Auction of early Bruce memorabilia

[Annie415]

Don't know if this was posted before or not. 300 items.

http://www.itsonlyrocknroll.com/catalog/auction_list.php?traitlist=&traitunid=&prodpa=&catunid=33&prod=&akeyword=&pager=1

[MDCN2U]

Thanks for "letting the cat out of the bag"! I've already submitted bids on three items (and am watching a couple others) 2 days ago. Looks like I might have to dig a little deeper into my pockets! Seriously, if any of their past couple of auctions are a good indication, prices usually soar in the last few days. Time will tell. Good Luck to all!

[themainpoint]

Wow Amazing. Thanks for posting.
Now which to bid on............

[Murder-Inc]

Nice stuff!
Looks like he's a fan of Ball Four. The book that got Jim Bouton banned from The Stadium for about 30 years. Also, that signed Come Together poster was for sale at the show at the bargain of a century price of $100(I think), first time I saw it offered on the secondary market.
Drew

[HeldUp]

Here's what I want (so far):

http://www.itsonlyrocknroll.com/catphotos/17270.jpg

Can I trust these guys with my CC number without buying anything?

[MEW]

Hmmm, how about this Michael Jackson Image Award Trophy?? :p


http://www.itsonlyrocknroll.com/catalog/auction_item.php?prodpa=&unid=18359

[admiralkosmos]

Great link and auction - found the poster from the time he played my undergrad institution before I was there - on the Born to Run tour. The original mockups for the Born to Run album cover are cool and the First Contract of the Castilles. The bottom item has to be American Express receipt and the 'To do" list where the last entry in his scrawl is "Guitar...grrrrrrrrr"

Perhaps he meant "Guitar Grrrl" and this was the first near-use of the Riot Grrrrl phrase!

[Marsha]

according to another website some of that stuff may be fake and they warn to be careful.

[estband]

Thanks to a tip in the latest Backstreets mag, if you log on to the website there's a place on there where you can request a free catalog of the current auction items (Beatles, Bruce, Dead, etc.). I just got mine in the mail the other day and it's quite thick on nice, heavy stock paper. Highly recommended...

[On Highway 29]

The alternate album cover for Darkness is really cool. So is one of the promo posters for that tour.

Tell me...why would anyone buy an American Express receipt signed by Bruce? I don't get that.

[crazyjaney6]

hey! I have one of those Steel Mill tour booklets!!! $400 to begin with??? hmmm...that's one out of town show.............. :p

[Karo]

hey! I have one of those Steel Mill tour booklets!!! $400 to begin with??? hmmm...that's one out of town show.............. :p

I am guessing you have the same one I do which is a reproduction. If you have an original-book your trip and enjoy the show!

The yearbook signing looks odd. The handwriting seems too neat.

Kathy

[crazyjaney6]

I am guessing you have the same one I do which is a reproduction. If you have an original-book your trip and enjoy the show!


Doh! :rolleyes:
Actually...I have no idea...someone I know with an impressive collection of Bruce "stuff" gave it to me years ago...it's stored away somewhere in one of these boxes.......................
Guess it's back to plan "A"...Balto. to Buffalo...$60 roundtrip! :D

[admiralkosmos]

I have the Ledge poster and it shocked me when I went to the Rock and Roll museum and it was there - a little else. Worth $700.00 but to me, nearly as priceless as the Darkness backstage pass I never used. Just stuck in a corner on the 2nd floor. Jimi Hendrix has his own theater - which is numbingly cool by the way - awesome. But Bruce? Let's not ever forget that in the '70's, he single handledly (with the band) resuscitated Rock and Roll from the narcolepsy of the Bee Gees, etc. All Hail Bruce! :hat:

[orthy]

I didn't know Maureen Orth wrote the infamous 1975 Newsweek piece. I never liked that article.

[Crazy4Bruce]

I'd like to know who all gave up that stuff!

[MDCN2U]

Yes they are legit. Of course there's always a possibility that any 1 item is a fake, but overall they are a very ruputable store and auction site. Just do a google search and youll find them in various articles in national papers and magazines. They routinely come to a well known annual convention of collectables in Atlantic City that I went to this past winter called Atlantique City. Just remember however that many of these items will eventually go for a whole lot more in the end (plus they add on an extra 17% "Buyer's Premium" at the end just like the other Auction Houses). Bidding increments must go up by 10% at a time so near the high end it gets to be pretty expensive. Worse yet, if you don't get in before 10:00 p.m. on closing night, you're prohibited from placing any bids at all (bidding continues past 10:00 until no more bids are received on all items for 10 minutes: typically this goes on until early the next morning). Therefore it pays to bid early so "at least you're in the game". I've been on the sideline the past couple of auctions, but this year looks different. I'm in for 3 now. Considering 2 more.

