by MEARS | Jan 22, 2007 | archived news
Over the past few months I have devoted some time to write about memorabilia auctions from a number of perspectives…by and large these have focused on current issues as well as what the future might hold. With that in mind, I would like to spend some time looking at...
by MEARS | Jan 15, 2007 | archived news
I remember 1957…boy, do I remember 1957!!! World politics was all over the news and talked up in the grocery stores, the bars and…a lot…in my High School. Nikita Khrushchev was on “Face the Nation” and said our children would grow up as socialists and communists....
by MEARS | Jan 15, 2007 | archived news
MORE TAGS ON NON-GAME-ISSUED JERSEYS While Score Board MLB jerseys and NBA Commemorative Collection shirts are the most obvious examples of jerseys carrying tagging that weren’t made for team use, they aren’t the only ones. A recent eBay offering...
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...
