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Hello! I'm Chris, your Sports Community Manager. If you have any questions, comments or general feedback, please feel free to message me!
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Feature Story: Arkansas man buys baseball card for $1.62 Million!
An
Arkansas man bought a 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card for $1.62 million
at a memorabilia auction in Chicago, a sports auction company said
Saturday. Though the record price for a baseball card is $2.8 million,
paid in 2007 for a near-mint condition Wagner card released in 1909,
collector John Rogers, 35, of North Little Rock, Ark., said his winning
bid for
the T206 Wagner card is the realization of a decades-long dream.
"Since I was 8 years old, I've hoped and dreamed that one day I'd be able to get one," Rogers said.
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To view the entire YahooNews article and a run down on the rest of the prized field, just click this link.
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Featured Collector
 Collector bluehawk3434
has a HUGE collection of baseball cards. Each player is given his own
collection, and there are many players, including Vinny Castilla, Tony
Gwynn, Tom Glavin, Ryan Sandberg, Ryan Klesko, Bob Will (pictured at
right), and more.
To view his collections, go to his profile view and browse your options by clicking here.
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Eli Manning Autographed Helmet
In honor of the NFL pre-season, which begins this week, I highlight once again sprotsmem's collection of the defending Super Bowl Champs, the Newy York Giants. In particular, this helmet autographed by Eli Manning.
 Wiggle-King, antique fishing lure
Owner dcutherell writes: The
Wiggle King was introduced in 1918, and came in this wonderful special
box. "The Wobble makes em Gobble" is one of my favorite box jingles.
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Hello! I'm Eric, your Sports Community Manager. If you have any questions, comments or general feedback, please feel free to message me!
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Welcome!
June was a good month to invest in
quality memorabilia. The NBA had two storied franchises reach the
finals, as the Boston Celtics beat the LA Lakers for their record
17th championship. Game worn jerseys appear to be the big
sellers from this series. In addition, Tiger Woods won one of the most
memorable US Open's in history. So memorable that someone sold an
apple core on eBay (for $36,000) that Woods allegedly tossed during the tournament!
If you missed out on the memorabilia in
June, don't worry, we have got you covered. The best event to get
MLB memorabilia this month will be held at Yankee Stadium. Not only
is this the last season at Yankee Stadium, but on July 14th,
the Home Run Derby comes to town. If you don't catch a ball that
night, try and get to the 79th All-Star game which will be
held on the following night.
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NBA Sells Finals Memorabilia
The NBA recently held two live auctions
to sell memorabilia from the 2008 Finals. The first auction included
game worn jerseys from Game 1. The highest priced item in this
auction was Kevin Garnett's home white Jersey. After 113 bids for
the jersey, it sold for a whopping $31,070. Kobe Bryant's road
purple jersey received the highest bid of any Laker, with a winning
bid of $19,040. The auction brought in a total of $112,516.77, with
the Celtics jersey's generating $79,398.10 of that.
The second auction included memorabilia
from Game 3 of the finals. Kobe Bryant was the victor on this night,
as his gold home jersey had a winning bid of $25,020. Garnett's
green away jersey sold for $20,070, and Finals MVP, Paul Pierce's
green away jersey brought in $16,120. This auction brought in a total
of $114,024.79 making the combined total from both auctions,
$226,540. The Celtic's again beat out the Laker's in auction 2,
as $70,867.10 of the total proceeds was generated from their jerseys.
WEEI radio, a Boston based sports
broadcast, auctioned off Doc Rivers' orange Gatorade, soaked shirt
from Game 6. The shirt was signed by both Rivers' and Paul Pierce,
and would also include the Gatorade bucket. The station announced
that the proceeds from this item would benefit the Shamrock
Foundation, a Celtic's charity. The winning bid on this item was
for $55,000.
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Sports ShelfNewsletter June 2008 |
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Expert Eric here, and I am back with a recap of this month in sports!
May was an exciting month in the
sport's world. Both the NBA and NHL had great playoff seasons and
now we're down to the final two. I thought the Red Wings had wrapped
up their US-leading 11th Stanley Cup Monday night, but the
Penguins showed great determination in at least extending this series
to game 6. We'll see if Sidney Crosby and the Penguins can push the
series to seven games on Wednesday night.
It has been 21 years since they last
met in the finals, but the NBA will renew one of its greatest
rivalries today when the LA Lakers meet the Boston Celtics. These two
teams have met a total of 10 times in the Finals, with the Celtics
holding an 8-2 advantage. Considering where both of these teams
started before the season, not to many people would have predicted
this match up. Fueled by a couple of really good trades, each team is
now poised to make history.
