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Minor League Paper e-Bay StoreThe roots of Fun While It Lasted are in a little eBay hobby business called Minor League Paper that I started in 2008.

By that time, my decade-old front office career had become consumed with bean counting and paper pushing and increasingly removed from the passion and fandom that drew me to the minor leagues in the first place.  Searching out vintage equipment, uniforms, photos, programs and assorted relics and trading them with other obsessives re-connected me with what I loved about the ballparks and the games in the first place.

Eventually I wanted to do more than buy and sell. I wanted to share the stories behind the artifacts that arrived in my post office box every few days.  So Fun While It Lasted was born.  Many of the images you see on the site are of memorabilia that passed through our e-Bay store at some point. We have virtually no permanent collection, except for items from my own career. Everything else is for sale and our inventory changes daily.

This year we will ship more than 2,000 pieces to fans and collectors around the world.

Click here to visit our e-Bay store and browse today’s inventory.

And yes, we do buy personal collections and team surplus large and small.  We are currently buying*:

  • Game worn uniforms and game used equipment
  • Unsold retail apparel stock
  • Programs, yearbooks & media guides
  • Original photos & negatives
  • Pre-1990 posters and promotional materials
  • Player contracts, leases, memoranda and business correspondence (defunct teams only)

*Please note: we do not purchase any trading card collections or autographed memorabilia.

Contact us if you would like to discuss the sale or consignment of your items.

 

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  1. I have ordered some indoor soccer media guides and programs from Minor League Paper, and I can confirm that they are an excellent source for material from defunct franchises. I appreciate the fact that there are people out there making an effort to save the old jerseys, programs, and other items. My advice to anyone out there who has material from defunct franchises in your closet – either keep it or sell to a store like Minor League Paper so others can enjoy it.

  2. trying to get a shipping price to Canada for one of your programs (Feb 3, 1979 – Roadrunners/Stingers). Ebay won’t let me ask a question because of “the high volume of messages this seller (you) receives”.

  3. Hi Andy,
    I just came across your site recently while accessing some of my own memories from the 1970s team, the West Haven Yankees. Somewhere, I saw a program posted from the ’79 team, though I can’t find it on this site. I was wondering a few things. Could I ask you about a possible advertiser in that program, if you have it. And do you have any ’76 – ’79 programs, or even something smaller, just an individual game official something that I might be able to ask you about and/or buy? Thanks –

  4. Does anyone want a 1981 Minnesota Kicks poster with the whole team on it and their schedule? Fairly good condition.

  5. I was wondering if you had or have ANY photos of young kids playing indoor soccer at the Cow Palace?
    It was a little tournament for a few Bay area All-Star teams. We played before the San Francisco Fog game. Well let me know something whenever you get a chance…..
    Have a great day and thank you

    1. 1980 – 81 was around the time. Cow Palace… Daly City, California …
      San Francisco Fog of
      M.I.S.L was the name of the league.
      Thanks again

    2. Hi,

      Thanks for your question, A.J. Unfortunately … no. I’d imagine your best bet would be to reach out to other families you may remember from that event (I assume you were there, and thus your interest) and ask if they’ve got a box of old Polaroids from 1980/1981 in the attic.

      Drew

  6. I’m looking for the team photo for the 1972 seattle rainers baseball team. Northwest league. How can I find this team photo please.

  7. I am looking to purchase media guide 1984,1990,pawtucket red sox also baseball america directory 1986

    1. Your site shows the 1965 scorecard for the Toronto Maple Leafs of baseball’s International League. Is this scorecard available for purchase? If so what is the cost? And how would I go about purchasing”

      Bill Humber

  8. I see you have a bunch of Cherokee goodies, I have been trying to find some old rosters of the team. I’m looking who wore #44 for YL, there can’t be many – if you have an opportunity can you please look in any of your programs & let me who wore 44z. tyyyyyy!

  9. I am interested in finding jerseys from the philadelphia charge which was the women’s professional soccer team in Philly (when they had a women’s professional league)

    1. Kelley – Your best bet is e-Bay. A quick search just now showed there are none listed at the moment. If you have an e-Bay account, you can search “Philadelphia Charge Jersey” then click the Heart icon that says “Save This Search”. This will send you email alerts in the future if someone posts an item for sale with that term in the listing title.

      Drew

  10. Looking for pictures of the Syracuse Blazers unofficial mascot, The Hockey Hound. He was a Gold Hound that skated while the Zamboni was cleaning the ice between periods. Thank you!

  11. Any tips on where to find a Boston Breakers soccer jersey? Went to a bunch of games back in the day and looking for a jersey

    1. Well … e-Bay would be the only really likely place these days. Looks like there are a couple of WPS-era PUMA Breakers jerseys and player-warm-up tops up there for sale at the moment at reasonable prices.

      Back in the day could mean a lot of things as far as the Breakers go. If you go all the way back to the WUSA era (2001-2003), I haven’t seen as many jerseys and apparel items come up from those days.

      – Andrew

  12. Looking for a Key West Suncap Jersey from 1971 and a home program. I have a signed ball from that year by the team and original hat. Also looking for photos of any baseball games there in 1971.

  13. Looking for memorabilia, especially team pictures and scorecards/programs, for the 1966 Dallas-Ft. Worth Spurs, the 1963-64 Salt Lake City Bees, the 1962 San Antonio Missions, and the 1961 Wenatchee Chiefs, the 1960 Lancaster Red Roses and the 1959 Carlsbad Potashes.

  14. I was an equipment man for the Virginia Sailors / Roanoke Buckskins 1966 thru 1970 seasons. The following material has been stored for many years so the listing is from memory: programs – more than eighty different from Annapolis Sailors (1965), Virginia Sailors (1966 thru 1968) and Roanoke Buckskins (1969 thru 1970) – all in good cond1tion. Six ACFL footballs in original box – five are autographed (1966 thru 1970) one is unsigned. Thirty cans of game film – no complete games. a couple of game worn jerseys. a couple of sideline jackets worn by staff. a box of unused game tickets. Misc. assortment of press guides, posters and other paper from ACFL. I want to sell this as a package. If interested, please make an offer

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