To cities, they're just part of a massive archive documenting the legal affairs of past and present residents. To baseball historians and collectors, those signatures are buried treasure.
Collectors Universe, parent company of PSA/DNA, isn't immune from the stock market's freefall. Last week, its boss was forced to sell some of his stock to meet personal loan obligations.
Brian Roberts was the last man to bat at Yankee Stadium. His game worn gear is now designated for a fund-raising auction along with a Babe Ruth NBC script and other vintage memorabilia.
Sy Berger didn't save a lot of things during his half-century at Topps, but some interesting memorabilia did make it home and now some of it is heading to the auction block.
Chris Mizzoni grew up in the eastern half of Canada, idolizing the NHL and especially the Maple Leafs. Since then, he's moved west and carved out a nice career but he's always thinking hockey memorabilia.
His dad is co-executive director of the National Sports Collectors Convention, but sports memorabilia never grabbed ahold of Nate Berkus. He's about to get a little more national face time with his own vocation.