Picker's Pocket Guide - Baseball Memorabilia

How to Pick Antiques Like a Pro

Jeff Figler

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Krause Publications
01 January 2015

Antiques & collectables: buyer's guides; Baseball

Brand New BallgameDiscover what the pros know with this hands-on, how-to guide to picking baseball memorabilia. Learn what seasoned collectors look for and what they value in this easy-to-follow and indispensable pocket guide.

You'll Uncover:

The Triple Play - Who, what, and how of baseball picking and collectingHot Prospects - Baseball cards, balls, bats, jerseys, pennants, photographs, board games, and moreMajor League findsHow to Play Ball - Practical strategies for valuing and flipping itemsThe Sweet Spot - How to negotiate dealsWhether for pleasure of profit, the Picker's Pocket Guide is a real find.|Discover what the pros know with this hands-on, how-to guide to picking baseball memorabilia. Learn what seasoned collectors look for and what they value in this easy-to-follow and indispensable pocket guide.|This guide will show pickers where to pick the good, better, and best sports memorabilia for their own collection to keep for fun or invest for profit, and how to flip items for the best money possible. Despite the availability of sports memorabilia, condition, scarcity, and desirability all play a factor in their collectability and value. All of these factors can be highly nuanced and this book aims to show how to understand what collectors look for. It will also touch on the history of sports and give pickers a working vocabulary to speak and think intelligently about this exciting and varied collecting field. The book also features advice and tips.

By: Jeff Figler
Imprint: Krause Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 102mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 236g
ISBN: 9781440242786
ISBN 10: 144024278X
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 January 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Jeff Figler is a nationally recognized expert on sports collectibles. He has written more than 400 articles about collecting that appear regularly in The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles, Collectors Journal, The Antique Shoppe, and other magazines. Figler's personal collection has been featured by major media across the United States and includes a Honus Wagner baseball card, considered the ""Holy Grail"" of sports cards."