Book Description
Warman's enters the hot field of sports collectibles with this new comprehensive sports memorabilia price guide that provides a broad overview of collectibles organized by sport for all collectors—novice to veteran. Each chapter introduces a different sport with a rundown on its history. Covered sports include baseball, football, basketball, hockey, golf, tennis, auto racing, Olympics, horse racing, and boxing. Readers will also find collecting trends and tips, resource listings, periodicals, clubs and web sites.

With a stronger emphasis on older, more valuable items, collectibles covered include: balls, bats, posters, cereal boxes, stamps, publications, programs, uniforms, stadium seats, and many obscure items.

- Sport-by-sport memorabilia and price guide for novice to veteran collectors
- Only current all-sport general collectibles guide known in print
- Includes older, more valuable trading cards and retail equipment ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Warman's Sports Memorabilia
One thing that is not immediately obvious is the year published.
I was a little dissappointed that the information I was given did not include the fact that it was a 2000 issue and not 2001.

Carole

From yearbooks to boxing memorabilia
With Warman's Sports Collectibles, fans of specific sports as well as overall collectors of sports memorabilia receive an excellent guide to the finer art of sports collecting, with values accompanying black and white photos of the pieces. From yearbooks to boxing memorabilia, the collectibles are organized both by sport and type, making Warman's Sports Collectibles easy to refer quickly to for a variety of memorabilia.

The superior visual and informative aid
Warman's Sports Collectibles is an exhaustive value and identification guide designed to help anyone, from amateur to veteran collector, quickly and easily understand the fascinating hobby of sports collecting. This comprehensive and reliable guide covers a wide variety of sports memorabilia, including items tied into auto racing, baseball, basketball, bowling, boxing, figure skating, football, golf, hockey, horse racing, Olympics, soccer, tennis, and wrestling. Each sports field has its own chapter. Collecting tips are provided, with in-depth historical background on each type of sport, facts, dates, and figures. At 352 pages with a massive 1,500 black and white photos, Warman's Sports Collectibles is the superior visual and informative aid for any collector looking for just the right item! ... Read more

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Covers of Gold is the third ground-breaking book about collectible sheet music by Marion Short. Exciting new categories covered in this book include baseball music, the evolution of fashion, the Big Band era, and the elusive sheet music cover illustrators. These subjects and more are accompanied by over 550 full color photographs of the actual music, encompassing the approximate time span of 1900 to 1940. Covers of Gold follows the success of Marion Short's first two books, The Gold in Your Piano Bench and More Gold in Your Piano Bench also available from Schiffer Publishing. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

One of the few books to cover more horse racing than glasses
I can't speak for the other sports covered by this book, but this is the only book I have ever found to cover more horse racing memorabilia than just Kentucky Derby and other glasses.This book covers glasses but also programs and pins for all three Triple Crown races and horse racing games.The prices listed still useful even though 10 year old now since horse racing memorabilia isn't a very volatile market, at least in the older items.Just add about 10% or so to the prices and you are pretty much up to date again.The listing of games is one of the best parts of the book as I have never found such a comprehensive list anywhere else.

If you are a collector, pick up a copy for reference use.They are dirt cheap now as used books here on Amazon but you will find it quite valuable.

Very easy to read and covers many items.
I enjoyed the book for its content. It had many sports collectibles that you may not think of. The major problem of the book is the published date of 1993.In the world of collectibles 5 years is an eternity. As the title of the book reads "Malloy's Sports Collectibles Value Guide : Up-To-Date Prices for Noncard Sports Memorabilia" The "up to date" portion is not even close. Probably one of the best books that cover this kind of memorabilia but does you no good if the information is out of date. ... Read more

