Chicago Cubs: Big money in broken bats, programs and memorabilia

Since 2016, the Chicago Cubs fanbase has been shelling out countless dollars on memorabilia. But how do you know if you’re getting the real deal?

I thought about Chicago Cubs fans as I watched the World Series this week. Similar to Cubs fans in Wrigley Field, throughout Fenway Park those waves of Boston Red Sox hats and jerseys got me thinking about all the memorabilia collected during the series.

Private sports collecting has been big business for many folks throughout the States for years. When I visited Sloan Park this summer, I ran into one of these collectors who was waiting outside the team’s Sloan Park dugout for a signed broken bat.

For anonymity sake, I will call this guy, Mike.

Mike…