A Short Guide to Collecting Basketball Autographs
Collecting basketball autographs involves some knowledge. No matter if you’re talking NBA autographs or signatures from the top college stars, there are some things to keep in mind. While you can have anything signed, it’s best to keep your focus on the quality of the item you’re asking the athlete to sign. It’s better for [...]
Lakers Celtics Finals: Autograph Throwdown
There is nothing quite like a Lakers Celtics game. It’s been that way for a few decades now, really. West coast cool. East coast tough. They can meet in the Finals or on a Tuesday night in December and there is always intensity. The same goes for the Lakers Celtics Finals in the autograph collecting [...]
NBA Signed Items Offer Link to the Court
For many people, getting NBA signed memorabilia is as close as they will get to playing with the players they look up to and admire watching on the court. While not everybody has the skill of a LeBron James, they can still own a piece of history by purchasing items that have been signed by [...]
Celtics Signed Memorabilia Among NBA’s Most Popular
Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett are just some of the names Celtic fans have watched over the years and they’re the ‘poster boys’ for Celtics signed memorabilia, too. Each player has helped bring Celtic fans NBA Championships and plenty of memories that will [...]
Basketball Hobby Growing as Game Goes International
Basketball has reached a new level of popularity and excellence, with the emergence of the new era of superstars and the collecting basketball hobby has too. With fresh stars like LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Deron Williams, Carmelo Anthony, and Dwight Howard, it’s got a new level of excitement among fans and collectors of basketball autographs. [...]
LeBron James Autographs a Good Investment
LeBron James signed his first autograph long before he was old enough to drive. In an age where no great high school player goes unnoticed, James was more famous as a teenager than 90% of NBA and college players. It was more hype than anyone could reasonably be expected to live up to. Several years [...]
Kobe Bryant Autographs Available via Panini
The Panini Group, the exclusive trading card partner of the NBA, will offer Kobe Bryant autographs as part of its exclusive contract agreement with the Los Angeles Lakers’ star. Bryant is now the official company spokesman and global trading card ambassador. The exclusive multi-year agreement with Panini includes Bryant autographs, memorabilia, and a joint charitable [...]
Authentic Sports Autographed Memorabilia Buying Guide
You do not have to look hard to find authentic sports autographed memorabilia. No matter if you\’re looking for signed basketball jerseys, autographed photos, balls or other items, you can find what you are looking for online. But how do you know what you are looking to buy is truly authentic? The value of sports autographs has [...]
A Short History of Basketball
The history of basketball is much easier to trace than other sports. It is clear that Dr. James Naismith is credited with creating basketball and much of basketball history. Dr. Naismith, born in 1861 in Ontario, Canada first came up with the concept of basketball during his youth school days in the area where he [...]
Upper Deck Exquisite Basketball Cards
Basketball trading cards have not always inspired the passion for collecting they do today via things like Exquisite Basketball cards. In fact, there was a time when creating and selling basketball trading cards was a losing proposition. But all of that changed in 1979 when Larry Bird and Magic Johnson took opposite sides of the [...]
