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esquiresportsesquiresports Posts: 1,360 ✭✭✭
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Seems this aspect of the hobby is pretty much ignored here. Understandable given this is a CU board, but I was wondering if there are others on this forum that also collect sports memorabilia. I put about half of my collecting budget into game used memorabilia and the other half into cards (primarily unopened). How do you allocate your collecting budget?

Always buying 1971 OPC Baseball packs.

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  • alifaxwa2alifaxwa2 Posts: 3,104 ✭✭✭
    My budget is currently whatever I sell, but this is what I have,

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  • esquiresportsesquiresports Posts: 1,360 ✭✭✭
    Very nice gloves displays. One of the trickiest items to display. I'm not a big fan of the smushed under glass look that you usually see.
    Always buying 1971 OPC Baseball packs.
  • BostonAmericansBostonAmericans Posts: 434 ✭✭
    I don't have a lot of game used stuff. My other collecting niche is autographs. Currently working on a 1970 Boston Bruins pennant. Got about half the team's autos on it including Esposito, Bucyk, Hodge, Cheevers, Sanderson and others. Mr. Orr will cost me $250 (but includes return shipping!!).
    Collecting Topps Baseball: 1966-present base sets
    Topps/OPC Hockey 1966-Present base sets
  • LarkinCollectorLarkinCollector Posts: 8,975 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I stick to the smaller memorabilia, mostly due to it being smaller/easier to display (a few signed balls, lots of auto'd photos, etc.) Also, I think there is a general distrust of those selling GU memorabilia, with all the well publicized cases of outright fraud and no single respected authenticator.

    ETA: and magazines.
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  • DanBessetteDanBessette Posts: 6,421 ✭✭✭
    Alifax, I'm sure I'm an idiot, but I don't know what I'm looking at in the 2nd and 3rd photos. Whose red gloves? And whose hockey stick?
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hi Scott

    I've posted on memorabilia on a regular basis.

    The "love" is up and down.

    I just picked up a board game I've been waiting for 10 years. Guess it's time.

    Thanx.
    Mike
  • MikeyPMikeyP Posts: 990 ✭✭✭
    Boston Americans, where did you acquire Phil Esposito's autograph? I have an item that I would like him to sign.
    "Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood."
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Those glove displays are sweet!
    Mike
  • BostonAmericansBostonAmericans Posts: 434 ✭✭


    << <i>Boston Americans, where did you acquire Phil Esposito's autograph? I have an item that I would like him to sign. >>



    He made an appearance at a show back in May in Marlboro MA. It was basically an autograph show with some dealer tables. I was also able to catch him outside a Lightning game the night they honored him during their 20th anniversary. I would just keep an eye out for major shows. You may also want to get on this company's mailing list: New England Picture (my apologies mods for any rule breaking). They do a lot of Bruins's stuff and they recently handled the pennant I sent in for Gerry Cheevers (I'll post some pix of the pennant soon).

    I have seen some success via the SCN site but it takes many many days.

    Hope this helps.
    Collecting Topps Baseball: 1966-present base sets
    Topps/OPC Hockey 1966-Present base sets
  • MikeyPMikeyP Posts: 990 ✭✭✭
    Thanks for the information Boston Americans.
    "Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood."
  • alifaxwa2alifaxwa2 Posts: 3,104 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Alifax, I'm sure I'm an idiot, but I don't know what I'm looking at in the 2nd and 3rd photos. Whose red gloves? And whose hockey stick? >>


    The red gloves are Chris Cooley and the stick is Brooks Laich.
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