Website: WWW.BRIANCATAQUET.COM
The name Brian Cataquet is widely recognized around the country, especially in the New York City area, in the very popular 2 billion dollar a year sports memorabilia industry (in it's field of vintage baseball cards & vintage sports cards).
Brian Cataquet has been on the Acknowledgements list in the Price Guide of Baseball cards Standard Catalog book by F+W Publications, which is sold in the book stores around the country, since 1994 (14 years now). He is also on the acknowledgements list & Price panel in the Almanac of Baseball Cards by Beckett Media, Publications.
Brian's recognition along with the unique material he carries in his auctions, has enabled him to sell many of his sports collection outside the USA as well, with buyers (clients) in Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, United Kingdom, Venezuela.
Brian Cataquet has been a reputable figure with a long time presence in our hobby for almost a Quarter of a century and has achieved the status of being the biggest, most popular and the most knowledgeable expert/seller in New York City and the Metropolitan area for vintage sports cards. Due to this achievement, he has been featured in the news, sports media and on variety TV shows in NYC regarding his card business and the industry several times from the late 1980's to present (2008).
Brian receives nearly hundreds of calls, E-mails & letters weekly from collectors around the country wanting to know the true value of their collection. Many Antique dealer-Entrepreneurs, business Investors that are collectors and sports fans around the N.Y. Metropolitan area rely on Brian Cataquet's expertise advice when they obtain a vintage sports artifact.
First and foremost, Brian Cataquet wants the collecting world to buy from his auctions with confidence. So to show you how reputable Mr. Cataquet is, here are some facts:
(Click on highlighted links below to view interviews)
Most Recent TV appearance is my (Baseball-card King Commercial) which will air periodically on SportsNet NY (NY Mets Television Network) -in 2008
Another TV appearance was my very own (and the first card hobbyist to be on the #1 regional sports Network in the country 8.5 Million viewers) baseball-card maven commercial on the Yes Network which aired periodically (Yankees Entertainment TV Network) 2006-07.
TV http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7338015510605860493
2007 Appeared on www.NYROCKSTV.COM (click on the red box on your left) Time Warner cable L.I., Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island. 2.5 million viewers.
View my http://www.youtube.com/bcatman baseball card commercials (card king, baseball card maven) also on myspace at www.myspace.com/tobeeecat
TV http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6160353907610997058&q
Interviewed on NYC radio as an expert (Topic:Detecting fake sports memorabilia) (Jan. '06) http://youtube.com/watch?v=74m2u6QY_oI
TV Appearance Metro Channel http://youtube.com/watch?v=HS-OVItvMyA
TV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9wZaxAcKX0
TV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puewYE7jXMM
In Nov. 2005 was featured on Brooklyn, NY TV network (BCat TV sports talk) over 1 million viewers in the Borough of Bklyn., NY
Week of august 10-16 2006 issue featured write-up story in the leisure section of the Queens Tribune (Queens, NY largest reading newspaper) with over 160,000 readers
Featured & pictured write-up story in the QueensPress Aug. 2006 (www.QueensPress.com)
I was the first baseball card expert to appear on the Antique Show & Sell program on Cable TV's Metro Channel N.Y. City in 2005
I appeared on PBS radio program about baseball in (summer 2005)
Featured full page write-up article in the Bronx NY times (7/21/05)
Interviewed & featured in the Bronx, NY news 12 in which news 12 came with a camera anchor to interview me in my home office
Interviewed on Bronx talk TV program
Featured in the Canarsie Courier (my home town) a Brooklyn NY paper on Sept. 2005 with full page write-up story
Jan. 2006-Kings courier another Brooklyn, NY paper
Brooklyn's Bay News newspaper (Jan. '06)
Courier life NYC paper-entertainment section (Jan. '06)
Numerous times in Sports Collectors Digest (the voice of the hobby)
Baseball magazine publication
SCD 3/19/1999 veteran hobbyist Frank Barning wrote an article about me
In 1989 (age 15) mentioned in Baseball Card Price Guide Monthly (pg. 8 March issue) which was on the news stands around the country at the time.
