Celebrity Card Collections

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Jim, I believe Billy Crystal bought at auction Mickey Mantle's game-used mitt for like 300K -- and now there is a question of its authenticity.

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Posted By: robert a

charlie sheen had the t206 eddie collins batting pose proof.

wonder where it is now.

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Posted By: Chris Counts

I've heard Frank Thomas has a huge card collection. As for Charlie Sheen, I recently won an old Reds jersey in an eBay auction. I paid less than $30 for it, so I didn't get my hopes up ... when it arrived it turned out to be a high quality reproduction, very much like the jerseys Mitchell and Ness sells. But what was most interesting was what was stiched into it ... "Sheen, 1944." So I looked it up, and it turns out Charlie's been a huge Reds fan since he was kid, even though he grew up in California (just like me!). Later, I came across an interview with Rob Dibble, the former Reds reliever. He said the Dodgers used to beat up on the Reds when they came to L.A. in the early 90s because Charlie would throw outrageous parties for the team with hookers, strippers and endless booze. The players were simply too worn out to play. Dibble said team officials eventually caught on and put a stop to the parties ...

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Posted By: JimB

I think I remember hearing once that Charlie Sheen loaned his '34 Goudey uncut sheet with Lajoie on it to a restaurant (maybe Hard Rock Cafe) for display. It was stolen and eventually cut up into individual cards. Someone here may remember the details of this story better than I.
JimB

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Posted By: peter chao

Chris,

So it seems to me that when we see Charlie Sheen on Two and Half Men, he's pretty much acting like his real persona. Life is so unfair at times, imagine the amount of money he's making for being himself.

Peter

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Posted By: barrysloate

Jeff- you are correct on both points about Billy Crystal- the price, and that other minor issue

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Posted By: Randy Trierweiler

I sold some 1970s magazines of Lou Brock to Mrs. Lou Brock a couple of years ago at a St. Louis show. Lou is a frequent signer and always a great guest. He is one of the few who will walk the show after signing and talk to the dealers. I told him his wife was at my table earlier and bought some old magazines with him on the cover, everybody was watching him, he said "really! thats great!", then he leaned up to me and whispered "OK, how much did she spend?". The smile never leaves his face.

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Posted By: dennis

david wells bought a gamer babe ruth cap and then wore it on the mound. sure everybody remembers that.

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Posted By: bill

I believe Ernie Harwell uased to have a collection worth
in the millions and donated it to someplace

bill

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Can anyone here imagine "loaning" a 34 Goudey uncut sheet with a Lajoie on it? Some people just have too much money and too little sense.

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Posted By: Jay

So who is Mr.X? I remember bidding on some of his(her) T206s from TJ Schwartz on Ebay.

Jay Kaplan

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Posted By: Max Weder

In case there were any rumours, I wish to emphasize I am not Mr. X


MR. maX weder

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Posted By: eric p.

leonardo dicaprio use to collect, i don't know if he still collects or not, about 7 years ago he was collecting cards from the 50's and 60's, i can't remember what else he had, i just remember that the pete rose rookie he had was one of his favorite cards in his collection.

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Posted By: Anonymous

Charlie Sheen was compensated handsomely for loaning his stuff to All Star Café. He also legitimately wanted to share his stuff with the people. Opening night Roger Clemens was marveling over the stuff and later started his own collection.

When that Lajoie sheet and the Wagner card were stolen they were fully insured. He got the money but was really upset at the destruction of the sheet.

Bonds and Griffey traded their awards presented to them at the All Star Game some years back. That is collecting.

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Leonardo DiCaprio was a huge Star Wars toy collector. He recently sold his collection off via Murphey(?) auctions on ebay.

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Posted By: Glyn Parson

The name of the auction company Leo used was Morphy's it is right down the street from me. Also Jaleel White (Urkel) was a big basketball card collector. And Andre Dawson also used to buy alot of cards.

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Posted By: davidcycleback

I would tell me dad all he had to do was to win a Nobel Prize and I could retire after having selling his belongings.

"Nobel Prize winner's worn wool socks. LOA from son. Min bid $29.99"
"Nobel Prize winner's personal toaster. Still works! LOA from son"
"Nobel Prize winner toast crumb memorabilia card. Crumbs certified by John Reznikoff."

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Posted By: Bob

I would echo the remarks about Lou Brock. He was extremely kind to my youngest daughter about 15 years ago when he signed a baseball for her and posed with her for a picture. Equally as nice that day was Andre "The Hawk" Dawson, perhaps along with Tony Oliva the two best hitters not in the Hall of Fame. The Hawk also signed a baseball and posed for a picture with my girl and, like Brock, the smile never left his face. Surprisingly also cordial, although a little less than Brock and Dawson but still very pleasant, was Bob Gibson! My daughter racked up a ton of balls personalized to her that day and also a lifetime of memories.
Guys take your daughters, not just sons, to things like this !!!!!!!!!

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Posted By: MQ

I believe Orel Hersheiser has been snapping up a lot of the vintage 1950's - 60's hockey wax boxes over the years and if the rumours are true, he would have a killer collection.

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Posted By: Jason L

retain an interest in baseball and/or baseball memorabilia, due to these experiences?
good stories...
I too met Hawk at a card show signing, during his playing days with the Cubs...although he was rather quiet and stern looking...maybe a bad day for him

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Posted By: jay behrens

I don't think anyone has mentioned Reggie Jackson. At the 1987 National in SF, he cleaned out my table of all his cards.

Jay

I love pinatas. You get to beat the crap of something and get rewarded with candy.

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Posted By: peter chao

Jay,

As far as I know, Reggie only collects cards of himself. As far as I'm concerned that isn't collecting, that's narcissm. However, I got to admit he is indeed Mr. October.

Peter

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Posted By: hotmush

From what I understand Fred Savage and the guy who played Paul on the Wonder Years were collectors in the late 80s. Guess they have a lot of junk, and not sure if they still collect though.

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Posted By: Rich Klein

Was a big time collector in those days and talked about his collecting on the talk shows of the time

Rich