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Until recently, the highest recorded price paid for an non-game-used autographed baseball was $388,375, dropped in 2012 on a ball featuring the signature of Babe Ruth. That mark has now been shattered, to the tune of a whopping $623,369, by a baseball also ado... Read More »
A 1937 Lou Gehrig game-worn jersey is now in the hands of a private collector after the family that had quietly owned it for decades decided to sell the road flannel donned by one of sports’ most iconic figures in the latter stages of his brilliant, but trag... Read More »
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The Jake Virtue Collection will be up for sale in an SCP auction opening on March 7. “[This is] one of the most remarkable nineteenth-century baseball card discoveries in recent hobby history,” declares the California-based company in a statement.... Read More »
DENVER — Rashaan Salaam’s Heisman Trophy will be sold in an online auction next month with a portion of the proceeds benefiting research into a degenerative brain disease found in nearly 200 football players. SCP Auctions announced Tuesday that bidding wi... Read More »
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Thank you, Sylvester Stallone. And thank you, donor Bob Breitbard. The life-size “Rocky” bronze statue that, for years, raised its arms in victory in the San Diego Hall of Champions has a new private owner, who paid $403,657 for the privilege. The statue, ... Read More »
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The online bidding in SCP Auctions’ 2017 Fall Premier auction ended early Sunday morning with Lot #1 – an original 12-foot-tall, 1,800-pound “Rocky” bronze statue, one of two identical examples created by noted sculptor A. Thomas Schomberg for use in... Read More »
Hall of Famer Mel Ott was the Giants’ career home run leader and owned the National League homers record, at least until Willie Mays came along. Ott’s number 4 is retired, but his uniform still is around. At least a uniform he wore in 1948, the last year h... Read More »
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He belonged to Pittsburgh, but folks in Paterson, NJ looked at Honus Wagner like one of their own. Playing for the minor league Paterson Silk Weavers in 1896 and ’97, the Carnegie, PA resident honed his game to a big league level. When his long and storied... Read More »
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San Diego sports fans were saddened when the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park closed its doors last summer. But those who have dried their tears can open their pocketbooks and bid on sports memorabilia items that were on display at the hall.... Read More »
Wanna buy the ORIGINAL Rocky Balboa sculpture from "Rocky III?" Too bad, it's not for sale. But the BACKUP statue is about to hit the auction block. The artist behind the piece, A. Thomas Schomberg, made two versions of the iconic sculpture for the 1982 flic... Read More »
What you see: A limited edition monumental bronze statue of Rocky Balboa, commissioned from sculptor A. Thomas Schomberg for the 1982 film Rocky III. SCP Auctions estimates it at $500,000-plus.... Read More »
The San Diego Hall of Champions has teamed up with SCP Auctions to put up over 200 items of San Diego sports memorabilia during its 2017 Fall Premier Auction event. From Tony Gwynn's 1986 Gold Glove to a statue of Rocky Balboa, there are pieces for all sports ... Read More »
You can now own a piece of San Diego sports history. The San Diego Hall of Champions is auctioning off items from its former museum in Balboa Park. Items up for bid include a Gold Glove trophy given to San Diego Padres Hall of Famer Tony Gywnn. "Everybody alwa... Read More »
Hundreds of pieces of sports memorabilia are hitting the auction block Wednesday via SCP Auctions’ Fall Catalog. Among the headliners are a pair of Michael Jordan’s 1984 Summer Olympics game-worn and dual signed Converse shoes, two Olympic medals won by ... Read More »
The Rocky statue is one of Philadelphia’s most iconic sights. People line up everyday, often fresh off a run up the Philadelphia Art Museum steps to pose with the bronze behemoth. A second Rocky statue, made by A. Thomas Schomberg at the same time as the ori... Read More »
Various memorabilia pieces from the late Mel Ott are available in the upcoming SCP Auctions’ 2017 Fall Premier Auction. Eight different lots from the Baseball Hall of Famer’s personal collection will be available, with each item accompanied by a letter fro... Read More »
SCP Auctions will be featuring 217 items from the recently closed San Diego Hall of Champions Museum in their 2017 Fall Premier auction including items from the careers of Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn, Gaylord Perry and other notable sports figures.... Read More »
After my beloved father passed in 2005, my brother and I cleaned out his sock drawer where we found a container of old quarters and New York City subway tokens. I can only envy one Georgia family. While sorting through their late father’s sock drawer they di... Read More »
Goodbye, Rocky. The iconic statue of Rocky Balboa that stood victoriously, and fittingly, in Balboa Park, for years is on the auction block. The nearly 13-foot-high bronze figure is a replica of the statue featured in the 1982 “Rocky III” film that n... Read More »
Another copy of the T206 Ty Cobb with Cobb Tobacco back, one of sports collecting’s rarest baseball cards has been uncovered. Freshly authenticated and graded by PSA, the century-old rarity was found by a Georgia family while cleaning out their late father... Read More »
A jersey Aaron Judge wore in a 2013 game while playing at Fresno State is about to hit the auction block. Offered by SCP Auctions, this is the first time a game-used college jersey worn by the Yankees rookie has been put up for public sale.... Read More »
Game-used memorabilia from one of baseball’s greatest sluggers is hitting the auction block next month. SCP Auctions will be handling the sale of several items from Mel Ott, a Hall of Famer who hit 511 home runs and led the National League in long balls six ... Read More »
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On the weekend of the annual Naismith Hall of Fame inductions, we’ve learned SCP Auctions will be offering a jersey that would be at home in Springfield, MA.... Read More »