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Meet the most accomplished and interesting Jewish athletes in the historyof sports in this entertaining new title by the author of The Big Book OfJewish Baseball. Its heroes range from the pioneering boxing displays ofDaniel Mendoza to the baseball triumphs of Sandy Koufax & today's ShawnGreen. Here you'll learn about the little-known Sphas, Philadelphia'sall-Jewish, world champion basketball team, as well as the well-knownfootball triumphs of Sid Luckman and Jay Fiedler. They're all featured inthis mini-encyclopedia: yesterday's legends & today's rising stars,including the 150 Greatest Jewish Athletes of all time rated according toachievements. These exciting stories are presented in an accessible,easy-to-read format with a generous supply of photos, autographs, and othersports memorabilia, as well as biographies and anecdotes about each player.This book is a perfect gift for readers of all ages whith an interest insports or Judaica. ... Read more

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If you're a sports collectible enthusiast, you may be surprised at the incredible wealth of treasures eBay offers-right at your fingertips. "Buying & Selling Sports Collectibles on eBay" is the guide you need for conducting in-depth research, finding exactly what you're searching for online, and making intelligent bids. Avoid bad buys with insider tips on savvy bidding strategies. Are you interested in selling your own sports collectibles on eBay? Find out how you can set up shop as you get advice for taking and posting photos, writing catchy descriptions, and setting your starting price. Whether you're searching for the baseball card that will complete your collection or looking for the highest offer on an autographed jersey, "Buying & Selling Sports Collectibles on eBay" gives you the skills you need to meet your goals quickly and hassle-free. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Waste of time and money
This book will tell you absolutely nothing you can't learn for free by reading the eBay tutorials and looking at couple of sports card message boards (beckett, sportscardsheriff, etc).

The information presented is of the most basic nature and is repeated many times, often on the same page. It became quite obvious after reading the first two chapters that the author was struggling to "pad" the page count of this book.

I am not an expert in sports collecting by any means, in fact I just started this year. However, if you just follow the advice in my first paragraph, you will have acquired the knowledge in this book many times over.

If you're still not convinced, go to your local bookstore and flip through this book, you'll see what I mean fairly quickly.

Must-have book for eBay buyers and sellers!
This is a must-have book for eBay buyers AND sellers! It provides comprehensive material written in plain English so that both the novice and expert buyer/seller on the eBay auction site can learn something new that will be worth WAY MORE than the cost of the book.

Don't you think it's worth investing $10-$20 for a possible payoff of more than $1000 or more in the long run?

This book should be in your hands today!

Buy it, you won't regret it. ... Read more

Book Description
Collecting spear fishing decoys is rapidly gaining popularity. Over 350 color photos of commercial decoys from both major and minor manufacturers. Decoys from more than 100 companies in both the United States and Canada. AUTHORBIO: Frank Baron grew up fishing with his dad and uncles in Detroit, Michigan and has always been intrigued by winter ice fishing, its methods, and the related tools of the trade. He is chairman of the Fish Decoy Division of the National Fishing Lure Collectors Club and co-founder of the Great Lakes Decoy Collectors and Carvers Association. REVIEW: This book documents major and minor manufacturers of commercial decoys and commercial ice fishing items. The author wanted to preserve and document the history of these items and companies, many of which are unknown. Details on the sport of spear fishing begin the book and give the reader a better understanding of the sport before studying the collectible items associated with it. ... Read more

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With a huge international following, widespread media coverage, and many "superstar" players, lawn tennis has become one of the most popular sporting events in the world today. This fascinating book contains a wonderful assortment of vintage items related to lawn tennis and other games played with rackets: squash, badminton, table tennis, and more. Featured are a gamesman's delight: collectibles of a favorite sport including books, magazines, tournament programs and tickets, playing cards, rackets and other equipment, photographs, artwork, postcards, ceramic figurines, trophies, jewelry, and more dating from the 1890s forward. Detailed captions provide descriptions, measurements, dates, and current values for each item shown. To guide collectors, the author provides historical background on each of the games and a useful glossary of terms. This beautiful reference book will inspire collectors, dealers, and sporting enthusiasts of all kinds. ... Read more

