WHY register (title) your sports memorabilia and collectibles?

 

 

To maintain/increase the value of your treasured pieces.

 

You’ve paid the price for an authentic piece and you’re entitled to value. An entire collection can be devalued if even one forgery is found among genuine collectibles! You need the peace of mind and assurance that comes from registration (and certification?).

 

 

To establish/verify provenance (chain of ownership)

 

As with great works of art worth millions, a single break in the chain of ownership may lead to uncertainty as to authenticity. Whether you’re the first to own a particular piece of sports memorabilia or the subsequent owner of a previously sold or traded one, you need the security that an unbroken provenance provides.

 

As a buyer, TITLE4Sports enables you to establish the provenance for a new collectible or confirm the unbroken chain of ownership of a previously sold or traded one.

 

As a seller, you can verify your object’s authenticity to a potential purchaser by demonstrating its continuous, unbroken ownership chain. And, items with a verifiable provenance often support a higher price!

 

TITLE4Sports’s mission is to provide all parties to the sale or purchase of sports memorabilia and collectibles with a first line of defense against fraud through our Provenance Database.

 

At least 50% of items sold in the $1 billion a year autographed sports and celebrity memorabilia industry are forgeries! So stated the FBI’s Operation Bullpen after uncovering substantial fraud in 5 states. Similarly, as newspapers, magazines and TV programs caution, the worlds of fine art and other signed collectibles also are rife with forgeries.

 

 

Protect your investment

 

A certificate of authenticity may not be enough to protect you and your collectible against fraud. Even with tamper evident holograms that identify collectible items and match them to an authenticity certificate, holographic identification may only be window dressing that provides insufficient protection for your investment. You need a traceable, registered title as your first line of defense.

 

 

Buy/sell with confidence

 

In a market flooded with fraudulent collectibles, you deserve the added assurance that your item is the real thing-a genuine work of art or item of sports memorabilia. Registering your title with TITLE4Sports provides that assurance.