eBay Watch Index
One of the most popular features on this site is eBay Watch, where I take an item auctioned on eBay and dig into game, players, coaches or season that is tied to the piece of memorabilia. I’ve also included a few of the posts tied to a particular historic year or event.
| Season | Post Title | Memorabilia featured |
| 1879 | Michigan Football Turns 100 (1879-1979) | Guest post on mgoblog |
| 1896 | 1896 Lehigh Program | Vintage program |
| 1898 | The Inspiration of 1898 | Win that inspired The Victors |
| 1900 | Elephants at Michigan & Trumbull | Iowa vs. Michigan in 1900 |
| 1900 | How about Willie Heston? | Willie Heston history, Yost |
| 1901 | 1901 Season Football Pass | Season pass to Yost’s inaugural |
| 1902 | Rah-Rah-Rah Rose Bowl Rout | First Rose Bowl pin? |
| 1903 | ‘Keep the Jug in Ann Arbor’ | Little Brown Jug history |
| 1904 | 1904 and the Mountaineer Romp | The Victors sheet music |
| 1904 | Was ‘The Victors’ Ripped off? | Don’t read this |
| 1905 | A Hard Combination to Beat | Postcard, team pics, OSU charm |
| 1907 | Making the Buckeyes Sick in 1907 | Postcard, team photos |
| 1907 | 1907 Michigan Team Postcards | Postcards |
| 1907 | M Leaves the Western Conference | Yost leaves conference |
| 1907 | Old Fashioned Football | Wasbash-Michigan in 1907 |
| 1909 | Joy Miller & The Disgrace of 1909 | Marquette program, controversy |
| 1909 | Shorty Longman’s Ruse | Notre Dame beats Michigan first time |
| 1910 | eBay Watch: Hiring Branch Rickey | Rickey’s U-M baseball contract |
| 1911 | J. Fred Lawton & ‘Varsity’ (1911) | Music history |
| 1912 | Students Forming the Block M | Postcards, block M in crowd |
| 1912-ish | The Accountant’s Glove | Accounting legend’s glove |
| 1912-3 | Suit Up like One of Yost’s men | Full Vintage uniform, helmet |
| 1914 | Lost Luggage in 1914 | Harvard scorecard, program |
| 1915 | 1915 Cornell Program | Cornell program |
| 1915 | Michigan is Weakening | MSU fight song origins |
| 1915-9 | College Scrapbook | Vintage scrapbook, baseball |
| 1920 | Doc’s not just the Nickname (1920) | Baseball, Doc Lavan |
| 1920s | Making Michigan Fans Louder | Roaring Twenties Megaphone |
| 1923 | Yost Steps off the Sidelines, for now | Yost retires; for now |
| 1925 | Roadshow: 1837 Michigan Seal | History of U-M Seals |
| 1925 | Yost Wants a Real Wolverine | Program, real Wolverine mascots |
| 1925 | Professor Yost | Note from Yost football lecture |
| 1926 | The Wolverine Pack & 1926 | News clipping, Bennie and Benny |
| 1927 | Big House Dedication | Ticket stubs, Stadium history |
| 1928 | Benny Friedman’s Detroit Wolverines | Early Pro football program |
| 1929 | Michigan Busted Bronko | Bronko Nagurski history |
| 1929 | Brother, Can you Spare a Dime? | Minnesota-Michigan Viking pin |
| 1930 | Hail the Schedule Bot! | A strange wooden schedule |
| 1930 | 1930 Michigan Football Jersey | Vintage jersey |
| 1930 | Gerald Ford, Michigan Man | Ford and more |
| 1930 | Hercules Passes Away | Depression era player |
| 1931 | Norm Daniels – 101 and going strong! | Follow-up, 1931 Jersey |
| 1931 | Norm Daniels’ 1931 Michigan Jersey | Player’s jersey |
| 1931 | Dougovito is a bad Mo Fo | Wrestling scorecards, Olympics |
