by MEARS | Jul 16, 2007 | archived news
A popular diamond commercial on the radio airways in Northern Virginia has the company owner talking about the thrill of “going straight to the mines” for the treasures they acquire. The words convey thoughts of excitement, mystery and of untold surprises...
by MEARS | Jul 10, 2007 | archived news
Honest and Integrity in Sports Collecting By definition, honesty is “fairness and straightforwardness of conduct or adherence to the facts mean uprightness of character or action. HONESTY implies a refusal to lie, steal, or deceive in any way. HONOR suggests an active...
by MEARS | Jul 10, 2007 | archived news
It isn’t just jerseys and bats the bad guys in the hobby are trying to sneak into circulation. Here’s the lowdown on something different that MEARS has come in contact with that, in both cases, are clearly not authenticated. TOMLINSON DRAFT DAY JERSEY...
by MEARS | Jul 6, 2007 | archived news
At times I find myself going back and re-reading old threads from the original Network 54 Forum on Game Used Equipment, the genesis for the current Game Used Forum. These are still available and the SEARCH function still works. I wrote quite a bit on that old board,...
by MEARS | Jul 4, 2007 | archived news
When evaluating pre 1917 professional model game used bats, different criteria must be applied to the authentication process. Factory records to support bats from this pre 1917 labeling period are almost not existent. What is available are a handful of ledger entries,...
by MEARS | Jul 1, 2007 | archived news
If you have spent the 4th of July and any other number of Holidays in a forward deployed area of the world, you appreciate them all the more when you are home. I have always counted myself lucky in that I have never spent anymore than a year away at one time away from...