It was 10 years ago tonight that Bonds hit a 99 mph Ubaldo Jimenez fastball on a line to left-center field, where three fans scrapped for his final home run ball while he slowly circled the bases.... Read More »
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What you see: A road gray, game-worn New York Yankees jersey that was worn by Babe Ruth. SCP Auctions sold it for $4.4 million in May 2012, setting a record for any item of sports memorabilia at auction.... Read More »
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A pair of game-worn Michael Jordan sneakers sold at auction for $190,373 yesterday, setting a record for game-used shoes. The Converse shoes were said to be used by the NBA legend in the gold medal game against Spain in the 1984 Olympics, according to ESPN.... Read More »
Michael Jordan’s game worn and dual signed Converse shoes from the 1984 U.S. Olympic team’s gold-medal-winning-game against Spain sold for $190,373 early Sunday morning, shattering the previous auction record of $104,765 for game-worn shoes.... Read More »
Michael Jordan's used sneakers had game, but they didn't stand a chance against Honus Wagner. One of the iconic, exceedingly rare T206 Wagner baseball cards, the most famous card in sports collecting, may have been worse for the wear over the years, but it wa... Read More »
A pair of Michael Jordan's shoes were sold at auction for the highest price on record for a pair of game-used sneakers. The shoes, said to be used in the gold-medal game against Spain in the 1984 Olympics, sold early Sunday morning for $190,373.... Read More »
For decades, the Honus Wagner card from the landmark T206 set that was issued between 1909 and 1911 has been regarded as the hobby’s holy grail. Countless collectors have dreamed of owning one, but very few have even laid their hands upon it or seen it with ... Read More »
These aren’t your average pair of Jordans -- and if you want them, it’ll cost you. Michael Jordan’s game-worn shoes from the 1984 Olympic games are being auctioned off as part of SCP Auctions’ 2017 Spring Premier, and with two more days to go, they’v... Read More »
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J. Ross Greene has plenty of reason to celebrate these days. Since stepping forward last month to reveal that he has been the secret owner of a very special Honus Wagner for the past 21 years, his card has soared to $417,724 in a current SCP Auction closing on... Read More »
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For about two decades, J. Ross Greene kept a deep, delightful secret. Outside of his circle of family and close friends and one or two people in the hobby, no one knew that in 1996 he spent the shocking sum of $46,000 on a baseball card ($103,000 in today’s ... Read More »
Ross Greene has held onto the more coveted and valuable of baseball cards for 21 years, keeping it a secret to all but family and a few friends and stashing it in his sock drawer. But Greene, a Peachtree City resident and serious baseball-card collector, is re... Read More »
Michael Jordan's hand-signed 1984 Olympics kicks are up for grabs ... and their final price tag could reach more than 6 figures! One week after M.J.'s red Team U.S.A. jersey from the same Olympics hit the auction block, SCP Auctions is showcasing the highly-co... Read More »
A T206 Honus Wagner card that has had only four owners and its provenance can be traced back to 1909 will soon have a new owner. The card has been dubbed “The Original Wagner,” and has been owned by J. Ross Greene since he purchased it in an auction in 199... Read More »
Honus Wagner is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. But for collectors, the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop is also one of the most elusive: In 1911, three years after the American Tobacco Company began distributing the T206 Honus ... Read More »
Key memorabilia from late Pittsburgh Pirates great Willie Stargell's historic 1979 season are being sold at auction this month. Stargell's National League MVP award and World Series ring are among 20 items being sold by his widow, Margaret Weller-Stargell, thr... Read More »
Willie Stargell’s 1979 National League MVP award and his ‘79 World Series ring are up for auction, as part of a collection of the Hall of Famer’s personal items being sold by his widow, Margaret Weller-Stargell. “Willie’s collection will do very w... Read More »
Base-ball, as it was called in the mid-1800s, was a lawless enterprise. Alcohol, gambling, rudeness, disloyalty and quitting (by players and teams) in the middle of a season, players sitting among the spectators, spectators disrupting play on the field were sy... Read More »
A rare Honus Wagner T206 baseball card that could fetch upwards of $1.5 million is up for auction later this month. One of the most sought-after baseball cards in history, the T206 features a youthful Wagner in his Pittsburgh Pirates uniform, his hair parted ... Read More »
Can you imagine selling your most prized possession for the sake of your family? That’s exactly what J. Ross Greene is going later this month when he auctions off one of the rarest baseball cards that exists in the world. Greene is one of only a handful of p... Read More »
SCP Auctions will offer one of the most significant artifacts from Michael Jordan’s legendary playing career later this month: the Converse shoes he wore in the 1984 Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game—the last pair of sneakers Jordan donned in competi... Read More »
The 1919 World Series was infamous because of the Black Sox scandal, where eight members of Chicago’s American League baseball team conspired to throw the postseason series. It’s ingrained in pop culture. There’s the immortal quote — real or made up ... Read More »
A Peachtree City man is ready to part ways with a treasured baseball card. Back in 1995, Ross Greene paid nearly $48,500 for a Honus Wagner baseball card. While that may seem like a hefty price, last year someone paid $3.12 million for what’s considered the ... Read More »
As we reported last month, a T206 Honus Wagner card last sold in the 1990s has been consigned to SCP Auctions. J. Ross Greene, a long-time collector from Peachtree City, Georgia has held the card since then. It’s believed to be the first one ever featured i... Read More »
A low-grade Honus Wagner T206 baseball card with a lengthy lineage in the hobby is hitting the auction block as part of a meaty collection of vintage cardboard. The J. Ross Greene Collection will be handled by SCP Auctions later this month and it includes ... Read More »
