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Best Deals on Chicago Cubs tickets at JustGreatTickets.com. Find awesome Wrigley Field Cubs Rooftop Tickets at Skybox on Sheffield. ____________________________ Buy Spring Training tickets here ___________________________
This new fiction book, written by OSC publisher Gregg Hoffmann, is available via iUniverse.com or amazon.com. Internet price is $10.95 plus shipping. Signed copies will be available via M&T Communications after the holidays. Click on the M&T icon below or send an email to gregghof@aol.com with the number of books you want, your name and mailing address. You will be billed $15. ____________________________
This book, written by OSC publisher Gregg Hoffmann, chronicles the 48-year history of Milwaukee County Stadium.
A list of OSC products online and at the store space in the Antique Center on Third Street in La Crosse is available by clicking here. Also learn more about the Center by clicking here. ____________________________
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10 Commandments of Baseball ___________________________
Autographs of several Brewers from the 70s and 80s are available at the OSC La Crosse store and via online. ___________________________ |
(Image available at http://.pasttimesports.biz) Are you "old school?" Answer the following questions: Do you remember Lionel trains and when O gauge was it for model railroads? How about Ernie Banks, Nellie Fox, Harmon Killebrew and Eddie Mathews? Do you think Brett Favre plays football the right way? Do you remember when players rubbed dirt on their injuries and played through the pain? Do you want to buy and sell collectibles about these old school things and players? If you answered yes to those questions, you're old school and this site is for you. Check out the stories on model railroad and sports memorabilia that will be posted here, and our advertisers who sell old school things. You can order items online by going to the inventory list link in the left hand column of this site and then emailing gregghof@aol.com or placing an order on the Message Board. If you deal in such collectibles, please think about advertising with us. Also, if you live in southwest Wisconsin, shop at our three locations in La Crosse and Vernon County. If you don't live in that region of the country, check out what we have available via this site. Please also go to our "sister site" -- Midwest Diamond Report -- for features and coverage of baseball in the greatest region of America and check out Driftless Images. ***************************************************************************************** Negro League Collectibles Offered
OSC is offering several Negro League collectibles at its La Crosse store and online. Hartland statues of Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson are available. A Starting Lineup of Jackie Robinson, autographed cap and other items also are offered. For more information, leave a message on the OSC Message Board or send an email to gregghof@aol.com. Politics Coming To OSC
Old School Collectibles will expand into political buttons and other items, starting Aug. 1. Some of the items will be displayed at the OSC store space at the Antique Center in La Crosse, and some online. For more information on what will be available, leave a message on the OSC Message Board or send an email to gregghof@aol.com. OSC Selling At La Crosse Loggers Games
For the third straight season, OSC is selling baseball collectibles at the La Crosse Loggers games in Copeland Park. McFarlane statues of Prince Fielder, Albert Pujols, Henry Aaron and others, vintage and contemporary baseball cards, and publications are on sale in a case in the souvenir area of the ballpark. Northwoods League clothing and collectibles also are sold in the area. Any leftover items after the NWL season ends in August will be sold at the OSC store space in the Antique Center on Third Street in La Crosse and online. Wisconsin Sports Collectors Shows Schedule
The 2010 schedule for the Wisconsin Sports Collectors Association follows. Those interested in joining the WSCA can call 414-453-6853 (before 9 p.m.), email wsca1975@yahoo.com or go to www.wsca1975.com. All shows are at Gonzaga Hall in West Allis: Jan. 10, Feb. 21, March 21, April 18, May 16, June 13, July 11, Aug. 15, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14 and Dec. 19. Two tables often used at the shows by LeRoy Kilps will be left open as a memorial for the late WSCA president, who died Nov. 27, 2009. Mike Rodell is now serving as president. ***************************************************************************************** OSC Locations In Western Wisconsin
La Crosse Antique Center Old School Collectibles has three location. Its main store space is in the Antique Center On Third Street in historic downtown La Crosse. That is the original OSC location, opened in April of 2006. The center is located at 110 S. Third Street. You can read more about the center via the link in the left hand column of this site. OSC also sells at La Crosse Loggers games in Copeland Park during the Northwoods League season. The third location now is in A-Z Furniture and Collectibles on Main Street (Highway 14) in Westby. Of course, you also can buy things through the OSC web site. Email gregghof@aol.com about any online offerings or leave a message on the board below. ***************************************************************************************** Old School Collectibles Message BoardYou can leave messages or comments about features and collectibles on the new OSC Message Board. The board also will be periodically checked for orders, but they are better placed by going directly to the link for the selling company or by sending an email to gregghof@aol.com. If you do leave an order on the board, please include: your name, shipping address, phone and/or email, and the item wanted. Somebody from OSC will get back to you to confirm the order and price, with shipping costs. Selling items on the Message Board is not allowed. If you would like to sell a collectible via OSC, please contact us at gregghof@aol.com or 608-634-6469 about ad rates. Messages about rummage sales or auctions can be posted on the board free of charge. *****************************************************************************************
Gregg Hoffmann, publisher of OSC, is a veteran journalist, former senior lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a lifetime collector. He's old school and would answer yes to all of the questions posed in the first section of this site. He's created OSC as a portal, to help collectors find those who sell collectibles throughout the Midwest and country. Hoffmann also publishes Midwest Diamond Report and Driftless Images. To get to those sites, click below. ***************************************************************************************** |