| 1932 | Michigan Baseball Visits Japan | Baseball ticket stub from Japan |
| 1932 | Ripped Ohio | MMB doing script Ohio |
| 1932 | On the Meyer Morton Award | History of the award, Ford |
| 1932 | “I thought Crisler was a Violin Player” | Princeton cartoon of Crisler |
| 1933 | Yost’s Warning to you Drunks | Yearbook, Gerald Ford |
| 1933 | 1933 and the Dickinson Formula | Program, signed Ford card |
| 1933 | 1933 MSC Ticket Application | MSU application for M tickets |
| 1934 | Harry Kipke and the Fall of 1934 | Gerald Ford, Willis Ward |
| 1934 | The Willis Ward Protests | Georgia Tech protests on campus |
| 1935-ish | Smoke ‘em if you Got ‘em | M Stadium ashtry, with wolverine |
| 1937 | Fritz’s Secret Practice | Pass to Princeton football practice |
| 1938 | Harmon and Old Number..Six? | Tom Harmon wearing number 6 |
| 1938 | Debut of Crisler’s Winged Helmet | Helmet history |
| 1939 | Tommy’s the BMOC | Tom Harmon photo |
| 1940 | The Drunk and Old 98 | Life magazine scene |
| 1940 | WPAG Wall Clock | Reproduced WPAG clock |
| 1941 | Tom Harmon says ‘Vote Heston’ | Campaign pin for Willie Heston |
| 1941 | Harmon Jitterbugs with Joan & Jinx | Old Photo of Old 98 with Dames |
| 1944 | It’s Fumblitis, Daddy-o | First night game (Part II) |
| 1944 | Michigan’s Debut as a Nocturnal Eleven | First night game (Part I) |
| 1945 | Army Program from Yankee Stadium | Cadets and Michigan lock horns |
| 1945 | Chasing Blanchard & Davis | Glenn Davis, Doc Blanchard Army |
| 1946 | Michigan’s Grand Old Man Laid to Rest | Photo, Yost’s funeral |
| 1947 | 1948 Rose Bowl and the title debate | Notre Dame or Michigan #1? |
| 1948 | Honorary Captains, Miami OH game | Pete Elliott photo |
| 1950 | The Snow Bowl | Rose bowl pic, Snow bowl |
| 1950 | Blue Get Bombed in the Bronx | Yankee Stadium stub, v. Army |
| 1950 | Biggie Munn’s stuff | Incredible stuff, MSU coach |
| 1952 | 1952 Michigan Game Uniform | Jersey and interview with the player |
| 1954 | The 1954 Bust | Football bust program, signed |
| 1957 | Coaching Legends in Atlantic City | Coaching clinic glass, Crisler |
| 1957 | How about this schedule? | Pocket schedule, ticket stubs |
| 1960 | Have a Highball with Bennie O. | Highball glasses |
| 1964 | Harmon Goes for the Gusto | Tom Harmon beer ad |
| 1964 | From now on, You’ll be Fritz | Crisler, Stagg history |
| 1968 | Woody says, “Don’t give this to Bo!” | Hayes autographed book |
| 1968 | Affectionately, Fritz Crisler | Retirement menu for Crisler |
| 1969 | 1969 Vanderbilt Stub, Bo’s First Game | Ticket stub |
| 1970 | Filthy Revenge on Woody Hayes | Hayes toilet paper |
| 1970 | Dan Devine Feeling Waspish | Dan Devine letter |
| 1972 | Old 98’s Son Faces Michigan, MSU | Tom, Mark Harmon vs. M, MSU |
| 1976 | Where Ufer Laid Woody Hayes Away | Ufer’s Woody Hayes coffin |
| 1976 | 1976 Orange Bowl Stub | Bowl stub, M Marching Band |
| 1976 | 1976 NCAA Finals Ticket Stub | Final Four stub vs. Indiana |
| 1977 | Another Rose Bowl ring auctioned | M championship ring |
| 1979 | Want a Heisman? $299,999.99 | Charles White’s Heisman! |
| 1980 | Coach Mac Wants his Mojo Back | Bill McCartney’s ring (part II) |