It could be called the Ten Commandments of Major League Baseball, even though it’s 74 pages long. Or perhaps, since it has just been discovered, it could be baseball’s version of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Regardless, the 1876 “Founding Documents and Orig... Read More »
On Feb. 2, 1876, Chicago White Stockings president William Hulbert called a meeting with the owners of several National Association teams beset by financial troubles and a lack of meaningful central authority, the N.A. was floundering, and Hulbert wanted to cr... Read More »
On April 22, 1876 — 141 years ago this Saturday — the Boston Red Stockings beat the Philadelphia Athletics, 6-5, in the first game ever played in the National League of Professional Base-Ball Clubs, the outfit that would ultimately become Major League Base... Read More »
Willie Stargell left a massive impression on baseball, particularly in Pittsburgh where he helped the Pirates win the World Series in 1971 and 1979. Over the course of his Hall of Fame career, Stargell amassed quite the collection of trophies, rings and other ... Read More »
The family of late slugger Willie Stargell has consigned a dozen key items from the Hall of Famer’s career to SCP Auctions. They’ll be offered for sale in the company’s Spring Premier Auction which will open May 24. ... Read More »
The baseball crazy youngsters who pestered smokers and caused a major uproar in 1909 upon the release of the American Tobacco Company’s trading cards knew it. Honus Wagner was a huge star but finding his picture was a pain in the Heinie.... Read More »
SCP Auctions has brokered the private sale of a uniform worn by Wilt Chamberlain during his 1959-60 rookie season with the Philadelphia Warriors. The #13 jersey and shorts were authenticated and graded A9 by MEARS and recently photomatched by MeiGray. Amon... Read More »
A unique “NEW YORK” baseball uniform worn by Babe Ruth to promote the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair has sold at auction for $227,854. SCP Auctions sold the uniform at its 2017 Winter Premier auction, which closed Sunday. The entire auction of 1,021 lots... Read More »
The Babe Ruth uniform, sold by SCP Auctions earlier this week, had everything going for it. For starters, Ruth wore it to promote the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair, an epic event attracting 44 million people and participants from dozens of countries worldw... Read More »
SCP Auctions, the Laguna Niguel-based auction house, sold $3.4 million in memorabilia, autographs and game-worn items during an auction that ended Jan. 22. A uniform worn by Babe Ruth to promote the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair fetched nearly $228,000 at t... Read More »
The Lombardi name still resonates. An auction of seven Lombardi-related items raised $127,599. The top seller was Vince Lombardi's 1956 New York Giants World Championship ring, which sold for $50,131. Lombardi was the Giants' offensive coordinator before beco... Read More »
Tony Gwynn has another huge hit on his hands. A baseball launched by the Padres' slugger has sold for $142,762 at auction. Of course, it wasn’t just any ball. This was “Mr. Padre’s” 3,000th career hit on Aug. 6, 1999. Gwynn’s 2007 Baseball Hal... Read More »
A 1938 uniform worn by Babe Ruth to promote the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair sold for $227,854 in SCP Auctions’ Winter Premier online auction early Sunday. The one-of-a-kind, custom-made “NEW YORK” flannel uniform was manufactured by A.G. Spalding &am... Read More »
All spread out, it looks like all the stuff your mom would have tossed away years ago after stumbling across it in the back of a closet – right along with your baseball cards. It’s much closer to an exhilarating archeological excavation, a sweet, hilariou... Read More »
Your chance to bid on some of the most exclusive Mr. Padre memorabilia available will end soon. Game-worn jerseys, Hall of Fame and All-Star Game rings, and award trophies given to Tony Gwynn during and after his playing days are all up for auction until 5 p.... Read More »
The heavyweight title belt that James Braddock won in his famed "Cinderella Man" upset victory against Max Baer to claim the world championship is on the auction block. SCP Auctions, a Laguna Niguel, California-based auction house, has Braddock's Ring Magazin... Read More »
One would think that parting with items owned or used by his father would be difficult for Vince Lombardi Jr. Packers fans treat such items – anything the iconic coach signed, wore or used in the 1960s – with reverence, standing in awed silence in front o... Read More »
It’s not your traditional baseball memorabilia, but in the realm of baseball and baseball literature, it’s a treasure trove. Jim Bouton’s the vast original manuscript archive for his best-selling book Ball Four, is up for auction. The current high bid fo... Read More »
Paula Kurman first met her husband, Jim Bouton, in 1977, at a hospital fund-raiser at a Bloomingdale’s in Hackensack, N.J. She thought he was handsome, but she didn’t understand why people wanted his autograph. He said he had once pitched for the Yankees, ... Read More »
Nearly two years after the family of Padres great Tony Gwynn began selling off memorabilia from his storied career, more of his personal artifacts are up for bidding. SCP Auctions is currently conducting Part 2 of the Tony Gwynn Memorabilia Auction, which bega... Read More »
A Hall of Fame ring, several awards and important pieces of memorabilia from milestone moments are among the personal artifacts from Tony Gwynn’s career that are currently being sold through SCP Auctions. A total of 25 pieces of Tony Gwynn memorabilia are p... Read More »
The market for graded sports tickets has experienced a major growth spurt over the last few years, especially Super Bowl tickets. SCP Auctions opened some eyes last spring when it sold a complete run of full, unused tickets to games 1-50 for over $100,000.... Read More »
“SCP Auctions is pleased to announce that it has secured four incredibly rare, never-before-offered-at-auction items directly from the family of Babe Ruth,” read the California-based company’s press release. Babe Ruth’s heirs are showing the same drama... Read More »
