A Derek Jeter game-used uniform and a variety of underperforming high-grade magazines lead this week's auction recap.
Analysis is provided from cllct's Will Stern and Darren Rovell.
2006 Derek Jeter game-worn and signed Yankees uniform
Price: $22,200
Stern: Considering the heavy use, particularly in the modern era, as well as the popularity and collectibility of Jeter, this looks like the right price and an awesome piece.
Back in July 2014, Goldin sold a 2001 Jeter World Series jersey for around the same price. His MLB debut jersey notched more than $360,000 in February 2020. I don’t think the full uniform adds much of a premium over the jerseys, but the complete set is pretty cool.
1970-71 Topps Basketball Jerry West PSA 10
Price: $54,000
Stern: This is such a great-looking card from one of the most beautiful basketball sets of the era. It doesn’t appear West’s death moved the price at all. There are only two PSA 10 examples in the census, and this sold for a decent bit less than a $78,000 sale last year.
Signed 1980-81 Topps Basketball Larry Bird/Julius Erving/Magic Johnson Rookie PSA/DNA 10
Price: $4,320
Stern: For the condition of this card and the appearance of the autographs, someone got a steal with this card under $5,000. Have to imagine they will be resubmitting to PSA for a condition grade and an updated slab.
2009 Razor (Leaf) Historical Heroes Amelia Earhart Cut Signature Edition 1/1
Price: $1,375
Stern: For half the price of a great-looking Earhart autograph, this solid cut auto is a really nice piece of work from Leaf and a reasonable buy for the winner at under $1,500.
Wayne Gretzky 1988 Stanley Cup stick
Price: $336,000
Stern: As cllct covered Friday, this is a record for a game-used NHL stick, and it’s no surprise this came from the hands of “The Great One.”
It's tough to say how this result reflects on the market considering it sold last year for an undisclosed price, however, it’s certainly nothing to sneeze at.
Black Cat Comics #50 cover original art
Price: $840,000
Stern: Original comic cover art is highly sought-after, so it’s not shocking to see such a high price paid for original art — after all, Heritage sold the art for "The Dark Knight Returns" for $2.4 million. This is far more niche, however, and shows the impact of passion on the comic book market.
1939 World's Fair Babe Ruth multi-signed coaster
Price: $4,200
Rovell: The Ruth sig is in pencil, not the bright, printed signature in the middle. It's still a great piece given the surrounding story of Ruth teaching baseball at the 1939 World's Fair, which is why it moved from $1,600 to $4,200 on the last day of bidding.
Babe Ruth's "Called Shot" ticket
Price: $5,880
Rovell: This is perhaps the most resilient ticket in the entire market. For a slab to say "altered" and for it to command nearly $6,000 on a ticket — with a much bigger population than could be imagined — is wild. There are, somehow, 123 stubs and eight fulls of this ticket. The only vintage ticket that rivals this population is Don Larsen's perfect game from the 1955 World Series, with 280 stubs and 21 fulls.
Vince Lombardi/Bart Starr signed check
Price: $2,160
Rovell: There are a ton of early Vince Lombardi Packers checks. As the general manager, he had to sign them. There are very few that have the name "Bart Starr" on them. Here, the Packers are paying their famous QB $67 in the summer of 1960, heading into Lombardi's second season at the helm.
Starr, of course, led the Packers to five NFL titles including three consecutive league championships (1965–1967) and was the MVP in the first two Super Bowls.
Beatles 1964 "This Is Savage Young Beatles" LP factory-sealed
Price: $2,561
Rovell: I thought I'd seen almost every Beatles record, yet I'd never seen this one. Recorded in Germany in 1961, with Pete Best as the drummer, it was released in 1964 and on the back promoted that it was "PRE-RINGO."
Given the fact the seller was Perry Cox, the ultimate Beatles authenticator, it gave me extra confidence to bid (I did not win.)
I think if Cox had done a better job with the description, there was a chance to double this up and break the record for a sealed version of this one (July 2021 at Heritage for $4,000).
1954 first issue of Sports Illustrated magazine, CGC 9.4
Price: $444
Rovell: There's this theory newsstand copies of magazines slabbed in high grades is supposed to be a market. I've been saying that it's way overblown, and this weekend wasn't a good one for those betting it would come to fruition.
We'll go chronologically here from the Heritage auction this weekend.
1977 Larry Bird first Sports Illustrated magazine (Newsstand Edition) Cover, CGC 6.5
Price: $348
1983 Michael Jordan first over Sports Illustrated subscriber magazine, CGC 7.5
Price: Didn't sell
Rovell: Michael Jordan's first cover, in a 7.5 with the subscription label removed, failed to get a single bid at a $500 start. There are 26 copies at this grade and 36 that are better. Is it just too early for this supply? Or is it never going to happen?
1998 Kobe Bryant first Sports Illustrated newsstand magazine CGC 9.8
Price: $1,050
Bobby Orr "Flying Goal" game ticket
Price: $1,413
Wayne Gretzky Stanley Cup Playoff Debut
Price: $585
Rovell: Two nubs sold this weekend. The Orr is comically torn, though with a population of only 11 from that iconic event, I'm not surprised. With the Gretzky stub you get a little bit more of the ticket.
Will Stern is a reporter and editor for cllct.
Darren Rovell is the founder of cllct.com and one of the country's leading reporters on the collectible market. He previously worked for ESPN, CNBC and The Action Network.