People fight for and fight over things an important sports figure may have
signed, touched, used, thrown into a crowd, sold, or donated. There have been
greedy and ruthless adults who have such an obsession they would beat a child
out of their moment of glory by trying to shove them out of the way when
something would be thrown into a crowd.
Children can be avid collectors of sports memorabilia. What might begin as a
gift from a loved one, a chance to actually meet a player in person at a game,
or a child seeing how much a parent idolized a famous sports figure could start
a lifelong adventure into collecting. Sometimes a collection is a shared
passion between parent and child, a bonding point that they both cherish.
For those new to the indulgement of collecting sports memorabilia, there is a
book called 'Sports Memorabilia for Dummies' which might be a big help. Pete
Williams and Gary Carter are the authors. There is probably even someone who
collects the series of books written for so-called 'dummies', which was meant
to put a comical spin on things for someone who needed a more down-to-earth
explanation of how something works.
The largest private collection known of baseball artifacts was one held by New
York Yankees fan Barry Halper. He was a minority owner of the Yankees. He began
to sell off his collection in the late 1990's. One of the more valuable items
in his collection was a glove used by Lou Gehrig in his last game which brought
$387,500! Another item owned by Halper was a glove used in 1960 by Mickey
Mantle, which brought $239,000.
A collection of sports memorabilia often overlooked by the majority of fans is
that of postage stamps. These delight stamp collectors and sports fans alike. A
friend of my husband once had a girlfriend who collected stamps. I naively
offered to help, knowing nothing of stamp collecting. I began pulling stamps
off envelopes to mail to her. She wrote back upon receipt, thanking me but
advising that the stamps be cut out of the envelope was I to continue to
'help'. I'd sent useless items by ruining their condition. Even though the
stamps were used, there was still a certain guideline to keeping them valuable.
Just the amount of sports memorabilia sold during the Olympics alone is
phenomenal. People who attend these events buy for themselves as well as for
loved ones who were unable to attend. Of course, the towns or cities where the
events are held make their own fortune off their local souvenirs, so joy of
financial gain is spread into yet another area.
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