CYBER : WORD GETTING OUT ON ONLINE AUCTION GROUP.Byline: Tom Hoffarth Online auction company eBay (http://www.ebay.com) made headlines in the business world last week when stock in the company went through the roof on its first day of Wall Street trading. For those involved in buying and selling sports memorabilia The term sports memorabilia usually refers to anything that can be directly connected to a sports event or personality. These items are generally gathered by fans of the particular sport, athlete or team that the item signifies or by collectors who find value in the rarity , it just means that the secret is out. Baseball cards, autographed balls and boxing title belts are just some of the things that draw as much interest as Beanie Babies on this site, which has sold more than 24 million items since its inception. Not that this is the best of the sports stuff that went up for auction this past weekend, but it's a sample of what's there if you look hard enough and is still up for bidding: A pre-WWII era Jesse Owens never-been-used ink blotter A written record of arrests and other occurrences maintained by the police. The report kept by the police when a suspect is booked, which involves the written recording of facts about the person's arrest and the charges against him or her. BLOTTER, mer. law. , an advertising promo from Wampoles Creo-terpin cough medicine A cough medicine is a medicinal drug used to treat coughing and related conditions. Dry coughs are treated with cough suppressants (antitussives) that suppress the body's urge to cough, while productive coughs (coughs that produce phlegm) are treated with . Starting bid: $3. Item 32056092. A guy in Asheville, N.C., has a little-used right-handed hickory shaft mashie golf club. Starting bid: $20. Item 32388680. A 1996 Timeless Legend Starting Lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes figurine of Florence Griffith Joyner in mint condition
Mint condition is an expression used in the description of pre-owned goods. Originally, the phrase comes from the way collectors describe the condition of coins. . Starting bid: $5. Item 32299797. Several 1984 U.S. Olympic team photos autographed by everyone, including Mark McGwire A guy in Tampa has signed Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale Salvino figurines that are valued at $200 and $185 respectively. Starting bid: $50. Item 32383637 and 32383153. A Corbin, Ky., gent has replica WCW wrestling masks that are ``in the ring quality.'' Starting bid: $24. Item 32351645. |
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