Signed Sports MemorabiliaInterest in signed sports memorabilia in recent years has created a market worth hundreds of millions of dollars per year.
One downside to the tremendous growth in the authentic autographed sports memorabilia market is the reluctance of athletes to sign certain items for free anymore. Jerseys, baseballs baseball bats, helmets, and equipment are becoming very tough to get signed, especially from an "A" list athlete. Lucrative exclusive signing deals with memorabilia manufacturers also may stipulate what, and how many, of an item a player can sign at a given event. For example, good luck getting Tiger Woods to sign anything with his picture on it in Sunday red. I personally have bought authentic autographed sports memorabilia directly from athletes such as
Chipper Jones
and
Nolan Ryan.
Both gentlemen donate the proceeds to their foundations, and I know it's real. The prices are also reasonable compared to other sources.
Authentic autographed sports memorabilia is a great way to add variety to your autograph collectionAre you beginning to run out of wall space from all those signed celebrity photo's? One of the reasons I like collecting memorabilia is that with the exception of signed jerseys, they are relatively easy to display, and take up less space. You can save money by opting for replica versions of jerseys, signed
nfl football helmets
etc. instead of authentic. The replica's are virtually identical, and can be half the cost or less.
Another aspect of protecting your collection comes to obtaining an appraisal on the more valuable items in your collection. Did you know that a signature can make
baseball cards
worth less than if they were unsigned? This has changed somewhat during recent years with baseball card manufacturers producing signed and game used cards, but an interesting aspect of the hobby to consider!
Sports Autograph Signings
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