Signed By The Legend

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No other hoopster has enjoyed the acclaim accorded to Michael Jordan. He has won many titles playing ball from his teen’s right through his retirement from professional basketball. Anything signed by Michael Jordan naturally would fetch a high market price in the sports collectibles market. The product range carrying the Michael Jordan autograph is varied. From basketball collector cards, to jerseys and apparel, to posters and photographs, to game-issued basketballs, these are just some of the items that are made more valuable just with the addition of a Michael Jordan autograph.

There is great value to items that carry the Michael Jordan signature. That is why a lot of enterprising people are able to take advantage of the advances in printing and graphic arts technology to make replicas of items bearing the Michael Jordan autograph. There value of these items of course is dictated by the corresponding demand. For as long as these replicas are being sold in the market for what they really are and not to dupe collectors in thinking that they have the real thing, there is nothing really wrong about making money selling reprints and replicas.

The ony way to determine whether a Jordan autograph is authentic or not is to ask the dealer for a certificate of authentication. Most reputable dealers would not find it difficult to produce this document. They often include a notation on whether or not certain items come with a certificate of authentication in their inventory listings. In most cases, the items are certified by the ball team franchise and Upper Deck or any other recognized sports certification body. These authentic autographed items sell for higher prices than those replicas and reprints. These are also faster to appreciate in value than those that are not authentic.

A search of the accredited sports memorabilia vendors would yield a number of Michael Jordan signed items. One Nike promotional poster with MJ’s autograph is valued at over $4,000. Ten times over is the value of a red game-worn championship jersey valued at over $40,000. There are other autographed jerseys that trace back to Jordan’s early years as a hoopster when he was in his high school team at the Emsley A. Laney Highschool in Wilmington, North Carolina. His star streak shone the most during the three years he played with the Tarheels at the Univeristy of North Carolina. There was no stopping Jordan in his rise to stardom after he joined the pros in NBA’s famed Chicago Bulls. Jordan has a number of championships under his belt along with two golds in the Olympics one of which he got even before he joined the NBA.

Michael Jordan sports memorabilia collectibles are aplenty. There is one for every collector and everyone who wants to start a collection. The prices can range from low lows to prohibitive highs. It really just depends on the kind of collector you are and the kinds of items you wish to add to your exisisting colleciton. The rarer your items are and the better their conditions are, the higher the value of your collection will be.