| 1980 | M Men sell their Rose Bowl rings? | Bill McCartney’s ring (part I) |
| 1981 | Stoned Badgers say, “I was there” | Wisconsin pin |
| 1981 | Bob Ufer 25 years later | Ufer history |
| 1982 | aMaize’n Blue Magazine? | Precursor to ‘The Wolverine’ et. Al |
| 1985 | Woody’s message for you Poindexters | Great letter from Hayes |
| 1985 | Oh Man, 1986 Rose Bowl Ring | M championship ring |
| 1986 | Bo’s Helmet Stickers | Helmet with stickers |
| 1989 | Those Corny Winged Helmets | History of hockey helmet change |
| 1990 | A Proper Tailgating Vessel | M Pick-up truck, Kyle Busch |
| 1993 | A Fab Five Christmas | Christmas ornaments |
| 1997 | 1997 Nebraska Cornhusker Ring | Nebraska championship ring |
| 1997 | 1997 National Championship Ring | 97 National championship ring |
| 1997 | “Michigan has no chance” in 1997 | Corso’s lame prediction, pocket sch. |
| 2000 | 2000 Big Ten Championship Ring | Another player ring |
| 2001 | Michigan falls in Bo Bobblehead Game | Bo/Woody Bobbleheads |
| 2002 | Buckeye Player Sells Gold Pants | OSU gold pants charm |
| 2003 | Guess it didn’t mean that much | OSU Championship Ring |
| 2006 | Gun Sting Whip Stout Rocket | Coaches folder for Iowa game |
| 2008 | New adidas Coaches Gear? | Michigan sweatervest |
| 2007 | One of Those Ticket Stub Boxes | Relic from M Stadium |
| 2008 | Terrelle Pryor’s Sweatband just $349.99 | Recruit’s sweatband |
| various | Stubs from college football games | Various classic ticket stubs |
| various | Don’t Believe the Hype! | Fake cleats, pennant |
| various | Righteous Docs | Rare letters, photos |
| various | Legends think they’re Bill Shakespeare | Books by famous M men |
| various | When the Game Must be Moved | Moved games in history |
| Season | Post Title | Memorabilia featured |
| 1879 | Michigan Football Turns 100 (1879-1979) | Guest post on mgoblog |
| 1896 | 1896 Lehigh Program | Vintage program |
| 1898 | The Inspiration of 1898 | Win that inspired The Victors |
| 1900 | Elephants at Michigan & Trumbull | Iowa vs. Michigan in 1900 |
| 1900 | How about Willie Heston? | Willie Heston history, Yost |
| 1901 | 1901 Season Football Pass | Season pass to Yost’s inaugural |
| 1902 | Rah-Rah-Rah Rose Bowl Rout | First Rose Bowl pin? |
| 1903 | ‘Keep the Jug in Ann Arbor’ | Little Brown Jug history |
| 1904 | 1904 and the Mountaineer Romp | The Victors sheet music |
| 1904 | Was ‘The Victors’ Ripped off? | Don’t read this |
| 1905 | A Hard Combination to Beat | Postcard, team pics, OSU charm |
| 1907 | Making the Buckeyes Sick in 1907 | Postcard, team photos |
| 1907 | 1907 Michigan Team Postcards | Postcards |
| 1907 | M Leaves the Western Conference | Yost leaves conference |
| 1907 | Old Fashioned Football | Wasbash-Michigan in 1907 |
| 1909 | Joy Miller & The Disgrace of 1909 | Marquette program, controversy |
| 1909 | Shorty Longman’s Ruse | Notre Dame beats Michigan first time |
| 1910 | eBay Watch: Hiring Branch Rickey | Rickey’s U-M baseball contract |
| 1911 | J. Fred Lawton & ‘Varsity’ (1911) | Music history |
| 1912 | Students Forming the Block M | Postcards, block M in crowd |
| 1912-ish | The Accountant’s Glove | Accounting legend’s glove |
| 1912-3 | Suit Up like One of Yost’s men | Full Vintage uniform, helmet |