Check out their past auctions and you'll see some pretty incredible stuff that sold in the past as well. Even their on-line store has some great stuff too. I bought an awesome Springsteen Capitol Theatre program from 1978 for $35.00 about six months ago and it arrived in mint condition. Now they want $75.00 for the same one.

Again, Good Luck to All!


P.S.- Here's a sample article.


Fab Four sale on the Net: All you need is dough, and a computer.(New York Daily News)


Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; November 17, 2003; Melago, Carrie



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Melago, Carrie



Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service



November 17, 2003






Byline: Carrie Melago
Money can't buy you love _ but it can buy you an 8-foot-long yellow submarine or a handwritten note from John Lennon to Bob Dylan.
More than 300 of the world's rarest Fab Four collectibles are for sale until Dec. 9 in an Internet-only auction, from a one-of-a-kind bottle of Beatles perfume to a never heard 26-minute recording of the band singing Christmas carols.
Those who have an extra $5,000 for a toy Beatles banjo or $15,000 for a signed photo from the movie "Help" can bid at www.ItsOnlyRockNRoll.com.
The staggering assortment was consigned from Barbara Crawford, a private collector in Atlanta who had the foresight to save cans of Beatles soda, Beatles talcum powder and yes, Beatles hair spray.
For $5,000, fans can purchase a handwritten note that Lennon penned to Dylan on the back of an eight-track sleeve for Lennon's first solo LP, the Plastic Ono Band.
The lighthearted letter, sent to Dylan

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[Annie415]

estband,

Thanks for the tip on ordering the catalog. Mine came today and it is a beautiful thing!!

Annie

[dukestreetking]

according to another website some of that stuff may be fake and they warn to be careful.

Funny, that's the first thing I thought when I saw that yellow Main Point poster.

[MDCN2U]

Here are the final prices realized for the recent auction. I went 0 for 5 that night (I even bid $2500 dollars for Night lyrics and that wasn't even close to the final price). Oh well, there's always next year.