There was a time when postcards were a cool way to communicate with friends. Lush, exotic photographs of landmarks and hotels, or stunning views of nature were common on the front, with some space on the backs to jot a note — “having a wonderful time, wish... Read More »
George Yakubisin got a kick, so to speak, whenever he passed a George Blanda Boulevard sign along Route 119 through Youngwood honoring his late uncle, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Blanda's admirers now can browse or bid on 50 pieces of sports ... Read More »
The first major catalog auction of 2017 opened Wednesday morning as SCP Auctions opened the curtain on its Winter Premier event. Over 1,000 lots are on the block including never-before-offered items from Babe Ruth, Vince Lombardi, George Blanda and other well-... Read More »
SCP Auctions’ 2017 Winter Premier online auction begins January 4 and runs through Saturday, January 21, at www.scpauctions.com. Coveted items from the family of Babe Ruth, along with cherished pieces from the Vince Lombardi and George Blanda families lead t... Read More »
If you sold rare vintage baseball cards and memorabilia in 2016, your timing was impeccable. While the speculative feeding frenzy for baseball cards has showed signs of abating in recent months, which I will address in future posts, it was a very good year ove... Read More »
Championship rings, prestigious awards and even a telegram from the president are among the items once owned by Vince Lombardi slated to sell at auction in January. SCP Auctions has seven personal pieces from Lombardi as part of their Winter Premier online sal... Read More »
From the documents that launched baseball rules as we know them to a high-grade Nolan Ryan rookie card, the most valuable sports memorabilia sold at auction in 2016 proved once again that there’s a big money market for rare sports treasures.... Read More »
A championship ring awarded to legendary National Football League coach Vince Lombardi in 1956 will be among seven lots featured in SCP Auctions’ Winter Premier online auction, which begins Jan. 4.... Read More »
Vince Lombardi coached his final NFL game 47 years ago this week. Now, seven lots of personal memorabilia with direct provenance to the legendary late NFL head coach will be featured in SCP Auctions’ Winter Premier online auction which starts on Wednesday, ... Read More »
It was a great year for the hobby of sports collecting. Prices soared, especially those in the vintage card market, treasure troves of cards were uncovered, and the hobby in general thrived. Topping the list at $3,263,246 is the "Laws of Base Ball," the group ... Read More »
SCP Auctions is thrilled to present the George Blanda Collection as part of its 2017 Winter Premier Auction, which takes place in January. Three incredible AFL Championship rings, dozens of prestigious awards and several milestone game balls going back to his ... Read More »
SCP Auctions has announced that it has secured four rare, never-before-offered at auction items directly from the family of Babe Ruth that will be up for bid in the company’s upcoming 2017 Winter Premier, which starts Wednesday, Jan. 4, and ends on Saturday,... Read More »
Christian Laettner and "The Shot" are forever linked in basketball lore. Depending on one’s loyalty, it was either a miracle or a tragedy. There were 2.1 seconds remaining in overtime in the 1992 NCAA East Regional Final and Duke trailed Kentucky 103-102. ... Read More »
Three AFL Championship rings, dozens of prestigious awards and several milestone game balls going back to George Blanda’s college football days at the University of Kentucky lead the SCP Auctions 2017 Winter Premier Auction in January.... Read More »
The New York Times honored the Cubs’ holiest relic with its own front page story headlined “A Souvenir for Anthony Rizzo, A Gift For All Cubs Fans Everywhere.” Tyler Kepner reported that “a week ago [the Cubs third baseman Kris] Bryant said, [Cubs firs... Read More »
In addition to his slugging prowess, Babe Ruth was the consummate showman. Ruth liked being the center of attention, and even after his retirement in 1935, the Bambino remained popular. That popularity is a central theme behind one of four items from the Ruth... Read More »
SCP Auctions will present the George Blanda Collection as part of its 2017 Winter Premier Auction, which takes place in January. Three AFL Championship rings, dozens of prestigious awards and several milestone game balls going back to his college football days... Read More »
Three AFL Championship rings, dozens of awards and several milestone game balls going back to his college football days at the University of Kentucky will be on the block early next year when SCP Auctions offers items from the career of football legend Georg... Read More »
Not surprisingly, "The Robin Yount Collection" hit a home run with collectors. Seventy-one of the 72 items from the personal collection of the former Milwaukee Brewers icon and Baseball Hall of Famer sold in SCP Auctions' "Mid-Summer Classic" online auction, ... Read More »
A pair of iconic pre-war baseball cards led the bidding in SCP Auctions’ 2016 Mid-Summer Classic online auction, which concluded early Sunday morning. The top card, which sold for an astounding $667,189, is one of just two examples of the legendary 1909 E90-... Read More »
A Stephen Curry mouthguard found by a fan at a Golden State Warriors road game in December was sold for $3,190 on Sunday morning in an online auction. California-based SCP Auctions handled the sale. In June, SCP vice president Dan Imler said he expected the m... Read More »
His Olympic medals had been won—and then stripped. His football career was over. 1922 would also mark the final year of his professional baseball career. Jim Thorpe’s life wasn’t always easy after that but his remarkable athletic career is celebrat... Read More »
LeBron made good on his promise to give Cleveland the championship the city so desperately sought. It took 7 games, a historic comeback from a 3-1 deficit, and a Kyrie Irving three to seal the deal, but it actually happened. SCP Auctions is taking us back to t... Read More »
Were you in County Stadium on Sept. 9, 1992, when Robin Yount collected his 3,000th career hit? Did you ever wonder what it would be like to possess the baseball or bat the Milwaukee Brewers’ Hall of Famer used for that magical milestone? Well, those items a... Read More »
