by MEARS | Apr 8, 2008 | archived news
Some people might think I sit around in my underwear all day bidding on EBay just so I can out/over pay against competing collectors and dealers who promptly get on a public forum and accuse me of running up prices and keep them from adding hundreds of game used items...
by MEARS | Apr 6, 2008 | archived news
In the course of trying to shed light on why MEARS returned an item to a submitter, I was accused of being both Big Brother and one who can not see the Big Picture. You are free to and actually encouraged to read Mr. Joel Alpert’s comments on the MEARS Network 54...
by MEARS | Mar 30, 2008 | archived news
MLB PATCH VARIATIONS The lead-off segment of the Shirt will cover MLB patch variations. This is pertaining to patches used on MLB uniforms, not game-issue visavis souvenir versions. 1984 White Sox…the team wore the 6/46 patch as a memoriam for the 1983-84...
by MEARS | Mar 30, 2008 | archived news
Dave Bushing’s article on leather football helmets got me thinking and doing a little research to see what I could see. I was curious what I could come up with respect to player’s equipment in the early days of the game. What I found was interesting and I noticed that...
by MEARS | Mar 30, 2008 | archived news
MORE EXAMPLES OF WISHFUL THINKING We start with three more examples from recent years of wishful thinking and/or sloppy research by sellers of game-used items, starring a jersey and two bats. For a number of years, a Cardinals flannel jersey with a 1967 flag tag (by...
by MEARS | Mar 30, 2008 | archived news
This article is real departure from what I usually write about. I saw a bumper sticker the other day on a supped-up truck that read “The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.” In looking over the Bushing and Kinunen MEARS For Sale Site, I took...
