Sports Collectibles

Nice piece by Jeffrey Gitomer of the Eagle-Tribune on the psychology of buying and selling sports memorabilia:
If you REALLY want it, I’ll drop my price
By Jeffrey Gitomer , Sales Moves
Eagle-Tribune
September 23, 2007

“I collect sports memorabilia and the National is the place where everyone who is a serious collector or dealer goes. People fly in from […]

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As we reported two weeks ago, the Honus Wagner T206 card sold yet again for a record amount. Apparently the card has been dogged by controversy for some time now, although it hasn’t seemed to affect its desirability:
Gretzky’s T206 Wagner baseball card sold again
BY MICHAEL O’KEEFFE
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Friday, September 7th 2007
“As reported in “The […]

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Sneakerheads: Athletic shoes steppin’ up in style, price
By J. CHRISTINA HUH
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Monday, August 27, 2007
“Nike’s Tiffany Dunk is part of the growing collection of designer athletic shoes amassed by ’sneakerhead’ Ian Mussmacher, 24, of Port St. Lucie.
Ian Mussmacher, a Port St. Lucie graphic designer, isn’t responding to a couture Rorschach inkblot test. […]

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Barry Bonds’ record ball fetches $750,000
Stuff.co.nz
Reuters | Monday, 17 September 2007
“Barry Bond’s record-breaking home run ball was auctioned for more than $US750,000, well above what sports memorabilia experts had expected the ball to fetch, the auctioneer has revealed.
An unidentified bidder paid $752,467.20 in an online auction run by SCP Auctions Inc, which sells sports’ collectibles’ […]

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O.J. arrest shows dark side of sports memorabilia
MiamiHerald.com
Mon, Sep. 17, 2007
BY EVAN S. BENN
“O.J. Simpson’s arrest after a violent dispute with some memorabilia dealers in Las Vegas opened a door into a dark side of sports memorabilia, collectors said Monday.
Although the market for Simpson collectibles has mostly dried up, he still pops up at conventions […]

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Rare Honus Wagner 1909 baseball card sold for record $2.8 million
MLB - Yahoo! Sports
September 6, 2007
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (AP)

“The legendary T206 Honus Wagner baseball trading card is displayed June 6, 2000 in New York. This finest known example of the famed T206 Honus Wagner baseball card has been sold, a little more than six months […]

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The following press release from Sports Image International offers some good tips for investing and enjoying sports collectibles:
Sports Image International Offers Tips for Sports Memorabilia Collectors
Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
Tuesday September 4, 10:53 am ET
How to Avoid Pitfalls and Get the Most for You Money
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For as long as there have been sports, fans […]

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Collectibles march to the baby boomers’ tune
International Herald Tribune
By Sharon Reier
Published: May 18, 2007
“An illustration of the sports collectibles frenzy is the 157,000 pounds, or $310,000, paid for the shirt that the Brazilian soccer star Pele wore in the second half of the 1970 World Cup tournament when Brazil beat Italy. The jersey - sold […]

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Appeal of auto-racing artifacts grows with fans
MyrtleBeachOnline.com | 09/02/2007
By Jefferson George - McClatchy Newspapers
“It’s one man’s ultimate collectible, a 26-year-old Chevy Monte Carlo with a place in NASCAR history.
Two decades after Dale Earnhardt’s “Pass in the Grass,” the car that he drove to victory in the 1987 all-star race will come back to the Charlotte […]

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