When a player wins a Cy Young, his memorabilia goes up in price. When he wins two in a row, he is on fire. With 3 days to go the bidding on ebay for this autographed card has had 11 bids for $168.50 and rising. Stay tuned for the results, hot players are like hot stocks.]]>
Jackie Robinson's 1948 road jersey sold for $325000.
Derek Jeter's signed 2009 All Star Game practice jersey sold for $4500.
My favorite piece - 1912 invitation cover to the opening of Fenway Park in 1912. I lost out on the bidding here. The cover sold for $1200.
All of the items in the auction also have a buyer's premium attached and freight. A buyer's premium is generally about 15% on top of your bid that goes to the auction house.
A new logo was designed today for fenway1912. A free t shirt will go to the first person who can tell me what hero inspired the batter in the image. email rick@fenway1912.com
another prize of a free t shirt and cap will go to whomever can tell me which baseball card inspired this image. email rick@fenway1912.com
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Although the NFL cornered the market on signed mini helmets - Baseball helmets signed are not quite as popular. Full sized replica (not the cheap plastic type) are available on line. Red Sox catcher used a silbver paint pen to showcase his autograph on this full sized rpelica catcher's helmet. This silver or gold paint pens are available in all craft and art stores. These pens are in ideal tool for helmet signing. I was fortunate to get an MLB authenticator to affix the mlb logo and serial #. www.mlb.com/authentication]]>
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Some amazing trades went down in baseball today.. Peavy to the White Sox, Nick Johnson to the Marlins, Cabrera to the Twins and of course two great trades for the Red Sox.
We did not get to enjoy the talents of Laroche too long as he heads back to Atlanta.
Of course some sadness today as well when Sox fans had to say goodbye to the promising and classy Justin Masterson.
Victor Martinez is a huge asset to the Red Sox. He will fit in well, unfortunately this may be the end of Jason Varitek's run.
Casey Kotchman will make a nice bench addition, but I still feel Kotsay is better suited for this role and the White Sox will realize that too.
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I was devastated to hear the Sox designate Mark Kotsay for assignment. He was an asset to the team and his clubhouse presence and skills will be missed. He is a first rate outfielder hitter and has exceptional footwork at first base.
His Red Sox t shirt is part of the Fenway Collection 1912. I am happy for him that he landed with a pennant contender. He will help stabilize the Chisox.
I am so proud of my wife Suzie and our friend Helen as they set out on a three day walk sixty mile walk for breast cancer.
It is great how MLB promotes breast cancer awareness and raises so much for charity.
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Purchasing and Inventory Control - Fenway1912's excess cash should be used for 'good deals.' In this economy, there are many great deals on auction, as many collectors need the cash.
A strong discipline needs to apply to our buyers as we are a growing company and need to keep our costs low.
This helmet was recently picked up quite reasonably at auction, This Team USA batting helmet was signed by Team USA 2006.
The Homerun Derby is such a treat. It is a great chacne to catch Major Leaguers truly enjoying themselves. Kudos to State farm for sponsoring. Cannot wait until tonight for the game.
One of the best parts of the All Star Game is all the cool memorabilia with it.
Fenway1912 has been approached by Red Sox prospect Aaron Bates regarding an autograph signing. We are thrilled to get the recognition from his agency and hope to strike a deal soon.
Aaron is a rising star in the Red Sox system and started two games at first base for the Red Sox this week. If we can strike a deal with him, we will be hosting a 2 hour free autograph session with him at our Faneuil Hall Boston store at Exotic Flowers.
A great day when six Red Sox get on the AL All Star Team - the All Star Game is one my my favorite events in Major League Baseball. It was great to see Wakefied make the squad especially.
These are six of my favorite memorabilia pieces to honor the stars.
Can't wait til the All Star Game. My choices for add on All Stars Are Guzman and KInsler.
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This photo of Jason Varitek measures 20X20 and is signed by my favorite current Red Sox star and hangs prominently in my office.
As the Fenway Collection 1912 gets off the ground, our marketing plans are well thought out. Through ad words and email marketing along with local grass roots campaigning; a method for sound and loyal growth. The internet as a whole is rife with disloyalty. By growing steadily, we hope to establish a loyal customer base. Only`one of our competitors exhibits a loyal customer base at this time.
Some growth initiatives include bumper stickers, direct mail, email newsletter, blogs and public relations. Hat and shirt giveaways at Fenway area pubs. Red Sox autograph signings. 
Fenway 1912 continues its build out. The site is now on its own and running. Only 116 of 500 products are listed and our apparel is yet to be shown. But our wish is to grow slowly with a strong foundation.
We did however sell Jason Varitek's shin guards last week.
E-Commerce Section 10 - the business plan.
E-Commerce Competition includes Steiner Sports, redsox connection, chowdaheadz, red sox team store, mlb, iron clad authentics, mounted memories and the baseball hall of fame.
The competitors; biggest weakness is their focus. their product offerings seek to be all things to all fans, Our focus remains the Red Sox and Fenway Park. Our competitors also offer no packaging and little branding or brand awareness.
Our motto 'For the Collector and the Fan' will k
Jacoby Ellsbury MLB authenticated signed baseball.