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in conjunction with its new auction and appraisal partner, SCP Auctions, will start its 2016 online auction Wednesday, August 3, running through Saturday, August 20, at www.scpauctions.com.... Read More »
After a one-year hiatus, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Auction has returned with new partner SCP Auctions now handling the annual event. The auction is now an online only affair that tips off Wednesday, August 3, and runs through Saturday, August 20, at... Read More »
Carl Horner’s famous image of Honus Wagner that appears on the world’s most famous baseball card wasn’t just used to sell tobacco. The studio portrait appears on other collectibles, including a remarkable photo composite that pre-dates the T206 set by ... Read More »
Hall of Famer Robin Yount has consigned dozens of items from his personal memorabilia collection including the bat and ball from his 3,000th hit, to SCP Auctions. The company will offer the items in its upcoming 2016 Mid-Summer Classic online auction.... Read More »
SCP Auctions will be offering the prestigious Robin Yount Collection as part of its upcoming 2016 Mid-Summer Classic online auction. Drafted by the Brewers third overall in 1973, Yount made his debut for Milwaukee in 1974 at the age of 18 and quickly became th... Read More »
Fans will soon have a chance to buy a type of Steph Curry memorabilia that's never been on the market before: a game-used mouthguard. SCP Auctions, which is based in California, said it obtained the mouthguard from a fan who picked it up off the floor near the... Read More »
A single at-bat, which resulted in a strikeout, comprised the playing career of the late Walter Alston. But four World Series titles, seven National League pennants and 2,040 regular season triumphs later – all realized in a managerial capacity at the helm o... Read More »
The remembrances of Muhammad Ali continued to flood in Friday as the boxing great was laid to rest in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. But for a legendary figure like Ali, his life is remembered in more than just stories and fleeting memories —... Read More »
Walter Alston’s collection of personal memorabilia is being sold through SCP Auctions. The collection, which is being consigned by his estate, includes game-worn gear, championship rings and other artifacts from his career. Highlighting the auction, which he... Read More »
On one end of baseball evolution is the supremely talented Mike Trout, and on the other is a couple of pieces of paper from 1857 under lock and key at an auction house in Laguna Niguel. The handwritten “Laws of Base Ball” documents just sold at auction to ... Read More »
Setting one of the highest prices in the history of sports memorabilia, SCP Auctions has sold the Magna Carta of baseball for $3.3 million. While serving as president of the New York Knickerbocker Base Ball club, in 1857 Doc Adams established base paths at 90 ... Read More »
A handwritten “Laws of Base Ball” document sold for $3.3 million at a sports memorabilia auction conducted by SCP Auctions on Sunday. It took $3,263,246 to secure the 1857 baseball pages whose author was recently identified as Daniel Lucius “Doc” Adams... Read More »
A group of documents from 1857 that set down some of the fundamental rules of baseball was acquired at auction Sunday by an unidentified buyer for $3.26 million, making it one of the highest-priced pieces of sports memorabilia. “Laws of Base Ball” was put ... Read More »
A trove of historical documents that shed fresh light on the origins of baseball sold at auction on Sunday for more than $3.2 million, a record auction price for papers related to the sport that became America's "national pastime." The 23 pages of yellowed doc... Read More »
Documents that baseball historians have called the Magna Carta of the game have sold at auction for nearly $3.3 million. SCP auctions of Southern California says the 1857 papers called the “Laws of Base Ball” sold early Sunday to an anonymous buyer after m... Read More »
Documents that baseball historians have called the Magna Carta of the game have sold at auction for nearly $3.3 million. SCP auctions says the 1857 papers called the "Laws of Baseball" sold early Sunday to an anonymous buyer after more than two weeks of biddin... Read More »
Documents laying out some of the original "Laws of Base Ball" sold for $3.26 million early Sunday morning, setting a new record for the highest-priced baseball document. A spokesman from SCP Auctions told ESPN that the buyer wished to remain anonymous.... Read More »
Daniel Lucius "Doc" Adams may never be a household name like baseball's imagined inventor Abner Doubleday or basketball's actual inventor James Naismith. But a newly verified set of documents, titled "Laws of Base Ball," being sold at an auction that ends Satu... Read More »
Two items have crossed the $300,000 mark heading into the final hours of bidding in SCP Auctions’ Spring Premier catalog. The groundbreaking and much publicized 1857 “Laws of Base Ball” documents soared to $379,757 on Friday. Originally purchased at auct... Read More »
With just days remaining in the initial bidding phase of SCP Auctions’ 2016 Spring Premier, a rare, impeccably preserved 1956 Sandy Koufax Brooklyn Dodgers game-worn jersey is leading the way with a high bid of $285,316 at www.scpauctions.com (at the time of... Read More »
Modern baseball may have found its birth certificate, and with it a new birth date – and new founding father. Coinciding with the start of the major league season, a set of game-changing documents went up for sale this week. Their authenticity and significan... Read More »
Modern baseball may have found its birth certificate. And with it a new birth date, and new founding father. Coinciding with the start of the major league season, a set of game-changing documents went up for sale this week. Their authenticity and significance ... Read More »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Modern baseball may have found its birth certificate. And with it a new birth date, and new founding father. Coinciding with the start of the major league season, a set of game-changing documents went up for sale this week. Their authentic... Read More »
SCP Auctions’ 2016 Spring Premier online auction begins today and runs through April 23, at www.scpauctions.com. The Don Drysdale Estate Collection, led by the late Hall of Famer’s 1962 Cy Young award and 1963 and ’65 Dodgers World Series championship ri... Read More »
