by MEARS | Dec 15, 2007 | archived news
There have been some very interesting conversations that have taken place in recent days…some actually have their origins going back as far as the National in 2006. At that time Dan Knoll asked us if MEARS was interested in either being bought out or becoming part of...
by MEARS | Dec 11, 2007 | archived news
by Troy R. Kinunen…When evaluating pre 1917 professional model game used bats, different criteria must be applied to the authentication process. Factory records to support bats from this pre 1917 labeling period are almost non-existent. What is available are a...
by MEARS | Dec 5, 2007 | archived news
While continuing to add to the Bushing & Kinunen MEARS For Sale inventory, our own Dave Bushing uncovered yet another photograph of a non-traditional bat manufacture. In what is one of our clearest images to date, this wire photo clearly and with great detail...
by MEARS | Dec 4, 2007 | archived news
One of the more difficult to find items in this hobby today has to be that of trying to collect pennants from the defunct teams of professional basketball, especially those of long defunct or short lived leagues such as the American Basketball League (1925-55), the...
by MEARS | Dec 4, 2007 | archived news
November 29, 2007 The following information was gathered via the MEARS Jersey Grading and Authentication worksheet, copyright 2005-07. Hologram #307533 was issued. Our methods of evaluation included the physical examination of the jersey, recording detailed...
by MEARS | Dec 3, 2007 | archived news
Owners Barney Dreyfuss and Walter O’Malley, former Major League Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, and former managers Dick Williams and Billy Southworth each were elected to the National Baseball of Fame Today. Barney Dreyfuss owned the Pirates from 1900-1932,...
