by MEARS | May 16, 2009 | archived news
FOUR PLAYERS, TWO JERSEYS Recycling jerseys for spring training and even the regular season was far more common in the 1970s and 1980s than today. Two such examples will be detailed here. The 1971 Dodgers issued #36 to an infielder, Marv Galiher, who never made the...
by MEARS | May 16, 2009 | archived news
I enjoy it when the articles I write result in a good news story for a collector. Over the past couple of years, we have seen a growing number of collectors purchase high end items at auction under the condition that a MEARS evaluation be conducted prior to the...
by MEARS | May 16, 2009 | archived news
ANOTHER TAGGING ODDITY There are actually two groups of set 1 and set 2 1985 Cubs home and road jerseys in circulation. While the jerseys worn by the Wrigleys in 1985 carry the 85 year notation in the collar strip tag and tail box tag, such is also the case for their...
by MEARS | May 16, 2009 | archived news
TWO MORE GENUINE JERSEY ODDITIES Cardinals bat and jersey expert Jeff Scott (www.birdbats.com) shared a genuine uniform oddity he has encountered in several photos. The head-scratcher is an apparently recycled pre-1966 Cardinals flannel issued to newcomer Joe Torre...
by MEARS | May 16, 2009 | archived news
I have consigned one item for auction in all my years as a collector. This was in a recent MEARS Auction. MEARS has not taken many outside consignments, but I can say that all consigners have been paid promptly once secure funds have been provided. I talked with a...
by MEARS | May 12, 2009 | archived news
Bat collectors are obsessed with length and weight to the tune of 1/8th of an inch and to the ounce. There of course is nothing wrong with this if seen in the proper context. Recently I engaged in numerous discussions and e-mails about a Hank Greenberg bat as it...
