Word: marketization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Also, there is too much merchandise for sale. A flood of new Internet shares is hitting the market via IPOs this summer. Supply and demand are so out of balance that some of the new issues, such as flower seller FTD.com were postponed...
Michael Graham, analyst at BankBoston Robertson Stephens, believes the recent carnage has created some no-brainer bargains. He sees Amazon.com as one of those. The 35 biggest traditional retailers have a market value of $630 billion, he says, while the 32 biggest online retailers have a market value of just $53 billion. Graham says that in time those numbers must converge because the online companies are taking business from their bricks-and-mortar competition...
Regardless of how you sell, Step 1 is to have autographs, uniforms, bats and balls authenticated and cards professionally graded and sealed. At $5 to $10 a card, it's not cheap. But it's the only way to know what your things are worth on the market. For help in doing that, see Professional Sports Authenticator's website psacard.com or Sportscard Guaranty's website sgccard.com) Now if only they'd help me get back the ball signed by Bob Gibson that's sitting on my son's desk...
...anything baseball related tucked away in the attic and want to get rid of it, now is a good time to clean house. The memorabilia market runs hot and cold. In the early '90s, only truly special mementos brought big money. In today's bull market, though, collectors recently had a chance to bid via online auctioneer eBay for a McGwire jockstrap with a listed price of $1,500. Game-used bats, balls and uniforms tend to be the hottest items. Baseball cards are back. Signed balls and photos...
...weeks to rise to No. 1 and is generating the kind of genuine enthusiasm on radio and MTV that doesn't come around much anymore. The song reveals a crystalline voice full of wonderful shadings and with a soulful ring that sets her apart in the overhyped teen market. If bookmakers take odds on who will be a bigger star after Aguilera's self-titled debut album comes out Aug. 24, the smart money won't be on Durst...