In Vintage Classic Baseball Collector Magazine (Sept. Issue 1995)
2003 SCD pg.60 veteran Writer/collector George Vrechek wrote an article about me & a few of my finds under the "vintage card section"
In my early years mentioned in the NY Daily News, Newsday, Post, and a couple of international sports publications as a card expert & veteran collector.
http://enewschannels.com/2008/04/10/enc2887_035809.php
http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/2004/05/05/2004-05-05_barry_no-show_makes_fans_ill.html
http://www.canarsiecourier.com/news/2005/0929/OtherNews/029.html
http://www.queenstribune.com/leisure/CardCollectorYearnsForDays.html
http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com (search for Brian Cataquet video)
In 2004-2007, Brian decided to promote his business and the hobby aggressively on NYC television programs. He appeared on local programs as an expert collector in the field to offer his knowledge on vintage cards & explain the wide spread (hobby) business to the viewing public. His goal in doing what he called "His NYC TV card tour" was to promote the already popular multi-million dollar card hobby more in his home town NYC (the sports Capital of the world) to hopefully get more kids involved in collecting like he did. Brian Cataquet is the first card hobbyist who created a card commercial and placed it on Regional Sports TV Networks (YES & SNY).
I am currently 35 years of age and have been collecting old baseball cards since age 10 (I feel i was ahead of my time in getting into old historic sports cards at such an early age). I became a dealer selling my cards at age 12 @ card shows around NYC. I believe i was blessed in knowing what i wanted to do for a career at such an early age. In 1984 a collecting buddy of mine took me to a baseball card shop in my neighborhood (which i was not aware of) and i saw the owner of this shop selling cards & memorabilia for a living. Seeing all the faces of baseball players mounted on cards & memorabilia in the store, just made me fall in love with their vintage colorful attractive appearance and rich history. At that time, i thought it would be a neat way for a kid like myself to make a little extra money selling cards, and the rest is history.........
In our hobby circle, I am "known for the unknown (cards)" making a name for myself @ age 19 in the hobby press for my major old card discoveries thru the years which updated the hobby's biggest book-Standard Catalog Of Baseball Card Price Guide checklist for many vintage issues. No other competing dealer or avid collector has been more consistent or diversified in discovering unknown vintage baseball cards than the "Catman" Mr. Cataquet.
Here is a list of some of my major vintage card discoveries in the hobby through the years (all were published):
1910 W-UNC. Strip cards (the yellow background cards) Babe Adams the #1 card in the set was discovered by me and I reported this issues existence for the 1st time (Written in Sports Collectors Digest pg. 124 4/3/98)
1910 Orange Border variation poses (2) (Sheckhard, Delehanty) (SCD 1994)
1922 E122 American Caramel card of Oscar Vitt it was the last card in the set at the time (SCD 4/28/95 pg. 122)
1934 Butterfinger card of player Smith (SCD pg.114 11/15/96)
1914 Piedmont art stamp of Suggs (SCD pg. 121 10/6/95)
1924 Joe Judge Purple color bk.ground strip card w/facsimile (SCD'98 pg130)
1936 Sun Telegraphic Pittsburgh stamps-the entire issue was discovered & reported to the standard catalog of baseball cards by me I had most of the stamps in my possession
1920 W519 #13 Frisch letter typed variations (written in SCD 6/22/01)
1920 W519 #16 Guy Morton typed letter variation card (written SCD 6/'01)
1912 Redsox tattoos stamp/card #1 Mr. Bedient first stamp in set
1910 candy card E104-3 Nadja card of Schmidt (which sold on eBay for $400+ 3 years ago)
1921 National Caramel E220 Chas. Deal card unknown until I discovered the card (written SCD 10/6/95 pg/121)
1927 E210-2 York Caramel last card in set L. Waner (SCD pg. 110 12/30/94)
Many strip card issues
1950's Exhibit cards with Triple Nickel Books advertisements on back-only one's I have ever seen (SCD pg. 115 4/19/95)
1914 T213 coupon card of Donlin mispelled name error "DOHLIN" discovered by me in the mid- 1990's (I saw the card selling on eBay by another seller. That card was my find)
1887 N172 Elmer Smith-I corrected the price guide/Catalog checklist after 40+ years(error done by pioneer E.C.Wharton-Tigar in the '50's) for this N172 issue with my card. The checklist had Mike Smith but the correct player was my find E. Smith (SCD pg. 130 11/29/96) amazing a 19th century find.
