Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Team Signed 2011 New York Giants Helmet

Its Super Bowl XLVI and the guys are in Indy getting helmets, jerseys and footballs signed by both the Giants and the Patriots players. Everything is going great. They're even getting items through security to both Manning and Brady. We start getting signing pics in our email and we're super happy about all the cool Super Bowl collectibles that we're going to add to our inventory.

My favorite football memorabilia items are team signed helmets, they're typically rare and they look ridiculously great when displayed in a fancy case. (The team signed jerseys are nice but you need a  lot of wall space for those big displays.) Anyway, these NFL team signed helmets are generally bought by corporations and dealers and its unusual when we sell one to an individual. Well, the week after the Super Bowl we get a layaway order for a Giants team signed helmet. This makes me happy and sad, happy to sell it, sad its going to leave my office!

I get the down payment (25%). Then I few weeks later I get another payment. A few weeks later I get an email saying they will be paying it off soon. Then nothing. Weeks go by. When the customer finally contacts me, its to kill the deal. This makes me happy and sad, happy I get to keep the helmet in my office, sad because I have to send the money back. hahaha

So now its summer and I have a 2011/2012, Super Bowl winning, NY Giants Team Signed Helmet for sale again. Its in excellent condition, never been publicly displayed, and comes with some signing pics and a Certificate of Authenticity.

2011/2012 NY Giants Team Signed Helmet
For more information on this and other cool Giants memorabilia visit our website at Score Memorabilia

Joe Namath Autographed Orange Bowl Seat

Hi everybody. OK, who remembers sitting out in the cheap seats in the west end zone of the Orange Bowl? C'mon, you remember, the seats that would make your back hurt for a week, even if you were young. They were great seats because the crowd out there was crazy, crazy in a fun way. It didn't matter who was playing, it was just fun.

Now image sitting out there in 1969 during Super Bowl lll. Even crazier. For those of us who are aware of such things, it was the beginning of the modern Super Bowl era. All because of one guy - Joe Namath, Broadway Joe, Joe Willie. In one brilliant wag of the tongue,  he famously predicted the NY Jets would beat the fearsome Baltimore Colts and forever change the way football would be played. And the Jets did just that. Considered one of the great football upsets of all time, Joe Namath was named MVP without ever throwing a touchdown pass in the game. A million years later Joe Namath is still ridiculously famous.

Todays item is an amazing little piece of history that might be interesting to only 1 person on the planet; a fan with great Orange bowl memories, a fan of legendary Super Bowls, and a fan of the ridiculously famous Joe Namath. If this is you, its your lucky day. If its not for you, this might be the greatest gift ever given. And by the way, this vintage Joe Namath signed orange bowl seat has been authenticated by the city of Miami. No kidding. Check it out:
Joe Namath Autographed Orange Bowl Seat Shadowbox
Don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity to own an authentic piece of the West End Zone from the recently torn down Orange Bowl Stadium. This collectible features a vintage seat which has been personally hand signed by Super Bowl III MVP Joe Namath, a 5x7 photo and a descriptive plate.  This shadow box measures 23 ½” x 3 ½” x 18”.
Limited edition of 35.




Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Kentucky Wildcats Basketball

Congratulations to the UK Wildcats on their ridiculously successful season and their huge run through the playoffs. It was never close. I've been a UK fan since I went off to college in Lexington during the 69-70 school year. The Cats went 26-2 that year, Dan Issel was a four year superstar, and Adolf Rupp was near the end of one of the most insane basketball careers ever - way over 800 wins over 40 years of grinding the opposition down. Of course college basketball was different then, it was not unusual for UK to score over 100 points a game. Fast and furious. Which brings me to this years team, another fast a furious group that will most likely end up playing pro ball and leaving us with this year's sweet memory. This when being in the memorabilia business is a good thing lol, I get the pick of the cool autographed stuff. But I'm not keeping everything, check this out:


Team Hand Signed Autographed Simulated Hardwood Floor Tile


This Hardwood Floor Tile is autographed by Darius Miller, Terrence Jones, Jon Hood, Jarrod Polson, Twany Beckham, Ryan Harrow, Sam Malone, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Doron Lamb, Anthony Davis, Marquis Teague, Eloy Vargas, Brian Long, Kyle Wiltjer and Head Coach John Calipari.
(please note: Tile is a simulated parquet wood floor Tile - perfect for framing bc of light weight!)Dimensions: 12" x 12"

Check it out at ScoreMemorabilia.com Go Wildcats!


