The Game Used Podcast

Conversations on game-used memorabilia. Hosted by the Resolution team, exploring stories, research, history, depth behind items across sports eras.

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Ben Weingarten shares an incredible pair of screen-used boxing gloves from Rocky III

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How Photo Matching Changed the Game Used Hobby

Rich Mueller reflects on the impact photo matching has had for the game used hobby. @SportsCollector

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Rich Mueller reflects on how far the game used hobby has come over the last 20 years from the eyes of @SportsCollector

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The $500 Idea That Changed the Hobby

Crazy to think @SportsCollector started with just a $500 investment and a big idea.

Rich Mueller saw the hobby moving toward the digital world before most people did, even when almost nobody at shows knew what he was building yet. A lot of long hours, challenges, and years of grinding later, Sports Collectors Daily became one of the go to voices in the hobby.

Just a collector who believed the hobby needed something new and stuck with it.

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Phil Jackson, Flight Miles, and the Wild Days of the Old CBA

Before founding @SportsCollector, Rich Mueller was grinding through the old CBA calling play by play games, riding buses across the East Coast and Midwest, and witnessing basketball history before the world knew it was history.

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The First Time Colt Emerson Signed a Ball with his New Number

Garett knew he owed it to Colt to return his first hit and first home run ball, but he still came away with a first from the night. While the homer ball carries an estimated auction value between $25K-$50K, the memory of the night and interactions with Colt were priceless for Garett.

Full story and behind the scenes moment are up now on YouTube, go check it out!

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Mariners: This Fan Deserves Season Tickets!

After catching a milestone ball for Colt, he didn’t make it about himself he simply wanted to make sure his family could enjoy a game together.

That’s when John Robinson said what every Mariners fan was already thinking: one game isn’t enough. Here’s hoping the Mariners come through for him @Mariners

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The Mariners Fan Who Gave Colt Emerson His Ball Back

20 years of going to Mariners games and Garett finally catches a ball, but the moment Colt Emerson’s home run landed in his glove, Garett already knew what he was going to do.

“Baseball player to baseball player… if I had worked that hard to get where Colt is, I’d want that ball back too.”

Despite the ball being worth an estimated $25k to $50k at auction, the decision was a no-brainer for him.

Full episode is LIVE now on YouTube.

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Catching History with Colt Emerson

After catching Colt Emerson’s first home run baseball, Garett got the chance to meet Colt in person and the experience only got better from there. Colt signed the home run ball, signed another baseball for Garett’s co-worker, and even went back into the clubhouse to grab a Louisville Slugger bat so he could autograph it too.

“I was giddy,” Garett said. “I never thought I would be excited about a signed bat, but this was really cool… just a once in a lifetime experience for me and it’s something that I’m never going to forget.”

Moments like these are what baseball is all about.

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Goldin’s Record Setting Kobe Game Used Jersey

Dave Amerman reflects on one of his favorite pieces ever auctioned at Goldin. Kobe Bryant’s iconic game used jersey that sold for an astonishing $3.6 million. At the time, million dollar Kobe memorabilia was almost unheard of, making the result even more historic.

What started as a jersey expected to bring around $100K turned into a record setting moment after Goldin and Resolution photo matched it to multiple games, ultimately changing everything.

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The Early Days of Goldin Auctions

Dave Amerman reflects on the early days of Goldin Auctions when game used memorabilia wasn’t just part of the business, it was the business. From record-setting Jeter bats to Giancarlo Stanton’s first professional jersey appearing in Goldin’s very first auction, game used items were the foundation that helped build the brand. Even as cards have exploded in popularity, game used memorabilia has remained a staple of Goldin’s identity

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$162K Aaron Judge Rookie Debut Jersey

Back then, $162K for Aaron Judge’s debut rookie jersey felt insane, but now? It might look like a bargain.

Dave Amerman reflects on the moment Goldin sold Judge’s MLB debut game used jersey during his historic rookie season, the same year he shattered the rookie home run record. At the time, collectors debated whether the hype was real. Today, with debut patch and rookie jerseys redefining the market overnight, that sale looks like the beginning of a completely different era.

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Inside Dave Amerman’s Collecting Journey

From collecting cards as a kid in the early ‘90s to chasing iconic game used memorabilia, Dave Amerman’s journey is what the hobby is all about.

At Goldin Auctions, stories like these remind us why collecting means so much. Passion, nostalgia, and preserving sports history one piece at a time.

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From Fan to Friendship

From handing the lineup card to the umpire as a 13-year-old kid to years later escorting coaches for the San Francisco Giants and reconnecting with the same coach who started it all.

What started as a cool moment with Tim Leiper and the Jupiter Hammerheads turned into a lifelong friendship and a reminder that sports has a way of bringing everything full circle.

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Ian Kinsler, PB&J, and WBC...

From emergency kippah deliveries before first pitch to getting a PB&J lesson from Ian Kinsler in the clubhouse

Working the World Baseball Classic meant handling everything behind the scenes the chaotic moments, the unexpected problems, and the celebrations that made it all worth it.

One minute it was fixing clubhouse mistakes (note to self: strawberry jelly only), the next it was storming the field after Garrett Stubbs’s clutch double and feeling like part of the team without ever wearing the jersey.

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Stuart Sokoloff Has The Most Historic Collection

From MLK’s Nobel Peace Prize dinner correspondence to JFK’s high school physics homework, bullets from Bonnie & Clyde’s death car, Babe Ruth’s tax return, and even a letter from Aaron Hernandez written from jail.

Stuart Sokoloff takes us outside of his game used collection to talk about some of the most fascinating pieces of history he’s acquired over the years. Each one offering a rare, deeply personal glimpse into iconic figures and moments in time.

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From watching him at Camden Yards as a kid to building a real friendship years later.

Stuart Sokoloff shares the story of meeting Adam Jones, earning his respect over time, and eventually receiving the final Orioles jersey he ever wore before heading to Japan. Even bigger than the memorabilia was the opportunity to turn donated cleats into fundraising support for nonprofits.

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