SIMPLY AWESOME Collecting... 101

Are Your Ducks In A Row?

1.) Do your homework.

a. Have a purpose when collecting take aim set goals measure your growth keep score and don’t get started before you know your end game.

i. Best of player

ii. Best of team

iii. Classified term, parameters, envision and determine THE COLLECTION

1. Bring it to life give it a name.

2. Establish the collection’s legacy beyond your years will it to whom it donates it 

b. Ask questions before beginning before buying after buying track after selling it

c. Research similar examples 

d. Cross reference your collectible segment with other collectible segments 

e. Does my collectible have a future, or does it have an ending point?

f. Game Used Collecting the BIG 5 Check List

i. the more checks out of 5 the better the item and the more details included for each of the check marks also the more valuable the item.

1. Population How many are there not guesswork documentable factual authenticated population.

2. Provenance how the item was obtained by whom when where and why 

3. The more visibly impressive the better 

a. The condition

b. The year

c. The significance

d. The use, marks, alterations, duration game games series year years career

4. Certificates Authentication Guarantees Photo matchable for game used or presentational items awards trophies cups rings watches jackets pins badges patches. 

5. The Autograph of the items associated to said item. 

a. Clarity 

b. size 

c. placement

d. color

e. type of ink or pen

f. how well preserved and or graded if graded. 

g. Autographer’s additional remarks in his own handwriting

i. dates

ii. notes

iii. abbreviations

iv. inscriptions

v. symbols

vi. quotes

vii. initials

6. Ask Yourself what item exists that’s the foreseeable front runner, what if anything could now or in the future challenge said front runner item.

7. The more visibly impressive the item is the better 

a. The condition

b. The year

c. The significance

d. The use, marks, alterations, duration game games series year years career

8. Authentication Appraisals Documentation

a. What are the costs and why?

i. Ask inquire research share listen make notes. 

b. Who’s the leader Beckett. 

i. The leader’s documentation absolutely effects value for better or worse.

9. Grading & Grades / Price Guides

a. They matter. 

i. Know the grading scales and their acronyms and meanings. 

10. Opinions are like Ass Holes everyone I know has one. 

a. Listen challenge the facts rely on the provable data. 

11. In every category of collectibles and memorabilia when referring to all said items discussed or noted there’s more often than not always a clearly establish able undisputable front runner

12. Update collections current values annually if not quarterly

13. Keep copies or the originals of all supporting documentation in a 3 ring binder in safety deposit box. Theft happens accidents happen be proactive and be informed and be organized.