For youngsters of all ages. Even New York Mets memorabilia started to move again now that the team is working its way out of the pits. A New York businessman and childhood baseball card collector, Reiferson got interested in the folk art side of the sport three years ago. He considers Jackson a tragic hero, even though he thinks there's enough evidence of guilt against him. Even a ball signed by a whole World Series-winning team won't have the collectible value of one single hero's signature, especially on a ball hit in a critical game or play.
Association is often everything.
Press pins, which haven't appealed much to collectors recently, came to life in a couple of offerings. This previously unknown version of the cards was printed by the Strobridge Litho Co., famed for its great 19th-century circus posters. Tennis as a big-time collectible is coming on slowly. Two John McEnroe tournament-used Dunlop Max 200G rackets, strung to the American star's specs, found buyers. Each racket has a worn grip, its original cover, and a letter of authenticity from McEnroe's father on his engraved law firm stationery.