What's the greatest item you've ever seen for sale/at auction?

[kingjammy24]

Re: What's the greatest item you've ever seen for sale/at auction?

for me, it's hard to decide but the one that keeps coming up is a 1993 World Series game-used Rickey Henderson jersey with custom-hemmed front tail. i'll post pics of it later tonight.

rudy.

here it is. i think the front tail hem is very cool:


interesting items so far. none under 4 figures. am curious to see if any contemporary or inexpensive items will be on this list. it seems like if you've got $40k+ to spend on an item, the world's your oyster.

rudy.

[godwulf]

Re: What's the greatest item you've ever seen for sale/at auction?

I actually had a deal made once with a Seller who supposedly had a 2001 World Series worn Matt Williams home jersey, which he was selling for a third party. I was all ready to make payment when the Seller called it off - I never did find out exactly why. I really, really wanted that jersey.

[Dewey2007]

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For me it has got to be this item up for auction right now by Huggins and Scott

http://www.hugginsandscott.com/cgi-b...mid=8407&catid=

Now I'm not just saying that because it's my own items being auctioned but I really think it's the greatest thing I've ever seen

There was a lot of blood, sweat, and fun that went into collecting these autographs when I was a kid...

[yanks12025]

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I'll keep my item cheap. I would love to own a Lou Gehrig signed baseball. I would give up a leg and a arm for one. Also i would love to have the upcoming Gehrig bat in Mastro's. But a ball would do good for now. I'm only 17 so i got plenty of years to save for a bat(yea like that will help, by then they will be $200,000+)

[Rob L]

Re: What's the greatest item you've ever seen for sale/at auction?

Simple. Shoeless Joe's Black Betsy. For sale on eBay now at $695,000.

[ivo610]

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For me it was the Don Hutson jersey that came up for sale a year or 2 ago.

[mr.miracle]

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Probably this Ripken bat.

http://www.legendaryauctions.com/LotDetail.aspx?lotid=76982

Or this Ripken glove signed off on by Denny Eskin. Reportedly one of only two ever used by Cal that are still not in his possession. Both items are way out of my price range however so unless I win the lottery if either ever do come up for auction again, I am still out of luck.

http://www.americanmemorabilia.com/A...eDesc=1&period=

[mr.miracle]

Re: What's the greatest item you've ever seen for sale/at auction?

Simple. Shoeless Joe's Black Betsy. For sale on eBay now at $695,000.

Rob:

If I were you, I would treat myself and just break down and buy the bat since it is still for sale.

[Tedw9]

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I'm not sure where I saw it, but it was a Carl Willey complete Braves uniform. The number on back had been changed, but his name was still sewn on the inside. Of course, I found it AFTER the auction had ended.

Because Carl and I were close friends, that is my "holy grail" item, a jersey of his. So if any of you guys have one or two hanging in your closets, drop me a line.

[tjm5711]

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Since i only deal in Chicago Bears items, this Sid Luckman jersey that fetched over 40K would have to be it ! Can you imagine paying 1/2 that for a Mark Sanchez jersey ?

[34swtns]

Re: What's the greatest item you've ever seen for sale/at auction?

Since i only deal in Chicago Bears items, this Sid Luckman jersey that fetched over 40K would have to be it ! Can you imagine paying 1/2 that for a Mark Sanchez jersey ?

Bwahahahaha!!!!!!!

Excellently put.

[BIGSTIG]

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Being a Cubs fan I have seen quite a few in past auction results, here are a few....


Santo 1960 Road rookie jersey

http://legendaryauctions.com/LotDetail.aspx?lotid=23637

And the others I cant find the auction links, but one was a Ryne Sandberg game used Rawlings glove and the other is a Mark Grace game used Wilson glove.

All these items were before I got into the hobby in early 2006, or before I knew about the auction houses. The first year of collecting all I did was search ebay, and buy at the Cubs convention.

Someday these items will pop up again, and I know I wont be able to afford the Santo, the Sandberg & Grace gloves would be within reach.

[sox83cubs84]

Re: What's the greatest item you've ever seen for sale/at auction?

Since i only deal in Chicago Bears items, this Sid Luckman jersey that fetched over 40K would have to be it ! Can you imagine paying 1/2 that for a Mark Sanchez jersey ?

+1

Dave M.
Chicago area

[murfsteve25]

Re: What's the greatest item you've ever seen for sale/at auction?

on Ebay there was a David Justice 1995 world series jersey from zanebats. wish i had the 3500 he wanted for it.

[MarinersFan34]

Re: What's the greatest item you've ever seen for sale/at auction?

I'd have to say the Black Betsy bat, that bat is just so cool and the history and provenance/documentation behind it.


As for a smaller ticket item I wish I could locate is the Seattle Mariners Randy Johnson #34 jersey. He wore #34 in honor of Nolan Ryan, and was actually on eBay (a few years ago I think) but I couldn't afford it at the time and obviously have not seen it since.