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NEW: Whatnot valuation nears $5 billion after $265 million funding round.
The company has now raised $746 million in venture funding.
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This Rocket-Firing Boba Fett prototype (the T206 Wagner of action figures) sold for $185,850 in 2019.
It's the single-highest graded of its kind.
Now it's coming to auction at Goldin.
Last year another prototype sold for a record $1.34 million.
Today in 1977, Apple was incorporated.
The previous July, the company's first product, the Apple-1, went on sale at $666.66.
Polaroids from Jobs's pitch deck for the 1976 Apple-1 demo given to Byte Shop's Paul Terrell, who ordered 50 computers (their 1st big sale).
A promotional copy of βAll Tomorrowβs Partiesβ by the Velvet Underground sold for $30k this year, the most expensive sale in the history of @discogsofficial.bsky.social.
Less than 10 copies of the single, released a year prior to 1967's "The Velvet Underground & Nico," are believed to exist.
This is awesome.
24.12.2024 19:47 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0In the spirit of cleaning my office, here are a bunch of vintage magazines I found there.
I forgot I had "collected" about 75 percent of them.
Stories drive prices in the collectible world.
So when I saw this seemingly plain Lincoln autograph fetch double its estimate, I knew there had to be a reason.
The man who originally owned it saw Lincoln die.
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Same card. 3 sales. 13 years.
$22,325 in 2011.
$422,400 in 2023.
$793,006 in 2024.
This card is the first to include Walt Disney & Mickey Mouse together.
There are 4 PSA 9s.
The top price for a copy was $40k+ in 2023.
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John Lennon signed a copy of the "Double Fantasy" album Mark David Chapman hours before he was murdered.
in 2020, it sold for $922,500.
It was the second most expensive album ever sold (behind the Wu-Tang Clan - Shkreli album).
Visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art are greeted by the likes of Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Egyptian tombs.
And one of the greatest collections of baseball cards in history, including a T206 Honus Wagner.
My story on the father of card collecting: www.cllct.com/sports-colle...
Canβt put a price on health!
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In 2020, a Lou Gehrig jersey sold for $870k.
Now, thanks to photo-matching connecting it to the 1937 World Series, it could become the most expensive Gehrig jersey ever sold this month.
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Yesterday a sealed copy of the Beatles' "Butcher Album" sold for $35k at Heritage Auctions.
Here's my piece on the story behind the band's most controversial album cover ... and why it was pulled.
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30 years ago today, the PlayStation was released in Japan.
But did you know it was almost a collaboration between Sony and Nintendo?
They produced around 200 prototypes in the β90s.
Itβs believed all but one were destroyed, with the remaining example selling for a record $360k in 2020.
Top 10 most expensive pieces of sports memorabilia ever sold.
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Tonight's QB match-up in cardboard.
Lamar Jackson's most expensive card sale: $192,000 (Nov. 2022)
Justin Herbert's most expensive card sale: $1.8 million (Sept. 2022)
This $10 gold coin from 1850 sold for $1.26M this week.
One of around 20 believed to exist.
Known as the Cowboy Coin, it was inspired by a famous depiction of cowboys in Mexican California.
The rarest N64 game in the world, "Clay Fighter: Sculptor's Cut," sold for $175k at @heritageauction.bsky.social.
The game is so insanely rare that the manual alone has sold for as much as $3,800.
Here's why: www.cllct.com/sports-colle...
"HOLY GRAIL" of Unopened Baseball Cards Found In Virginia! (s/o @cllctmedia.bsky.social @will-stern.bsky.social )
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The most relatable historical letter ever:
In a letter to his son, William Henry Harrison wrote βI left my sword at your houseβ and asked if he could find someone to bring it to New York for him.
In 2009, Sports Illustrated called Ken Griffeyβs 1989 Upper Deck rookie card βThe Last Iconic Baseball Card.β
Were they right?
Signed photos of the Beatles on stage are extremely scarce.
This one, of the Beatles performing in Liverpool in 1963, just sold for $83k+.
A signed photo from the same year *off stage* sold in the same auction for $26,575.
Fun card I picked up!
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Nobody knew Cox had it⦠he kept it a secret till 2017.
He listed it for auction & it fetched a record (at the time) $17.8M.
One more thing:
Itβs inscribed βDrive Carefully, Meβ
A gift from his wife, it was meant as a reminder for Newman as he was a fanatical racecar driver.
It would become the most significant watch in history:
A "Paul Newman" Rolex Daytona Ref. 6239
Newman Daytonas are especially valuable due to their rarity, unique dials, & association w/ the legendary actor.
But this was on another level... It came from Newman himself.
James Cox was dating Paul Newmanβs daughter when he was 18.
Newman asked him if he knew the time & Cox said no because he didnβt have a watchβ¦
As he handed Cox the watch off his wrist he said:
βIf you remember to wind this it tells pretty good time"
How a Summer job building a treehouse earned one man $17.8M...
(his boss was Paul Newman)
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A βStar Warsβ figure featuring Vlix, a character even the most die-hard fans have likely never heard of, sold for an eye-popping $44,261.80 Wednesday night at Hake's.
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