More than 25 'rookies' retailers to the Hawaii Trade Conference are not taking the ideas learned at the event and implementing them in their stores.

Despite all of the economic woes being thrown at the public, including sports dealers and collectors, the Hawaii Trade Conference leaves attendees feeling upbeat heading into the rest of 2008 and beyond.

With rising costs affecting customers, retailers take different approaches to the situation.

The ecomony is bad enough, but several stores in the Chicago area are preparing for a massive sales tax that goes into effect Junly 1.

Pioneer sold publications by the ton; remembers Mastro, Quinn and Co.

Bill Corcoran adds somewhere between 70,000 and 100,000 pieces to his collection from Neal  Rosen.

Stephen Wong, author of Smithsonian Baseball: Inside the World's Finest Private Collections, helps stock the Sports Museum of America – a multi-sport museum that lives up to its billing.

On April 24, Sotheby’s and SCP Auctions will offer a fine selection of sports memorabilia and cards highlighted by The Bill Nowlin Bat Collection that was formerly exhibited at the Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame in Tampa. Among the many significant bats set to hit the auction block from Nowlin’s collection is the only known “Shoeless” Joe Jackson signature model “Black Betsy” game bat dating from his major league career (presale estimate $200,000-$300,000).

The helmets used in the film Leatherheads are produced by Past Time Sports in Texas. And now you can dress like the stars in the film.