by MEARS | Dec 8, 2009 | archived news
The current MEARS auction has as lot # 4 a 1908 Ty Cobb Spalding Autograph Model bat. A lot of work went into the evaluation by Troy as to the model by type with respect to general construction and comparison to other period Cobb offerings. He also laid out...
by MEARS | Dec 5, 2009 | archived news
I guess in many ways I’m like the plumber with a clogged toilet in his home. I spend so much time on other people’s things that it leaves me very little time for my own items or issues. Today I would like to cover a couple of topics with one article and one jersey I...
by MEARS | Dec 5, 2009 | archived news
MEARS Auctions has created some new dynamics that have prompted some collectors to ask about potential bidding strategies and considerations. I am more than happy to share those same thoughts with the general collecting public. I will focus my comments on the...
by MEARS | Dec 4, 2009 | archived news
Segregation in the Negro Leagues manifested itself in many ways. Traveling in separate buses, using different public building entrances and restrictions to the use of drinking fountains were the norm for players traveling the Negro League circuit. These restrictions...
by MEARS | Nov 28, 2009 | archived news
As with most things that are research related, the farther you go back in time, the more difficult or time consuming the process is. One anonymous collector recently asked me “how can you go about looking at items from the early part of the 20th Century when the MEARS...
by MEARS | Nov 26, 2009 | archived news
MEARS exists as a business entity because there is a market for sports memorabilia and the collectors that drive it. Over the years, I have focused a large portion of the policies and procedures currently in place based on collector feedback. MEARS now has an...
