by MEARS | May 11, 2008 | archived news
I recently watched a series of You Tube interviews between SCD’s Chris Nerat and Sports Memorabilia Authenticator Lou Lampson. I was very surprised by Mr. Lampson’s comments about not being to take as much time as he would like or that people don’t like to pay you...
by MEARS | May 11, 2008 | archived news
Provenance: from the French word, provenir to come forth, originate from. It also relates to history of ownership. Most often collectors confuse this with the story or letter that is provided with a jersey. I would suggest that a jersey and its history, if properly...
by MEARS | May 11, 2008 | archived news
GET IT IN WRITING A recent visit to Chicago reminded me of an old article from the mid-1990s in which LaSorda admitted to fibbing to a family friend about an item of memorabilia he gave him. The piece was in the Chicago Tribune and was written by Jerome Holtzman, who...
by MEARS | May 11, 2008 | archived news
“I played for three teams that were very popular in terms of memorabilia—the A’s, Yankees and Seattle Pilots. And not necessarily in that order.”(1) –Mike Hegan “We had no idea that one day our uniforms would be worth more than we were.”(2) –Jim Bouton Few...
by MEARS | May 1, 2008 | archived news
The “Twenty Firsts” article will be run as a special midweek extra in June. Meantime, plenty of stuff going on at the moment gives me a chance to report the more timely news here. NBA JERSEYS AUCTIONED The NBA is using its website (www.nba.com) to auction...
