When people think about valuable tobacco and vintage trading cards, the T206 Honus Wagner is usually the first example that comes to mind. But the world of early promotional cards is much broader than one famous baseball card. Cigarette cards, tobacco cards, coffee cards, soup cards, and other product-issued cards all belong to a much … Read more
The historic baseball that Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hit out of Miami’s LoanDepot Park last month has now become the most expensive baseball ever sold at auction. At an auction hosted by Goldin, the ball fetched an astounding price of $4.39 million. This ball marked Ohtani’s 50th home run of the season, making … Read more
The New York Yankees are not just a baseball team. They are one of the few sports brands that moved far beyond their own sport. You can see the Yankees cap almost anywhere in the world. New York, London, Tokyo, Berlin, Paris. Many people wear the interlocking NY logo without knowing much about the roster, … Read more
The Air Jordan 7 is not just another retro sneaker. It was a shoe Michael Jordan actually wore during one of the most important stretches of his career. Jordan played in the Air Jordan 7 during the 1991–92 NBA season, won his second straight championship with the Chicago Bulls, and also wore the model during … Read more
A Ronaldo Nike boot for £65,000 is not a normal memorabilia listing. At that price, nobody is buying “cool boots.” The seller is asking you to buy the whole chain: Ronaldo, Nike, player supply, season, wear, provenance, maybe a match. Fine. Then show it. The swoosh does not do the work. CR7 branding does not … Read more
Wilt Chamberlain should be one of the easiest names in basketball memorabilia. He scored 100 points in a game. His numbers still look unreal. He changed how people understood size, dominance and statistics in basketball. Together with Jerry West, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson, he belongs to the foundation layer of NBA history. … Read more