Organizers for the 29th National Sports Collectors Convention confirmed today that the $25,000 offer to Steve Bartman to sign one autograph stands and, based on overwhelmingly favorable online polls, the public says he should appear.
The convention is scheduled for July 30 - August 3 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill.
The Bartman […]

Clarke Auction has announced a two part auction to open with 120+ lots of firefighting memorabilia direct from the volunteer fire battalion of Mt Vernon New York, shifting to 300+ lots of Clarke’s traditional monthly auction of midcentury modern, antique furniture, sterling, china and porcelain, and fine art.
The Mt Vernon collection of firefighting memorabilia is […]

A very rare example of John Arrowsmith’s important Map of Texas, published in 1841 when Texas was an independent republic, is to be sold at auction by PBA Galleries in San Francisco on July 24th, 2008.
The $25,000/35,000 estimate of the map is based not only on its historical significance, however, but also the great rarity […]

Sotheby’s has auctioned the triptych titled Lamentation of Christ for 1.46 million euros. The Spanish Ministry of Culture was present at the auction and was unable to stop the sale. An auction house spokesman stated they do not know the identity of the buyer. The Spanish Ministry of Culture had announced previously that although the […]

Top prices realized of $161,000 were reached by two very different coins in Heritage Auction Galleries’ May 28-30, 2008 Signature® in Long Beach: a 1794 Dollar VF30 PCGS (Lot 800) and an 1891-O 25C Specimen MS65 NGC (Lot 334). Total prices realized for the American coins exceeded $19 million and ancient and world coins realized […]