Starting Your Collection

By John Buonaguidi & George Keniston

If you’re one of those people who really enjoys the wonderful world of sports, then you may be a likely candidate to begin the fun of collecting sports memorabilia. But be forewarned... it can be as addictive as having that first taste of buttered popcorn – you just have to have more handfuls!

Sports memorabilia collecting is a broad field. The first thing that a beginning collector should think about is what specific area of sports to focus on. For example, if you have a favourite team or player, you might want to concentrate on collecting memorabilia pertaining to that team or player exclusively. Or, you may decide to focus on a particular aspect of the sports memorabilia field, such as sports photographs, sport books, or baseball cards. The key is to select whatever appeals to you the most.

As you read through this starter guide, you’ll be able to gather enough information to give you a definite "jump start" into the hobby. And if you’ve read this far, it’s likely that you’ll soon be a part of the fun-filled field of collecting sports memorabilia. To begin, take a look at the next section, A Brief History of sports Memorabilia Collecting, for some background information on the sports memorabilia collecting field.

The preceding material was written by John Buonaguidi and George Keniston. These are the opinions of the author, not the opinions of eBay, and therefore eBay does not validate the accuracy of or endorse these opinions.