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American Memorabilia strives to lead the memorabilia industry by creating memories for generations, while providing the highest quality authentic memorabilia, client satisfaction, industry integrity & trust while sharing a portion of our success back to the community.American Memorabilia is the West Coast's Premiere Sports & Celebrity auction house. President & CEO, Victor Moreno, formed the company in 1994. A former resident of of Pittsburgh PA, Mr. Moreno started the company with his own personal collection. Back in his hometown Moreno owned and operated a clothing establishment "Our Father's Son Boutique" that sold contemporary clothing and specialty accessories. His establishment was very popular among the players of both the Pittsburgh Pirates and Steelers. It was Moreno's idea to put the fish in Steeler Frenchy Fuqua's shoe, which was publicized nation wide! The store also gained the popularity of visiting baseball and football clubs due to the outrageous one of kind apparel. It became a common practice for Mr. Moreno to trade clothing for sports memorabilia and equipment with the players. Many of which became his personal friends. From this, he accumulated a very significant collection.Mr. Moreno moved to Los Angeles, CA to pursue his ambitions of being a professional musician. After the success of four LP's and 2 videos ( Is Love Still In Style, Any Thing I Want ) with the V-Band, and a tour of the U.S. and Europe, he decided to leave the music business and move to Las Vegas, NV. With his vast collection he formed American Memorabilia IncAmerican Memorabilia Inc has auctioned off the Babe Ruth's 702nd Home Run Bat Signed by the 1934 Yankee's Team for over $99, 000In 2000, they signed a contract with the agent of Mickey Mantle, Greer Johnson, giving them exclusive rights to Mickey Mantle's collection, now known as the "Greer Johnson Charitable Trust Collection". This collection consists of limited edition and many one of- a- kind pieces. They sold over $500, 000 from this collection.Other collections include: retired National League Umpire Bob Engel ; Blackie Powell, prominent retired casino host ( Sahara Hotel ) ; Denny Eskin, private collector and glove repair representative for Major League Baseball ; Sports Figures, Rick Moser, Frenchy Fuqua, Dock Ellis, Amos Otis, Craig Morton, Bob Bourne, Mickey Mantle's Brother Ray Mantle to name a few.The success of our past auctions have also established a steady increase in consignors along with an increase in purchases. Our "Auction 2000, " which was held live at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel on December 19, 1999 set two worlds records. These items were a "Ronald Regan Single Signed Baseball from the 1989 All Star Game, " and a "Mickey Mantle Autographed Game Used Bat from 1963-64." The finest Mickey Mantle Game Used from his 1965-1966 season, These record-breaking sales have prompted HBO to feature footage from "Auction 2000" on its weeky program "Real Sports" with host Bryant Gumble. The show aired on January 24, 2000.American Memorabilia has worked diligently with the FBI in a collected effort to "clean up the industry". As a result American Memorabilia is recognized as a leader and affiliate in bringing and keeping integrity in the memorabilia industry. When people buy from American Memorabilia they can buy with assurance they are purchasing the real deal!All photographic images, videos, logos, and illustrations posted on americanmemorabilia.com is the sole