Product Description
BECOME AN ABOVE-PAR COLLECTOR!

This comprehensive guide to all things golf walks you through an 18-hole game of collectibles. With a fascinating history of the 300-year-old sport, this book provides both the information you need to build a collection and advice about the traps that may await you in the form of fakes and overpriced items. Whether you just bought your first Whistler club or you're a veteran looking to expand your collection with a $1,950 Blacksmith Cleek iron, tee up for fun and profit!

• The 1st Hole: The evolution of the game, detailing the changes in balls and clubs.

• The 2nd Hole: The fun and profitable pastime of collecting golf artifacts, from common $300 clubs to a "featherie" ball that fetches upwards of $20,000.

• The 3rd Hole: What makes a golf collectible valuable—judging condition, rarity, and desirability.

• The 8th Hole: Where the finds are and how to finalize sales.

• The 9th Hole: How to buy on the Internet without winding up in the "rough".

• The 15th Hole: Medals, magazines, scorecards, trophies, and autographs.

• The 18th Hole: Tips on preserving, storing, and displaying golf collectibles.


EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BECOME THE TIGER WOODS OF COLLECTORS! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

A disappointment
When a book to bills itself as the "Official Price Guide" I would expect more. Over the years others have attempted to produce a price guide and due to the vast array of golf collectibles it is a daunting task. Unfortunately, this was one of the weakest eforts to date. The author merely skims over categories and quotes auction results for select items which is hardly what one expect from "The Official Price Guide of Golf Collectibles". The photos are small and poor quality which does not help either. All golf collectors will probably buy it to have in their library but it is definitely not a reference guide. ... Read more

Product Description
This 5-in-1 reference is one of the hottest additions to the award-winning Sports Collectors Digest line-up of sports card titles. And now, this all-in-one 2000 edition provides more articles and comprehensive major sports coverage than ever before. This is the complete one-stop sourcebook for all new-issue cards in football, basketball, baseball, hockey and motor sports. Sports card collectors will find vital statistics, up-to-date values and clean, crisp photos to make identifying cards fun and easy. And sports fans get bonus listings of Starting Lineup products and recently produced sports figurines. Complete coverage of 250 recent issue card sets and 125,000 value listings in mint condition, make this a vital addition to any sports card collectors reference library.

-Single-source for five major sports.-125,000 up-to-date prices.-Major sports Top Ten Cards featured.-Sport-by-sport year in review for collectors.-Plus the latest trends and Hot Products. ... Read more