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NEW EXPANDED OPERATING HOURS: 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. (E.S.T) 7 DAYS A WEEK - MONDAY THRU
SUNDAY! -
For IMMEDIATE Customer Service, Please E-MAIL @:
r1ch1eA@aol.com Many Thanks & LGM!!! - Richie
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ATTENTION METS FANS!! HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET YOUR OWN COMMEMORATIVE"GRIMACE" SEAT! The
2024 New York Mets season has been an AMAZING year for
Mets fans everywhere, one that will be remembered
for YEARS to come .... & "The Grimace
Phenomenon" has been front & center
for most of it!
So, I am excited to announce
that I am NOW offering an limited number of "Grimace Commemorative Seat Backs" ****
AND **** "Grimace Commemorative Seat Bottoms"!!
Each seat back is the EXACT same seat model in use in Citi Field, hand painted "Grimace Purple" .... JUST like the famous seat in the ballpark!
Each
seat back also sports an identical #12 seat tag, as well as a "spot on"
replica Grimace nameplate, too!!
Each seat bottom is also hand painted "Grimace
Purple"
& includes a replica "Grimace Nameplate" as well.
I am painting these as they are sold, so
as if this writing (Friday 10/18/24), I have one of each
seat part available for immediate shipping. Otherwise, please allow 2 weeks
for delivery
if the part you are ordering is not in stock. As you may know, painting plastic can be tricky to get the new paint to "bond"
properly to the plastic. Thus, the purple paint applied is somewhat "delicate". Please
use a little TLC when handling these parts so as to not accidentially scratch
off any of the Grimace paint
job. Seat Back Only - $ 300 Each (1) Set - Seat Back & Seat
Bottom - $500 Per Set These parts are a MUST HAVE for getting signed
by all your favorite Mets players & are the PERFECT present to give to all those IMPOSSIBLE
TO SHOP FOR METS FANS on your holiday shopping list!!
Grimace's Season Turning Ceremonial
First Pitch @ Citi Field - 6/12/2024
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I was in Orlando, Florida
in March …. taking a little break from Winter in the Northeast! While I was there, I decided
to check in on one of my “kids”...... Pictured above is one of several
seats I sold to Universal Studios in 2014. This former Yankee
Stadium seat has lived a second life over the past
ten years now, greeting & servicing fans patronizing "THE HOT DOG HALL OF FAME", located on Universal Studios City Walk district. I was GREAT to see it again, and to ''cop a squat'' in it for a few moments! So, if ANYONE out there is planning on visiting Universal Studios Florida this summer, or in the near future, I HIGHLY recommend you stopping by this restaurant and grabbing a frank (or two) & fries! They
offer multiple frankfurter options, served up in the local style
of about two dozen different US cities from coast to coast
…. And their prices aren’t crazy high either, or, at
least not by theme park standards, anyway!!
Bon Appetit!!
- Richie
This Exact Yankee
Stadium Seat Just Prior To Being Shipped To Universal Studios, Along With The Other Seats They Acquired From Me - Summer of 2014
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AUTHENTIC 'GAME USED' "Full" TICKET From The FIRST Game Ever Played At Shea Stadium! Here Are A Pair Of Ticket Stubs That Allowed Admission To
The FIRST New York Mets Home Game EVER Played At Shea Stadium On
April 17th, 1964 vs. The Pittsburgh Pirates.
Both Of These Stubs Are In
REALLY Nice Overall Condition, As
The Posted Photos Will Attest To!
The Two Original Box Seat Tickets That Generated These Stubs Were Printed
Back To Back & Were Used By Two Patrons Who Went To The Game Together & Sat Side By Side.
Being This Was The First Game Hosted @ Shea,
Some Of The Ticket Takers/Ushers Were On The Job For Their FIRST Day. Thus, The
Usher Who "Ripped" These Two Tickets Inadvertently Made A "Happy
Accident" On One Of Them, As Painter Bob Ross Loved To Say!!
In Those Days, Ticket Takers Were Taught To Rip Each Ticket In Half .... Ideally
Along The Dotted Line. After That, Hand The TOP Portion Of The Ticket Back To The Patron. The
Top Portion Of The Ticket (With Mr. Met's Picture) Carried The RAIN CHECK Portion Of The Ticket. The
Rain Check Allowed The Patron To Exchange It For A Ticket For Another Game, Should
This Game Be Rained Out or Cancelled.
