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07/12/2022

Just launched on eBay Sneakers]: 10 special ebay Nike Dunk boxes.

Each one contains the 2022 ebay Dunk general release, as well as 1 of just 10 special tribute pairs to the OG.

One week to go. Already into five-figure territory across the board. Proceeds go to the Sandy Bodecker Foundation.

Where do these finish?!

📷: eBay Sneakers]

06/12/2022

A big two weeks ahead for high-end sneaker collecting!

We could see $2-4 million in grails find new homes.

12/8 - The Greats
12/13 - fifty
12/13 - Sneakers Signature Auction

28/11/2022

This weekend, completed a busy year of National Treasures Platinum NFL Shield sales, selling Lamar Jackson's for $192,000.

For the prices, which one are you taking?

23/11/2022

This is the most expensive Thanksgiving-related asset ever sold at public auction: "Home for Thanksgiving" by Norman Rockwell.

The work was commissioned for the cover of the Saturday Evening Post, and the original sold for $4,305,000.

The only, likely more expensive asset was sold privately. A letter signed by George Washington proclaiming Thanksgiving a holiday was said to have a price tag of $8.4 million, but the ultimate sale price is unknown.

Happy Thanksgiving!

22/11/2022

This photomatched Ty Cobb bat is now the second most expensive ever sold at auction after reaching $1,620,000 at this weekend.

That's just a shade off the record price of $1,680,000 paid for a Ruth bat at Heritage in August.

That brings us to three $1 million+ bats sold in 2022. That's as many as had been sold in history prior to this year. 🤯

18/11/2022

It's not the $4.6 million paid privately in March 2021. Far from it. That was the most expensive card ever sold at the time...

But it's still $3.1 MILLION, and that's quite a bit of money for a Luka Doncic card.

Now, all Luka has to do is win some MVPs and Championships.

We previewed this sale in our Alts & Ends newsletter a few weeks back. Don't forget to subscribe at the link in bio for the best in weekly collectibles insight!

16/11/2022

These Steve Jobs-worn Birkenstocks sold at last weekend for $218,750.

What you might not know: the same pair sold at in 2016 for just $2,750.

Subscribe to our newsletter, Alts & Ends, at the link in bio. In next week's edition, you'll learn more about the mind-blowing appreciation and where the sandals have been over the last six years.

15/11/2022

At $447,000, this Winter Dance Party poster is the most expensive concert poster ever sold.

Why?

The date on the poster, February 3rd, 1959, is the same date that Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper tragically perished in a plane crash. That's "the day the music died", as written by Don McLean in "American Pie".

The poster sold at , where the prior record of $275,000 was set for a 1966 Beatles Shea Stadium poster.

14/11/2022

What a weekend for the Babe!

His Pro Model Glove sold for $1.53 million at . Talk about a low pop asset!

Meanwhile, a Ruth signed baseball sold for $357,594 at . That's the second highest sale of a single-signed baseball.

11/11/2022

In case you missed it: this week, Michael Schumacher's championship winning 2003 Ferrari sold for $14.9 million.

That smashed the previous record of $7.5 million, paid in 2017 for Schumacher's F2001.

We counting that as a sports memorabilia record, or no?

10/11/2022

While new-wave coins and currencies falter, the timeless art of Seurat, Cezanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin takes to new heights.

Incredible results at highlighting the appetite for trophy assets. Over $1.5 BILLION in sales.

09/11/2022

What a difference a year makes.

11 months after a Tiffany Patek Philippe Nautilus sold for $6.5 million at , one returned to the auction block at in Geneva this week, selling for $3.2 million.

Worth noting: the Phillips auction was well timed after the watch's release and in the midst of the 5711's retirement tour. 100% of proceeds also went to .

08/11/2022

Starting tomorrow night, will begin auctioning what is VERY likely to be the most expensive single-owner art collection ever sold at auction.

With a total low estimate exceeding $1 billion and several paintings expected to fetch nine-figures, the Paul G. Allen Collection will have a massive impact on the fine art market.

Read our full preview at the link in our story!

07/11/2022

It may not be what this game would've gotten at the heights, but $720,000 remains a BIG number for a video game.

Higher than the $660,000 paid for a slightly earlier variant with a slightly better grade in April 2021.

05/11/2022

Over the last year, has sold three different screen-matched Wilsons from Cast Away.

11/12/21 - £287,500
6/21/22 - $187,500
11/3/22 - £75,000

The lesson? Just as with sports memorabilia, the moment matters.

The £287,500 Wilson was on Chuck's raft for the escape attempt, and yes, it was the ball that gut-wrenchingly floated away. 😭

WILSON!!

03/11/2022

"The Currency" experiment from is generating some interesting results now that physical paintings and NFTs have been burned.

What's going on?!

Check out our latest Alts & Ends newsletter and subscribe to see what's going on!

02/11/2022

Ken Griffin doesn't need two copies of the Constitution right? Right?!

After the other copy sold for $43.2 million last year, Sotheby's] announced they are selling the only other original copy of the Constitution that remains in private hands.

A word of advice to any DAOs out there: don't tell the entire world how much money you have available to bid.

Over/under $43.2 million?

(📷: Sotheby's])

01/11/2022

The results from the first JOOPITER] auction are in!

Both of these 14K gold-plated pieces of 2000s tech from the collection of drew some big prices.

Which one do you want?

(📷: JOOPITER])

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