Category Archives: Sports Memorabilia

The dark side of sports memorabilia

Posted on September 17, 2007 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Sports Collectible Frenzy

Posted on September 3, 2007 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Babe Ruth Called Shot Ticket Stub

Posted on August 23, 2007 by

Okay, we’re hooked on the ticket memorabilia that are up for auction on eBay. While watching the RSS feed for one of our searches, we saw the following listing end today for a ticket from the famous third game from … Continue reading →

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Upper Deck Withdraws Offer for Topps

Posted on August 22, 2007 by

Upper Deck Withdraws Offer for Topps Financial News – Yahoo! Finance Tuesday August 21, 2007 “NEW YORK (AP) — The Upper Deck Co. on Tuesday withdrew its offer to buy rival baseball card maker The Topps Co., clearing one obstacle … Continue reading →

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Michael Jordan Warm-Up Jersey Fraud

Posted on August 22, 2007 by

We reported earlier on the Mastro Auctions at the House of Blues in Cleveland, back on August 4, 2007, where the 1912 Pirates Cigarette set sold for close to a million dollars. Apparently there is some controversy over a warm-up … Continue reading →

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Daisuke Matsuzaka Signs with Upper Deck

Posted on August 16, 2007 by

Boston Red Sox Hurler Matsuzaka Becomes the Ace of Upper Deck’s Staff Financial News – Yahoo! Finance Wednesday August 15, 2007 The Company Signs Exclusive Autograph and Memorabilia Deal with Daisuke “CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Daisuke Matsuzaka has … Continue reading →

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1912 Pirate Cigarettes set sells for a million

Posted on August 6, 2007 by

Sports Collectors Daily reports on the recent auction by Mastro Auctions at the House of Blues in Cleveland where Barry Bonds’ 70th home run ball from his record-breaking 2001 season sold for just $14,400, after previously being sold for $60,000. … Continue reading →

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Most Expensive Sports Collectibles

Posted on August 4, 2007 by

Forbes.com explains why Barry Bonds’ 756th home run ball won’t make the list. The Most Expensive Sports Collectibles – Forbes.com Forbes.com Tom Van Riper, 07.25.07 “Sports memorabilia collectors aren’t exactly looking ahead with rabid enthusiasm to Barry Bonds’ record 756th … Continue reading →

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