The best kept secret in sports might be
the most exciting event of June. Euro 2008 is a sixteen nation soccer
tournament that will crown the best soccer nation in Europe. The
reigning champs, Greece are back as well as the World Cup Champs,
Italy. The tournament starts on June 7th and will be
co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland.
Be
on the lookout for Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Sydney
Crosby, and International Soccer memorabilia. Once these series' and
tournaments have finished, the value of these items will surely rise.
If you are the owner of relavent items, feel free to post them on the
site and share them with friends.
Check out the iTaggit news feed for up-to-date news and events from the sports world.
If you have an opinion about Sports or Sports memorabilia, blog about it!
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Urlacher and Butkis Signed Plaque
It's never too early to start
thinking football. Terry74's
plaque includes the autographs of two Chicago Bears greats, Brian
Urlacher and Dick Butkus. This item is authentic, autographed,
numbered, and sealed from the NFL. If you have memorabilia that you
would like to be featured in an upcoming newsletter, send me a message! |
Basketball Legends Memorabilia
 Sportmem's
collection of basketball greats is the perfect collection for
remembering those great Lakers - Celtics rivalries. Included in
this collection are some Larry Bird and Magic Johnston jerseys.
Pictured on the right is a Magic Johnson autographed jersey complete
with a list of his accomplishments. Also among the collection is a Julius Erving signed photo of the great in mid-flight.
To view the collection, just click here.
In addition to this great collection of Basketball Legends Memorabilia,
Sportsmem also has some fantastic collections, from Super Bowl and
Brett Favre Memorabilia to Michael Jordan and Derek Jeter. Be sure to
rate the collection and leave some comments! |
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Having
trouble finding the value of your item? Use our new Valuation
Wizard!! It gives you access to all of iTaggit's valuation resources,
and is conveniently located on your personal home page! It is easy to
use and very effective.
Check this blog to get more information.
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Sports ShelfNewsletter May 2008 |
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Expert Eric here, and I am back with more
priceless items from our sports category. Spring is finally here, and
that means lots of excitement in the sports world. Baseball has
started and the NBA and NHL playoffs are reaching their climax! Roger
Clemens is still on the hot seat and it looks like Congress will begin
an independent investigation into the "Spy Gate" scandal in the NFL.
Check out the iTaggit news feed for up-to-date news and events from the ports world.
If you have an opinion about Sports or Sports memorabilia, blog about it!
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 Michael Jordan Signed UNC Jersey
Michael
Jordan is arguably the best player to ever play basketball. This
autographed jersey would be the perfect gift for any UNC or college
basketball fan.
Click here to view a piece of Michael Jordon memorabila
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 Graded Cards
Performance
enhancing drugs have created a lot of turmoil in baseball these days.
Check out BeanBone's collection of baseball cards, which reminds us of
a period before steroids.
Click here to see the collection!
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Having
trouble finding the value of your item? Use our new Valuation
Wizard!! It gives you access to all of iTaggit's valuation resources,
and is conveniently located on your personal home page! It is easy to
use and very effective.
Give our new personalization feature a
try, and start seeing what you want, when you want. Don't forget, the
filter can be easily turned off at any time, or edited to fit your
changing interests.
Check this blog to get more information.
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Sports ShelfNewsletter February 2008 |
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Expert Eric
here. I hope everyone enjoyed watching the Super Bowl this past
weekend, or at least the commercials. Now that football is over, it's
time for basketball, NASCAR and golf. In the meantime, blog about your
favorite Super Bowl commercials. Don't forget, you can now include
videos.
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 Tiger Woods 91
Tiger Woods is
off to a hot start this year, and some experts believe this may be the
year he completes golf's Grand Slam. This would cement Tiger as the
greatest golfer ever, meaning his memorabilia will skyrocket in value.
Looks like it's time to start collecting Tiger memorabilia if you
aren't already.
Click here to view a piece of Tiger Woods memorabila.
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 2007 Patriots Memorabilia
Although
they lost the Super Bowl, the Patriots still had an undefeated regular
season. Their memorabilia is sure to continue to increase in value and
is woth investing in. Check out Sportsmem's array of autographed memorabilia, including a variety of Patriots items.
Click here to see the collection!
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Eli Manning Memorabilia by sportsmem
2008 Topps Heritage Releasing Soon by ummmjamiesha
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can continue to enjoy our fan-favorite Facebook application, now with
added features. Upload your favorite blogs directly to your Facebook
account by simply clicking on the Facebook tag above any blog. With
the "Share on Facebook" feature, you can also easily share items in
your collections with your friends.
Don't have a Facebook account? Click here to set one up and start sharing your favorite things!
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