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December 14, 2017

How Much Are Those Old Baseball Cards Worth?

Depending on the year, condition and, of course, the player, some baseball cards could be worth thousands of dollars. Getty Images Q: I was going through my old...
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Topics:   Athletes
December 06, 2017

World-renowned baseball card collector searches Bay Area for rare gems

If you want a blank stare from a convenience store operator, ask if they have any baseball cards. "Baseball cards? Not anymore," they say. In fact, employees at...
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August 17, 2017

Ty Cobb Cracker Jack Poster That Hung in Barn For 90 Years, Up For Auction Again

I came across a familiar object at the recent National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago: one of the world’s rarest and most valuable baseball card posters. In June 2016,...
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September 29, 2016

Brokering baseball cards: A Q & A with ACE alum Michael Osacky

Michael Osacky is a 2002 graduate of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. With a degree in commodity, food, and textile marketing, what led him to...
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September 26, 2016

What Your Sports Memorabilia May Be Worth

Brian Noonan (in for Nick Digilio) welcomes Michael Osacky of Baseball In The Attic who appraises listener’s memorabilia on the air! Source: WGN Radio  Want to bring...
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April 14, 2016

Sports Appraiser Michael Osacky | Fakes and Forgeries

Michael Osacky runs Baseball in the Attic, a firm specializing in vintage baseball cards and memorabilia.   Michael Osacky, ’02 ACES, was 17 years old and living in...
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June 29, 2015

A vintage baseball collection built on memories

Sports memorabilia collector Mike Osacky holds a 1945 World Series baseball signed by the Chicago Cubs at his North Side home, the Cubs lost to the Detroit Tigers and have not...
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June 10, 2015

Autographs: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Father’s Day is next weekend, which means millions of Americans probably have yet to buy gifts for the men in their lives. For reasons unknown, ties and shirts are always...
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January 05, 2015

Behind the Scenes at 'The Antiques Roadshow'

Nearly 10 million people will tune in to watch the season 19 premiere of Antiques Roadshow on PBS, January 5, 2015. Americans have voyeuristic tendencies and love to see what...
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March 21, 2014

9 Questions with Chicago Cubs Owner Tom Ricketts

My name is Michael Osacky, founder of baseballintheattic.com. I am dedicated to unearthing vintage sports cards and memorabilia buried in attics, garages, and barns. Each...
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February 12, 2014

Condition, Condition, Condition: How to Value Your Old Sportscard/Memorabilia Collection

We have heard it so many times when buying a home: location, location, location. Similar verbage applies when valuing that vintage memorabilia collection from your childhood...
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October 03, 2013

Chatting with St. Louis Cardinals Owner Bill DeWitt, Jr.

My name is Michael Osacky, founder of baseballintheattic.com. I am dedicated to unearthing vintage sports cards and memorabilia buried in attics, garages, and barns. Each...
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