Sport Memorabilia Gift Ideas

Choosing a gift for a real sports fan? You can’t go wrong with a piece of sports history. If you’re looking for a gift for the person who can recite the stats of every player on the home team and knows the history of every team in the league, a gift that honors his favorite teams, players and sport is sure to be a big hit. What’s hot in sport memorabilia? The details depend on the sport, but there are general categories of memorabilia that are always popular.

Sports Celebrity Autographs

Celebrity signatures are always highly collectible, and that goes for sports celebrity autographs as well. But with sports celebrities, the most wanted autographs aren’t necessarily those on a slip of paper or in your autograph book. Autographed game balls are always big hits, and that includes golf balls and hockey pucks. If the game ball was actually used in a historic game, it only adds to the value of the ball.

The second most popular category of sports celebrity autographs is autographs on game jerseys. Some of the best memorabilia dealers specialize in autographed game jerseys signed by the top names in basketball, baseball, football and hockey. They’re often sold in frames with a certificate of authenticity, and may include other bits of player memorabilia in a shadow box or flat frame.

Sport Memorabilia Displays

Many dealers of sports memorabilia offer special collection displays that combine a number of collectibles in groups. Your favorite baseball fan will fall in love with a framed display of baseball cards representing a championship home team – even better if the cards are autographed. Other popular collectible displays may include a framed collection of Super Bowl tickets that features a ticket from each of the Super Bowls ever held, or tickets to every Kentucky Derby ever run. For the boxing fan, look for a display of Muhammad Ali boxing memorabilia, including signed photos and miniatures of Ali fight publicity posters.

Sports Photographs

Photographs are always highly prized and collectible, and the more famous the moment or the players in the photo, the more valuable the photo will be. Photographs that help a sports fan relive the triumphs of a favorite player – be they basketball players or golfers – have emotional as well as monetary value. If you can get your hands on a framed photo of 2011 Masters Champion Carl Schwartzel raising his club in triumph after a spectacular shot in the final round, you’ll have a gift that’s sure to please your favorite golfing fan.

A gift of sports memorabilia is a guaranteed hit with your favorite sports fan. Check out what’s available through a reputable dealer of high quality memorabilia next time you need that special gift.

Elevating Memorabilia to Art

Collectors of memorabilia have always enjoyed displaying the items in their collections, but doing so was always problematic. Nowadays, dealers of celebrity autographs and sports memorabilia are making it easy for their customers to display their acquisitions. The latest trend in collecting celebrity mementoes is turning the memorabilia into artwork suitable for hanging on the walls of a man room or for use as game room decorations. If you’re looking for the ideal piece to finish off your game room or ideas for man cave decorations, look into some of the newest ways to collect and display collectible items.

Framed Photos

Celebrity photos have always been among the most collectible items available. From Marilyn Monroe to Heath Ledger, people love to collect photos of their favorite actors, comedians, sports stars and political figures. Once upon a time, the big Hollywood studios employed people in the PR department whose only job was to respond to fan mail with autographed photographs of the stars. Those days are gone, but people still love photo memorabilia. In fact, candid celebrity photos are even more valued.

If you’re looking for a photo of your favorite movie star for the walls of your media room, don’t take chances. Make your purchase from a dealer who provides the photos framed behind glass and matted with acid-free paper. Why pay for just a photo when you can get a complete display piece, ready to hang on the wall?

Memorabilia Displays

Many people enjoy themed collections – collections of memorabilia that revolve around a particular movie, star, sport or event. Some of the most popular new collectibles are created specifically for use in themed displays. Signed guitars, for example, are extremely popular with collectors of music memorabilia. While you can find autographed guitars for sale on their own, the more valuable items are framed as part of a collection that may include contracts, concert tickets, photos of the musician or musicians who autographed the guitar or other mementoes. The frames are the highest quality, real wood frames, and all materials are acid-free to help preserve the items behind the glass.

Themed Collections

Some collectors fancy very specific collectibles. Celebrity autographs aren’t quite specific enough. Those collectors may set their sights on photos of celebrities, such as Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, Howard Cosell and Lucille Ball, on the golf course. Others may be looking for framed collections that celebrate a particular achievement – Triple Crown winners, for example, or winners of the Masters tournament.

The most popular memorabilia dealers have taken up the cause of turning mementoes into art by framing some of the most sought-after types of mementoes into framed works of art that will lend a touch of true class to your game room decorations.