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 Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Gavel Chat Newsbreak for 5/13
Posted by Chris
5/13/2008 3:54:29 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) 
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Time to start participating
Posted by Chris
 II'm not going to beat around the bush here. Just wanted to vent my frustration with Gavel Chat nation a little bit, because it's Monday and I'm a bit ornery. I get more than 1,000 unique visitors on my blog every day and rarely do I see anyone contributing by using the "Comment" field. Well, I think it is time to start. Nobody wants to hear from me every single day and definitely don't want to hear just my opinion, so lets hear it people! *********** Just one quick topic for today. I have actually noticed some killer prices on eBay this week. Is it because of users will always spend their hard-earned cash on collectibles, or did the IRS Economic Stimulus checks really make that big of a difference? I think it's a little bit of both. What did Gavel Chat nation do with their checks?? We would like to know!!! Hit that "Comment" button folks.
5/12/2008 5:42:25 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Friday, May 09, 2008
The Gavel Chat Time Machine
Posted by Chris
Do you remember during the mid-90s when eBay listing rarely had pictures with the item’s description? Remember what it was like before GOOGLE and Wikipedia? Do you remember the card grading company SCD Authentic (I do because I worked for it).  Well, the reason I bring all this up is because Gavel Chat got a hold of a trusty time machine today, and rather than taking the time machine to a tobacco store and going back to open up some old Sweet Caporal packs in search of some T206 cards, stupid, old me decided to go back to the mid-90s to check out what some of my favorite home pages looked like around 10 years ago.  What you are seeing is the actual home pages from the sites GOOGLE, Upper Deck, Robert Edward Auctions, SCDA, PSA and ESPN.com. I really have no point to this blog entry other than that fact that I thought seeing these were really neat and it brought back to some cool memories of when I used to struggle with computers during my early college years.  Hope you enjoy this as much as I did.   Have a great weekend! Also, here's another Lou Lampson video... In this selection, the game-worn jersey guru is talking about the way he prefers to display his collection.
> -Chris
One last fun thing for Friday:
5/9/2008 4:02:57 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, May 08, 2008
Are you one of the culprits?
Posted by Chris
 Filling out your Super Bowl pool sheet, checking eBay, bracket time during March Madness, going through personal email, visiting blogs and message boards that have nothing to do with your line of work. How much time do you spend using online features that seem to be more interesting than what you're "supposed to be doing" while on the job? Now, don't get me wrong... I'll take my Gavel Chat readers any way I can get them, and I will say that I can't beleive how popular this blog has actually gotten, but I thought this was an interesting topic that I'm sure your bosses might not be too thrilled about. Have you ever listed or bid on an eBay auction at work? How bout visit the various sports memorabilia message boards at work? Heck, you might be Gavel Chatting at work right now! If you are a die-hard, like most of us are, it's hard not to venture away from the daily grind once in a while, but be careful guys ... Gavel Chat is almost more important than work, but not quite.
5/8/2008 3:12:53 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Authentication takes time
Posted by Chris
In my multi-part interview with Lou Lampson the world-famous jersey collector talked about the steps involved in the authentication process. This is a very big business and everything has to be taken into consideration when analyzing the work of an authenticator.
I would never want to be an authenticator ... The demands, the stress and the headaches would really wear on the hobby that I love. Click below to listen to Lampson's take on this "sometimes controversial" topic.
5/7/2008 2:18:39 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Every Tuesday will be Gavel Chat's Video Newsbreak
Posted by Chris
 Hello Gavel Chatters ... I am very pumped to announce that every Tuesday, Scott Kelnhofer, the host of Sports Collecting Radio's, will also host Gavel Chat's News Break show. This new card and memorabilia feature will showcase the latest that is happening in the industry that we all love.
Please tune in every Tuesday evening on Gavel Chat to watch this exciting new segment. Also, I just read about this tragic story... Found this on Game Used Forum
5/6/2008 2:59:14 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Monday, May 05, 2008
Keith Olbermann visits Gavel Chat... Well, sort of
Posted by Chris
I know I already posted once today, but I wanted to get this video posted because it is actually a big deal. Keith Olbermann just sent us a fantastic series of articles about rare Topps proof cards, and even if this isn't your cup of tea, you should read the series. Very, very interesting stuff. Click on the video link below to hear SCD editor talk about the sweepstakes that will accompany Olbermann's articles. Also, as promised, here is the URL for the plaques T.S. talks about: http://www.philadelphiaathletics.org/cgi-local/cart.pl
5/5/2008 4:59:05 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Lou Lampson video Part II and lots of weekend sales
Posted by Chris
5/5/2008 12:24:42 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, May 01, 2008
Gavel Chat to stick with video
Posted by Chris
Due to an overwhelming response to the recent videos I put on the blog, Gavel Chat will be transformed into a video/editorial blog. Now readers will have the best of both worlds. Not only will you continue to read my thoughts nearly every day about the hobby we all love, but the blog will feature many exclusive video interviews and my ugly mug from time to time. Today's video features Super Collector Nicholas DePace. DePace usually flies under the radar of the hobby world, but I was fortunate enough to catch up with him a year ago at Heritage's Signature auction. Enjoy.
5/1/2008 1:16:46 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
True collectors talking about their game-worn equipment video
Posted by Chris
4/30/2008 5:52:11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
For those of you who don't want to wait
Posted by Chris
 You might not have known this, but many auction houses offer a retail outlet on their websites. Auctions can be fun, but sometimes collectors don't want to wait weeks in order to purchase something for their collection. I honestly don't think that most of these venues do a very good job of promoting this retail section of their company. Maybe that's on purpose, but the blog took it upon itself to sort through all sports memorabilia auction houses in order to show which sites have this component. Here you go: American MemorabiliaClean Sweep AuctionsEAC Gallery
Grey FlannelHeritage Auction Galleries Sotheby’s with SCP AuctionsInside the Park Collectibles
Lew Lipset Auctions Mei GrayMEARSTouchdown Treasures**************  Remember these? CLICK HERE. This is an unopened box of 1st Series Garbage Pail Kids packs (48) from Mastro's current auction. I remember taking my bike to the local Marinette, Wis. candy shop to load up on these bad boys at 25 cents a pack. Now Mastro has a box that is selling for more than $650. I guess it is more than 20 years old, but never in my wildest imagination did I think a box of this stuff would approach $1,000. Crazy!
4/29/2008 3:16:31 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Friday, April 25, 2008
Brett and Bushing
Posted by Chris
Well ... HERE IT IS. The interview that shocked me ... Dave Bushing retired from the game of third-party authentication. Click on the above link to view my entire story. Very interesting stuff and like I said, very surprising. **********
Also, once in a while, on a Friday I like to post a Youtube video on the blog to kind of kick off the weekend. My boy, Brett Favre was on Letterman last night, so in case you missed it here it is. Have a good weekend everyone. -chris
4/25/2008 3:30:15 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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