HOW TO SELL
We connect sellers of the Rare and Remarkable with passionate buyers. RR Auction – selling, consigning collectibles and helping people share and obtain them since 1976. We have the international following to help you, too. Selling (also called consigning) with us is simple.
WHAT’S IT WORTH?
Whether you have one item or an entire collection, RR Auction will help you attain top dollar when you’re ready to sell. We understand the market for your valued collectibles, and maintain a superior clientele who’ll buy it at a price you won’t get anywhere else.
OUR SPECIALTIES
All formats of the Rare and Remarkable: autographs, historical artifacts, Sports, Hollywood, Space Exploration and more. Whether you have a signed baseball, or an iconic film prop, we’ll curate it for an auction where it will be best highlighted.
NOW SEEKING
Every month RR conducts at least two auctions, one an 800+ item Fine Autographs and Artifacts Auction, including a monthly featured section, and secondly, a specialty auction focused upon a single subject. Focused auctions include: Music, Space, and Sports.
Moonwalker Dave Scott’s watch: SOLD FOR $1.625 million –
$625,000 MORE than expected
Albert Einstein signed photograph,
SOLD FOR $125,000, $25k over asking
Prince’s yellow boots: SOLD FOR $76,000 –
SIX TIMES MORE than its original estimate
Remarkable Results
RECORD-BREAKING PRICES
We’re consistently exceeding our consignors’ expectations by garnering top prices.
PARTNERSHIP WITH CONSIGNORS
For over 40 years we’ve considered our relationships with our consignors a partnership. Our goal is to work together to ensure you receive remarkable results.
MULTIPLE AUCTIONS EACH MONTH
With at least two sales every month and a variety of different themed sales throughout the year, we have many opportunities to curate your items for the best auction.
Why RR Auction?
Upcoming Auctions
Fine Autographs and Artifacts, feat. Royalty
Our September auction of Fine Autographs and Artifacts will be highlighted with a special feature section on Royalty.
We are pleased to present an incredible array of historic documents and artifacts relating to the royal houses of Europe, Asia and beyond, spanning hundreds of years. We’ve had remarkable success with memorabilia attached to Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II and other crowned heads of many nations.
Remarkable Rarities
RR’s once-annual elite auction of Remarkable Rarities will be held in September.
Over the course of a year, RR Auction carefully selects 100 lots – the best of the best we’ve seen for the entire year. This is a true treasure trove of our most rare and unique items.
We want to discover yours as well.
Are YOU in possession of one such superlative artifact? We are seeking highly desirable rarities from the categories of music (modern and classical), U.S. presidents, fine art and literature, sports, Hollywood, notable figures and American and European history.
Hurry! Consignment deadline window is closing soon.
Fine Autographs and Artifacts, feat. Civil War
We are currently seeking consignments of artifacts dating from that period of American history – handwritten documents and letters, autographs, photographs, weapons, uniforms and other items are invited.
Past Civil War auction result success includes:
- Robert E. Lee manuscript DS, sold for $95,152.
- Abraham Lincoln signed carte-de-visite (shown at left), sold for $90,750.
- Confederate officer F.M. Arthur’s sword, captured at Gettysburg during Pickett’s Charge, sold for $50,907.
- Confederate Griswold Revolver, sold for $17,500.
- Ulysses S. Grant ALS, 1862, the day before Vicksburg Campaign; sold for $16,541.
- Confederate Generals Signatures, sold for $11,025.
Deadline for consignment is August 17.
Space
RR Auction is preparing for our next Space auction and we’re seeking consignments now of your historic artifacts in the category.
Space is our strongest-performing category right now, with a lot of excitement around it. In 2017, more than half of our Top 10 sales at auction were items relating to space exploration. We are seeing high demand for space-related artifacts including flown items, autographs, signed documents, photos, training materials, clothing, equipment and hardware, and more.
Why work with RR Auction? Here’s how NASA engineer Dan Schaiewitz described his experience with us, here.
Consign with a
name you can trust
RR Auction is an industry leader in Rare and Remarkable collectibles. From U.S. history, to science and technology, to the worlds of politics, sports and celebrity, we know how to bring history to life.
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“Smart, well-run, family-owned business. RR Auction knows their stuff. I highly recommend consigning and buying through them.”
Amy Bean, Texas
“Thank you for putting together such a great auction…selling has been a joy…I am happy to realize that it is who I am—not what I have—that defines me. The next thing I will collect is memories.”
Tom Gregory, CA
“You did a great job with a really interesting slice of items…It really felt like a respectful, well-researched project…Kudos for giving the artist, items, consignors, and the fans all respect due.”
Ben Margolin, owner of Prince.org
“Big shout out to all employees and services at RR Auction. It’s the kind of company I would really recommend to my collector friends and community”
Theodore Antoniadis, Greece
“Got our Remarkable Rarities book and it is beautiful. Happy that instead of our family memento being lost and forgotten…it will go to a buyer who cares about the piece and its history”
Joshua Lamont, CA
“In my dealings with hundreds of houses all over the world, you guys do a consistently better job at every level, from the material, production, responsiveness, honesty, logistics of every kind and more.”
Gabe, MA
“Always a pleasure to work with RR Auction who set a new standard for customer service in the autograph field”
Markus, Switzerland
“The concern shown for my consignments and my feelings will be remembered and my loyalty to your auction house will be the result”
Eric, New York
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today.
Would you like to learn more about RR Auction – selling, consigning collectibles at auction? Our consignment specialists would love to talk to you more about our consignment process and everything we can offer you.