Over 1,300 lots hit the block Wednesday as bidding began in SCP Auctions Spring Premier catalog. The auction, which continues through Saturday, April 24, includes dozens of items from the estate of Hall of Fame pitcher Don Drysdale, including his 1962 Cy Youn... Read More »
Baseball historian John Thorn calls it baseball’s equivalent to the Dead Sea Scrolls. It’s a good parallel. The 159-year-old “Laws of Base Ball” that is headed to auction next month may not have the religious significance of the scrolls found in th... Read More »
In Cooperstown, N.Y., the National Baseball Hall of Fame displays a plaque dedicated to Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr. that dubs him the ”Father of Modern Base Ball.” Further text cast on the regal monument credits Cartwright as having “set bases 90 fe... Read More »
A 159-year-old document that helped establish the modern rules of baseball will be on the auction block this spring and may bring an historic price. Drafted in New York City during the game’s infancy, the “Laws of Base Ball” outlined the rules and guidel... Read More »
Since his rookie season in 2011, every time Cam Newton has scored a touchdown he has rewarded a young fan in the first row of the end zone seats with the football he used. These moments are as pure as a Norman Rockwell painting and as sweet as Mean Joe Greene ... Read More »
Any NFL player will tell you the ultimate prize in pro football is a Super Bowl ring. But the hefty hunks of 10K gold emblazoned with diamonds and iconic team imagery are not easily won. They’re even harder to obtain if you’re a collector of sports memorab... Read More »
Last summer, we told you that items from the personal collection of Hall of Famer Don Drysdale would be coming to auction. Now, we know a little more about what items from the late pitcher’s career will be offered and when. Game-worn uniforms and other gam... Read More »
Next to Bob Gibson, there is only one other major-league pitcher from the 1960s who could intimidate batters just by standing on the mound. Big D. Don Drysdale stood 6-foot-5 and surprisingly weighed only 190 pounds — but he looked much bigger. He won 209 ga... Read More »
Even though George Mikan was dubbed “Mr. Basketball” and voted the best “basketball player of the half century” in a 1950 Associated Press poll, he doesn’t exactly rival Stephen Curry in household name recognition. Fans and collectors may finally acc... Read More »
Another rare Ernie Banks uniform up for auction, another hefty sale price. For the third time in a year, a jersey worn more than 40 years ago by the late Chicago Cubs legend fetched a six-figure sum at SCP Auctions. The latest—a gray road jersey worn during ... Read More »
George Mikan's 1948 rookie card sold for $403,664 in SCP Auctions' Fall Premier online auction, a record for a basketball card. SCP Auctions said Sunday that the buyer wished to remain anonymous. The card of the Minneapolis Lakers' Hall of Fame center is from ... Read More »
Patricia Burris met “Uncle Carl” in 1977, when she married into the Shy family. She soon would learn one heck of a hoops story and would – 37 years later – wind up in possession of his 1936 Olympic gold medal. Burris used to visit Carl Shy in Seal Beac... Read More »
Dan Imler, the vice president of SCP Auctions, may have been destined to specialize in sports memorabilia: He was born into a family of auctioneers and grew up on baseball (a Massachusetts native, he roots for the Red Sox). On Imler’s watch, SCP has handled ... Read More »
Joe DiMaggio and Thurman Munson were great players who led the Yankees to World Series titles, but they didn’t have much in common besides their commitment to excellence. The graceful DiMaggio made everything he did look effortless, while Munson was a gruff ... Read More »
I must admit that I barely ever heard of George Mikan, dubbed “Mr. Basketball” for his pioneering play and dominance, until his card came up for auction. But now I’ll have a hard time forgetting him. His 1948 Bowman rookie card— the only specimen ever ... Read More »
SCP Auctions is offering two game-worn uniforms from the final season campaigns of two New York Yankees legends – Joe DiMaggio (1951) and Thurman Munson (1979) – as part of its 2015 Fall Premier online auction. The uniforms originate from the estate collec... Read More »
Following in the (size 23) footsteps of former Celtics big man Robert Parish, C’s great Jo Jo White is selling some of the valuable keepsakes he accumulated during his Hall of Fame career. White is auctioning the championship ring he received after the Celts... Read More »
A jersey worn by famed Cubs infielder Ernie Banks was posted by an online auction company last week, and the seller hopes it fetches more than the six-figure sums two other Banks jerseys sold for in recent years. The auction company, SCP Auctions, hopes the fi... Read More »
A rare 1969 Ernie Banks road jersey that had been stashed in a garment bag for more than 30 years was put on auction online Wednesday. Bidding is set to run until Dec. 5 and represents the third jersey since December to be auctioned off by SCP Auctions. Its di... Read More »
SCP Auctions’ 2015 Fall Premier online auction opened for bidding Wednesday, highlighted by a 1948 George Mikan Bowman rookie card, the only one of its kind that’s been graded Gem Mint 10 by PSA; Joe DiMaggio’s 1951 game-worn Yankees road uniform from hi... Read More »
SCP Auctions’ 2015 Fall Premier online auction is live, running through Dec. 5 at www.scpauctions.com. Top lots include a 1948 George Mikan Bowman rookie card, the only one of its kind that’s been graded Gem Mint 10 by PSA; Joe DiMaggio’s 1951 game-worn ... Read More »
Hall of Famer Jo Jo White, who helped the Boston Celtics win a pair of NBA titles in the 1970s, has consigned some of his career memorabilia to SCP Auctions, which will offer it at auction in 25 lots beginning next week.... Read More »
Another jersey worn by Ernie Banks nearly a half-century ago has hit the auction block in the wake of two six-figure sales of rare jerseys worn by the Chicago Cubs legend. For the second time since "Mr. Cub" died in January, Laguna Niguel, Calif.-based auction... Read More »
The late E. Lisk Wyckoff Jr. was a serious collector of baseball memorabilia, more specifically N.Y. Yankees memorabilia. A lifelong fan of the sport, he had a special fascination with perfect games and went to great lengths to acquire symbolic keepsakes of on... Read More »
