Perhaps you have found the perfect piece of sports memorabilia, signed by your favorite sports star, and you are just about to make the purchase. Perhaps the price is perfect, and you are ready to make the exchange. Hold on! Any collectible sports memorabilia needs to be coming equipped with a certificate of authenticity from an appraiser that is reputable. When you buy and sell memorabilia, you will quickly come to realize just how vitally important that memorabilia appraisal can be.
Having an appraiser check the item out in person before you make the purchase is a good option, especially if there is a high price tag associated with the item. You should generally be purchasing the item from a reputable antique dealer or sports dealer rather than some random person at a garage sale if you cannot get your hands on a solid, trustworthy and reputable sports memorabilia appraisal in time for the sale.
How are items appraised?
There are basically five different categories that can be used in order to determine what value to place on an item when you have a professional appraise it. Here are the five categories:
1 – Artistry is the first category. There is not always going to be artistry when it comes to sports memorabilia appraisal, but the item should still hold value in terms of how it was made. The stitching on a baseball should be completely uniform, the wooden golf clubs should all be straight and should not have large gouges in them, items that are autographed should be clean and neat with clear and concise writing, and so on and so forth.
2 – The workmanship of the item is the second category. Is the item a good representation in comparison to items that have similar values? The workmanship in items that are hand carved, hand tooled or otherwise hand made should be completely well made as well as created in order to last through numerous generations. Sometimes the artisan that is responsible for hand making the item will add additional value to that specific item just based on who they are.
3 – The age of an item also matters. The item’s age can definitely play a role in determining its value as well as whether or not it is real or fake. Make sure that an item shows the proper age based on what it is if you want your memorabilia appraisal to be accurate.
4 – Fourth is the condition of an item, another thing that plays a large role in your memorabilia appraisal since used items will determine their value in comparison to new ones. Banged up pieces are not going to be worth as much as newer pieces unless they were banged up by a sports great.
5 – The subject matter is the fifth and final category of criteria for your memorabilia appraisal.
Photo Credits: OPEN Sports
Originally posted 2009-10-06 03:23:16. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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