Gibson Shocked At Auction Results

Not only was the collecting world amazed at the values garnered from the SCP Auction, but so was Kirk Gibson. From the Detroit News:

Even Gibson was surprised how the action picked up.
"I was at my ranch (in northern Michigan) with David Wells and (Jake) Peavy, so I went to bed probably around 10:30," Gibson said. "And I got up at 4:30 and I looked and I was like, 'Holy (cow).'"
The items are out of his possession, and he still has no seller's remorse.
"No, no," he said with a smile, "not at all."

Hat Tip: Sports Collectors Daily:

Legendary Auctions: Some More Dodgers

Here are some more Dodger related collectibles available from the Legendary Auctions Bill Mastro Collection. Below is 1950 Barney Stein Type 1 photograph of Roy Campanella showing his son how to catch.

(Auction Link)

This is a very rare advertising window display piece featuring Jackie Robinson. It advertises the 1952 Topps set and is thought to be one of only two known to exist.

(Auction Link)

Here is one of the more unusual Dodger related items in the auction. I'll let the auction description describe it.

Three pounds sounds light. Or squishy, in the case of the human brain. But when compressed into a dense, 3"-diameter ball made of pure cast-iron, those three pounds have the heft of a mini-cannonball. Accompanying this deceptively weighty silver-finish ball (Near Mint with a tiny bored mounting hole) is an undated handwritten LOA from a New York photographer named Jack Barry, who writes, "Many years ago the Brooklyn Dodgers gave me a cast-iron baseball to help an ailing shoulder. To the best of my recollection the year was sometime in the mid-fifties. The purpose of the weighted ball was to keep a pitcher's arm from tightening up after throwing for more than three innings. Carrying the heavy ball kept a player's elongated muscles from tightening up. By using the ball it was supposed to take less time to warm up—for the next game."

(Auction Link)

Here is a phenomenal panoramic photograph of the first game of the 1959 World Series between the Dodgers and the White Sox. It reads on the bottom right,

"WORLD SERIES - OPENING GAME / CHICAGO WHITE SOX - VS - LOS ANGELES DODGERS / COMISKEY PARK - OCT 1 1959 / ATTENDANCE 48,013 - SCORE - WHITE SOX 11 - DODGERS 0."

(Auction Link)

Auto Collection: Andre Ethier- a 1 of 1

Here is another certified auto card from my collection. This is a rare 1 of 1 2007 Upper Deck Black "white whale" card of Andre Ethier. It's definitely one of the keys in my auto card collection.

A Hanukkah Gift For All Of Us

OK, so maybe this isn't exactly a gift, per se, but this news is something that should delight Baseball card collectors, especially Dodger fans, a great deal. Via Beckett, we learn that Dodger lefty and Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax has just signed a autograph deal with Topps for the upcoming 2011 season.

Hooray!!!

Yes, now you can seek out packs of Topps Baseball cards in search of the greatest pitcher to every put on Dodger Blue. Apparently, he will first appear on Topps 2011 Heritage product, and, I imagine, in any other Topps set that includes players from yesteryear.

In all, Koufax appears on only 121 different autograph cards — and just 807 baseball cards of any kind. Of those autographed cards with known or announced print runs, only eight have more than 100 copies available. His two most-plentiful cards — coming from the 1998 Donruss Signature product — had 2,000 copies of each made and yet still sell for as much as $250.

So far, 2011 is looking pretty good.

UPDATE: The below pic comes from the Topps TwitPic site and shows what the 2011 Topps Heritage Sandy Koufax will look like. Nice! Thanks to Steve for pointing this out. I had seen the card on the Beckett site but did not know it was a mock-up from Topps until Steve pointed it out. Now I have to weigh buying the card off eBay for what I imagine will be a substantial price or trying my luck at grabbing one by buying some packs or joining a group break.

Auto Collection: Duke Snider HOF Heroes

Here is another autographed card from my collection. This is a 2005 Donruss Diamond Kings HOF heroes card of Duke Snider. It features both a signature and 2 pieces of a game-used uniform.

eBay: Stadium Club Founding Member

Here is an item you rarely see. On eBay is the following Founding Member membership card for the The Stadium Club at Dodger Stadium. This pass was issued to the Cincinnati Reds.

(eBay Auction Link)