1970 Topps cloth stickers player Gentry which sold on eBay for $900.00+
1921 Unknown game card of H. Groh which is listed & pictured in 2006 Krause Publication price guide (only 1 card known from this obscure issue & that was my card Groh that I made available to the price guide.) That one sold on eBay last year and it was never reported to the catalog, which I did the work taking the scan and making it reported to the catalog and the hobby world. That work was not done by the original owner of the game card, it was done by me!
Nov.2004 Another Cataquet find another 1970 Topps cloth sticker card of player Curt Motton
1927 W560 Meusel unknown until i discovered this card (2005)
Two unknown 1953 canadian exhibit with unknown stamp on backs-easter & Sauer were the players & these sold in 2005 and were discovered by me. They have never been offered before in our hobby these stamp back canadian exhibits.
Mar. 4, 2005-Another Cataquet card find (written in SCD pg. 22) 1920's unknown spades playing strip card of Doug McWeeny
1938 Detroit Times Entire issue was discovered by me. (2005)
Three 1946 Sports Exchange premiums only ones known (2005) sold on Ebay
1914 T213-2 coupon unknown Demmitt team with Chicago team unknown (2005)
1954 Bowman baseball card proof only one known (2005 sold on eBay)
1972 TCMA 1921 American Caramel card of ruth first one discovered.(Dec.'05)
1969 Oakland A's Anderson issue card #4 in the set Phil Roof (Jan.'06)
1971 Pirates autograph team cards #22 Grant were unknown and unchecklisted until i discovered it in (2006).
1971 Pirates autograph team card #34 Briles (2006).
1950 Baseball Player Charms Del Ennis (2007)
1969 F.R.Woods All-Star Picture Photo Pak All Stars set of 12 photos(2007)
1972 TCMA E121 1922 Am. Caramel card Ty Cobb (2007)
1937 American Badge Cubs pins (6 players) discovered by me (2007-08)
1954 Screen Gems photo premium Frank Frisch (2007-08)
1963 Scheible Press NY Yankees Team Photo issue (2008) and more..........
I have consistently been updating Krause Publications Standard Catalog Price Guide for old cards for the last 14 years (again, no other dealer/collector has been more consistent or diversified in their finds than me) as my first card find was in 1994 @ age 19 (Which were the two 1910 orange border card variation poses). The majority of my finds were written about in the hobby publications.
I have been regarded & called an expert in Pre-World War II baseball cards (since it is the Era of cards in which my collecting passion and interest lies) by editors in our industry's publications and have been acknowledged many of times in other hobby publications.
Although i am known for vintage cards, i also enjoy & pay high prices for vintage sports publications. In 2003, I purchased one of the largest (if not the largest) historical collections of vintage publications in NYC with over 7,000 pubs & over 10,000 vintage postcards dating back to the 19th century (written in SCD 2003 page 36).
**In october 2005, Brian Cataquet decided to donate some material from his personal collection to the historical National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum in Cooperstown, NY & I was very honored to have the prestigious Hall of Fame accept some of my personal baseball collection. Because of this donation, the HOF rewarded me with a Certificate and a lifetime Pass into the Hall of Fame.
I look forward to selling my vintage cards & memorabilia to collectors and hobbyist around the Globe! I feel that It has always been my duty to keep coming up with the best unique sports material that's out there (at affordable prices) to please collectors and i will try my best to keep doing that on a weekly basis through my Ebay auctions. Good luck with your card collections and happy collecting to all -- Brian Cataquet, aka Tobeeecat on Ebay.com!
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