
Why I stopped bidding on rare piece of telephone history
An 1877 advertisement for a demonstration of telephone is up for auction at Heritage

How the Baseball Hall of Fame acquires items — without ever paying for them
Cooperstown museum gets all of its memorabilia through donation or loan

Caitlin Clark sells more Panini Instant cards than any athlete ever
WNBA star's base card outsold print runs of any previous athlete, male or female

Braves file lawsuit over bases from Hank Aaron's 715th homer
Braves sue Heritage Auctions, former team employees claiming ownership of historic items

Museum for Starting Lineup figures 'took years' to build
Pennsylvania man showcases complete collection in the “SLUseum”

Rare Johnny Appleseed-signed document up for auction
The real "Appleseed" was named Johnny Chapman, and his legend has been exaggerated

Lou Gehrig HR ball from 1936 World Series tops $80k
Current bidding tops $55,000 for baseball, which is signed by Gehrig

Victor Wembanyama Jordan 1/1 patch pulled hours before Topps Mercury release
The Jordan Logo 1/1 is among the top chases in the set

Why a dime from 1975 sold for $506k
Proof dime from 1975 is missing the "S" mark mark to indicate it was struck in San Francisco

Joe Montana's elbow X-rays bought for $10 at antiques store
X-rays from Ohio store appear to be from Montana's third elbow surgery in 1992
SGA is all about the fans ????
— cllct (@cllctMedia) June 16, 2025
(Via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/3h8gPc9M1D
Fanatics CEO @michaelrubin says the debut patch is the best invention in the history of trading cards.
— cllct (@cllctMedia) June 16, 2025
Is he right? pic.twitter.com/5A9xijJh6L
So you are going or thinking of going to Fanatics Fest this weekend.@cllctmedia has your cheat sheet here:https://t.co/vMYjxplJvx
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) June 16, 2025
There were some MONSTER sales at @GoldinCo this weekend.
— cllct (@cllctMedia) June 16, 2025
Here are some that stood out to us!