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Auction Results:
OAK BROOK, Ill. -- Mike Eruzione's game-winning puck that gave the U.S. a chance at a gold medal in the 1980 Olympics, in what became known as the "Miracle on Ice," sold for $13,310 after the first of a two-day MastroNet auction. Still open for bids are game-used gear and touchdown footballs from the first 16,727 yards of Emmitt Smith's career and a Joe Jackson game-used bat. The Eruzione puck was deflected into the stands six seconds later and snagged by New Yorker Delmar Law. Among other items that sold during the first day: • A Ty Cobb 1908 game-used Spalding bat sold for $14,272; • A game-used Rogers Hornsby bat, circa 1929, sold for $15,700; • A Mel Ott game-used Spalding bat sold for $12,650; Look for expanded coverage of this auction in the February/March 2003 issue of Sweet Spot. If you are not a subscriber, click "Subscribe" and subscribe today.
SEAFORD, N.Y. -- The puck scored when Bobby Orr went horizontal on May 10, 1970, in overtime over St. Louis to give the Bruins their first Stanley Cup in 29 years, sold for $37,975 in a sale that closed Dec. 6. Joe Tinker's Cubs uniform from 1909 grabbed top dollar status with a winning bid of $114,874. The complete set of 23 home red jerseys for the 2002 gold medal-winning Team Canada fetched $94,937. Look for expanded coverage of this auction in the February/March 2003 issue of Sweet Spot. If you are not a subscriber, click "Subscribe" and subscribe today.
SKOKIE, Ill. -- Last-minute shopping is discouraged during the holiday season. It's a significant strategy for bidders at auction. A Hank Aaron road jersey from 1967 fetched a single $20,000 minimum bid during a two-week window in Sportico's recent auction. That was enough to be the winning bid. A 1963 Eddie Mathews road flannel Braves jersey experienced a similar fate with a single bid, the winner at $7,000; same for the $2,000 bid for a Kobe Bryant game-used road Lakers jersey from 2000-'01. Other items in the 940-lot Sportico auction experienced early and active bidding. Among items that sold: A buck Leonard print signed by 218 Negro League players sold for $1,830; a dozen Mark Prior-signed baseballs sold for $380; 11 Curt Schilling single-signed baseballs sold for $314; game-used Michael Jordan shoes from the '91-'92 playoffs sold for $1,297; Dick Young's biography of Roy Campanella, signed by Campy, sold for $673; a game-used Sammy Sosa H230 Louisville Slugger bat sold for $1,011.
More results from this sale will be reported in the February/March 2003 issue of Sweet Spot. If you're not a subscriber, subscribe today ST. CONSTANT, PQ -- While bidders aggressively pursued Yvan Cournoyer mementos, they were hustling for a circa 1947 Maurice Richard game-worn jersey, which ultimately fetched a winning bid of $36,000 in an auction organized by Classic Collectibles. Meanwhile, Cournoyer items grabbed impressive prices of their own. Cournoyer's game-worn uniform (white) from the 1972 Canada-Russia series sold for $14,641; the red version of the uniform sold for $14,000; Cournoyer's 17.5-inch Conn-Smythe Trophy from '72-'73 sold for $14,272; and his Stanley Cup ring from '65-'66 sold for $8,785. More results from this sale will be reported in the February/March 2003 issue of Sweet Spot. If you're not a subscriber, subscribe today LAGUNA NIGUEL, Cal. -- A