It’s not very often someone comes across never-before-seen or uncataloged collectibles, especially in the sports memorabilia hobby. One such major occurrence took place last year when a Wisconsin man found a box containing some of the rarest baseball cards ever produced – the 1934 Al Demaree Die-Cuts (R304) by Dietz Gum Co. of Chicago. And now the hobby has a chance to own then, as Collect.com Auctions will offer these rare cards in its Sports & Americana Auction No. 5, slated to kick off July 26 and end Aug. 12. Read More
Auctions
$100,000 Advertising Poster Found in Estate Sale
Who says significant "finds" don’t happen any more? An estate sale in upstate New York yielded a $100,000 advertising poster for Goodwin tobacco cards. The piece will be sold in Lelands.com’s May sale. Read More
T206 Set Headlines Huggins & Scott’s May Sale
Huggins & Scott unveiled its buyer’s premium sliding scale in its Feb. 4-5 auction – which offered a lower buyer’s premium the more an item sold for – and in the end, the auction house paid out more than usual. That’s a testament to the quality of items in the sale. Read More
1927 Yanks Team-Signed Photo Nets $94,153 at SCP Auctions
Another strong lineup of first-rate sports memorabilia and cards offered by SCP Auctions generated more than $1.75 million for its 639 lots during the January Internet auction. Read More
Goodwin connects with rare card auction
Bill Goodwin almost routinely comes up with remarkable high-grade cards and sets for his periodic auctions, and the latest in that series, Masterpieces and Uncommon Commons XX, is hardly an exception to that rule. Read More
ITPC sale boasts treasures from Kail collection
Inside the Park Collectibles latest phone/Internet auction is up and running and open for bids. As with most ITPC auctions, this auction has a heavy emphasis on figural and display-type memorabilia. There are 150 quality lots of vintage memorabilia with ITPC’s no buyer’s premium policy in effect. Read More
Huggins & Scott Offers New Buyer’s Premium Concept in Upcoming Sale
The new year will start with a bang for Maryland-based Huggins and Scott Auctions. Another 300-page, full-color catalog featuring 1,309 lots of sports and non-sports cards and memorabilia will be presented to thousands of bidders from around the world. Read More
Cowboys auction off old stadium relics
The Dallas Cowboys wrapped up an auction over the weekend of artifacts associated with Texas Stadium. The team will be moving into a new stadium in Arlington next season. Read More
Ruth uniform sells for $310k
SCP Auctions purchased a full Babe Ruth 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers road uniform for $310,500 at the recent Hunt Auctions sale at the Louisville Slugger Museum. Read More
Memory Lane Announces Winter Extravaganza Rarities Auction
Highlights of the sale that begins Nov. 21 and ends Dec. 13 includes a run of high-grade Mickey Mantle cards from the Bruce Griggs Collection, 1909-11 T206 Piedmont Sherry Magie error card and W600 Sporting Life Eddie Plank, plus much more. Read More

