{"id":430789,"date":"2026-01-22T21:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/430789\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T21:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:25:08","slug":"maple-leafs-fans-dont-toss-your-mitch-marner-memorabilia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/430789\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs fans, don\u2019t toss your Mitch Marner memorabilia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When Mitch Marner departed Toronto, he also left thousands of fans in the GTA wondering what to do with all those No. 16 sweaters in their closets, along with pictures, knick-knacks or anything with his autograph on it.<\/p>\n

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Hang on to them,\u00a0advise\u00a0the experts.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Toronto market is always big and Mitch has done well here,\u201d said Brian Ehrenworth, president of Frameworth Sports, a guest on a recent episode of the Squid and The Ultimate Leafs Fan podcast with collector\/appraiser Mike Wilson. \u201cHe still does well because anyone in a Toronto or Montreal sweater has a head start.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ehrenworth, who has an ongoing business agreement with Marner, admits he has been a tougher sell now three time zones away in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

\u201cMitch is doing very well in Vegas, but the problem with players on the West Coast, as good as they are \u2014 with exceptions such as (San Jose\u2019s) Macklin Celebrini \u2014 is they aren\u2019t on the TV highlight reel until the next morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ehrenworth thinks souvenir hunters should keep one golden rule in mind: \u201cBuy something because you really like it and if it goes up in value \u2014 fine.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were at the forefront of the man-cave business. Where you used to keep an autograph in a binder, people framed them and put them on the wall of their home and office. You\u2019re a sports fan and want to see it in front of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sportsnet anchor Ken Reid, whose sidegig as an author includes books on hockey cards, was a guest on the same podcast and predicted anything Marner is still a reliable long-term investment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just at the Toronto Sports Card Expo and didn\u2019t see anyone hunting for Marner, but he had eight, nine good years here and Leafs cards and memorabilia are like bank stock. Eventually, they\u2019re always going to rise or at least be consistent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Old players come back in demand<\/p>\n

Reid pointed to renewed interest in Wilson\u2019s podcast partner, former Leafs captain Rick Vaive, whose signature came back in demand when Auston Matthews<\/a> broke his club single-season goal record a few years ago.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith\u00a0Leafs\u00a0fans,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0like\u00a0getting\u00a0tickets to\u00a0their\u00a0games,\u00a0people are\u00a0always going to buy.\u00a0They\u2019re\u00a0an eternal franchise.\u00a0One\u00a0day,\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0be able to sell your Marner cards again. Look at Doug Gilmour and Wendel\u00a0Clark,\u00a0their stuff is always moving.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll\u00a0see Marner,\u00a0Matthews, William Nylander, stuff that\u2019s\u00a0sold\u00a0the last 10 years, will sell again. Because in\u00a010\u00a0to\u00a015 years,\u00a0little\u00a010-to-12-year-olds today will look back (fondly) on those Game 7 (losses) and consider them a run.\u201d<\/p>\n

A good comparison would be the 1993 VHS The Passion Returns\u00a0about the Leafs\u2019 three-round playoff spring. It sold quadruple what the team expected at the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was just the conference final,\u201d Reid\u00a0reminded. \u201cThe bar\u2019s not very high.\u201d<\/p>\n

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