Product Description
This profusely illustrated auction catalog for the HSC Sports Collectibles Dallas Auction Catalog #707conducted on May 5, 2007 in Dallas, TX is accompanied by a complete list of the prices realized for each item sold. A valuable reference, which makes interesting reading for hobbyists and researchers.Heritage Auction Galleries is the world's largest collectibles auction house (over $450 million in annual sales), and the third largest public auctioneer in the United States. Heritage specializes in live and online auctions in venues throughout the United States of rare coins and currency, vintage sports collectibles, comic books and comic art, illustration art, Americana, celebrity and music memorabilia, autographs, books, manuscripts, and historical memorabilia. Heritage now also auctions fine American and European paintings and decorative arts. Heritage's website offers free online auction results archives to its 225,000+ registered Internet bidder-members (membership is free), with over one million enlargeable images. Whether you are a collector or a potential seller or consignor, these back-issue auction catalogs from Amazon.com are a perfect way to learn more about Heritage and the collectibles categories and markets that interest you most. ... Read more

Product Description
This profusely illustrated auction catalog for the Heritage Sports Collectibles Dallas Auction #706 The Dr. James Naismith Collection, conducted on December 8 & December 15, 2006 in Dallas, TX is accompanied by a complete list of the prices realized for each item sold. A valuable reference, which makes interesting reading for hobbyists and researchers.Heritage Auction Galleries is the world's largest collectibles auction house (over $450 million in annual sales), and the third largest public auctioneer in the United States. Heritage specializes in live and online auctions in venues throughout the United States of rare coins and currency, vintage sports collectibles, comic books and comic art, illustration art, Americana, celebrity and music memorabilia, autographs, books, manuscripts, and historical memorabilia. Heritage now also auctions fine American and European paintings and decorative arts. Heritage's website offers free online auction results archives to its 225,000+ registered Internet bidder-members (membership is free), with over one million enlargeable images. Whether you are a collector or a potential seller or consignor, these back-issue auction catalogs from Amazon.com are a perfect way to learn more about Heritage and the collectibles categories and markets that interest you most. ... Read more

Book Description
This profusely illustrated auction catalog for the Heritage Sports Collectibles Signature Sports Auction #702 conducted on May 14, 2005 in Dallas, TX, is accompanied by a complete list of the prices realized for each item sold. A valuable reference, which makes interesting reading for hobbyists and researchers.

Heritage Auction Galleries is the world's largest collectibles auction house (over $450 million in annual sales), and the third largest public auctioneer in the United States. Heritage specializes in live and online auctions in venues throughout the United States of rare coins and currency, vintage sports collectibles, comic books and comic art, illustration art, Americana, celebrity and music memorabilia, autographs, books, manuscripts, and historical memorabilia. Heritage now also auctions fine American and European paintings and decorative arts. Heritage's website offers free online auction results archives to its 225,000+ registered Internet bidder-members (membership is free), with over one million enlargeable images. Whether you are a collector or a potential seller or consignor, these back-issue auction catalogs from Amazon.com are a perfect way to learn more about Heritage and the collectibles categories and markets that interest you most. ... Read more

Book Description
This profusely illustrated auction catalog for the Heritage Sports Collectibles Signature Sports Auction #701, conducted on September 10-11,2004, in Long Beach, CA, is accompanied by a complete list of the prices realized for each item sold. A valuable reference, which makes interesting reading for hobbyists and researchers.

Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers is the world's largest collectibles auction house (over $250 million in annual sales), and the third largest public auctioneer in the United States. Heritage specializes in live and online auctions in venues throughout the United States of rare coins and currency, vintage sports collectibles, comic books and comic art, illustration art, Americana, celebrity and music memorabilia, autographs, books, manuscripts, and historical memorabilia. Heritage now also auctions fine American and European paintings and decorative arts. Heritage's website offers free online auction results archives to its 150,000+ registered Internet bidder-members (membership is free), with over one million enlargeable images. Whether you are a collector or a potential seller or consignor, these back-issue auction catalogs from Amazon.com are a perfect way to learn more about Heritage and the collectibles categories and markets that interest you most. ... Read more