MEARS Online is offering a Walter Payton rookie jersey as part of its June auction. The current owner of the #34 home mesh Chicago Bears shirt originally obtained it from the personal collection of long time Chicago White Sox clubhouse man, “Chicken” Willie Thompson in the early 1980’s, according to MEARS. It is now being offered to collectors for the first time. It’s the … [Read more...]
Jim Brown Game Used Jersey Sells for $61,212
A game-worn Jim Brown jersey sold for $61,212 over the weekend via MEARS Online Auctions. The Milwaukee-based firm called the brown home model dating from the running back's prime of 1962-63 “the finest Jim Brown Cleveland Browns jersey to have ever surfaced". It's the second highest price ever paid for a game-worn Brown jersey. The auction included over 1,000 items, … [Read more...]
Huge Mickey Mantle Collection Headlines MEARS Holiday Auction
The Mickey Mantle auction conducted by Guernsey's in 2003 was a direct link for collectors to get their hands on personal items from The Mick from the Mantle family. Now, collectors will get a second chance. MEARS Online Auctions will be conducting three sales featuring the lifetime collection of a Mantle fan from Dallas, TX with many items originating from that Guernsey's … [Read more...]
VIDEO: 60 Minutes Sports Looks Inside the Hobby
The big business side of sports memorabilia is the subject of another long form story on a network TV news magazine show. 60 Minutes Sports, which airs on Showtime, will investigate the game-worn and game-used side of the market, paid autograph signings and more in its December 4 edition. Veteran reporter Armen Keteyian, who also looked in on the hobby for CBS Sunday … [Read more...]
Snaring 1970 Kareem, Oscar Jerseys Turned Out to be Wise Move for Equipment Man
Hopping on a bus to apply for a job with a new pro basketball franchise in Milwaukee more than 40 years ago looks like it is going to pay some big future dividends for Patrick McBride. A teenager who inherited the job as equipment manager when his boss passed away, McBride saw his Bucks win the 1970-71 NBA Championship. Three years later, still working for the team, he … [Read more...]
Circa 1920 Babe Ruth Bat Sold for $415,000
A bat believed to be ordered by Babe Ruth in July of 1920 and used in the early stages of his New York Yankees career has sold for $415,000. MEARS Online Auctions announced the sale of the bat this week after offering it online. The company's authentication and research arm matched the bat to Louisville Slugger factory records, 36” and a whopping 44.6 ounces. Most … [Read more...]
Record Prices for Gehrig Bat, Banks Jersey
MEARS Online Auctions has achieved what it says are two record prices for baseball memorabilia. A 1927 Lou Gehrig model game bat offered in the company’s last monthly auction sold for $225,000, the most ever paid for a non-side written bat originating with the Yankee Hall of Famer while a 1969 Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs jersey brought $168,728, setting a new mark for a Banks … [Read more...]
MEARS to Display Historic Bats, Game Worn Uniforms
MEARS Auctions will have several historic game used bats and game worn uniforms on display at its booth (#248) at the National Sports Collectors Convention this week in Baltimore. Items featured include: 1938-39 Lou Gehrig New York Yankees, H&B Louisville Slugger Professional Model, Game Used Bat (MEARS A7) 1911-16 Eddie Collins Chicago White Sox, H&B … [Read more...]
Pete Maravich New Orleans Jazz Warm-Up Jacket Highlights MEARS Auction
MEARS Online Auctions has launched its latest monthly event, featuring a 1977 Pete Maravich New Orleans Jazz warmup jacket, more than 80 game worn caps and game-used bats, including a 1925-28 Rogers Hornsby model, a 1977 Pete Rose gamer, a collection of 45 J. Edgar Hoover FBI letters and dozens of other pieces. Memorabilia The Pete Maravich warmup jacket is the star of … [Read more...]
Intriguing Bats Part of MEARS Auction
MEARS is offering an impressive group of game-used bats in its current auction. Tucked among early Louisville Sluggers from Honus Wagner and Ty Cobb is a bat with some dictatorial history behind it. Smuggled from the Dominican Republic, a1936-39 Era De Trujillo game used bat was presented to MEARS Auctions as having been used by the Dragones de Ciudad Trujillo National … [Read more...]