your E-mail address is not accepted as a User Name. You can easily retrieve your information by clicking on “Forgot Password” at login.) Visit the auction now to bid! Highlights Include:
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Current Auctions, Goodwin & Company
Memory Lane Inc. launched its first-ever football-only event on Jan. 22 with the opening of The Big Game Auction, encompassing more than 350 lots of high-grade and rare football cards and memorabilia, with telephone and online bidding set to close Feb. 6, the night before Super Bowl XLIV. MLI has spent months accumulating a wide range of pieces, many of which represent some of the biggest names in NFL history: from Nagurski to Namath, Baugh to Butkus and dozens of others in between. The auction’s premier item is the No. 2 rated 1935 National Chicle football set listed on the PSA Set Registry (minimum bid $225,000), pieced together over many years by a dedicated and discriminating collector from Hawaii. Each card in the set is at least a PSA 8, including the ‘Holy Grail of football cards,’ Bronko Nagurski. Memory Lane officials called the set “a true museum-quality artifact from the early days of the pro game.” Read more here.
Current Auctions, Memory Lane Inc
The ball hit by Alex Rodriguez for his 500th career home run sold at auction early Friday morning. The final realized price was $103,579 including a 20% buyer’s premium. The winning bidder chose to remain anonymous. SCP Auctions conducted the sale on behalf of Walter “Sonny” Kowalcyk, the fan who snared it while seated in the stands at Yankee Stadium that day in 2007. “We’re thrilled to have been able to be a part of the auction of A-Rod’s 500th home run baseball,” said company president David Kohler. “This ball is truly a monumental piece of baseball history and one that will no doubt be the centerpiece of the new owner’s collection.” Read full story on Sports Collectors Daily Here.
Auction Results, SCP Auctions
Collect.com Auctions is in the home stretch of collecting consignments for the upcoming Catalog Auction No. 4. The deadline is Feb. 13. To consign, call 888-463-3063 or visit www.collect.com/auctions. Bidding starts March 22 and ends April 8. To register, visit www.collect.com/auctions or call 888-463-3063, Collect.com Auctions, 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54990. For more information, call 888-463-3063. We’ve already received some great items for the next Catalog Auction that ends April 8. Among the early highlights are:
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Collect.com Auctions, Consignment Information
More than 100 footballs will be used in the upcoming Super Bowl game, and to protect against possible counterfeiting every one of them will be “tagged” with a specially-prepared synthetic DNA ink that leaves an invisible-to-the-naked-eye security mark. The sideline pylons and even the coin used for the coin toss will be marked, too. For the 12th consecutive year, the National Football League will use the world’s largest sports memorabilia authentication company, PSA/DNA Authentication Services of Santa Ana, California, to certify all footballs used in the Super Bowl. A PSA/DNA representative will mark each ball with a synthetic DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) strand that can be seen only when illuminated by a specific laser frequency. “The DNA ink has an astronomical 1-in-33 trillion chance of being accurately reproduced by counterfeiters,” said Joe Orlando, President of PSA/DNA, a division of Collectors Universe, Inc. Read more here.
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Major League Baseball has sued Upper Deck Co, accusing it of trademark infringement for using its logos on trading cards without permission. The lawsuit was filed six months after the sport awarded rival Topps Co a multi-year agreement to become its exclusive trading card maker. Topps has sold baseball cards s ince 1952. Upper Deck had no immediate comment on the lawsuit, which was filed in Manhattan federal court. The company is based in Carlsbad, California. In its complaint, Major League Baseball said Upper Deck has distributed unauthorized “Signature Stars” and “Ultimate Collection” lines of trading cards, and “is on the verge” of distributing several other unauthorized card lines. Read more here from SCD.
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For some collectors, Elgin Baylor was one of the greatest players of all time. Proving himself invaluable early on, earning a Rookie of the Year award, he helped lead the Lakers to several NBA playoff games until his retirement in 1972. An 11-time NBA All-Star, he was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame in 1977. While this master set is not a large one, this collector has populated his set with the highest graded examples, only two of which can be improved upon. With set rating of 8.23, this set is not far off from the Finest Possible Set Rating of 8.65. It’s no wonder this set has won “Best of the Registry” 2005 through 2009. Click here to view for PSA.
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Bidding in our February 4th Internet Auction of Important Memorabilia and Cards concludes today, Thursday Feb., 4th. There is still time to participate in the auction but initial bids must be placed prior to the 6PM PST (9PM EST) deadline tonight. Initial Bidding Period Ends Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 6pm PST (9pm EST). Extended Bidding Period Ends Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 7pm PST (10pm EST). Closing Period Begins Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 7pm PST (10pm EST). Call us at +1.800.350.2273 or visit our web site at www.scpauctions.com.
Current Auctions, SCP Auctions
Any full-price submission sent to PSA/DNA for autograph authentication between February 1st and February 28th will be graded for FREE! That’s right. Not only will your prized autographs be eligible for authentication by the number one brand in the hobby, PSA/DNA will throw in the grading of your autographs at no additional charge.
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One of the finest vintage football card sets in existence is on the auction block this week as Memory Lane Incorporated presents its Big Game Auction. Among the featured attractions is an incredible 1935 National Chicle football set, currently rated as the second best on the PSA Set Registry. In addition to this incredible set, The Big Game Auction features other football cards and memorabilia. Memory Lane invites you to bid in this special event that will close this Saturday February 6th, the night before the Super Bowl. For more information, visit www.memorylaneinc.com or call (877) 606-LANE (5263).
Current Auctions, Memory Lane Inc
Tiger Woods, perhaps the most recognizable name and face in all of sports, has been getting roasted by fans and media alike during the past few months. It seems as if everywhere you look, his personal indiscretions are being broken down and discussed in graphic detail. Were athletes of the past treated the same? In the following piece, Joe Orlando makes no excuse for Tiger but wonders how past icons would have fared in today’s world and explores what the future holds for Woods collectibles. More from PSA here.
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Bidding continues in SCP Auctions, Inc. February 4th Internet Auction of Important Memorabilia and Cards with some excellent values still available. Check out the few lots that have yet to take an initial bid. Go to our web site www.scpauctions.com to read the full descriptions or place a bid. Important Info – Please take a moment to verify the information in your “My Account” section of the auction to ensure we have your correct shipping and billing information. Checking this information now will expidite your invoicing and shipping! Initial Bidding Period Ends Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 6pm PST (9pm EST). Extended Bidding Period Ends Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 7pm PST (10pm EST). Closing Period Begins Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 7pm PST (10pm EST).
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