We have entered a territory where athlete moments, when “collectibilized” (new word?) and marketed, can become multi-million-dollar items – without the player ever winning a championship, MVP, or setting any records. Historically, photo-matched game-worn jerseys, and more recently the Logoman on a trading card, were the game-used grails for collectors.
Comic book collecting isn’t always about finding the most pristine copy of a legendary issue. Although everyone would love to find a perfectly preserved #1 of any Golden Age comic in a discarded box in the attic, the likelihood of that happening is very slim, which means that there are people who are not put…
