by MEARS | Sep 25, 2007 | archived news
It is a collection featuring all of the right names. Mostly HOFers, or at least perennial All Stars. Flannels, Knits, and Durene samples make up this collection. The players starred in the respective sports during the 1920’s to modern day. They played in World Series,...
by MEARS | Sep 21, 2007 | archived news
Trade Index and LOO’s (Letters of Opinion) As of Thursday, August 20th, 2007, MEARS completed the update of our most recent jersey & trade index census report. Commonly referred within the industry as the “pop report” this index is a compilation of all jerseys...
by MEARS | Sep 16, 2007 | archived news
One of the things I brought to SCDA and later MEARS was the use of a database for uniforms. I had been working on this for sometime. I set it up so that I could track and analyze the various uniforms I had seen or had been offered in the hobby since the late 1980s. As...
by MEARS | Sep 14, 2007 | archived news
Game used jersey prices have been really soaring over the past few years. Over one hundred thousand dollars for a game used jersey from the 1940’s. A 1979 shirt brought 18K plus 20-25% depending on if you were live, on phone or bidding on eBay. A 1978 shirt sold for...
by MEARS | Sep 8, 2007 | archived news
In nineteen days I will placed on the retired rolls for the United States Army. For over twenty years my vocabulary has included things like “H-Hour”, “N-Hour”, and “D-Day”. As I close in on leaving Active Duty, I still find myself at “D-60” today..60 days from the...
by MEARS | Sep 4, 2007 | archived news
August 29, 2007 The following information was gathered via the MEARS Jersey Grading and Authentication Worksheet, copyright 2005-07. Hologram #307070 was issued. Our methods of evaluation included the physical examination of the jersey, recording detailed information...
