Louisville Slugger Wood Bats Are Irresistible
What’s the attraction of Louisville Slugger Wood Bats? How did a woodworking shop in Louisville, Kentucky become one of the most iconic names in America’s pastime over the last 135 years? Some of the most expensive sports memorabilia to ever sell at auctions are game-used Louisville Slugger wood bats. If you do a Google Image…
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Bill Bowerman, Nike Shoemaker
There may be no bigger name in track than Bill Bowerman. In 24 years, he trained 31 Olympians, 51 All-Americans, and 12 world record holders. 16 of them ran sub-four-minute miles. He helped create Nike, one of the biggest companies in the world. As Nike’s co-founder, he created the Cortez model shoe and the Waffle…
Vintage Alhambra Pendant, the Timeless Lucky Charm
The world of fine jewelry is enormous. The more time you spend learning about it, the more you realize just how vast the landscape is for amazing jewelry pieces. One of the most interesting aspects of fine jewelry is the pre-owned and vintage pieces, which have historical significance. A great example of incredible craftsmanship combined…
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Collector Driven Markets Vs. Investor Driven Markets
I thought this was an insightful video on the difference between collecting and investing. The host of the YouTube channel “Reserved Investments” has been a collector and investor in a variety of items since he was a kid. The YouTube channel discusses collectibles and the market surrounding these items. He covers a wide range of…
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Most Valuable Wheat Pennies
Many people have amazing treasures in their possession and don’t even know it. Antiques handed down from relatives. Paintings hanging on the walls. A stack of old books in the basement. Some of the most incredible collectible items sit undetected for decades as their owners simply don’t consider them having much value. Many times they…
Gruhn Guitars and The King of Vintage Guitar Collecting
George Gruhn turned a hobby collecting vintage guitars into one of the most well-known guitar shops in the world. Gruhn Guitars in Nashville is a global hub for vintage guitar collectors. Gruhn describes his early days of guitar collecting as “a compulsive mania.” He goes on to say Gruhn Guitars is a business that is…
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A Closer Look at Rare Coin Values
It’s challenging to figure out the rare coin market. Have rare coin values been rising or falling? Is the overall demand for rare coins healthy, or is the industry in a slump? Even the wisest coin experts have difficulty summarizing the current state of the market. The size of the collectible coin market is massive.…
Vintage Nike Shoes
Buying and selling vintage Nike shoes is a huge business. It can be profitable to invest in old Nike’s, but it can also be tons of fun. Maybe you have a chance to purchase the identical pair of running shoes you wore back in your track days. Or maybe there’s a pair your favorite athlete…
Purchase Shares in a Game Used Babe Ruth Bat
An upcoming collectible on Rally Road that I’m observing is the game used Babe Ruth baseball bat. It appears to be a real beauty. This is the bat that Ruth used to clinch the American League Batting Title, where he hit .378 in 1924. Rally Road is offering the bat with a current value of…
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Rally Road Game Worn Sneakers Sell Out In 3 Minutes
Rally Road offered NBA Rookie sensation Zion Williamson game-worn sneakers on their fractional investment app and promptly sold out in 3 minutes. If you attempted to scoop up a few shares of the collector sneakers as I did, you needed to move quickly. Unfortunately, I was unable to secure a piece of the famous kicks…
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Rare Coin Price Index Extends Decline
The PCGS 3000 Rare Coin Price Index continues to decline and has lost an additional .76% since mid-October. The index for rare coins created by the Professional Coin Grading Service has been tracking the rare coin market since 1970. Over the last three to four years, the Rare Coin Price Index has fallen back to…
Inside Fractional Ownership with Rally Road Co-Founder
Rob Petrozzo, the co-founder of Rally Road, was on ‘Off The Chain’ recently, a podcast for crypto-currency enthusiasts. Rob gives an excellent insight into initial concepts behind the idea of Rally Road and where the company is heading. As co-founder, one thing Rob focuses on is designing and delivering the very best user experience to…
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19 Amazing Treasures Discovered
There are many reasons people search for lost treasure. Some seek fortune and fame; others seek answers to histories unanswered questions. The quest for uncovered treasures continues just as it has for thousands of years. Here are some of my favorite stories behind 19 amazing treasures discovered. The Caesarea Sunken Treasure Divers in the Eastern…
Willie Mays Autographed Game Worn Jersey Offered on Rally Rd
If you were quick enough, you might have purchased a few shares of the autographed game-worn jersey offered on Rally Rd recently. The offering sold out within minutes, and I was not able to land my own piece of history. 267 other investors and collectors did manage to offer $28.50 per share, marking the current…
