How To Find Authentic Sport Memorabilia!

As a sports memorabilia collector, finding genuine sporting memorabilia on the net can be tricky. Here are a few markers to look out for, when browsing the web for a honest and
reliable sport memorabilia shop.

Every trustworthy dealership offers a COA. This means Certificate of authenticity and should be clearly explained on their website. Mostly it is send out with every purchased memorabilia item, but if you aren`t sure of the procedure, it`s worth asking about it.

Another good way of proving the authenticity of a hand signed piece of sporting memorabilia is so called photographic evidence. A really good sports memorabilia shop is able to provide this form of evidence with most items offered.

You might want to get in touch with your newly found sports memorabilia dealer, this is why on their website you should easily find their contact details and more than one way to get in touch with them.

Finally we need to discuss the safety of payment to your preferred sporting memorabilia shop. Many online shoppers are weary to enter their credit card or bank details on a newly found website. For all of those with security in mind there is a perfectly safe solution called Google checkout. Your details are stored on Google`s secure servers using a SSL connection and not on the online memorabilia shop servers.

In my next article you will read why many investment experts see authentic sports memorabilia as a very interesting alternative investments and why collecting signed sports memorabilia is such an interesting pasttime.