by MEARS | Nov 14, 2007 | archived news
As a follow-up to much of the discussion and debate in the hobby/industry relating to the announcement on Sunday that Rob Lifson at Robert Edwards Auctions is the only auction house MEARS will work with, I thought I would share a few personal thoughts and information....
by MEARS | Nov 10, 2007 | archived news
Unlike last week’s Sunday Special News Extra, this piece took very little time to draft. The question is, what auction houses will MEARS provide support to in 2008? The answer is simply Rob Lifson at Robert Edwards Auctions. What this means is for all of 2008, no work...
by MEARS | Nov 9, 2007 | archived news
In many of the jerseys that I have examined and categorized as Unable to Authenticate (UTA), I often site issues with the tagging. This is usually based on signs that a tag has been reapplied. One of things you will want to look for in this regard is the presence of...
by MEARS | Nov 8, 2007 | archived news
JERSEY SUPPLIERS CAN’T ALWAYS SPELL Many would cast a suspicious eye upon a game jersey that is graced with a misspelled NOB, or team/city name, or noticeably different sized numbers. Yet, occasionally something will slip through the cracks, and an error like...
by MEARS | Nov 5, 2007 | archived news
With the holidays just around the corner, you may be thinking about to put on the “hobby wish list.” Of course we all know what we’d like to ask for, but the odds were far better that Ralphie was going to get the Daisy Red Rifle Pump Action Carbine with a Compass in...
by MEARS | Nov 5, 2007 | archived news
I have often written about the value of picking up print references. Some of my favorites are the Street and Smith Football Yearbooks. In discussing these types of publications, it is often over looked that they contain valuable information on uniforms and helmets...
