by MEARS | Mar 26, 2008 | archived news
In 1995, I wrote the first ever book on collecting and pricing vintage sports equipment for SCD. The purpose was to, for the first time, put down the different styles of sports equipment and create a separate grading system for each piece which at the time was no...
by MEARS | Mar 26, 2008 | archived news
MORE LOGO LORE More on the use of manufacturer logos in the majors and minors of baseball starts off the column. BP jerseys first sported sleeve logos with those made by Rawlings in 1987. A lot of teams ordered from both Rawlings and Majestic, who scored a BP jersey...
by MEARS | Mar 26, 2008 | archived news
YOU’RE A GOOD MAN JEFFREY JONES No, we’re not referring to the actor who played Principal Rooney in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. This salute to a good deed is extended to a 48-year old Columbus Dispatch season ticket-holder of that name, whose story...
by MEARS | Mar 26, 2008 | archived news
ABOUT THE NL CENTENNIAL PATCH The round patch worn by 11 of the 12 NL teams in 1976 (Montreal abstained and chose to wear an Olympic patch as the 1976 Summers Games host) has been discussed in various places with all sorts of replicas being sold. To assist collectors,...
by MEARS | Mar 26, 2008 | archived news
If you collect sports memorabilia, I’ll take a guess and figure you have been to a sporting event at some point in time. The thing you have shared with possibly thousands of others is the seat you sat in. Something as simple and essential to the viewing of a contest...
