Golf Collectibles: Hitting The Sweet Spot

Missy Sullivan, The Forbes Collector, 06.04.04, 2:47 PM ET
Forbes.com
"Up until about 15 years ago, this was a sleepy market. Says Ellis, 'When I started in the 1980s, I was picking cherries. There was no competition.' Then, between 1989 and 1991, Japanese collectors jumped in, driving prices skyward.

Since that bubble burst, according to Karen Bednarski, director of the Golf Collectors Society, the market has trended with the economy, quality merchandise has grown far scarcer, and Ebay (nasdaq: EBAY - news - people ) has created a glut of common material. The result? Pre-1960s items have gone up in price, while later stuff has dropped. We asked the hobby's top collectors and dealers to identify some of the game's most valuable and popular collectibles."

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