💰️ Shohei Ohtani 50th HR ball sells for record $4,392,000 at Goldin

Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball, which made him the sole member of baseball's 50-50 Club, sold for $4,392,000 at Goldin Auctions on Tuesday night, an all-time record for any baseball.

The sale surpassed the previous high-water mark set by Mark McGwire’s 70th home run ball, which sold for $3.05 million in 1999.

And just like Ohtani’s historic season, it couldn’t have happened in more dramatic fashion.

🎟️ Yankees, Dodgers 'the two worst teams' for World Series ticket collectors

For baseball purists, a Dodgers-Yankees World Series is perfect.

But for ticket collectors, the matchup offers little to celebrate.

⌛️ Topps NOW releases card for LeBron-Bronny moment

Topps NOW has announced a new card commemorating LeBron James and son, Bronny, appearing in the same game together Tuesday night to kick off the NBA's 2024-25 regular season.

The top chase card will be a 1/1 dual-auto card randomly inserted into orders for the $11.99 base card.

🦸 Complete run of DC comic books amassed over decades to sell this weekend

One of the most impressive comic book collections ever assembled will be sold this weekend at Heritage, as the auction house begins its sale of Christine Farrell’s complete run of every DC comic book.

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😲 World Series might not help Shohei Ohtani's card market much

Will a championship catapult Shohei Ohtani’s card market to a new high?

It seems like the Dodgers star’s cards have already peaked…

⚾️ Top 10 most valuable HR baseballs: Shohei Ohtani's 50th now No. 1

As Shohei Ohtani’s 50-50 ball sells for a record $4.4 million, cllct takes a look at the top 10 most valuable HR balls ever sold.

🏀 LeBron, Bronny James make history together in Lakers' season opener

Regardless of whether Bronny James will prove to be a professional player or not, the history books will never forget the moment he shared on the court with his father, LeBron, Tuesday night.

Our Darren Rovell was on the ground to witness the highly anticipated father-son debut, but found the Lakers shied away from the historic moment and offered collectors few options to commemorate the game.

🥊 Battle between Victor Wembanyama's auto cards and SSPs might already be over

Will Victor Wembanyama collectors show a preference for licensed parallels over unlicensed autographs?

We dug into the data to find out.

👟 LeBron James' game-worn shoes from NBA playoff debut up could set record price

LeBron James’ game-worn shoes from his NBA playoff debut April 22, 2006, have surfaced at auction for the first time and could set an all-time record for any James-worn sneakers.

Currently, the record for any pair of sneakers worn by LeBron James belongs to a pair worn in his second career game, which sold for $222,000 in May 2023.

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