Well ..... Whomever Ripped These Tickets Goofed! After Ripping The Ticket
For Seat #1, He Handed The WRONG End Of The Ticket, a.k.a. The "Usher's
Stub" Back To The Patron! Conversely,
The Patron Who Held The Ticket To Seat #2 Received The Correct Stub, a.k.a. The "Rain Check
Stub".
Usher Stubs Are Nearly IMPOSSIBLE To Find For This Game, As 99.99% Of Them Were Collected
At The Gates, Counted At The End Of The Day & Then Trashed. So, The Only Ones Still In
Existence Are Ones That Were Accidentally
Handed To Fans At The Turnstyles.
NOW, What Makes THESE
Two Stubs So AMAZINGLY Awesome Is TWO Reasons: ONE .... The Two Ticket Stubs
Are IN Sequence. They Were Printed Side By Side
For The Same Field Level
Box. They Went To The Game Side By Side & Have Remained Side By
Side For The Last 60 Years! So, They Are SURVIVORS!
The SECOND & Even MORE Amazing Thing About These Two Stubs Is HOW They Were Torn! The
Usher Who Ripped The Seat #1 Ticket JUST Happened To Leave A LITTLE Extra Ticket Below
The Dotted Line.
Its Because Of This Little Extra Amount Paper Left Intact That
I Was Able To Display These Stubs Under Plexiglass As You See Them In The Photos Above.
The END Result Is One Of
The Most UNIQUE Tickets You Will EVER Find For This Historic Game!
Non-Ripped/Full
Tickets To This Game Are VERY Tough To Come By .... & Can Typically Run THOUSANDS
Of Dollars To Acquire When You Do.
Here
Is YOUR Chance To Acquire One Of The Holy Grails Of New York Mets Collectibles! $ 2000
*** PS: GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC & TO PASS ANY REPUTABLE THIRD PARTY GRADING SERVICE! ***
First Ever Regular
Season Game @ Shea Stadium - April 17, 1964
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AUTHENTIC 'GAME USED' "USHER'S STUB" / TICKET
STUB From The FIRST Game Ever Played At Shea Stadium! Here Is A Ticket Stub That Allowed Admission
To The FIRST New York Mets Home Game EVER Played At Shea Stadium On
April 17th, 1964 vs. The Pittsburgh Pirates.
It Is In REALLY Nice Overall
Condition, As The Posted Photos
Will Attest To!
Being
This Was The First Game Hosted @ Shea, Some Of The Ticket Takers/Ushers Were
On The Job For Their FIRST Day. Thus, The Usher Who "Ripped" This
Ticket Inadvertently Made A "Happy Accident" On One Of Them, As
Painter Bob Ross Loved To Say!!
In Those Days, Ticket Takers Were Taught
To Rip Each Ticket In Half .... Ideally Along The Dotted Line. After That, Hand
The TOP Portion Of The Ticket Back To The Patron. The Top Portion Of The Ticket
Carried The RAIN CHECK Portion Of The Ticket, Printed On The Back. The Rain Check Allowed The
Patron To Exchange It For A Ticket For Another Game, Should This Game Be Rained
Out or Cancelled.
Well ..... Whomever Ripped This Ticket Goofed! After It, He Handed The WRONG End Of The Ticket .... a.k.a. The "Usher's
Stub" Back To The Patron!
Usher Stubs Are Nearly IMPOSSIBLE To Find For This Game, As 99.99% Of Them Were
Collected At The Gates, Counted At The End Of The Day & Then Trashed. So, The
Only Ones Still In Existence Are Ones That Were Accidentally
Handed To Fans
At The Turnstyles. This Is One Of The Most
UNIQUE Stub You Will EVER Find For This Historic Game!
Here
Is YOUR Chance To Acquire One Of The Holy Grails Of New York Mets Collectibles! $ 1200
*** PS: GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC & TO PASS ANY REPUTABLE THIRD PARTY GRADING SERVICE! ***
First Ever Regular
Season Game @ Shea Stadium - April 17, 1964
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AUTHENTIC Shea Stadium 2008 FINAL SEASON
Game Used Field Dirt Acrylic Display
Own a GAME USED souvenir from Shea Stadium! Actual used dirt from the ballpark
is preserved in a plastic
box mounted inside a beautiful laser eyched acrylic display case! This item is MLB Authenticated, so rest ASSURED that it's the real deal! -
Dimensions: 3.5" X 4.0" X 2.0" appx. $ 125
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AUTHENTIC Game Used Shea Stadium Foul Pole Segment
Plaque
- Photo of Shea Stadium Foul Pole With an ACTUAL Segment of the Foul Pole Mounted On Plaque - Plaque Measures: 8" x 10" .
