| If you’re a sports fan, you’ve probably bought some kind of sports memorabilia sometime in your life. Folks can buy all kinds of stuff at the ballpark or at the stadium, ranging from jerseys to hats to balls and photos. There are keychains, trading cards, blankets, bobble head dolls, and even cookbooks designed for fans who love their particular sport, who hold a specific team close to their hearts, or who want to show their pride for the alma mater.
Fans spend millions of dollars every year on these goodies. And because there is a market for cards and autographs and memorabilia, it comes as no surprise that Buying and Selling Sports Collectibles is one of the largest, fastestgrowing, and most profitable categories associated with the wide, wonderful world of eBay. By just using your computer, you can buy or sell anything from a World Series ticket stub to a game-used jersey.
Need to buy a birthday present and don’t have the time to shop? Odds are, you can find the perfect item to buy on eBay.
Cleaning out a closet and come across a set of old football cards you no longer want? What better place to sell them than on eBay?
You very well might earn enough money, after reading this book and implementing its knowledge, to surpass even your wildest dreams. But the primary goal here isn’t to help you get rich quick. I won’t promise you a vacation home in the Caribbean, but this book will help guide you over some of the rough spots if you want to buy and sell sports memorabilia on eBay. Information contained within is guaranteed to help you avoid some of the pitfalls that will come looking for you as you begin, or try to perfect, your online trading experience. Those same pitfalls were the ones I personally experienced to a certain degree, and the ones I want to help you sidestep.
About the Author BILL FROLOFF is a businessman and writer who has bought and sold sports memorabilia for more than 40 years. His highly acclaimed business, 65 Mustang Sports, is based primarily on eBay, where he has earned recognition as one of the most knowledgeable and trustworthy PowerSellers of sports memorabilia in the eBay community. One of his most prized sales was a baseball signed by Babe Ruth and other members of the cast from The Pride of the Yankees (the 1942 film about the life of legendary New York Yankee Lou Gehrig). Inscribed “To Irving” and autographed by Walter Brennan and Gary Cooper along with “The Bambino” himself, the ball is believed to be a treasure once owned by composer Irving Berlin, making it a classic—just like the automobile for which the 65 Mustang Sports collectibles company is named.
A lifetime love for sports and a 30-year career in sports journalism paved the road for Bill’s passionate venture into the world of online auctions in 1998, and he has never turned back. As a sportswriter, he covered everything from Major League Baseball’s spring training to the Super Bowl and the NBA Championship. He also has authored several articles for such noted sports collectible publications as Sports Collectors Digest, and his hobby expertise has been quoted in publications such as the Cincinnati Enquirer and Honolulu Advertiser. He lives with his wife and three children and their cocker spaniel in Orange County, California, where he helps coach his sons’ Little League teams in his spare time. |