For Luis “Louie” Morales, running a baseball card show will be a walk in the park compared to the challenges he has faced. The retired New York Police Department detective was a first responder when the World Trade Center was attacked Sept. 11, 2001. Working as a volunteer for a Central Florida sheriff’s department this year, his DNA skills helped crack cold cases from 1984 … [Read more...] about New Orlando Card Show Promoter Aims for Proceeds to Help Homeless, Hungry Kids
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Luring Regulars, Tourists Part of Doing Business for Orlando Shop
When you see a sports card shop is located near a land known as the ‘happiest place on earth’, where 17 million visitors come each year, you might think the owner has it easy. Open the doors, let the tourists flood in, make enough money to hire some good help, sit back and watch the profits roll in. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. Maintaining a successful … [Read more...] about Luring Regulars, Tourists Part of Doing Business for Orlando Shop
Florida Man Arrested for Stealing Cards, Etc.
A Spring Hill, Florida man with a long rap sheet is facing several new counts of theft after Hernando County sheriff's investigators say they nabbed him selling stolen vintage sports cards on eBay. Robert Benson was already in jail facing eight stolen property counts from an April 30 arrest. Now he's looking at seven more after the sheriff's office recovered a Bart Starr … [Read more...] about Florida Man Arrested for Stealing Cards, Etc.
Signed NBA Collage Will Aid Retired Players
During the 1996-1997 season, the National Basketball Association celebrated its 50th anniversary by getting behind a new piece of autographed memorabilia. Sam Battistone, founder of Field of Dreams and Dreams Inc. and former owner of the Utah Jazz, got together with NBA Commissioner David Stern to create and produce the “NBA Fifty Greatest Players” lithograph. The … [Read more...] about Signed NBA Collage Will Aid Retired Players
$315,000 Endowment to Preserve Boxing Collection
Professor Tony Cucchiara, chief archivist at Brooklyn College Library, was on the trail of what he had been assured was the largest and most extensive boxing collection in the world. “When I saw it, I was stunned,” he said. The collection filled the entire two-car garage and overflowed into two rooms of boxing historian Hank Kaplan’s home in Kendall, Florida. The … [Read more...] about $315,000 Endowment to Preserve Boxing Collection
Stock Analyst Bullish on Dreams
Like many companies, Dreams Inc. has had its share of down times, losing the kind of money that most of us can't even imagine. However, the Plantation, Florida parent company of Mounted Memories, Pro Sports Memorabilia and FansEdge has been opening some eyes on Wall Street lately. After scoring some online partnership deals with solid companies and opening up some new … [Read more...] about Stock Analyst Bullish on Dreams
2010 Jewish Major Leaguers Set is ‘Grand Finale’
The 2010 edition of Jewish Major Leaguer baseball cards salutes what was probably the greatest decade in the game’s history for Jewish players, with players like Shawn Green, Kevin Youkilis, Jason Marquis, Ian Kinsler, Ryan Braun and Scott Feldman rising to all-star status, and more filling rosters than in any previous decade in baseball annals. Twenty-nine Jewish players … [Read more...] about 2010 Jewish Major Leaguers Set is ‘Grand Finale’
Autograph Seekers Try to Score at Spring Games
Spring training used to be fertile hunting grounds for autograph collectors and fans. 25 or 30 years ago, there wasn't much competition. It's still easier to land a few signatures in Florida or Arizona than at Yankee Stadium in July, but you'll have plenty of competition as you chase down players or wait for them to stop and sign. Some of those carrying baseballs and … [Read more...] about Autograph Seekers Try to Score at Spring Games
Tebow Keeps Signing
The company that signed Tim Tebow to an autograph deal is keeping the former Heisman Trophy winner busy. Tebow will appear Saturday, March 27, at Palm Beach Autographs. He recently signed an exclusive memorabilia contract with the company. Tebow's appearance at the company's store in Jacksonville two weeks ago was a complete sell-out with fans paying $160 per … [Read more...] about Tebow Keeps Signing