Month: January 2017

Baseball History · Baseball Memorabilia

Collectibles Are Where You Find Them

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My life as a baseball card and memorabilia dealer was born in weekend card shows during the 1980s. The Don Mattingly rookie card craze had begun to swell in the Midwest, and there were frequent opportunities to buy, sell and trade in shows that populated school gyms, shopping malls, and other rented facilities.

Like many dealers, I started sort of small and usually…

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Baseball Memorabilia

Why Is Sports Memorabilia So Collected?

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We don’t have to tell anyone that, economically, the current state of affairs is less than ideal. Between the past election year’s uncertainties (and the fear of what some folks think is “certain”) and the international craziness that seems to prevail from Brexit fears to idiot terrorist activities, economic issues are considered “shaky” at best.

But people do not like to be denied…

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Baseball History · Baseball Memorabilia

Do You Remember GEORGE LOMBARD?

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Hey, don’t feel bad if the answer is “No!” Most people don’t remember this former baseball player. But he holds a place in baseball history that no one else will ever be able to hold.

Lombard was drafted in the second round by the Atlanta Braves in the 1994 MLB Draft, the same year that he graduated from the Lovett School in Atlanta.…

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