by Carrie Van Brunt-Wiley Why should you worry about insuring sports memorabilia you own? Because the biggest threat to your collection of baseball cards, signed footballs or basketballs and game jerseys is not that your wife or significant other will clean out the home office and throw them away. You also have to worry about fire, theft and even water or other damage to … [Read more...] about Tips for Insuring Sports Memorabilia
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Shinder’s Massive Inventory Sold at Auction
The company that was once one of the most recognizable names among the Twin Cities businesses has evaporated and its inventory of books, adult magazines and millions of baseball cards has been turned into cash. Shinders, a Minneapolis-based chain, went out of business when former owner Robert Weisberg got into big trouble on a variety of fronts. Over the past few months, a … [Read more...] about Shinder’s Massive Inventory Sold at Auction
Baltimore Sun Library Added to Growing Photo Inventory
They sit in the offices of newspapers and magazines, waiting to be discovered. Millions of images taken by photographers across the country, telling countless stories and taking anyone who looks at even one of them back in time to a singular moment or place. Historic images, many of which feature sports subjects, are gradually becoming available to fans and collectors as … [Read more...] about Baltimore Sun Library Added to Growing Photo Inventory
State Seizes Kansas Shop…for Second Time
The Kansas Department of Revenue and law enforcement officers near Kansas City seized the assets and shut down a local sports memorabilia store for not paying state sales and withholding taxes. Moments in Sports, located in a Topeka shopping mall, was teporarily closed in January of this year for the same issue. Media reports indicate the KDOR also seized money, bank … [Read more...] about State Seizes Kansas Shop…for Second Time