By Jonathan Castner NAC Stalemates, wayward strikes, and flops are as much a part of cup final lore as last-gasp comebacks and acrobatic volleys. For soccer fans, a cup final can often move the emotional needle – it can thrill, or it can bore. The relationship for collectors, however, is more complicated. The outcome of […]
Will a piece of soccer memorabilia soon reach the million-dollar mark? Will the US sports collectibles market embrace soccer? Must one have big bucks to play this game? The love of any game eventually leads to collecting famous objects and articles that secure precious memories of a special team, a favorite player, or a unique […]
“Baseball is 90% mental; the other half is physical.” ~ Yogi Berra Sports collectibles are among the hottest in the field. They’re also among the most reproduced, copied, faked and forged of all collectibles. It has been estimated, as reported in an FBI investigation, that more than 80% of all sports memorable are either falsified […]
Baseball cards — You can collect them. You can swap them. And if you’re lucky, you can sell them for big bucks; as along as you know what to look for. The “mother” of all baseball cards is the Honus Wagner T-206 tobacco card. Tobacco card? That’s right tobacco! The first baseball cards didn’t come […]