| 1914 | Lost Luggage in 1914 | Harvard scorecard, program |
| 1915 | 1915 Cornell Program | Cornell program |
| 1915 | Michigan is Weakening | MSU fight song origins |
| 1915-9 | College Scrapbook | Vintage scrapbook, baseball |
| 1920 | Doc’s not just the Nickname (1920) | Baseball, Doc Lavan |
| 1920s | Making Michigan Fans Louder | Roaring Twenties Megaphone |
| 1923 | Yost Steps off the Sidelines, for now | Yost retires; for now |
| 1925 | Roadshow: 1837 Michigan Seal | History of U-M Seals |
| 1925 | Yost Wants a Real Wolverine | Program, real Wolverine mascots |
| 1925 | Professor Yost | Note from Yost football lecture |
| 1926 | The Wolverine Pack & 1926 | News clipping, Bennie and Benny |
| 1927 | Big House Dedication | Ticket stubs, Stadium history |
| 1928 | Benny Friedman’s Detroit Wolverines | Early Pro football program |
| 1929 | Michigan Busted Bronko | Bronko Nagurski history |
| 1929 | Brother, Can you Spare a Dime? | Minnesota-Michigan Viking pin |
| 1930 | Hail the Schedule Bot! | A strange wooden schedule |
| 1930 | 1930 Michigan Football Jersey | Vintage jersey |
| 1930 | Gerald Ford, Michigan Man | Ford and more |
| 1930 | Hercules Passes Away | Depression era player |
| 1931 | Norm Daniels – 101 and going strong! | Follow-up, 1931 Jersey |
| 1931 | Norm Daniels’ 1931 Michigan Jersey | Player’s jersey |
| 1931 | Dougovito is a bad Mo Fo | Wrestling scorecards, Olympics |
| 1932 | Michigan Baseball Visits Japan | Baseball ticket stub from Japan |
| 1932 | Ripped Ohio | MMB doing script Ohio |
| 1932 | On the Meyer Morton Award | History of the award, Ford |
| 1932 | “I thought Crisler was a Violin Player” | Princeton cartoon of Crisler |
| 1933 | Yost’s Warning to you Drunks | Yearbook, Gerald Ford |
| 1933 | 1933 and the Dickinson Formula | Program, signed Ford card |
| 1933 | 1933 MSC Ticket Application | MSU application for M tickets |
| 1934 | Harry Kipke and the Fall of 1934 | Gerald Ford, Willis Ward |
| 1934 | The Willis Ward Protests | Georgia Tech protests on campus |
| 1935-ish | Smoke ‘em if you Got ‘em | M Stadium ashtry, with wolverine |
| 1937 | Fritz’s Secret Practice | Pass to Secret Princeton football practice |
| 1938 | Harmon and Old Number..Six? | Tom Harmon wearing number 6 |
| 1938 | Debut of Crisler’s Winged Helmet | Helmet history |
| 1939 | Tommy’s the BMOC | Tom Harmon photo |
| 1940 | The Drunk and Old 98 | Life magazine scene |
| 1940 | WPAG Wall Clock | Reproduced WPAG clock |
| 1941 | Tom Harmon says ‘Vote Heston’ | Campaign pin for Willie Heston |
| 1941 | Harmon Jitterbugs with Joan & Jinx | Old Photo of Old 98 with Dames |
| 1944 | It’s Fumblitis, Daddy-o | First night game (Part II) |
| 1944 | Michigan’s Debut as a Nocturnal Eleven | First night game (Part I) |
| 1945 | Army Program from Yankee Stadium | Cadets and Michigan lock horns |
| 1945 | Chasing Blanchard & Davis | Glenn Davis, Doc Blanchard Army |
| 1946 | Michigan’s Grand Old Man Laid to Rest | Photo, Yost’s funeral |
| 1947 | 1948 Rose Bowl and the title debate | Notre Dame or Michigan #1? |
| 1948 | Honorary Captains, Miami OH game | Pete Elliott photo |
| 1950 | The Snow Bowl | Rose bowl pic, Snow bowl |