- MLB Authenticated/Hologrammed $
200
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AUTHENTIC "BALLPARK USED" Safety/Construction Helmet Used To Build Citi Field - (Circa 2009) - Shows Nice Usage & Displays Well! - Only The Second
Helmet I Have Ever Seen On The Secondary Market In 15 Years. - SUPER Rare & Unique Piece Of Mets Memorabilia! $ 550
Fred Wilpon Giving Rachel Robinson
A Tour Of The
Jackie Robinson Rotunda During The Construction Of Citi Field.... & BOTH Are Sporting Identical Black Construction Helmets.
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12 INCH X 18 INCH Shea Stadium
METAL Replica D.O.T.
Highway Directional Sign - Crafted On ACTUAL Street Sign Metal Sign Stock!
- GREAT For Autographs!! $ 125
Each
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AUTHENTIC FRAMED CITIFIELD DIRT DISPLAY - Measures
7" X 13" (Appx.) - Steiner Sports COA Attached To Back - Major League Baseball Authenticated/Hologrammed $ 75
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AUTHENTIC UNRESTORED & ALL ORIGINAL GAME USED Shea Stadium Turnstyle Circa 1964 - This GREAT & UNIQUE Piece Of
History Served
In Shea From The FIRST Opening Day Pitch
on 1964 THRU The Last Game In 2008! Turnstyles Are SUPER Rare As Only A Handful Are In Service In A Ballpark Major League Baseball Authenticated/Hologrammed $ 6000
Identical Model 1964 Turnstyles
In Use @ The Second To Last Game - 9/27/08
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AUTHENTIC DAVID WRIGHT AUTOGRAPHED 11" X 17" REPLICA SHEA STADIUM SUBWAY STATION
METAL SIGN ISSUED BY THE MTA $ 500 (MLB
Authenticated - Hologram LH-414843)
LISTING
FOR THIS ACTUAL ITEM ON MLB.Com's ON-LINE HOLOGRAM DATABASE
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GREETINGS, METS FANS!!! .......WELCOME TO:
With the tremendous success & popularity of my initial website, www.YankeeStadiumSeats.com, I felt compelled to start a third website devoted soley to Shea Stadium &
her fans who were saddened by the demolition
of Shea Stadium during the Winter of 2008-09,after her
45 seasons of service. I
invite you to check back frequently for new arrivals
& monthly
specials.... and if you're ready to check out the website, please select one of the ELEVEN PLUS pages
posted on the TOP LEFT
SIDE of each page & enjoy your visit to
the place "Where Shea Stadium LIVES!!"
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CELEBRATING MY "SWEEEEEEET" 16th "SEASON"
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Shipping Is Additional, Unless Posted Otherwise. Most Seats Are Available For Pick-Up In Hawthorne, New York (10532). Hawthorne, New York Is Centrally Located
In Westchester County, So I Am Only Minutes From The New York City, New Jersey AND Connecticut
Borders! . (This Site Is Not Affiliated With The New York Mets, Nor Major
League Baseball) .
Let Me Tell You A Little
About Myself & This Website: . You
Have Found THE Best Place For Shea Stadium Seats & Shea Stadium
Memorabilia In The Hobby!!
I Have Been In
The Stadium Seat Collecting Hobby For Over 30 Years.
I've
Owned & Operated a Successful Sports
Memoribilia Business For
A Quarter Century .... &
I Have Been In Retail For Well Over 30 Years, Too!! . At ALL Of My THREE Websites, You Are GUARANTEED * Quality Items * Excellent Customer Service & Care .... As Well As the
Greatest
Variety of Stadium Seats &
Ballpark Memoribilia On The Planet! . My Seats Have
Appeared In Television Commercials For: . * New Era Caps * Citibank * The Rhode Island State Lottery * Original
Grain Watch Company . They
Have Also Been Used In Television Shows & Have Been Photographed By Professional
Photographers For Print Advertising As Well. . I Have Been Fortunate To Have Clients Who Have Included: - * The National Basketball Association (NBA) * A-List Hollywood Actors, Actresses
AND Directors * Satellite Radio Sports-Talk Hosts/Personalities * Noted #1 New York Times Best
Selling Authors * The ESPN Television Network/The Walt Disney Company * The Topps Baseball Card Company * Original Grain Watch Company * The Bank Of Montreal * COACH / Stefan Beckman Studio (New York City)
. I
Am Honored To Call The Following Museums and/or Food Establishments
Listed Below Friends Of Mine .... As My Seats And/Or Stadium
Memorabilia Were Acquired By Each Of These
Fine Institutions & Are Proudly On Display In Each One: -
* The Jackie Robinson Museum (New
York City) * The Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture (Washington, D.C.) * The
Roger Maris Museum (Fargo, ND) * B's Sports Museum (Denver, CO) * The Newport Beach Sports Museum
(Newport Beach, CA) * The Bob Feller Museum
(Van Meter, IA) * The Hot Dog Hall Of Fame - Universal Studios CityWalk (Orlando, FL) *
Buffalo Wild Wings (Flagship Restaurant In Royal Oaks, MI) . I Have Been
Featured In Articles and/or
Interviewed By The Likes Of: .