single-signed Babe Ruth ball sold for $38,157 during a Sept. 5 sale organized by SportsCards Plus. A signed photo by Ruth and Gehrig from the Bustin' Babes/Larrupin Lou's barnstorming tour of 1928 sold for $11,206. A 1929 Philadelphia Athletics team-signed panoramic photo sold for $10,187. And Wilt Chamberlain's Harlem Globetrotters game-worn warmup from 1958 sold for $16,837. For more results from this sale see the October/November 2002 issue of Sweet Spot. If you're not a subscriber, subscribe today Wilt jerseys fetch $21,000, $20,000 EXTON, Pa. -- Wilt Chamberlain's home and road Philadelphia 76ers jerseys from the '67-'68 season sold for $21,000 and $20,000, respectively, in a recent auction held by Hunt Auctions. The Stilt's jerseys were among a number of Chamberlain and other Sixer items in the sale. Wilt's Sixers warmup from '67-'68 sold for $7,000; Hal Greer's Sixer warmup circa the '60s sold for $2,000, while a road jersey from '72-'73 sold for $3,700; Sixer Billy Cunningham's rookie uniform from '65-66 sold for $5,250. In baseball Jake Pitler's World Championship ring from '55 sold for $18,000; a seat from Ebbets Field sold for $2,600; a 1964 Phillies press guide, the first issued by the team, sold for $2,000. A ball signed by both Ruth and Gehrig sold for $22,000. The ball was dated August 18, 1927, and noted that both sluggers had 38 home runs. Of course Ruth would end the year with 60; Gehrig 47. For more results from the Hunt sale see the October/November 2002 issue of Sweet Spot. If you're not a subscriber, subscribe today Don Larsen's perfect game spikes, hat, glove and last ball from the 1956 World Series classic sold for $105,000 with just two bids during a MastroNet auction that ended Aug. 23. Other quality items fetched quality bids, with a team ball signed by the fabled 1927 Yankees going for $74,699 after 17 bids; a beauty of a single-signed Babe Ruth ball selling for $53,084 (19 bids); an "All-time Kings" ball signed by Hank Aaron, Nolan Ryan, Rickey Henderson and Pete Rose sold for $2,186; and a ball signed by 14 pitchers who threw perfect games, including Don Larsen, Sandy Koufax, Kenny Rogers, Len Barker, Jim Bunning, David Wells, Mike Witt, Tom Browning, Dennis Martinez, David Cone and Jim "Catfish" Hunter sold for $5,296. The auction featured more than 2,000 lots.
Read more about this auction in the October/November 2002 issue of Sweet Spot. A Michael Jordan Dream Team white jersey sold for $17,716 during a recent sale organized by Sportico. The jersey from the 1992 Olympics was signed. Other Jordan-related items topped the sale. A Leroy Neiman serigraph signed by Jordan and the artist sold for $7,795; and a '93 Bulls sample NBA championship ring with Jordan's name sold for $4,429. Kobe Bryant, already blessed with Air's moves on the court, is showing some heirness in the memorabilia arena. A game-worn 2000 Lakers road jersey from the NBA finals sold for $10,000.
Among other items that sold in the Sportico sale were: A single-signed Catfish Hunter baseball with an inscription "Cy Young
'74," sold for $253; a single-signed Billy Martin ball sold for $447; a Satchel Paige print signed by 218 former Negro leaguers, 90 of whom are deceased, sold for $2,853; an Upper Deck Authenticated Ted Williams-signed Sports Illustrated cover from 1955 sold for $499; and a Williams-signed Red Sox cap sold for $292.
