The Long and the Short of William Henry Harrison It was a dark and and stormy night…. No, actually, it was a dark and stormy day when 68-year-old William Henry Harrison, the 9th President of the United States, took his oath of office on the steps of the Capitol building. Harrison delivered his inauguration address under […]
How To Identify A Stradivarius Violin Violins with paper labels stating Stradivarius circa 1700abound by the millions. That’s right – millions. Most of us know that there are reproductions producedby companies like Sears and Roebuck during theearly 20th century. These weren’t actually copies meantto deceive, however. They were done out of respect andadmiration for the […]
NAC Appraiser Karen Murray finds new territory in the northern panhandle of Florida.
Valuation Methodology: Not a Guessing Game Leon Castner, ISA CAPP, Certified USPAP Instructor One common misconception about the valuing of property-whether it be real, personal, or business, is that the appraiser just “knows” the value, either based on their experiences in the field or their educational training, and possibility the ownership of a special “blue […]
Topps has produced Major League Baseball trading cards for over 70 years. But that will soon change. MLB has recently announced it will end its current licensing contract with Topps. Instead, it has inked a new deal that will make sports memorabilia company Fanatics a chief card producer for the league, starting in 2022. The […]
A Super Mario 64 game cartridge recently sold at Heritage Auctions for more than $1.5 million. It is the highest price ever paid for a video game cartridge. The item, sealed and in nearly perfect condition, was part of the Nintendo 64 console game launch in 1996. According to the Dallas based auction company, this […]
For serious collectors of soccer memorabilia, match used balls are highly prized. Unfortunately, authentic items are rare and the market is filled with fakes. When it comes to establishing authenticity of match-used memorabilia like shirts and balls – provenance is key. Provenance is defined as the place of origin or earliest known history of something. […]
The Action Comics #1 comic book (pictured above), which featured Superman for the first time, sold for $3.25 million in a private sale in April, according to ComicConnect.com, an online auction company. The sale price is the highest ever paid for a comic book and surpassed the $3.2 million sale of the same item in […]
Understanding the State of the Ivory Market The current state of the ivory market is very unsettled. The Federal Agency, US Fish and Wildlife Service, issued a set of regulations in July 2016 related to the restriction of the sale and trade of African Elephant ivory. There was no mention of Asian elephant ivory or other types […]
Women’s soccer memorabilia could be a sound investment for sports collectors with eye on the future. Transfer spending in women’s professional soccer almost doubled in 2020 and surpassed $1 million this past year for the very first time. Last summer’s transfer window was the most active in women’s soccer history, with a number of stars […]