Massive Sports Collection Purchased- Updated with Pictures 5 March

[smotan_02]

Jeff (Ibuysportsephemera) and I formed a business partnership and bought collection of 10,000 programs from the late 1920s-1990s. It includes programs from College Football, NFL, MLB, ABA, NBA, NHL, PGA, and some Olypmics. It also has medial guides, press packets, press passes, cigar labels, tickets, jerseys, and football autographs. A large bulk of the collection is from the 1930s-1960s.

We've made it through about 10% and are still cataloguing and sorting what we have, but we have it set by decade. We will sell all of it so stay in touch with us with your want lists either by email or in this thread and you will get first consideration before it hits ebay.

Thanks and let me know what you're looking for....

Scotty (armyautin@gmail.com)
Jeff (jeffgarf48@gmail.com)

[Fballguy]

Hi...I'd be interesting in hearing about any Rams related memorabilia.

Rob

[baseball tourist]

I'd be interested in any Toronto and/or Vancouver items.

[Golfcollector]

I would be interested in knowing of any Nebraska Cornhuskers items

[nolemmings]

I'd like a Minnesota Muskies program in decent condition.

[Andy Sandler]

Hi Guys,
I am interested in anything pre-1945 pro basketball and anything pre-1930 Pacific Coast League baseball.
Thanks, Andy Sandler (914) 388-2940 California
andy@allsportsauctions.com

[Scott Garner]

Vintage baseball tickets, no-hitter tickets and anything unusual related to Johnny Vander Meer and Nolan Ryan.

[Huysmans]

Hi there

Please let me know what there is for early hockey and NHL programs.
Thanks!


Brent

[ibuysportsephemera]

Thanks everyone for the responses so far. We are making a list of everyone who responded and will try to get back to you as soon as possible. Scotty and I are still trying to figure out the logistics of how we are going to get this all cataloged and shipped to the East Coast.

Jeff

PS...the small pink VW car at the very top of the picture is not for sale....yet.

[Nashvol]

Hi Jeff,

If there are any Nashville or Southern Association items, please let me know.

Thank you,
Skip

[Lordstan]

Hey guys,
I am interested in Ny Rangers programs and anything related to Lou Gehrig.
Thanks,
Mark

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[ajenks3378]

Interested in any Cleveland Indians Ticket Stubs...Rare feats or just regular tickets.
Thanks andy

[DeafSports]

I would love for 1945 Cincinnati Reds tickets and program books even with visiting team's item against Reds in 1945.

Best of luck!

[blackandgold]

Hello,
I would be interested in Pittsburgh Pirates items from 1970-1976.
Thanks!

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Jackie robinson stubs and programs home or away 47-56! Thanks

[ooo-ribay]

PM sent.

[jerseygary]

Boy, that looks like a lot of fun to go through!

I would be interested in any Jersey City Skeeters/Giants, Newark Bears or pre 1954 Baltimore Orioles scorecards. I also would be interested in any pre 1945 semi-pro baseball (especially Brooklyn Bushwicks and Union City Reds) or armed forces baseball scorecards.

Good luck with your sale!

[tcornett]

Jeff / Scott

I would be interested in NFL Championship programs, and Steelers or Pirates related items (Pre - 1970)

Let me know what you find, looks like a lot of fun!

Tim

[3and2]

I'd be interested in NY Mets items, Mantle HR Tickets, Cincinnati Reds.

[Den*nis O*Brien]

.......Good for you !! A dream find like this must be very exciting. Perhaps this qualifies as a "Once In A Lifetime" find. I would be interested in perusing Chicago related football & baseball items if you catalog things in that way. Again, congratulations on your treasure discovery!!!!
Sincerely, Dennis

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by ibuysportsephemera

Thanks everyone for the responses so far. We are making a list of everyone who responded and will try to get back to you as soon as possible. Scotty and I are still trying to figure out the logistics of how we are going to get this all cataloged and shipped to the East Coast.

Jeff

PS...the small pink VW car at the very top of the picture is not for sale....yet.

Congrats on the pick-up. Should be fun.

