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...
by MEARS | Dec 26, 2006 | archived news
THE SCORE WITH SCORE BOARD When individuals knowingly put bogus jerseys, bats, etc. on the market, the hobby is harmed based on greed and lack of ethics. Unfortunately, the game-used equipment pastime can also be damaged by similarly non-genuine (by game-used...
by MEARS | Dec 16, 2006 | archived news
I have long been an advocate of the data base… in Holiday parlance, this could be likened to the “Naughty and Nice List” kept by Ole Saint Nick. Were I to find myself being tasked to serve as the scribe for this years effort, my listings might appear along these...
by MEARS | Dec 15, 2006 | archived news
With a 10-3 record, the Indianapolis Colts are division leaders and on the march to a birth in the Super Bowl. Marvin Harrison may be the favorite target of Manning, but Peyton is on the receiving end of one jersey that MEARS has recently deemed, “Unable to...
by MEARS | Dec 14, 2006 | archived news
November 23, 2006 During the past 6 months, MEARS has been asked to examine a handful of pre 1930 game worn jerseys. Included in the list of jersey we were asked to examine were a 1915 Yankees jersey, 1915 Red Sox, 1925 Tigers, and 1928 Indians. Over the past 20...
