I know most of us are following this auction, with bids already at $12.9M w/ buyer's premium and nearly a month to go...
The Babe Ruth Called Shot Yankees jersey has already passed the mark for most expensive game-worn item of all time, and by the time the auction wraps, it will have set a tough-to-beat record.
But look at the marketing Heritage is doing for it? How cool is this shot, from Wrigley where the jersey was worn during the infamous at-bat? Insanely cool.
https://x.com/HeritageAuction/status/1815833092776714459

I recently picked up this game-used 2009 Humanitarian Bowl jersey of Bowling Green running back Willie Geter.

The 2009 Humanitarian Bowl pitted a solid Bowling Green State against the Idaho Vandals, who were playing in just their second bowl game in history. The contest was a back-and-forth offensive spectacle, with the teams combining for 85 points and nearly 1,000 yards from scrimmage. Idaho edged Bowling Green on a two-point conversion with four seconds left in the game.

Why I like this jersey: First, there are only so many bowl games played per year, making the population of game-used bowl jerseys much more limited than regular-season ones. Not all colleges have player names on the backs of their jerseys, and I’m a stickler for jerseys with nameplates. It’s also difficult to find game-used memorabilia of impact players, and Geter accounted for 161 yards from scrimmage and two trips to the endzone, one of which was a 59-yard touchdown run.

Geter never played football professionally, but for a brief moment on a Wednesday afternoon in December 2009, the eyes of the sports world were watching him cut across midfield on the way to football glory.

Love when people who buy big items at auction let the world know they added something special to their collection. Cool for me as a collector to see what other people collect and care about, and it's nice to know when these mega items end up in the collection of people who seem to really value them.
Ryan Hoge, president of PSA, won a game-worn Pat Tillman jersey from ASU, and his explanation of why he bought it in the linked tweet is really cool, and illustrates, to me, what collecting is all about.

https://www.12news.com/article/sports/college/asu/asu-pat-tillman-game-used-rose-bowl-jersey-auction-sale/75-77d92077-ec03-4ed2-8ac0-f8ddcdefafad

https://x.com/rhoge/status/1805624042940154114

McDavid's jersey for game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final sold for $70k at NHL Auctions this week. Currently McDavid is having an historic Stanley Cup run. With 42 points, he becomes the 3rd player in history to reach 40 points in a playoffs (beside Gretzky and Lemieux). As a fan, is has been an exciting run to watch. I will be at the game tonight and am hoping for a big W.

https://auctions.nhl.com/iSynApp/auctionDisplay.action?auctionId=5163466&pgmode1=recentlysold

The crown jewel of my collection! I came into this jersey a few years ago thru an estate auction house in Pennsylvania.

How cool would it be if this jersey is the one pictured on the 57 or 58 Topps card?