Jose Bautista’s historic ALDS game five home-run baseball bounced off the 300-level stands into the 200s, where it nearly hit a man in a peach shirt. If you look closely at the broadcast video, you can see the man search for it as the crowd around him ch... Read More »
In a recent post I took a break from my upbeat coverage of the bullish market in baseball cards and memorabilia to step back, play the devil’s advocate, and give the bears their day. My column provoked more reaction than any other I have written for Forbes.... Read More »
A basketball signed by members of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Dream Team from the Chuck Daly Estate Collection sold for $230,041 to tally the highest bid in SCP Auctions’ Mid-Summer Classic, which concluded early Sunday morning. The multi-signed basketball (au... Read More »
A rare game-worn 1968 Ernie Banks jersey sold in an online auction for $137,865. Banks, also known as “Mr. Cub,” hit 32 home runs that season. It’s the second Banks jersey that California-based SCP Auctions has sold in the past 12 months. The auction hou... Read More »
While a jury decided last week that using Michael Jordan's likeness in an ad without his permission will cost supermarket chain owner Safeway $8.9 million in damages, collectors were uninspired by the value of some of the basketball legend's game-worn shoes. F... Read More »
The jersey hung above Randy Berman’s crib. When Berman was in college, it hung above his “Kegerator.” Until three months ago, it was still hanging above the cool-beer dispenser in the 36-year-old bachelor’s Rogers Park apartment. But Berman, who goes b... Read More »
Tucked in a bend of Newport Center Drive across the street from Fashion Island, the Newport Sports Museum is now nearly empty of its treasures. The walls and displays in this 8,000-foot space used to include a 1965 Sandy Koufax-signed and game-worn home Dodger... Read More »
Michael Jordan may not do any endorsement deals for less than $10 million, but bids so far for a handful of his game-worn shoes have been relatively cheap. Five pair of the former Chicago Bulls great's sneakers are up for grabs this week from Laguna Niguel, Ca... Read More »
Collectors now have a chance to own some really big shoes, whose soles once belonged to a player who was the heart and soul of the New York Giants. The white, size 13 Nike/Pro cleats worn by Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor during Super Bowl XXV at Tamp... Read More »
A game-used basketball from the gold-medal game at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 — signed by 11 members of the Dream Team and coach Chuck Daly — is the centerpiece of a current auction of the former Detroit Pistons coach's memorabilia at SCP Auctions. ... Read More »
Gary Reasons not only picked up a championship ring after the Giants squeaked past the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXV, he picked up a pair of shoes, too. Reasons has consigned the shoes – Nike/Pro cleats Lawrence Taylor wore in the Giants' 20-19 victory ... Read More »
Is there any debate that the 1992 USA Basketball squad, dubbed the Dream Team, was the greatest to ever take the court? Featuring such all-time greats as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, they made short work of their opponents en route to the Gold... Read More »
Bidding for a Chicago Cubs home pinstripe jersey worn by Ernie Banks in 1968 soared past $30,000 in the opening hours of bidding Wednesday as SCP Auctions launched its 2015 Mid-Summer Classic.... Read More »
Long before the dishonest steroid denials, the season-long drug suspension, Biogenesis and Tony Bosch, Alex Rodriguez was a teenage baseball prospect with awe-inspiring talent and sky’s-the-limit potential. A Southern California sports memorabilia compa... Read More »
SCP Auctions has been named the new official auction and appraisal partner for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. As part of their multi-year partnership, fans and collectors will be able to experience an annual auction where the Hoop Hall will ben... Read More »
An authenticated Cubs jersey Ernie Banks wore in 1968 could fetch at least $150,000, auction house SCP Auctions estimates. The No. 14 jersey, a white home jersey with blue pinstripes and a navy blue, tan-faced Cubs head patch, will be open to online bids Aug. ... Read More »
A Chicago Cubs jersey worn during the 1968 season by late team legend Ernie Banks is going up for auction next month and will likely fetch more than $150,000. For the second time in eight months, Laguna Niguel, Calif.-based auction house SCP Auctions is sellin... Read More »
The fan who wound up with Alex Rodriguez's 3,000th hit Friday night knows a thing or two about catching home run balls. David Kohler of SCP Auctions, which sold Rodriguez's 500th home run ball for $105,000, told ESPN.com's Darren Rovell that the 3,000th hit ba... Read More »
Mr. Padre: An online auction of Tony Gwynn’s personal memorabilia has brought in $217,770. The sale of 105 items was arranged by the Baseball Hall of Famer’s widow, Alicia Gwynn. She cited two objectives in the SCP Auctions material: “To share his baseba... Read More »
A pair of Nike Air Ships that Michael Jordan wore during his rookie season have sold for $71,553, according to an auction house. It's the second biggest haul for a pair of Jordan or NBA shoes, coming in second to the Bulls legend's "flu game" sneakers that fet... Read More »
Another piece of authentic Michael Jordan memorabilia has sold in auction for an eye-popping figure. Nearly two years after the shoes worn by the Bulls legend during Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals (the famous "Flu Game") sold for nearly $105,000, a pair of Nike... Read More »
Jim Brown's one-page rookie contract from 1957 sold at auction for $21,228 to an anonymous bidder Sunday morning. The auction drew nine bidders with a minimum bid of $7,500. SCP Auctions of Laguna Niguel, California, who handled the auction, said only Johnny U... Read More »
A pair of Nikes that were the earliest NBA-worn shoes of Michael Jordan's that have ever come to market have sold for $71,553. That's the second-highest price paid for game-worn Jordan shoes. In 2013, the shoes that Jordan wore during the "Flu Game" in the 199... Read More »
Football fans who want to own a piece of Cleveland sports history have a few days remaining to bid on Jim Brown's rookie contract. Bidding has topped $12,000 on the one-page document, which should go for "$30,000 to $50,000," according to Dan Imler, vice presi... Read More »
