opening day ceremony uniform from the 1992 winter olympics from a russian athlete - the last time they used CCCP. recently appraised between $1,500- $2,000 (not that it is for sale)
signed game used bats from:
mark kotsay
phil nevin
tim wallach
mike lamb
kirk saarloos
brent mayne (i am going to get this last one any day now)
1st hockey issue of beckett's magazine signed by gretzky and roy.
signed game used bats from:
mark kotsay
phil nevin
tim wallach
mike lamb
kirk saarloos
brent mayne (i am going to get this last one any day now)
1st hockey issue of beckett's magazine signed by gretzky and roy.
Mine are not worth a lot, but valuable to me none the less:
picture of me with Sugar Ray Leonard in the ring during his training
1984 New York Yankees autographed team ball from the groundskeeper at the time. Not a great team, but some decent players
And my dad's favorite: Franco Harris autograph on a restaurant napkin when we ran into him at Penn State
picture of me with Sugar Ray Leonard in the ring during his training
1984 New York Yankees autographed team ball from the groundskeeper at the time. Not a great team, but some decent players
And my dad's favorite: Franco Harris autograph on a restaurant napkin when we ran into him at Penn State
Ernie Banks autographed baseball. For sale. Email me at voodoorain2@hotmail.com
Serious question for anyone who has the knowledge ... is the sports memorabilia market really a viable thing? I know that baseball cards etc. are pretty much a perennial American tradition, but what about the rest of it?
I ask because I was offered an online memorabilia business and am pretty seriously considering it based on the basic numbers, but I don't really have an undestanding of the market. Management would not be hands-on on my part anyway (never underestimate the power of good help!) but it does seem like a somewhat iffy market to me. I look at crazy trends like Beanie Babies a few years ago and it just makes me shake my head in wonder.
Any thoughts? Anybody professionally involved in sports memorabilia, or who indulges in it as a serious hobby?
Phaedrus
I ask because I was offered an online memorabilia business and am pretty seriously considering it based on the basic numbers, but I don't really have an undestanding of the market. Management would not be hands-on on my part anyway (never underestimate the power of good help!) but it does seem like a somewhat iffy market to me. I look at crazy trends like Beanie Babies a few years ago and it just makes me shake my head in wonder.
Any thoughts? Anybody professionally involved in sports memorabilia, or who indulges in it as a serious hobby?
Phaedrus
autographed baseball by roberto clemente....autographed football by walter payton...autographed photo of the mick... balls of reggie jackson, killebrew, mantle....about 30,000 real old baseball cards..mays rookie ryan rookie.. lots of mantles... iknow all this stuff is real because i am the one that handed the balls or pictures to the players myself... ps.. it's all for sale...not by the piece but the whole lot...for someone serious... that wants a good collection for himself or maybe a son or daughter...thanks jeffksu...
5 Mickey Mantle Cards and Babe Ruth/Ted Williams card
Tyson/Holyfield poster from the fight that never happened. 1991 (wait.... I don't have that anymore, Grand Central Sports stole it)
Chris Moneymaker signing my ESPN hat saying "To the *GENIUS* who picked me in day 1"
for those who don't know who Chris Moneymaker is, watch the WSOP on ESPN tonight.
Tyson/Holyfield poster from the fight that never happened. 1991 (wait.... I don't have that anymore, Grand Central Sports stole it)
Chris Moneymaker signing my ESPN hat saying "To the *GENIUS* who picked me in day 1"
for those who don't know who Chris Moneymaker is, watch the WSOP on ESPN tonight.
Habs, I used to have tons of top~notch stuff until I lost interest. I had, to this day, the best Joe Montana and Jerry Rice rookie card I and everyone else that ever saw them has ever seen. Also had every other top rookie (Marino, B.Sanders, Elway, etc.) 80' and up. Had an autograph Jordan SPX the very first year they were out. As I mentioned, I lost interest and let them all go. Ive started back slowly, and really prefer autograph cards directly out of packs so there is no questioning of its authenticity. Pulled a Shaq autograph out of topps chrome little over month ago. I normally buy such stuff as singles but there's always a much better feeling and fun about it when you pull something rare out of a pack.