SEAFORD, N.Y. -- Jackie Robinson's 1952 game-used, home jersey, reportedly the last from widow Rachel Robinson, sold for $132,105 in a Dec. 6, 7 auction organized by Leland's. Robinson's Hall of Fame ring sold for $56,636. A commemorative pin from Robinson's HOF induction in 1972 sold for $4,975. The overall sale grossed $2.5 million. Among other big-ticket items were a Federal League ball signed by Eddie Plank for $44,820; a Bill Russell Celtics warmup suit from '57 for $29,828; Willie Mays' game-worn jersey from 1973 for $21,836; and Roger Staubach's game-worn jersey from the famed "Hail Mary Pass" game for $20,373. CAMARILLO, Calif. -- Christopher Cobb visited his famous grandfather during summer vacations. When the younger Cobb was 10, he took home a memento, a grinning, glorious mugshot personalized from his grandfather, one of the greatest player in baseball history. The photo remained pinned next to his bed. While many friends admired the photo, others were unconvinced that Ty Cobb was really Chris's grandfather. So the lad went back the next summer and asked "granddaddy" for an action shot, one of him sliding. The photograph he produced would stand the test of time, one of the most famous baseball images ever. Both of these signed and personalized items sold in an auction organized by Andy Madec Sports Cards. The sliding image of Cobb by Charles Conlon sold for $10060; the "happy face" shot of him sold for $4,392. NEW YORK -- A game-used Babe Ruth bat with 11 notches marking home runs sold for $75,000 during a recent two-day sale organized by Grey Flannel Collectibles. The bat is dated between 1927 and 1931. Among other items sold in the auction: A 1918 game-used New York Giants jersey worn by Jim Thorpe sold for $51,874; Joe DiMaggio's road San Francisco Seals jersey from 1933 sold for $40,000; Mel Ott's full uniform from 1946 sold for $39,325; Ruth's full uniform as a Dodger coach in 1938 sold for $39,930; a Sandy Koufax game-used jersey sold for $40,000; a game-used, autographed George Mikan jersey from the 1952 All-Star game sold for $32,210; Bill Russell's All-Star jersey and shorts from 1960 sold for $25,680; Jackie Robinson's game-worn Dodgers jacket, with a letter from Rachel Robinson, sold for $22,145; Mickey Mantle's 518th home run ball, signed by the Yankee legend, sold for $10,890; and a Ted Williams game-used bat sold for $17,686. Jordan's Wooden Award: $12,700 Michael Jordan's John Wooden Award, which made him college basketball's player of the year in 1984, sold for $12,700 during the inaugural auction conducted by Sportico. The trophy was one of four trophies produced for the University of North Carolina All-American. The Sportico internet sale scored bids from 15 different countries and totalled $107,000, minus commissions. Jordan items dominated the rest of the sale, although another featured item was a signed, game-used New York Cosmos jersey worn by Pele, the Brazilian king of soccer. Among other Jordan items were a signed pair of game shoes from '96-'97 for $2,500; a pair of game-worn practice shoes, signed, for $3,025; and a game-worn home Bulls jersey from '90-'91, which sold for $10,000. The sale also featured a game-worn home Bulls jersey worn by Scottie Pippen. It sold for $2,196. One of the few baseball items featured a repaired Babe Ruth bat, which sold for $5,000.
EXTON, Pa. -- What goes up must come down. Such were the prices of the Lou Gehrig and Ty Cobb jerseys that The Upper Deck Company purchased from the Barry Halper auction a couple of years ago. The jerseys were part of a redemption program used to promote last year's Upper Deck cards. The winners, faced with paying a big tax bill on the perceived value of the jerseys were motivated to sell. They offered the jerseys through Hunt Auctions. While the winners received a princely sum for the jerseys, the hammer price actually was significantly less than what Upper Deck paid Halper. The 1928 Ty Cobb jersey, signed by the Georgia Peach, sold for $236,000, with the commission. Upper Deck paid $332,000. The Gehrig jersey from the circa '27-'28 season sold for 187,000 or $118,000 less than the $305,000 paid in the Halper sale. CAREFREE, AZ -- Stadium seats fetched strong prices during a recent sale by Lew Lipset (www.oldjudge.com). A Polo Grounds aisle seat with a figural "NY" piece sold for $2,594; a pair of Yankee Stadium seats, bearing numbers 7 and 8, sold for $1,404; and an original Ebbets Field seat sold for $2,140. An 8 x 10 photo signed by members of the 1947-48 Caguas Criollas of Puerto Rico sold for $1,464. The photo was signed by Perucho Cepeda, Orlando's father, and Victor Pellot, who played for Cleveland as Vic Power. Among other items: A signed photo of Satchel Paige in a Kansas City Monarchs uniform sold for $440; two signed 3 1/2 x 5-inch Negro League photos of Willie Wells and Cool Papa Bell sold for $322; a broadside promoting Paige and the Monarchs versus the Milton Bradley toymakers sold for $1,375; another broadside touting Paige against a Fort Niagara team sold for $1,712; a signed copy of "Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball" sold for $2,330.
1927 team signed ball: $59,764 More complete coverage of this auction appears in the December/January 2001 issue of Sweet Spot. To subscribe to the printed version of Sweet Spot ($24 a year), click "SUBSCRIBE" at left.
