Important Links

• Society For American Baseball Research (SABR) http://www.sabr.org
• The National Baseball Hall of Fame: http://web.baseballhalloffame.org
• Uniform and bat authentication services:
• Memorabilia Evaluation and Authentication Services (MEARS): http://www.mearsonline.com
• Autograph authentication service:
• James Spence Authentication (JSA): http://www.spenceloa.com
• Professional Card Grading Services:
• Sportscard Guaranty http://www.sgccard.com
• PSA http://www.psacard.com
• BGS http://www.beckett.com/grading/
• Insurance:
• REA highly recommends the Collectibles Insurance Agency for coverage of collectibles (baseball cards, memorablilia, art, etc). In addition to providing insurance for auction houses such as REA, they also provide coverage for individuals (underwritten by Hartford Insurance): http://www.collectinsure.com
• News:
• I-Team Blog: New York Daily News Investigative Reporters often cover baseball card, auction, and memorabilia stories of national interest
• Sports Collectors Daily: Internet news website provides news stories about the world of sports collecting from many sources.
• Important Books That We Think Every Collector Should Read:
• The Card: Collectors, Con Men, and the True Story of History's Most Desired Baseball Card by Michael O’Keeffe and Teri Thompson (William Morrow, 2007). Extremely important book relating to the entire card and memorabilia hobby.
• Operation Bullpen by Kevin Nelson (Southampton Books, 2006). This may be the most important book about autograph collecting ever written.
• Fake: Forgery, Lies, & eBay by Kenneth Walton (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2006)