by MEARS | Jan 5, 2007 | archived news
Over the holidays I had occasion to catch up with friends from college I had not seen in years. One of the guys decided to do a Google search on each of us and found out about my relationship with the sports memorabilia industry. It did not take long before the topic...
by MEARS | Jan 4, 2007 | archived news
One of the most widely collected genres of game used bats is that of the single team variety. Some collect any game bat of any player who played for their favorite team i.e. Yankees, Dodgers, Sox, etc. Some collect just special years like the 27 Yankees, 29 Athletics,...
by MEARS | Dec 26, 2006 | archived news
FORGERY TRICKS MEARS HAS CAUGHT Over the past few months, jersey submissions to MEARS have produced some Unable To Authenticate responses, some of which have centered around specific tricks and chicanery that the small population of hobby forgers have authored, and...
by MEARS | Dec 26, 2006 | archived news
SIX OF ONE RATHER THAN A DOZEN OF THE OTHER… Instead of coughing up a dozen trivia nuggets in game-used collecting, as originally planned, The Shirt will cite six myths of game-used collecting that often are just that…myths. 1) PLAYER INSIDERS = IMPECCABLE...
by MEARS | Dec 26, 2006 | archived news
NBA COMMEMORATIVE COLLECTION: PART 1 While Score Board created confusion with their tagged Rawlings MLB game-quality jerseys in 1989-90. the NBA took a turn at upsetting the sanctity of the game-used jersey hobby with the ill-advised introduction of NBA Commemorative...
