| One of the greatest things about sports is getting an | | | | made out of. |
| autograph from your favorite player. Fans love owning | | | | I'm sure that you knew all of this before you started |
| merchandise that has been touched by their heroes. | | | | reading this article, but I just want you to be super |
| This passion for sports memorabilia has caused the | | | | careful about where you buy from. I'm trying to show |
| price to soar. Some pieces of memorabilia can cost | | | | just how big of a deal credibility is in the field of |
| over $1000 dollars just because of whose signature is | | | | autographed merchandise. You want a place that can |
| on it. | | | | guarantee authenticity. |
| Seriously, I saw an autographed Wayne Gretzky | | | | The problem is that you usually have to pay more for |
| jersey on sale for $1500 dollars. There were like 90 of | | | | the guaranteed authenticity. That's definitely something |
| them in stock too, just imagine how much money the | | | | you don't want to do. Anyway, here are a couple of |
| company made off that. The hard part about buying | | | | tips that you can use when you're buying autographed |
| autographed hockey merchandise is figuring out if its | | | | merchandise. |
| actually real. Authenticity is the biggest thing that | | | | 1) Check to See if the Company can be Contacted |
| people worry about when they're getting merchandise. | | | | You don't actually have to contact the company, just |
| There was a story about a guy a few years ago that | | | | see if you can. By providing you contact information |
| bought a forged autograph for around $700 dollars. | | | | the company is giving you a place to question them, |
| Once again, the autograph was forged and worthless. | | | | and make sure that you're not getting ripped off. |
| The man tried to resell the jersey for $1000 dollars | | | | Companies that don't allow you to contact them will |
| only to find out that it was worth no more then $20. | | | | usually take your money and run. |
| And, that was for the material that the jersey was | | | | |