He may not be all about expensive vintage cards, unopened boxes of the latest products or game worn jerseys but there's no disputing John Roche is a collector. After all, he has 150 plastic storage containers full of stuff stacked up in his garage. It's just that his collection is more along the lines of tangible memories from games he goes to. And he goes to some … [Read more...] about Collecting the Games: SoCal Man Stores Memories in Bins
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A Tale of Two Home Run Balls
[View the story "Tale of Two Home Run Balls" on Storify] Tale of Two Home Run Balls Two historic--and potentially valuable home run balls were hit last weekend. Each wound up back with the player rather than on the market, but one guy will have much better memories. Storified by Sports Collector · Mon, Aug 20 2012 19:11:47 Derek Jeter reached a career milestone that … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Home Run Balls
Williams Fan, Collector Helps Kids
Bud Elwin is a collector who believes in giving back. Every Friday and Saturday this summer, the 72-year-old Red Sox fan from Maine has set up a table full of baseball memorabilia trying to raise money for a child abuse and neglect foundation. He sells raffle tickets for a weekly prize drawing for one of his items, which include autographed jerseys and other items he's … [Read more...] about Williams Fan, Collector Helps Kids
Fan Who Traded Jeter Ball for Memorabilia, Seats Could Owe Big Taxes
Christian Lopez, the fan who caught Derek Jeter's 3000th hit, may wind up paying for all of that free memorabilia he got from the Yankees. If Lopez would have kept the ball, it likely would have sold for $150,000 or more at auction. He gave it back and as a thank you, the team turned over some signed balls, jerseys and bats from Jeter plus luxury box tickets for the rest … [Read more...] about Fan Who Traded Jeter Ball for Memorabilia, Seats Could Owe Big Taxes
Card Collector Says Payment Frozen By Dealer’s Crime
Tampa Bay Rays' fan and collector Joe Lalley is a single father of two who says he really didn't want to sell part of his collection but he needed cash. A St. Petersburg, Fla., card shop called Sportsmasters offered him $1200, paying him $400 cash and the rest via Paypal. But when he tried to collect, Paypal said the account that sent him the money had been … [Read more...] about Card Collector Says Payment Frozen By Dealer’s Crime
Brooks Robinson: From Hospital to Autograph Table
34 years after he hung up his third baseman's spikes for good, Brooks Robinson remains one of the most popular Baltimore Orioles of all-time. By now, you'd think the affable Hall of Famer would have signed an autograph for every O's fan who wanted one. Not so. Robinson, 73, was one of the featured guests at the Charm City Heroes sports card show in Pikeville, Md., over … [Read more...] about Brooks Robinson: From Hospital to Autograph Table
Editor’s Blog: News and Notes
SCP Auctions is finalizing its next big catalog sale. Among the items up for bid will be the purchase agreement between the Red Sox and San Diego's Pacific Coast League team that brought Ted Williams to the majors. Boston gave up two players and cash to get Williams' iconic signature on the document in December of 1937. A 1933 Goudey Lajoie, 1951 Bowman Mantle rookie card, … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: News and Notes
Ohio State Scandal a Reflection of Game Used Market
by Craig Paulson What began in the late 19th century with baseball cards being distributed by tobacco companies looking to boost sales has grown into a multi-billion dollar a year industry. Sports memorabilia is now sometimes part of the day's headlines. While packs of baseball cards and sticks of bubble gum where once the standard in the industry, times have … [Read more...] about Ohio State Scandal a Reflection of Game Used Market
Over 3 Dozen Cardinals at Winter Warmup
Just about every team has its own winter time fan event. The Cubs Convention really got the ball rolling several years ago. It's hard to find a fan base more into its wintertime gathering, though, than Cardinal Nation. Baseball fans from hundreds of miles around descend on St. Louis during the second weekend in January to get the lowdown on the upcoming season and hear … [Read more...] about Over 3 Dozen Cardinals at Winter Warmup
Landing Free Sports Memorabilia: Get Social
by Greg Johnson Those of us in the hunt for signed baseballs to add to our collection would love to set ourselves apart from the crowd. We'd love to have the inside scoop to be able to get autographs easier. If you have wondered if there are things you can do to be ahead of the curve and get a piece of game worn memorabilia or an autograph without as much effort as the … [Read more...] about Landing Free Sports Memorabilia: Get Social