by MEARS | Dec 4, 2007 | archived news
One of the more difficult to find items in this hobby today has to be that of trying to collect pennants from the defunct teams of professional basketball, especially those of long defunct or short lived leagues such as the American Basketball League (1925-55), the...
by MEARS | Dec 4, 2007 | archived news
November 29, 2007 The following information was gathered via the MEARS Jersey Grading and Authentication worksheet, copyright 2005-07. Hologram #307533 was issued. Our methods of evaluation included the physical examination of the jersey, recording detailed...
by MEARS | Dec 3, 2007 | archived news
Owners Barney Dreyfuss and Walter O’Malley, former Major League Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, and former managers Dick Williams and Billy Southworth each were elected to the National Baseball of Fame Today. Barney Dreyfuss owned the Pirates from 1900-1932,...
by MEARS | Dec 3, 2007 | archived news
This article is about a couple of things, part instructional and part editorial. The editorial comment I have deals with what I feel is an ever growing problem in the hobby and how people do research and imagery analysis. More often than I not, I hear and read from...
by MEARS | Dec 2, 2007 | archived news
This is not the article I started out to write. It began as a look at one thing and led to something else entirely…The process reminded me of the Nicholas Cage movie, “National Treasure.” As soon as thought I had found what I was looking for, I found it leading me to...
