O'Keeffe, Michael, <br/><br/>
Game-Used Craze Is Latest Way to Fleece the Fans. 
Michael O'Keeffe. 
 -  New York Daily News,  2004. 
 - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005.  Article 56,  Institutions,  1522-3256; .
<br/><br/> Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005.  Originally Published: Game-Used Craze Is Latest Way to Fleece the Fans, July 5, 2004; pp. n.p.. 
<br/><br/> "The market for game-used player equipment has skyrocketed in the past decade, prompting athletes and memorabilia dealers to take extraordinary steps to keep up with an insatiable demand for scuffed, sweaty and grass-stained collectibles. In the cutthroat world of sports memorabilia, that unquenchable demand has also increased the temptation for dealers, auction houses, players or their representatives to exaggerate, misrepresent or even lie about the historical importance of the items they are selling." (NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) This article examines how the huge demand for game-used sports memorabilia has increased instances of fraud or misrepresentation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1522-3256; 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Authentication<br/>Baseball fans<br/>Collectors and collecting<br/>Souvenirs (Keepsakes)<br/>Sports--Collectibles
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>AC1.S5 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>050