A three-day card show is in the works for the Dallas area next month. The show takes place August 16-18 at The Delta Hotel Watters Creek Convention Center in Allen, TX. Promoter Kyle Robertson is promising over 300 tables occupied by dealers of current and vintage cards, memorabilia, autographs and other items. Autograph guests include former Cowboys greats Duane … [Read more...] about Notes: 3-Day Dallas Show; Beckett Almanac Out; Air Crash Victim’s Collection Sold; Alright, Alright, Alright Jerseys
Doug Wielinski
Testimony: 2009 Plane Crash Destroyed $2.4 Million Collection
A sadly fascinating story came to an end Thursday in Buffalo, New York, where the family of an advanced baseball card and memorabilia collector killed when a commercial plane crashed into their home in 2009, reached a settlement with the airline. Doug Wielinski died Tonawanda, NY on Feb. 12, 2009 when the Pinnacle Airlines turboprop crashed five miles … [Read more...] about Testimony: 2009 Plane Crash Destroyed $2.4 Million Collection
Collector Died in His Element
He was one of those guys who got up before dawn, just to be the first one through the gates of the flea market just in case another collector might have the same idea, but show up a few minutes later. It often paid big dividends. Doug Wielinski grew up with sports cards and never quit collecting. Even before the values exploded in the 1980s, he was buying. He … [Read more...] about Collector Died in His Element