Category: Sports Memorabilia

Welcome to the Buying Sports Cards on eBay Tips series! This is going to be a combination of both an article and video series, and it’s meant to build you into a better eBay shopper for sports cards. Since eBay is easily the largest seller of sports cards in the world, it stands to reason…

Six single Nike Air Jordans, worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan, fetched $8 million at a Sotheby’s auction on February 2, 2024. The jaw-dropping price set a new global auction record for game-worn sneakers. The “Dynasty Collection” comprised Air Jordan VI, Air Jordan VII, Air Jordan VIII, Air Jordan XI, Air Jordan XII, and Air…

Lionel Messi’s shirt from the 2022 FIFA World Cup final has been sold for a whopping $7.82 million, but that falls short of the record for sports memorabilia well behind Mickey Mantle’s trading card. However, this falls short of the record for sports memorabilia, with items from baseball and basketball fetching up to $5 million…

The sports memorabilia market, valued at $26.1 billion in 2021, is projected to skyrocket to $227.2 billion by 2032, driven by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.8%. This remarkable growth is fueled by the rising interest in both physical and digital sports collectibles, particularly non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Currently, NFT sports collectibles are valued…

There was a time, long before the phrase ‘sports memorabilia’ entered the sporting lexicon, when collecting a cricketer’s autograph, match day programmes or photographs of footballers depicted on cards distributed with packets of chewing gum represented the extent of any ‘memorabilia’ market. Commercial considerations could hardly have been further from the mind of the clutch…

A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for $12.6 million Sunday, blasting into the record books as the most ever paid for sports memorabilia in a market that has grown exponentially more lucrative in recent years. The rare Mantle card eclipsed the record just posted a few months ago — $9.3 million for the…

Tiger Woods may not have finished The Masters in the position he was hoping for, but his famous irons from the “Tiger Slam” era sold for $5.1 million over the weekend. That is 8 times what they sold for in 2013. While Woods won’t be cashing in on his former clubs, someone else is. The…

A veteran boxing promoter is set to sell his extensive collection of sports memorabilia to purchase new equipment for the young athletes who frequent his gym. Carl Gunns, the owner of Gunns Gym in Birstall, has decided to part with a significant portion of his 45-year collection to support the needs of the community. Gunns…

During last year’s immense interest in “The Last Dance,” a pair of sneakers that Michael Jordan wore sold for a staggering amount. The ball that infamously bounced off Steve Bartman’s glove in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS was bought by Chicago restauranteur Grant DePorter and blown up for a publicity stunt at Harry Caray’s…

Thousands of rare original works of art and signed sports memorabilia from acclaimed artist Gary Longordo’s personal collection will be available for sale to the general public. The collection includes unique items signed by some of the best Hall of Fame athletes of all time including Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, Ted…