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Rally Expands Offerings to Include Memorabilia, Watches and Wine
Fractional investment company Rally Road plans to expand it’s offering beyond classic cars to the world of sports memorabilia, watches, rare books, and fine wine. Rally is a free app with a mission to democratize alternative investments to provide access, liquidity, and transparency to markets that have traditionally only been available to a select few.…
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Rare Babe Ruth Jersey Sells at Auction for $5.6 Million
A sale at auction for a rare Babe Ruth jersey set a record when it sold for $5.6 Million. The sale was the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold. The uniform was one of over 400 items that Ruth’s family supplied for the auction held at Yankee Stadium. The jersey was from 1928…
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Million Dollar Record Collection Goes To Sale
A massive record collection is coming up for auction and could sell for over a million dollars. The record catalog, dubbed the VIP RPM collection, contains over 7,000 vinyl records. Also included are other collectibles, including merchandise, posters, and stickers from Prince, David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, and The Beatles. Thousands of the records are still…
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1972 Nike ‘Moon Shoe’ breaks sneaker auction record
A pair of rare Nike sneakers sold at auction breaking a record for the highest price ever paid for a pair of sneakers. The 1972 Nike ‘Moon Shoe’ sold for $437,500 to collector Miles Nadal, who will display his collection in a Toronto museum. It’s the only pair known to exist in unworn condition. “I…
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A Look at the Vintage Guitar Price Index
Musicians, collectors, investors, and dealers who are active in the vintage guitar market should take a look at the price indexes created at VintageGuitarPrice. They’ve built price indexes to track the values for the top collectible guitars of each of the four most prominent manufactures. They also combine the four top guitar companies to create…
Rare Coin Price Index Continues Decline
The PCGS 3000 Index for rare coins continues to decline in July. The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) represents the coin industry as the industry standard in third-party certification. Since 1970 the PCGS has been tracking the performance of the rare coin market with current pricing on over 300,000 collector coins.
StockX Collector Sneaker Exchange Worth $1 Billion
Online marketplace StockX is valued at over $1 billion after the latest round of financing of $110 million. The company’s goal is to be the “stock market of things,” where buyers and sellers come together to determine the price of collector sneakers. The market for resale sneakers in the U.S. is projected to top $6…
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Rare Babe Ruth Jersey Expected to Sell at Auction for More Than $4.5 Million
Hunt Auctions is planning to auction significant artifacts and personal materials from the private collection of Babe Ruth, including his jersey expected to sell for more than $4.5 Million. Many items have been mostly unknown to the general public until now, says Hunt Auctions on the company website. The live auction will take place at…
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Phillips Auction House Closes 2018 with $916 Million in Sales
Auction house Phillips increased sales 29 percent last year to $916 Million for its largest total in its over 200-year history. CEO Edward Dolman said in a statement, “our strategy of focusing exclusively on the 20th and 21st centuries, our continued expansion in Asia, and our move to increase our modern art offerings have all…
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Led Zeppelin’s Recording Console Heads to Auction
The console used in the recording of Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven and many other classic recordings will be auctioned next month by Bonhams. The recording equipment was used in Led Zeppelin IV and Bob Marley’s ‘I Shot the Sheriff.’ Eric Clapton, David Bowie, and Stephen Stills, among many others, used the console from 1970…
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Huge Jewelry Auctions for Christie’s and Sotheby’s This Week
Auction houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s are set kick off massive jewelry auctions in what could be a record week of sales. Sotheby’s has the royal jewels of the Bourbon-Parma family including pieces owned by Queen Marie Antoinette which is being made public for the first time in 250 years. Christie’s is selling the “Pink Legacy”…
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Rock Island auction brings in over $7 Million in June
The 2017 June Gun Auction by Rock Island Auction Company was one of the largest in the region with over $7 Million in sales. Highlights of the event for day 1 featured an engraved Winchester Model 1866 and a Remington Model 8 and Model 81 Rifle. Second day action saw sales of an engraved Henry…
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