by MEARS | Jan 10, 2009 | archived news
ALWAYS ASK FOR IDENTIFICATION… …Or you could face the ordeal that Kalen Plew endured. Kalen is a 14-year-old kid from Gurnee, Illinois, who, with his father and another person, attended the Winter Classic game at Wrigley Field on New Year’s Day. With...
by MEARS | Jan 10, 2009 | archived news
Mears bidding on a MEARS lot? Yes it happened in the Spring 2008 Robert Edwards Auction. On Friday the 9th of January, I conducted my compliance audit/inspection as outlined in our policy for Rob Lifson and Robert Edwards Auction. The incident I am referring to...
by MEARS | Dec 28, 2008 | archived news
Last year, a team of three Uof W students finished the compilation of game worn items sold at just about every major auction house between 1985 -2007. They entered the data as to date sold, the auction house, page number, style (road or home), manufacture and size....
by MEARS | Dec 26, 2008 | archived news
So…right off the bat…Pardon my digression: The Milwaukee Braves clinched the 1958 National League pennant at approximately 4:16 P.M. on Sunday, September 21, 1958. At approximately 4:16 P.M. and one second, Milwaukee fans went bonkers in an expression of fan frenzy...
by MEARS | Dec 20, 2008 | archived news
WINTER CLASSIC WEARABLES AVAILABLE Hockey fans, your ship has arrived! Game-worn sweaters from the Winter Classic are up for bids on www.nhl.com . The jerseys auctioned on the league website are the ones worn during the second period of the game (different sets were...