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

[tjm5711]

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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.

There was just a Mark Grace glove on Ebay about 4 months ago. A former Cub middle reliever who wasn't in the bigs but a few years sold it for about $1200. Our timelines are about the same. Starting in 2006, and not knowing about the auction houses until recently. Most of my time is still spent on the Bay when it comes to this hobby.

[nationals2k9]

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I'm not sure if this is my all-time #1 but I think about it from time to time. Would be pretty dang awesome to own assuming it's legit:

http://www.americanmemorabilia.com/Auction_Item.asp?Auction_ID=50186&aucsearch=utley%20jersey&AucListType=closed&TitleDesc=0&period=

[tjm5711]

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+1

Dave M.
Chicago area

What does "+1" mean ?

[BIGSTIG]

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tjm - Thanks for the heads up. Man I am so mad I missed it. I would have paid more than $1,200 for it Do you remember the sellers ebay name?

Did anyone on here win it??

[tjm5711]

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tjm - Thanks for the heads up. Man I am so mad I missed it. I would have paid more than $1,200 for it Do you remember the sellers ebay name?

Did anyone on here win it??

Man, I'll tell you. He was a reliever from the early 90's and you'd know his name if you're a Cub fan like me. Can't remember it. The glove was legit, I just didn't want to drop that kind of dough. It was tough, because Mark Grace was my favorite player growing up. If you have any Grace stuff let me know. I only deal in Bears/Cubs stuff, so I know what's on the Bay that's worth mentioning.

[BIGSTIG]

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tjm - shoot me an email so we dont overtake this thread going back and forth...

bigstig1@gmail.com

Thanks - Nick

[tjm5711]

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Man, I'll tell you. He was a reliever from the early 90's and you'd know his name if you're a Cub fan like me. Can't remember it. The glove was legit, I just didn't want to drop that kind of dough. It was tough, because Mark Grace was my favorite player growing up. If you have any Grace stuff let me know. I only deal in Bears/Cubs stuff, so I know what's on the Bay that's worth mentioning.

Bob Patterson! That's his name ! I'm about 80 percent sure ! He sells used cars somewhere now, and said it was a gift from Grace to him after the '95 season. He was hurting for bread, that's why he sold it !

[xpress34]

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A piece that will forever haunt me - especially since I had the money at the time...

I was in St Louis for Christmas (visiting the parents who were living in St Charles at the time) in 1993.

I had just won $2,500 on the River Boat Queen and the (now ex) wife and I were going around checking out the Sports Card shops.

I don't remember which store it was, but he had an Original COMPLETE (Jersey, Hat, Pants, Belt and Stirrups) Cuban X Giants NEGRO LEAGUE Uni that had been seigned by the entire team. Could have been mine for a song - $750. A lot of money in 93, but just a drop in the bucket with what authentic Negro League stuff brings now...

- Chris

[jobathenut]

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I don't know if anyone else said this item.As i did'nt read all the post on here.So forgive me if it's been mentioned.I would'nt call it the greatest but i would call it the most unique rare strange item i have seen offered in auction.And that would have to be for sure this auction house (don't remember which one as it's been years).But they advertised in the old scd.Which by the way used to be the greatest as it was me and my brothers favorite magazine to read.But anyway,they were auctioning off a liqueur store receipt signed by len bias the night he passed away.It was date stamped and signed on the back of it.I don't remember any details of the price or anything.But me and my brother still to this day still talk about that item.

[ironmanfan]

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I don't know if anyone else said this item.As i did'nt read all the post on here.So forgive me if it's been mentioned.I would'nt call it the greatest but i would call it the most unique rare strange item i have seen offered in auction.And that would have to be for sure this auction house (don't remember which one as it's been years).But they advertised in the old scd.Which by the way used to be the greatest as it was me and my brothers favorite magazine to read.But anyway,they were auctioning off a liqueur store receipt signed by len bias the night he passed away.It was date stamped and signed on the back of it.I don't remember any details of the price or anything.But me and my brother still to this day still talk about that item.

I remember that..In fact in the the ESPN "30 for 30" series, there is a documentary about Bias and they actually interview the Liquor Store owner and show the signed receipt.

[Vintagedeputy]

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What does "+1" mean ?

+1 is internet shorthand. It means that you agree with whatever was said previously or what you quote from a previous post.

For example, If I said that I like the Yankees and you like the Yankees too, you could quote my post and say +1

[tjm5711]

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+1 is internet shorthand. It means that you agree with whatever was said previously or what you quote from a previous post.

For example, If I said that I like the Yankees and you like the Yankees too, you could quote my post and say +1

Ok, thanks, I figured it was something positive at least. And it literally was. lol

[jobathenut]

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IRONMANFAN-Seriously,man i am pissed i missed that.I was told that series 30 for 30 did a good show about him.But i forgot to watch it.I would have loved to have heard what the owner got for it.And the story behind it.And who ended up getting it.As me and my brother assummed a auction house would buy that for themselves.Would you have bought something like that? I know it sounds morbid but if i had the money i would have.

I remember that..In fact in the the ESPN "30 for 30" series, there is a documentary about Bias and they actually interview the Liquor Store owner and show the signed receipt.

[jobathenut]

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Hey tjm-I am with you as i don't speak "text".I guess i am old school.Because if i agree with someone i just say i agree with you.I know,thats a great story grandpa.Now what does "lol" mean? Just kidding.Or should i just type "j/k".

Ok, thanks, I figured it was something positive at least. And it literally was. lol

[suicide_squeeze]

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Rudy,

I couldn't respond when you posted this thread, but one item immediately popped into my head when I read this.

A few years back, there was a discovery in the hobby that I was really excited about.

For years, no one knew what the fait was of the jersey Roger Maris wore when he broke Babe Ruth's 60 home runs in a season record in '61. The few '61 jerseys known of Roger's had been checked over and over but none matched any of the ample photographs of the occasion. Remember, there were tons of pictures taken of Roger Maris hitting the home run, rounding the bases, celebrating on the field, in the locker room, etc.

Then one day, a collector who happened to have a 1960 Maris jersey decided it was time to part with it. Long story short, the sleeves appeared "short", kind of like the ones on the jersey Maris was wearing when he hit the monstrously historic 61st homer. After comtemplating the possibilities, subsequent photo checks produced an exact match. The jersey Roger Maris was wearing the day he hit that famous bomb in 1961 was in fact a 1960 jersey held over to the next year as a "back-up" jersey, an "extra" so to speak, by the equipment manager.

That always struck me as being one of the greatest finds in our hobby, and one of the greatest items I have ever seen in auction. If I recall correctly, it sold somewhere in the mid $300,000's before the buyers juice was added. Nice discovery.