| 1950 | Blue Get Bombed in the Bronx | Yankee Stadium stub, v. Army |
| 1950 | Biggie Munn’s stuff | Incredible stuff, MSU coach |
| 1952 | 1952 Michigan Game Uniform | Jersey and interview with the player |
| 1954 | The 1954 Bust | Football bust program, signed |
| 1957 | Coaching Legends in Atlantic City | Coaching clinic glass, Crisler |
| 1957 | How about this schedule? | Pocket schedule, ticket stubs |
| 1960 | Have a Highball with Bennie O. | Highball glasses |
| 1964 | Harmon Goes for the Gusto | Tom Harmon beer ad |
| 1964 | From now on, You’ll be Fritz | Crisler, Stagg history |
| 1968 | Woody says, “Don’t give this to Bo!” | Hayes autographed book |
| 1968 | Affectionately, Fritz Crisler | Retirement menu for Crisler |
| 1969 | 1969 Vanderbilt Stub, Bo’s First Game | Ticket stub |
| 1970 | Filthy Revenge on Woody Hayes | Hayes toilet paper |
| 1970 | Dan Devine Feeling Waspish | Dan Devine letter |
| 1972 | Old 98’s Son Faces Michigan, MSU | Tom, Mark Harmon vs. M, MSU |
| 1976 | Where Ufer Laid Woody Hayes Away | Ufer’s Woody Hayes coffin |
| 1976 | 1976 Orange Bowl Stub | Bowl stub, M Marching Band |
| 1976 | 1976 NCAA Finals Ticket Stub | Final Four stub vs. Indiana |
| 1977 | Another Rose Bowl ring auctioned | M championship ring |
| 1979 | Want a Heisman? $299,999.99 | Charles White’s Heisman! |
| 1980 | Coach Mac Wants his Mojo Back | Bill McCartney’s ring (part II) |
| 1980 | M Men sell their Rose Bowl rings? | Bill McCartney’s ring (part I) |
| 1981 | Stoned Badgers say, “I was there” | Wisconsin pin |
| 1981 | Bob Ufer 25 years later | Ufer history |
| 1982 | aMaize’n Blue Magazine? | Precursor to ‘The Wolverine’ et. Al |
| 1985 | Woody’s message for you Poindexters | Great letter from Hayes |
| 1985 | Oh Man, 1986 Rose Bowl Ring | M championship ring |
| 1986 | Bo’s Helmet Stickers | Helmet with stickers |
| 1989 | Those Corny Winged Helmets | History of hockey helmet change |
| 1990 | A Proper Tailgating Vessel | M Pick-up truck, Kyle Busch |
| 1993 | A Fab Five Christmas | Christmas ornaments |
| 1997 | 1997 Nebraska Cornhusker Ring | Nebraska championship ring |
| 1997 | 1997 National Championship Ring | 97 National championship ring |
| 1997 | “Michigan has no chance” in 1997 | Corso’s lame prediction, pocket sch. |
| 2000 | 2000 Big Ten Championship Ring | Another player ring |
| 2001 | Michigan falls in Bo Bobblehead Game | Bo/Woody Bobbleheads |
| 2002 | Buckeye Player Sells Gold Pants | OSU gold pants charm |
| 2003 | Guess it didn’t mean that much | OSU Championship Ring |
| 2006 | Gun Sting Whip Stout Rocket | Coaches folder for Iowa game |
| 2008 | New adidas Coaches Gear? | Michigan sweatervest |
| 2007 | One of Those Ticket Stub Boxes | Relic from M Stadium |
| 2008 | Terrelle Pryor’s Sweatband just $349.99 | Recruit’s sweatband |
| various | Stubs from college football games | Various classic ticket stubs |
| various | Don’t Believe the Hype! | Fake cleats, pennant |
| various | Righteous Docs | Rare letters, photos |
| various | Legends think they’re Bill Shakespeare | Books by famous M men |
| various | When the Game Must be Moved | Moved games in history |
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