Saturday, July 23, 2011

British Open Autographed Replica Trophy

Wow! Its my lucky day, more Jack and Arnie! In my last post I went on and on about Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer and how much I loved their style. Right after I posted that missive, I got a call from one of our guys saying that we were now the proud reps of a few, very rare, signed replica Claret Jug trophies. And guess who they're signed by? Thats right. Jack and Arnie!


As you may know, The Claret Jug is officially known as the Championship Cup and is awarded to the winner of The Open Championship (known to Americans as the British Open). The first Open Championship was played in 1860 at the Prestwick Golf Club but the first trophy, The Jug, wasn't awarded until 1873. Its a long, boring story that I won't get into here. What is interesting is that the trophy awarded to the winner each year is a copy of the original and the winner can only keep it for a year. The trophy we're selling? A copy also. But you can keep it forever! Check out more pictures here.

Quick note - There are two other signed replica trophies that you might also be interested in, Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus/Tiger Woods  Although Tiger has fallen from grace during the last few years but I predict his signed memorabilia will be hot stuff again in a few more years. Besides, he's TIGER WOODS for crying out loud.


Monday, July 18, 2011

Vintage Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus

I was recently watching the British Open and I noticed something very interesting, a golfer, Darren Clarke, was smoking a cigarette while on the course. I'll get back to this cigarette thing in a moment. So Mr Clarke eventually went on to win the Open and was quoted as saying he was basically just a guy trying to shoot a couple of good rounds. "I'm a bit of a normal bloke, aren't I?" Clarke said, the claret jug at his side. "I like to go to the pub and have a pint, fly home, buy everybody a drink, just normal. There's not many airs and graces about me. I was a little bit more difficult to deal with in my earlier years, and I've mellowed some. Just a little bit. But I'm just a normal guy playing golf, having a bit of fun." 


If you haven't noticed, Darren Clarke is a throwback. A character. Somebody I might see at the range complaining about his hook. Somebody I want to root for. Which brings me back to the cigarette. My favorite golfer of all time used to smoke on the course. He was a character. He was a swashbuckler. He was Arnold Palmer, affectionately known around western Pennsylvania as Arno and just Arnie everywhere else. Arnie was the man, the guy who put golf on the map for kids like me who had never even been on a golf course. He ruled the world during the 1950's. 


But then it happened. Jack Nicklaus hit the tour as a professional in the early 60's. Now it was on. Jack and Arnie lit up the tour and made golf big time TV entertainment. The 1962 US Open was a barn burner, tied at the end of regulation, settled only after another 18 holes with Jack winning it with superior putting. This was the semi-official beginning of the modern era of golf. Real men, real legends. Check this out:


This autographed vintage photo is now available at ScoreMemorabilia.com

Monday, July 11, 2011

Signed Derek Jeter Shoe

When I was looking for something a little more unusual for Mr. Jeter's big 3000th hit extravaganza, I found this:
Autographed Derek Jeter

Yep, its an autographed game model shoe signed by one of the greatest Yankees ever, Derek Jeter. OK, the list of great Yankees players is long but you have to put Jeter near the top. The guy has a ridiculous amount of awards and records including 12 All Star appearances, 5 World Series rings, and a postseason average of .309. And thats not just a few games here and there - The Yanks have been to the playoffs every year since Jeter joined the team (except 2008, but thats a story for another time). See this and all the other Derek Jeter stuff at ScoreMemorabilia.com

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Welcome to Score Memorabilia

New items are now listed in our sports memorabilia section! As you may know, we have one of the most interesting (maybe even eclectic) collections of autographed memorabilia on the web. I mean where else are you going to find a Replica Super Bowl Trophy autographed by all 27 living winning quarterbacks? Or an 11x17 1972 NBA Finals photo? 

We're NBA fans here and we love the old stuff. We just came into a really cool 11x14, black and white pic of Kareem and Wilt in close-up game action. Check out the mutton chops on Kareem!


And the football lockout? It can't go on forever. Same with our killer sale on autographed NFL jerseys. Can't go on forever. Check them out now

There is some football going on that isn't locked out - soccer! I know, its not football. But for most of the planet its the foot ball they love. If you're one of those who can't find authentic signed soccer memorabilia, you should check us out for that also. We even have vintage soccer stuff that only your dad will remember. Pele? Georgio Chinaglia? Their signatures on a New York Cosmo Jersey? Like I said, go ask your dad about real soccer players and a little team known as the New York Cosmos.