The types of sports memorabilia collection types we can support will be virtually limitless. However, the most popular types can be best organized in the following categories:
Cards: Baseball and other sports cards are the most common sports memorabilia collectable type. Sports cards have been around for over 100 years with no signs of stopping anytime soon.
Unopened Material: Packs are simply a number of cards that have been packaged for sale as a group by the manufacturer. They come in several varieties including: wax packs, cello packs, rack packs, tray packs and grocery packs. Boxes and Cases also fall into this category.
Tickets and Ticket Stubs for Sporting Events: These paper, cardboard or digital items have been used for years to enable attendance at sporting events. While electronic tickets have become popular since the early 2010s, physical tickets that represented the games of yesteryear have become a highly sought-after collectable type.
Player Jerseys or Other Uniform Pieces: Anything a player wears is considered a potential collectable item for fans or investors alike. Items such as jerseys, helmets, gloves, shoes, etc. fall into this category.
Game-Used Sporting Equipment: Anything used during the course of a game is also fair-play for collecting: bats, balls, pucks, nets, etc. all qualify for this category. Even pieces of the playing field or venue seats are considered collectables by many individuals.
Photographs: Many individuals focus on photos of specific players, games or even venues for their collections.
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs): Legendary Applications will support NFTs related to the sport collectibles market. Digital images of specific events (such as videos or pictures of a game or match), digital images of a player, or art of, or from a specific player are examples of NFTs that can be collected and tracked in our software.
Autographs: Items from each of the above categories can be autographed by one or more player, coach or official who was associated with the event. In general, autographs almost always raise the value of the original item. However, autographs create their own category as they can be as simple as a signature on an index card or other piece of paper.
Each of the above item types can also be authenticated, graded or both. These services are provided for a fee by 3rd party companies like PSA or Beckett. These services almost always raise the value of the item that has been examined. Our software will track the additional indicators as data fields for each item in the collector’s personalized database