Beneath the shade of tall Chinese elm trees along Pollasky Street in the heart of Old Town Clovis, Calif., 80 vendors set up shop for autumn’s Antique and Collectibles Fair. The event is organized by BOOT (Business Organization of Old Town) and has run for 17 years. Read More +
“All Star Dealers” premiering at 8 p.m. EST, Jan. 24 on Discovery follows Richie Russek’s Grey Flannel auctions. The show is being billed as a cross between “SportsCenter” and “CSI.” Read More +
Legendary Auctions, a premier sports memorabilia auction house, announces it has been selected to handle the sale of the sports cards and sports memorabilia items in the celebrated, multi-million-dollar Dreier collection. Read More +
An autographed Virginia Squires ABA road jersey game worn in 1972-73 by Julius “Dr. J” Erving smashed through the existing record for a basketball jersey at auction in Grey Flannel’s May 11, 2011 sale with a final bid of $190,414.
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"Shoeless Joe" Jackson’s "Black Betsy" bat, Bobby Jones’ personal Augusta National Green Jacket, 1908 Cy Young Boston Red Sox Uniform, a 1952 baseball signed by both Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe – all are major highlights in Heritage’s Aug. 4, 2011 sports memorabilia auction taking place during the Chicago National Sports Show. The jaw-dropping gathering of important sports memorabilia is expected to be led by Lou Gehrig’s 1934 Tour of Japan game worn uniform, straight from The Lou Gehrig Collection, which could sell for an astounding $300,000.
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The strength of the high-end baseball card and memorabilia market dazzled collectors at Robert Edward’s record-setting May 7, 2011 auction. An astounding 179 lots sold for $10,000 or more. The stunning prices on all 19th and early 20th century baseball cards and memorabilia precisely totaled a staggering $9.5 million across 1743 lots. The average lot sold for $5,472. A Lou Gehrig jersey and a Lou Gehrig bat sold for $329,000 and $176,250 respectively – both records for these items.
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Wayne Jordan has a "Home Alone" moment after reading a report claiming that artificially inflating prices for Kindle and iPad ebooks "creates value" for consumers. "I read that statement and screamed. Macaulay has nothing on me," he writes. Dealing in unique objects, antiques sellers may price inventory at the intersection of supply and demand. However, many use three pricing strategies: research, cost (amount paid) and "gut feeling" to move their merchandise. Jordan looks at the pros and cons and explains how all three can help sales.
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Readers spoof eBay’s recent fee increases, a collector wants to learn more about her milk glass vessel and an auction client wonders why he has to pay $50 on a $205 purchase of ephemera.
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Rick Harrison took a break from the 2,000 to 3,000 daily visitors to his Gold & Silver Pawn Shop last night to chat with David Letterman. He even brought a few choice specimens from his cases. Among them, a circa … Read More +
Lou Gehrig’s 1938 New York Yankees jersey is one of the featured lots in Robert Edward Auction’s annual spring event; annually referred to as the most anticipated auction in baseball. The final date of bidding in this year’s auction is May 7, 2011.
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