by MEARS | Aug 7, 2006 | archived news
I am sure to some who are reading this, the question might be what does MEARS Auth, LLC know about bats? I have never been a dealer of them and have collected or owned fewer than 100 bats in my lifetime. What I have been for the past 16 years is someone who’s daily...
by MEARS | Aug 4, 2006 | archived news
When we began working on the grading system, which was no small feat as it morphed into what it is today, one of the biggest dilemmas facing us dealt with the post 1987 jerseys. Everyone is aware that the issuance of large quantities of modern jerseys into the hobby...
by MEARS | Aug 2, 2006 | archived news
The following item has been submitted for authentication and grading. Hologram # 303018 was applied. Our methods include the physical examination of the jersey, recording detailed information via our patent pending Jersey Grading and Authentication Worksheet,...
by MEARS | Aug 2, 2006 | archived news
One of the things that make collecting football memorabilia what it is, is the connection with players and times past. Hour long discussions and friendships have been made and ended over topics in comparing players from different eras. Part of the magic behind this is...
by MEARS | Aug 1, 2006 | archived news
It was just too easy to justify…How could a Army Officer pass up the chance to fly into John Wayne Airport. Such just happens to be my luck with the site of these years National Sports Collectors Convention in Anaheim, Ca. Troy Kinunen and Dave Bushing flew out early...
by MEARS | Jul 21, 2006 | archived news
I’m talking bats here, common only in the sense of pricing when compared to most of their Hall of Fame counterparts. I have been beating the drum with regards to game used bat prices as compared to baseball cards, the disparity of pricing based on rarity, but demand...