How is Sweet Spot different from other publications in the memorabilia hobby?
One of the ways Sweet Spot is different from other publications is we report exclusively on vintage items and sports autographs, not cards. We leave the card business to other publications. Compared to other autograph publications, we report on just sports, not movie stars, politicians, etc. Also, our coverage tends to be a bit different from some of the prominent sports collectibles publications. From the very beginning, our readers told us they weren’t interested in columns; they wanted solid reporting, news gathering. So, instead of filling our pages with the opinions of individuals, we interview scores and scores of people concerning issues of the day. Part of our editorial mix is also to interview sports heroes of yesteryear for features, the type that would run in the most respected sports publications in the country. So our journalistic approach is more reportorial, and criteria for judging news might be considered a bit more stringent than in the other publications. Overall, I