217 The Castiles Publicity Photo & Ticket $234.00
218 The Castiles Original Performance Contract $585.00
219 The Castiles Hullabaloo Concert Poster $1404.00
220 The Castiles “Hullabaloo” Concert Handbill $2507.99
221 The Castiles Tickets, Business Card & Photographs (5) $234.00
222 Bruce Springsteen Signed High School Yearbook $2006.37
223 The Castiles “Left Foot” Concert Poster $585.00
225 Bruce Springsteen "Earth" Business Card $234.00
226 Bruce Springsteen Handwritten “Earth” Set List $1139.98
227 Earth Le Teendezvous Concert Poster $351.00
228 Earth St. Valentine’s Day Massacre #1 Concert Poster $468.00
229 Earth St. Valentine’s Day Massacre #2 Concert Poster $468.00
230 Earth St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Concert Handbill $351.00
231 Child Monroe Park Concert Poster $468.00
232 Child Pandemonium Concert Poster $934.36
233 Child Oceanside Surf Club Concert Poster $585.00
234 Child Virginia Commonwealth Handbill & Photographs $566.28
235 Steel Mill / Child Concert Poster Blank $1213.84
236 Bruce Springsteen’s Handwritten Chord Changes & Set List $1036.35
237 Bruce Springsteen Unreleased Handwritten Lyrics $621.81
238 Bruce Springsteen’s Handwritten Note $257.40
239 Steel Mill The Center Concert Poster $827.61
240 Steel Mill Concert Poster Tour Blank $351.00
241 Bruce Springsteen / Steel Mill Concert Tickets (2) $234.00
242 Steel Mill Monmouth College Concert Poster $1130.57
243 Steel Mill Tour Program / Booklet $468.00
244 Steel Mill Clearwater Swim Club - June Concert Poster $847.92
245 Steel Mill “Clearwater Swim Club” Handbill $234.00
246 Steel Mill Sunshine In…with Lotus Concert Poster $566.28
247 Steel Mill Marshall Street Parking Deck Concert Poster $2856.96
248 Steel Mill Clearwater Swim Club - September Concert Poster $1509.30
249 Steel Mill Tickets and Business Card (3) $351.00
250 Steel Mill “University of Richmond” Concert Poster $514.80
251 Bruce Springsteen Handwritten Unreleased Song $662.81
252 Bruce Springsteen’s Handwritten “Untitled” Unreleased Lyrics $321.75
253 Bruce Springsteen & Friendly Enemies Sunshine In Poster $1158.30
254 Dr. Zoom & the Sonic Boom Springsteen Handwritten Set List $1669.02
255 Dr. Zoom & the Sonic Boom Concert Handbill $514.80
256 Dr. Zoom & the Sonic Boom Concert Poster $468.00
257 Bruce Springsteen Ticket & Promo Napkin (2) $234.00
258 Bruce Springsteen Handwritten “When you Dance” Unreleased Lyrics $643.50
259 Bruce Springsteen’s Handwritten Unreleased Lyrics $865.30
260 Bruce Springsteen Sunshine In Handbill & Business Card $351.00
261 Bruce Springsteen Band Student Prince Concert Handbill $311.45
262 Bruce Springsteen Band Halloween Concert Handbill $468.00
263 Bruce Springsteen Band Rutgers University Concert Poster $2336.63
264 Bruce Springsteen’s Handwritten “Arabian Nights” Lyrics $1884.30
265 Bruce Springsteen’s Handwritten “Jesse” Unreleased Song Lyrics $910.37
266 Bruce Springsteen Halloween Concert Poster $351.00
267 Bruce Springsteen Handwritten “Seaside Bar Song” Lyrics $3419.98
268 Bruce Springsteen Handwritten "In Kansas..." Lyric Fragment $515.78
269 Bruce Springsteen Handwritten Unreleased Lyrics $700.13
270 Bruce Springsteen Handwritten "Santa Ana" & Unreleased Lyrics $1005.15
271 Bruce Springsteen’s Handwritten “Thundercrack” Lyrics $4504.50
272 Bruce Springsteen "Greetings..." Promotional Postcard $342.60
273 Bruce Springsteen “Blinded By The Light” 45 $622.91
274 Bruce Springsteen “Blinded By The Light” Picture Sleeve $303.43
275 Bruce Springsteen Sunshine In Concert Handbill $323.91
276 Bruce Springsteen Main Point Concert Handbill $351.00
277 Bruce Springsteen Fat City Concert Poster $456.00
278 Bruce Springsteen Oliver’s Concert Handbill $234.00
279 Bruce Springsteen Syria Mosque Concert Poster $1253.97
280 Bruce Springsteen Signed Liberty Hall Concert Poster $994.50
281 Bruce Springsteen The Main Point Concert Poster $2252.25
282 Bruce Springsteen Signed Armadillo World Headquarters Concert $981.08
283 Bruce Springsteen “The Main Point” Anniversary Magazine $171.30
284 Bruce Springsteen “Lone Star Comes Back To Texas” Concert Poster $518.17
285 Bruce Springsteen University of Vermont Concert Poster $910.37
286 Bruce Springsteen Born To Run Unreleased U.S. Picture Sleeves (2 $4680.00
287 Bruce Springsteen Handwritten “Night” Song Lyrics $6218.18
288 Bruce Springsteen Syria Mosque Concert Poster $234.00
289 Bruce Springsteen Seattle Concert Poster $990.99
290 Bruce Springsteen “Time” and “Newsweek” Magazines $514.80
291 Bruce Springsteen Bucknell University Concert Poster $700.77
292 Bruce Springsteen 1976 MSU Concert Poster $565.29
293 Bruce Springsteen Baton Rouge Concert Poster $1001.39
294 Handwritten "Southside Johnny" Liner Notes & Album IV Song List $5662.80
295 Bruce Springsteen New Orleans Concert Handbill $234.00
296 Bruce Springsteen Providence College Concert Poster $977.42
297 Bruce Springsteen "Badlands" Unreleased Album Cover Slicks $3971.04
298 Bruce Springsteen "'69 Chevy" Insurance Card $414.54
299 Bruce Springsteen Dane County Coliseum Concert Poster $514.80
300 Bruce Springsteen Handwritten “Sittin’ There” Song Lyrics $1253.97
301 Bruce Springsteen “Darkness..." Tour Handwritten Set List $2569.50
303 Bruce Springsteen Darkness Promo Poster $721.90
304 Bruce Springsteen Canadian Gold Sales Award $643.50
305 Bruce Springsteen Concert Posters (3) $234.00
307 Bruce Springsteen "The River" Gold Sales Award $643.50
308 Bruce Springsteen Twice Signed Vehicle Registration Card $386.10
309 Bruce Springsteen Handwritten “To Do” List $272.35
310 Bruce Springsteen Japanese Promo LP $234.00
311 Bruce Springsteen "Born In The USA" Sales Award $566.28
312 Bruce Springsteen Signed "Human Rigts Now" Crew Book $250.78
313 Bruce Springsteen Signed American Express Receipt $128.70
314 Bruce Springsteen & Others Signed Come Together Poster $386.10