Speaking from experience, and if you are adventurous, the last huge publication collection I picked up. I took a one way flight out to the area of the auction house, picked up a moving van locally and drove it back home to the East Coast.

Probably saved a couple grand in shipping costs, and was the only viable way to pick up the collection and not spend more in shipping then I spent on the actual collection.

Was hard work but worth it.

[earlywynnfan]

I'd be interested in anything having to do with WWII service baseball.

Regards,
Ken

[ibuysportsephemera]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Congrats on the pick-up. Should be fun.

Speaking from experience, and if you are adventurous, the last huge publication collection I picked up. I took a one way flight out to the area of the auction house, picked up a moving van locally and drove it back home to the East Coast.

Probably saved a couple grand in shipping costs, and was the only viable way to pick up the collection and not spend more in shipping then I spent on the actual collection.

Was hard work but worth it.

Thanks Dave..we are considering that very idea.

Jeff

[Scott6043]

Would be interested in Cleveland Indians items

Thanks

Scott

[ibuysportsephemera]

Once again...Scotty and I would like to thank everyone who has reached out to us. The nice comments really reflect what great people are here on Net54. It might take some time but we will get back to all of you eventually.

Jeff

[JMEnglish27]

LA Kings, Oakland A's, WHA Hockey and anything Central California.

[toyman55]

looking for anything of the Dodgers

[Lordstan]

Oh. I forgot. I am also looking a single Mets program from early 1967 vs the Cubs with Tom Seaver pitching. It's his 2nd or 3rd start. I have a type one photo from it and would like the program to match.

[Joe Hunter]

Kansas City Blues, Monarchs and early KC Chiefs.

[Steve D]

I'd be interested in anything related to San Diego teams in all sports, and including minor leagues.

Steve

[keating3620]

I would be interested in any Chicago Cubs items

thanks

[Samets]

Hit me up if you find anything Chicago Bears related.

[Sivart31]

Would love any Tigers stuff - especially 35 or 45.

[Philadelphia Shamrocks]

Congratulations to Jeff and Scotty on your purchase of this massive memorabilia collection. I would be interested in any items related to University of Washington sports.

[NATCARD]

Looking for anything related to Cepeda. 1962, 1967, 1968 WORLD SERIES. 1969 NLCS, 1958-1966 Giants, 1966-1968 Cardinals, 1969-1972 Braves, 1972 A's, 1973 Red Sox, 1974 Royals.
Thanks JEFF W

[Topnotchsy]

Amazing collection (and an insane amount of work lol).

Please keep me in mind if you come across any game-used line-up cards. Thanks!

[autograf]

Interested in:

Louisville Colonels Baseball AAA BB
Louisville Cardinals Basketball NCAA
Louisville Cardinals Football NCAA
Kentucky Colonels Basketball ABA

[skil55voy]

Awesome collection. Would be interested in Detroit Tigers items.

[sayheykid54]

Michigan Wolverines, Detroit Lions, and Detroit Tigers items. Please let me know what you have. Great collection!

[Vintage Yankee]

Congrats on the pickup.

Please keep me in mind for any Yankees items. Thanks.

[brookdodger55]

Would be Interested in Brooklyn and L.A. Dodgers and Washington Redskins
Items
Mike

[ibuysportsephemera]

Update: Cataloging is continuing and we are keeping track of all responses, emails and private messages. Thanks again to everyone who has responded. We have found that the majority is vintage Football and Basketball (both college and pro from many many teams) from the 1930's through the 1970's with a strong concentration from the 1940's through the 1960's. There are some very obscure items with many many playoff programs. We will update with pictures when we get the chance.

Thanks,

Scotty and Jeff

[smotan_02]

Thought I would add some pictures of the different sports. This is just a small representation of the total collection.

Unfortunately, baseball was the least represented, however still some good items.


NCAA Basketball had many great championship programs


NBA has some incredible 40s and 50s:


Hockey had only a little more than baseball, but still some great items:


NFL had an incredible mix defunct teams, AFL, and championship programs:


College had a solid mixture of 30s and 40s:


And a closing shot of a mixture:

[Duluth Eskimo]

I would be interested in the following if you have any:

Pre 30's Minnesota NFL
Pre 20's MN Gophers football and championship items
Mpls Lakers oddball and finals programs
Other rare and oddball Minnesota related items from most sports

Thanks, Jason

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by brookdodger55

Would be Interested in Brooklyn and L.A. Dodgers and Washington Redskins
Items
Mike

Same here..

