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I went to Rangers' games versus Toronto this week. I really like the new way they're selling game-used items at the stadium during games. The "Fanatics" company has a booth in the stadium concourse. The guy in charge knows all about game-used items, and is readily accessible for questions. He picks up authenticated balls after the third inning, and the rest from that game's later innings by the next home game. (If they start a road trip, he has the remaining balls from the last home game available at the next home game). There are other items, such as bats, jerseys, lineup cards, and autographed items also at the booth.
What's novel is that he has a copy of the authenticator's notes that will be used to enter into the database the next day. So you can see immediately what the hologram will say before it's entered, and use that to pick your ball before purchase.
This is a vast improvement over the Grand Slam store that previously sold everything. They still have old game-used balls from 2013, displayed in the window facing inside the concourse so you can see them. But there's one catch: The description of those balls faces inside the store, so only clerks can read them since they're well behind the counter! Why don't they just turn the descriptions around, so they can be read from the concourse?!
What's novel is that he has a copy of the authenticator's notes that will be used to enter into the database the next day. So you can see immediately what the hologram will say before it's entered, and use that to pick your ball before purchase.
This is a vast improvement over the Grand Slam store that previously sold everything. They still have old game-used balls from 2013, displayed in the window facing inside the concourse so you can see them. But there's one catch: The description of those balls faces inside the store, so only clerks can read them since they're well behind the counter! Why don't they just turn the descriptions around, so they can be read from the concourse?!
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