Sunday, April 15, 2012
Now up for bids: Fandom's eBay picks
By Paul Lukas
eBay photo
One thing we plan to do here at Fandom is take a look at some of the cool sports-related items on eBay. There's so much cool sports-related stuff up for sale, ranging from traditional memorabilia (jerseys, bats, balls, trading cards) to more unusual items. And it's all fun to look at, even if you don't plan to bid on any of it.
Case in point: the groovy NFL Players Association belt buckle shown above. I've been an eBay devotee since the late '90s and a sports junkie for a lot longer than that, but I've never seen a buckle like that until now. Want it? It can be yours for a mere $125.
Some other good eBay items that are currently up for grabs -- all a lot less expensive than the buckle -- include the following:
When baseball umps eject a player from a game, they file a report on the incident to the commissioner's office. Here's an example of the paperwork that National League umps used in the 1950s.
