by MEARS | Oct 3, 2007 | archived news
It used to really bother my wife and kids when they would see me getting excited about finding locker room shots. I had to do some serious explaining when they heard me exclaim once, “ this is great…Mantle has his pants off!” I have often written about the value of...
by MEARS | Oct 1, 2007 | archived news
2 JERSEYS, 1 TEAM, LEGITIMATE INCONSISTENCY One looks for an unswerving standard when analyzing a jersey. NOB fonts should be identical, numbers the same, and patches with no differences. And, 95+% of the time, they’d be right. Still, there are occasional...
by MEARS | Oct 1, 2007 | archived news
Knowledge in the world of Collectibles is ever changing, and MEARS promises to be there as it does. Keeping up with change in the field of sports collectibles is not just an option with us, understanding and adapting to these changes through continuous education is...
by MEARS | Sep 30, 2007 | archived news
This was a question posed to myself, the judge and a jury of twelve in a recent high profile court case that I was involved in this past week. It was submitted by the prosecution that we/I of MEARS was to be entered into the legal system as a qualified expert to...
by MEARS | Sep 28, 2007 | archived news
In my last uniform related article featuring a 1957 Willie Mays NY Giants home jersey, I discussed how shirts like that and the work behind evaluating them can assist in rounding out or filling in gaps a data base. This next uniform highlights some of the challenges...
by MEARS | Sep 26, 2007 | archived news
For years, I have been buying sports magazines and have been doing so for any number of reasons. They make for wonderful image references and can also be incorporated into a display of a favorite player, team or collecting theme like I mentioned in the Home Run Derby...
