HACKETTSTOWN, NJ – NOVEMBER 10, 2017 – Love of the Game Auctions, an internet-based sports auction house catering to the passionate collector of cards and memorabilia, has named hobby veteran Jeff Prizner as Consignment Director. The announcement was made by Al Crisafulli, founder of Love of the Game. Prizner, a University of Texas graduate residing …
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Since our inception five years ago, we have been proponents of the 15-minute rule governing the entire auction as the most fair and effective of the existing internet auction closing methods. We felt that the 15-minute method favored the person willing to pay the most for the item they wanted, regardless of budgetary issues or …
Over the years, we’ve certainly had the great opportunity to offer some incredible, historically significant items. We think that, over our five-year history, our ability to properly present such items at auction has made this our “niche” – LOTG sells items you just don’t see every day. But this item truly takes the cake. Next week, …
One of the fastest-growing – and most fun – elements of the hobby has to revolve around collecting passes and tickets. Five years ago, ticket collectors were few and far between. Today, it seems that everyone is seeking a ticket or a stub to add to their collection. We’ve seen a dramatic increase in interest, …
We’ve always sold a lot of Exhibit cards in our auctions. We like them, especially the baseball Exhibits from the 1920s. We think the photographs are fantastic – after years of tobacco companies publishing illustrated cards (with varying degrees of quality), and during an era where baseball cards were typified by either poorly-drawn strip cards …
On several occasions and in several places, we have written about the magnitude of our “Texas Find,” an enormous collection of cards ranging from 1948 through 2007 consigned by a wonderful family we met last Spring. Initially part of the collection of a gentleman who passed on nearly ten years ago, it primarily included complete …
One of a long line of baseball card issues designed as a redemption offer, the Voskamp’s Coffee issue of 1913 featured 20 members of the Pittsburgh Pirates which, when completed, could be redeemed at the Pittsburgh-area grocer for one reserved grandstand seat at Forbes Field to see a Pirates game. Though Hall of Famer Max …
Fewer than ten examples of the 1917-20 Felix Mendelsohn Babe Ruth card have been graded by either grading company. That so few examples are known to exist of the most popular player of the era and the issue’s undisputed key is a true testament to the rarity of the issue. More interesting – and certainly …
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