An auction of 105 items from the collection of Padres great Tony Gwynn will close Saturday. The auction, which is being conducted at scpauctions.com, began April 8. The initial bidding period runs until 5 p.m. PDT Saturday. SCP Auctions spokesman Terry Melia s... Read More »
If you love sports memorabilia or if you're just a fan of Tony Gwynn, then you can check out some of Tony's personal memorabilia at an auction. A collection of 105 of his items are being auctioned off and part of the proceeds will benefit a cause close to Tony... Read More »
A Babe Ruth will from December 1933 is being put up for sale by SCP Auctions. Internet bidding is scheduled to close April 25, the company said Tuesday. The nine-page document includes the player's ''George Herman Ruth'' signature and the signature of three wi... Read More »
Just in time for the Padres home opener, an online auction featuring Tony Gwynn memorabilia launched Thursday morning. Laguna Niguel auction house SCP Auctions is featuring 105 one-of-a-kind items from now until Saturday, April 25.... Read More »
Items from the collection of Mr. Padre, Tony Gwynn, who passed away last year, will be put up for bid by SCP Auctions. The auction house has secured more than 100 items from Gwynn's widow, Alicia, including three All-Star Game rings, a pair of Silver Slugger b... Read More »
Snider High School graduate and Pro Football Hall of Fame member Rod Woodson has collected plenty of memorabilia during his 30-plus years in the game of football. Later this month a good chunk of his personal collection will be up for auction. Woodson has part... Read More »
A Mickey Mantle signature model bat that might be the first one he used in Major League Baseball is going up for auction, with an expected selling price of about $200,000. The minimum bid for the bat in next month’s online sale by SCP Auctions Inc. is $30,00... Read More »
They could be the Holy Grail for any diehard Michael Jordan fan. A pair of Nike hightops billed as the earliest known NBA game-worn shoes worn by Jordan could be yours, if you’re the highest bidder, CBS 2’s Mike Parker reports.... Read More »
An auction company says it has Michael Jordan's earliest known pair of game-worn shoes from his rookie season with the Chicago Bulls.SCP Auctions expects to get $50,000 or more when it auctions off the shoes beginning April 8. Jordan wore the shoes in a road g... Read More »
A pair of Nike basketball shoes, believed to be the earliest NBA game-worn Michael Jordan sneakers to ever hit the market, will be auctioned off next month. Khalid Ali, who was a ball boy for the Los Angeles Lakers for the 1984-85 season, has consigned the Nik... Read More »
Pittsburgh Steelers great Rod Woodson is selling nearly his entire collection of memorabilia, including his rings, trophies and jerseys. The collection being auctioned by California-based SCP Auctions has more than 70 items from the legendary safety's career, ... Read More »
In the fall of 1951, Ollie Matson did everything right. As the punishing, 220-pound senior running back for the University of San Francisco, Matson – a 6' 2" African-American – led the nation in rushing (1,566 yards) and scoring (21 touchdowns, 126 points)... Read More »
Gene Tenace says he doesn’t need the money. Says he’s not selling his memorabilia to get over the financial hump. Nevertheless, he hooked up with an auction house to sell some of his most prized possessions.... Read More »
Few coaches in history have come close to the success of John Wooden, the late men’s basketball coach at UCLA. The "Wizard of Westwood’s" coveted UCLA Basketball Coach’s Jacket Headlines SCP Auctions 2015 Spring Premier Event with bidding beginning on Ap... Read More »
World Series rings seemed to be drawn to Gene Tenace like a magnet. Four of the six he earned throughout his career as a player and coach are among more than 50 items recently consigned to SCP Auctions by the former big league catcher. They'll go on the aucti... Read More »
SCP Auctions is proud to present the "Gene Tenace Collection" in its 2015 Spring Premier, which is scheduled from April 8 through April 25. ... Read More »
Deflated footballs may lead to inflated prices when the National Football League auctions off some of its Super Bowl game balls for charity. That awareness could raise prices as much as 50 percent when the NFL sells many of the 108 official balls set to be use... Read More »
SCP Auctions, one of the nation’s largest auctioneers and private sellers of sports memorabilia and cards, has just unveiled its new website. Implementing vibrant colors, a fresh design and user-friendly navigation, the new look highlights the company’s re... Read More »
A recently discovered Honus Wagner baseball card sold for $403,664 in an online auction. “Unveiling a fresh T206 Honus Wagner card is a dream scenario for any hobby professional,” Dan Imler, vice president at Laguna Niguel, California-based SCP, said in... Read More »
A wristwatch once worn by Lou Gehrig will go up for auction Wednesday, the crown jewel among the sports collectibles being sold online by Laguna Niguel-based SCP Auctions. But the Gehrig watch is more than a timepiece. It’s a time capsule, an artifact of ... Read More »
SCP Auctions, who announced Monday it had obtained the jersey though didn’t divulge from whom, said the jersey is authentic and thought the item could go for as much as $100,000, making it the most expensive collegiate jersey ever auctioned. According to SCP... Read More »
“In high school … I started buying and selling baseball cards, going to shows; back then, they had all the conventions,” Kohler said. “And I started running some ads in the trade publications back then because that’s really the only way you could com... Read More »
A pocket watch given to baseball Hall of Famer Babe Ruth during his last appearance at Yankee Stadium in 1948 sold at auction for $650,108, while a game-worn autographed Sandy Koufax jersey went for $268,664.... Read More »
On June 19, 1939, the doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota diagnosed Lou Gehrig with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It was the beloved Yankees first baseman's 36th birthday. The prognosis was unequivocal: a rapid decline and a life expectancy of just ... Read More »
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