More complete coverage of this auction appears in the December/January 2001 issue of Sweet Spot. To subscribe to the printed version of Sweet Spot ($24 a year), click "SUBSCRIBE" at left.
Lefty Grove's game-used home jersey, pants and socks from 1931 sold for $122,164, minus commission, during a recent auction organized by Grey Flannel Auctions of New York. A jersey from another pitching great, Sandy Koufax, sold for $72,074. The home jersey dates to 1955. A game-used Babe Ruth bat from the mid-1920s, sold for $33,275, and a single-signed Ruth baseball, signed on the Sweet Spot, sold for $32,210. A Mantle-signed game-used bat sold for $22,041. A Joe DiMaggio autographed and game jersey from 1948 sold for $53,587. More complete coverage of this auction appears in the December/January 2001 issue of Sweet Spot. To subscribe to the printed version of Sweet Spot ($24 a year), click "SUBSCRIBE" at left. Wilt ball price deflated: $67,791 The basketball most closely associated with Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962 sold for $67,791 during a two-day sale organized by Leland's of Seaford, N.Y. It was the second time the ball had reached the auction block this year. Last spring, the ball sold for about $552,000 when the ball was touted as the actual ball Wilt used to score points 99 and 100th the New York Knickerbockers However, when the provenance of the ball in question, the sale was immediately nullified by Leland's officials. Despite the deflated price following the more recent sale, Leland's officials still believed winning bid was the largest for a single basketball. Another item that sold during the same was Lou Gehrig's passport that was used during the 1931 Tour of Japan. It sold for $59,655. More complete coverage of this auction appears in the December/January 2001 issue of Sweet Spot. To subscribe to the printed version of Sweet Spot ($24 a year), click "SUBSCRIBE" at left. They were big home runs, but not quite monster memorabilia hits just yet. Mickey Mantle's and Mark McGwire's 500th career home run balls failed to reach reserve prices during a live auction conducted Oct. 18 by Christie's East. The McGwire ball got closer to the undisclosed reserve price with a bid of $280,000; the Mantle ball got as high as $220,000. A colorful wardrobe of race-worn suits by NASCAR's best drivers fared poorly. The only uniform that sold was rainbow colored DuPont suit worn by 1993 NASCAR rookie of the year Jeff Gordon. It sold fo $3,800. John Martino said a selection of quality autographed baseballs and vintage cards salvaged the otherwise "disappointing" sale. In a separate development, it was learned that Martino no longer works for Christie's, but the auction house still plans to handle sports sales. A collection of 12 1/2 by 18 1/2-inch Fatima Tobacco Advertising posters from 1913-14 drew impressive winning numbers during an auction conducted by Jerry Smolin's About Time. A card featuring a spectacular image of Joe Jackson sold for $5,811; a Ty Cobb shot sold for $2,891; Christy Mathewson for $1,443; and Walter Johnson for $1,312. A poster showing the 1913 Cleveland Indians with Joe Jackson and Larry Lajoie sold for $4,258. Basketball items showed unusual strength in this sale. The first, second and third NBA All-Star programs sold for $4,966, $2,835, and $2,599, respectively. Collector Jim Taylor did in the 1950s what baseball autograph collectors are doing routinely today, obtaining autographs with notations. Except when Taylor did it he obtained signatures from players from the '20s to the '60s, and he probably got 'em for nothin'. He didn't sell them for nothin' because during an auction organized by Mike Gutierrez Auctions, a division of MastroNet, his sons sold this remarkable collection. A pristine Sweet Spot signature by Jimmie Foxx sold for $42,302; a Larry Lajoie signed ball on the Sweet Spot sold for $10,123. The auction was dominated by signed baseballs, from sigle-signed to team balls. Perhaps the king of all of these was a team ball signed by the fabled '27 Yanks, with 29 sigs, including Ruth on the Sweet Spot, for $59,764. More complete coverage of this auction appears in the December/January 2001 issue of Sweet Spot. To subscribe to the printed version of Sweet Spot ($24 a year), click "SUBSCRIBE" at left. |