[slidekellyslide]

Nice haul!! Looks like a lot of great stuff. Congrats to both of you!

[cardsfan44]

I would be interested in any St. Louis (baseball) Cardinals you have

[Exhibitman]

Any Benny Leonard or Joe Louis items would be of interest to me.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by smotan_02

Thought I would add some pictures of the different sports. This is just a small representation of the total collection.

Unfortunately, baseball was the least represented, however still some good items.


NCAA Basketball had many great championship programs


NBA has some incredible 40s and 50s:


Hockey had only a little more than baseball, but still some great items:


NFL had an incredible mix defunct teams, AFL, and championship programs:


College had a solid mixture of 30s and 40s:


And a closing shot of a mixture:

The overall quality of this collection really looks to be exceptional.
Real eye candy! Congrats guys!

[smotan_02]

Collectors,

Good evening from MVP Sports Auctions! We connected with each of you via email or through Net54 about a large acquisition of sports programs and memorabilia that spanned from the 1920s to 2000's. Each of you let us know a specific area of collecting that you are interested in and inquired if we have items that match. We've collected that information and began cataloguing the collection. We wanted to post an update here as well as send out a note to your emails in order to update you on the status of the collection and our current selling strategy moving forward. In order to identify a fair market value on many of these items, we are going to initially list them on eBay. We will try to use the collecting areas you've identified to help us decide what to list initially. We will send out a note each week to let you know what we listed.

Our listing strategy is going to be to list it on eBay as an auction. If it does not sell the first time we will relist it. If it does not sell the second time, we will move it to the store format. Once it is in the store format, we will post it with a "Best Offer" option to gain a better understanding of market pricing.

Currently, Jeff and I are using our own eBay accounts until we can effectively transition to a joint eBay business storefront.

Jeff's ebay account is:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/sportmags/m....p2046732.m1684

Highlights of his listings include
- Various NCAA Championship Tickets/Press Passes spanning from 1945 to 1971
- Many BAA/NBL/ABA tickets, full and stub (Fort Wayne Zollner's, St Louis Bombers, NY Knickers, Chicago Stags, New York Nets, Minnesota Pipers)
- 1947 NY Yankee's Season Pass
- Many AFL tickets and Press Passes (Houston Oilers, Sand Diego Chargers, Dallas Texans, Denver Broncos)
- 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers NFL Pass
- 1950 NBA Basketball "Fines Report" on official NBA letterhead
- 1939 University of Michigan Season Ticket and Football Forecast Report
- 1929 University of Texas Football Schedule
- 1947 Chicago Stags Basketball Media Guide
- 1946 Sugar Bowl Ticket
- 1949 New York Giants Football Season Press Pass


Scotty's ebay account is:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/smotan_02/m....p2046732.m1684

Highlights of these listings include:
- 1952 NCAA Final Four Basketball Championship Program
- Various regional NCAA Regional Championship Programs from 1951-1968
- 1969 NIT Program signed by Bobby Knight and Pat Summerall
- 1942 NAIA Basketball tournament program
- 1926 Ohio State vs Northwestern Basketball Program
- 1948 East- West All Star Game Program signed by Arnie Ferrin
- 1942 Sugar Bowl Program (Fordham vs Missouri)
- 1944 Card-Pitt vs Bears NFL Program
- 1939 Cleveland Rams vs Philadelphia Eagles Game Program
- 1935 Nebraska vs Oregon State Football Program
- 1942 Cleveland Rams vs NY Giants Preseason Game Program
- 1940 Philadelphia Eagles vs Brooklyn Dodgers Football Program
- 1925 University of Washington vs. California Football Program
- 1937 USC vs Ohio State Football Program
- Various 1952 Alabama Football Programs

Please let us know if you have any questions and thank you for looking at the auctions.


Thank you,
Jeff and Scotty
MVP Sports Auctions
Mvpsportsauctions@gmail.com