by MEARS | Mar 28, 2007 | archived news
One of the things I have written about over the years is the value and necessity of building a research library. Today, there seems to be an ever growing trend to rely on the “key stroke” as a primary research tool. While the internet is great, I still think that...
by MEARS | Mar 27, 2007 | archived news
Cincinnati has long been associated with the birth of professional baseball and many other significant events and personalities of the national pastime. The city ushered in night baseball and is the hometown of Pete Rose and MEARS Auth, LLC (Sorry, I just could not...
by MEARS | Mar 26, 2007 | archived news
March 13, 2007 Hologram #: 305945 Player Inspected: Bill Russell Height: 6’ 10”, Weight: 220 Playing career: 1956-1969 MEARS was asked to examine the following item, hologram #305945. Our examination included a physical inspection of the jersey and trunks, comparison...
by MEARS | Mar 23, 2007 | archived news
WHO’D BOTHER FAKING A COMMON PLAYER JERSEY? Although today’s hobby climate, with higher financial stakes and far greater team sourcing availability, may make the above question rhetorical, the history of game-used jersey collecting, and the cooperation or...
by MEARS | Mar 16, 2007 | archived news
Much of what has been discussed as of late and in the past deals with manufacturers tagging of products. This is not limited to jerseys as a center brand on a bat serves the same purpose…customer and public identification with a product. For this I will limit my...
