ABOUT THE COMPANY

Founded in 1994, GOTTA HAVE IT® Collectibles, Inc. is the premier resource for the highest quality collectibles and memorabilia. Since its inception, GOTTA HAVE IT!® has been internationally recognized as the ultimate destination for fully authenticated Sports, Entertainment, Rock & Roll and Historical memorabilia. Partners Peter Siegel and Edward Kosinski specialize in sourcing and curating collections for individual collectors and corporate entities.

THE OWNERS

Pete Siegel, who co-founded GOTTA HAVE IT!® has long been known as an expert in the field of collectibles, specializing in sports and historical collectibles. His wide-ranging understanding of the collectibles business is sought after world-wide, with a clientele that spans the globe.  Ed Kosinski’s extensive knowledge of entertainment memorabilia has been tapped by such venerable institutions as the as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, and Paul Allen's Experience Music Project in Seattle, Washington, where he assists in the authentication of vintage and contemporary music artifacts. Ed founded The Rock and Roll Trust in 1989 to work with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to help preserve the integrity of Rock and Roll memorabilia collecting.

AUCTIONS

GOTTA HAVE IT!® has partnered with Sothebys for highly successful auctions such as The Beatles, Madonna (both record-breakers!), Baseball For America with Roger Clemens (benefiting the Twin Towers Fund) and Muhammad Ali. Auctions hosted on Gottahaveit.com include the extraordinarily successful Britney Spears charity auction, Kenneth Cole’s “Celebrity Help USA,” UGGs Australia (2003, 2004), Samsung’s “Four Seasons of Hope” and many more. Our Outreach Program has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for such high-profile charities as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund, The Roger Clemens Foundation, VH1's "Save the Music," Muscular Dystrophy, and Long Island Jewish Hospital's Children's Medical Fund.

GOTTA HAVE IT! is regularly featured in many of the world's top news, business and entertainment media, including ABC, NBC and CBS News, CNN Headline News, Fox News, Good Morning America, The Today Show, PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor," CNBC's "Business Unusual," the BBC, Sky 1, E!, Entertainment Tonight, MTV, VH1, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, London Sunday Mail, The Independent, People, Forbes, and Barrons. GOTTA HAVE IT!® has partnered with Cablevision's Metro Channel and AMC to provide inventory and expertise for a series of live, interactive auctions.

THE RETAIL GALLERY

Since 1994, GOTTA HAVE IT!® has been located on New York City’s most fashionable shopping street at 153 East 57th Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues. Our retail gallery is a veritable pop culture time capsule, featuring incredible Sports, Entertainment, Rock & Roll and Historical artifacts. The gallery is located on New York City's most fashionable shopping street at 153 East 57th Street, New York, NY. 10022.

GOTTA HAVE IT!® AT MICKEY MANTLE’S RESTAURANT

On October 1, 2005 GOTTA HAVE IT!® opened our second retail store, at Mickey Mantle’s Restaurant, in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. The GOTTA HAVE IT!® experience has been re-created at this world famous restaurant where visitors can purchase collectibles right off the walls. A full-time GOTTA HAVE IT!® memorabilia expert is on the premises to answer all questions and assist with purchases.