by MEARS | Nov 11, 2008 | archived news
ONE JERSEY, TWO VERSIONS, TWO SEASONS Having seen one being offered on eBay, a few words on the history of the retro 1964 White Sox Turn Back The Clock home jerseys is in order. The jersey up on eBay is fine, but the history is a bit more convoluted on this style than...
by MEARS | Nov 11, 2008 | archived news
Last week I wrote about a jersey that was sent to us by Rob Lifson at Robert Edwards Auction. The jersey that is the subject of this article came to us the same way. Over the years I have written roughly 20 or so pieces dealing with individual evaluations of uniforms....
by MEARS | Nov 11, 2008 | archived news
I suspect I could build an article around just about any item I am asked to evaluate and offer an opinion on. I prefer to write about items that I feel can be tied to some larger issue, either topical or educational. I think this evaluation presents me the opportunity...
by MEARS | Nov 9, 2008 | archived news
OBSERVATIONS OF ITEMS ON EBAY Three things of note viewed in the last week regarding the last 25 years: Another one of the year tagged 1983 Wilson salesman’s samples has been put up for bid, again misadvertised (likely through lack of knowledge) as game-used....
by MEARS | Nov 9, 2008 | archived news
MIEDEMA’S MAILBOX Q: When did Sand-Knit go from being Medalist Sand-Knit to MacGregor Sand-Knit? A: The changeover was first seen on 1985 MLB jerseys and pants, as that season, these items have been seen with two Medalist tags, two MacGregor tags, or one of...
by MEARS | Nov 9, 2008 | archived news
As many of you already know, my original foray into this business was not that of game used equipment but rather vintage, non determined use, just plain vintage/antique equipment such as gloves, hats, bats, masks, catcher’s gear, leather football helmets, nose guards,...
