Sports memorabilia sales booming in time for Christmas

Whitstable, Kent, UK (mynewsdesk), 16 December 2010 – Kent based sports memorabilia legends Sports Idols has announced record sales in its run up to the Christmas period, with more items of sporting souvenirs, film memorabilia, music memorabilia and TV memorabilia sold than ever before. The Store, which carries full ranges of all important British and international sporting memorabilia from both current and classic eras, has made a point of keeping one step ahead of trends in the souvenirs business, by constantly sourcing the latest authenticated signatures in a wide range of formats. Fans of sports memorabilia are able to choose not just signed photographs and match day programmes, but match balls, boxing gloves, football boots and team shirts. Lovers of the silver screen (and the goggle box) will find a veritable cornucopia of film memorabilia and TV memorabilia waiting for them, while music fans of all ages and genre interests are bound to be satisfied with the selection of music memorabilia on show.

Current highlights include Michael Caine signed memorabilia – enabling newer fans, riding on the back of the eminent British actor’s second wave of popularity, to collect priceless signed photos of their hero; Paul Newman signed memorabilia; and Robert Downey Jr signed memorabilia. The sports memorabilia sections are awash with old legends and new heroes, including Johan Cruyff, Eric Cantona and Ian Wright signed memorabilia, as well as the signatures and kits of modern day Premiership giants.

All of the film memorabilia, TV memorabilia, music memorabilia and sporting souvenirs sold by the Sports Idols is guaranteed 100% authentic, and is supplied with industry standard certification backing up a visual record of the signing event, which is held at Sports Idols headquarters. The certificate supplied with a piece of merchandise contains a unique number, which relates it to the visual authentication held by the Store – in this way every customer knows that his or her purchase is definitely the genuine article.

All delivery of Sports Idols items is free in mainland UK, and is tracked with a unique number, obtainable from the Store in the event of query. The Autographs Store has promised to work as hard as necessary to ensure that all items of sports memorabilia, film memorabilia, TV memorabilia and music memorabilia are despatched in time for Christmas. Delivery time for an unframed item of memorabilia is between 5 and 7 working days for mainland UK postage services, and 10 to 12 working days for non UK deliveries. Framed orders have a 5-7 working day lead in time before they are posted, to allow the frame to be custom built and fitted. All orders are insured and may be returned if they do not meet customer expectations.

The Autographs Store’s policy of forward planning, rigorous authentication and rapid delivery times has ensured its quick rise to the top of the sports memorabilia game. With a finger in every souvenir pie, from film memorabilia and TV memorabilia to music memorabilia and sporting souvenirs, there’ll be something there for everyone this Christmas.