*
Sports Collectors Daily * The
New York Post * The New York Daily News * The Wall
Street Journal * Nippon TV (Japan) * New York Mets Daily * MEARS
Online * TUFF STUFF Magazine I
Have Also Been Personally Featured On Numerous Occasions
By The
Highly Respected
Sports Memorabilia Trade Paper, Sports Collectors
Digest.
Three of These Occasions Pertained to Major Seat "Finds" I
Have Uncovered Over The
Years. The First Find
Was Of Original Polo
Grounds "NY" Figural End Seats Back In 1998.
The Second Seat Find Uncovered Rows
Of Original Seats From BOTH Shibe
Park (Philadelphia) & Old Yankee Stadium, And The Most Recent Find Was A Couple Sets Of "RS" Figural
End Seats From Roosevelt Stadium (NJ)! These 'Finds' Were Achieved Thru My Extensive
Knowledge Of
Stadiums, The Seats They Employed
.... & Some Good Ol' Detective Work, Too! My Respected Reputation In The 'Stadia' Collecting Hobby Is
Undisputed & Rock Solid. . Questions? Comments? Place An Order?? --- Please Feel Free To E-MAIL ME @:
. I Also
Invite You To Check Out Both
Of My Other Two Sites: . www.CollectibleStadiumSeats.com and www.YankeeStadiumSeats.com
.
Finally
.... If You Have Any Seats and/or Seat Parts
That You Are Interested In Selling, Feel Free To Drop Me an E-Mail Explaining
What
You Have &
What You Are Looking To Get For It/Them. I
Will Be Sure To Get Back To You A.S.A.P.
I Am ALWAYS Buying. . Thanks
For Stopping By & I Hope You Enjoy Your Visit
Here! -Richie
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CONTACT ME * Questions? Comments? Place An Order??
Feel Free To E-MAIL ME @:
r1ch1eA@aol.com
If
You Have Any Seats, Seat Parts and/or Former
Ballpark-Related
Fixtures/Items That You Are Interested In Selling,
Feel Free To Drop Me an E-Mail Explaining What You Have & What You Are Looking To
Get For It/Them. I
Will Be Sure To Get Back To You A.S.A.P.! I Am ALWAYS Buying Quality Items. Thanks! -
Richie
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I'd like to thank my two
NEWEST friends @ "Sports Collectors Daily" ....
Editor
Rich Mueller & Writer Bob D'Angelo, for their interest in my two
recent Polo Grounds "figural end" box seat discoveries! These two men thought my story merited interest that they reach out to me directly & ask me to elaborate on it further .... as well as find out a little more about me, my love of this unique niche of the sports
memorabilia
hobby & my career locating these sports artifacts over the past 30 plus years. So, without further ado .....
(BTW: Why doesn't anyone EVER say "WITH further ado"??? ... lol), feel free to read all about it! THANKS again guys for your interest .... & special "shoutout" to Bob for doing an EXCELLENT job writing about
it!
So
.... JUST click on EITHER the photo of the seats (above), OR
the Sports
Collectors Daily logo (below) to be read to the article!
- Richie
JUST CLICK ON THE SPORTS COLLECTORS
DAILY LOGO (ABOVE) TO READ THIS STORY!!!
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(TO ACCESS THE ON-LINE VERSION OF THIS STORY .... JUST CLICK THIS TEXT!!)
DO YOU WANT TO SEE MORE....? TO ENTER THE NEXT PAGE
OF THIS SITE PAGE 1
JUST CLICK ON THE BASEBALL PHOTO DIRECTLY ABOVE THIS TEXT!
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ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER WHEN SHEA STADIUM HAD WOODEN OUTFIELD WALLS?
IF SO, CHECK
OUT THE "FIND
OF ALL (SHEA) FINDS" .... POSTED ON THE PAGE/TAB ABOVE ON THE TOP LEFT OF THIS PAGE, MARKED: "EARLY SHEA WALL SECTION/PANEL"
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