
Albert Pujols and Rob Steinmetz in 2005
About Authentic
Gamers.com.
With nearly 20 years of collecting experience, Rob Steinmetz is
widely regarded as one of the hobby's premiere authorities on modern
game used baseball equipment. His first official retail venture,
www.authenticgamers.com,
is built around his interest in providing genuine game used memorabilia
and valuable information to help collectors make more informed
purchases. Having lent his expertise to Global Authentication,
Sports Collectors
Digest, and Game Used Universe, Rob has also been featured in
The Wall Street Journal's Smart Money Magazine. Having spent most
of his career
in nonprofit marketing and development, Rob taught at Columbia
College in Chicago and remains active as a consultant in the
field. A firm
believer in the value of “I’m Third” (God 1st,
Others 2nd, Ourselves 3rd), Rob proudly supports the Jennifer
S. Fallick Cancer Support Center, Compassion International, Joyce
Meyer Ministries, Joel Osteen
Ministries, and TLC Youth Ministries.