All I have to say is “Holy Crap!” I am a big fan of Wirephotos, and while I think they are some of the most undervalued collectibles out there, I never thought I would see one sell for more than $26,000.

That said, it was this awesome Babe Ruth photo that sold for a whopping $26,349 in the Lelands.com sale that ended Friday. CLICK HERE TO VIEW AUCTION
This was one of many images that Lelands’ sold from the San Francisco Examiner archives in the past year. What must be a world record for a Wirephoto, it is a piece that you can’t help staring at for a few minutes in awe.

If I were in control of selling this fantastic lot of photos, I know that I would hold back the really great images toward the end. I have a feeling Josh Evans and the boys at Leland’s might be thinking the same as I do.

I can’t wait ‘til their next batch.


December marks the time that I question moving back to Wisconsin from heat of Las Vegas. Granted, I love my job at SCD and going to Packers games is one of my favorite things to do in the world, eight inches of snow over the weekend and near below-zero wind chill temperatures have me questioning my decision to move back to my home state.

Hope I can make it ‘til the end of the winter. I have a feeling a vacation to a warm climate is in my immediate future.