Best place for memorabilia

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  1. HeavyT

    HeavyT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Anyone know the best websites for getting signed boxing merchandise? I'm looking for soemthing for the bird to get me, maybe just something like a signed photo to frame and put up, and was wondering where are the best places to gof ro genuine items/good prices?
     
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  2. Jack Dempsey

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    I get some stuff off eBay, best for modern fighters, older and rarer pieces I use Jo Sports v pricey though
     
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  3. HeavyT

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  4. Jack Dempsey

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    That seems strangely cheap to be honest, I tend to avoid modern stuff to be honest more chance for fakery

    yeah that sounds about a3
     
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  5. HeavyT

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    Thats what I thought, my pals reckon its definitely a fake but you never know. Hopefully someone here has had good experience with Top Draw.
     
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  6. Jack Dempsey

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    Ebays fine if you buy from a seller who deals mostly in sports memorabilia and has a good rating, least you can read about the seller which you can't do with sites like the one you posted

    jo sports is run by Craig Hamilton who is apparently the foremost boxing memorabilia guy in the business, used to manage Michael Grant who fought Lewis and has been written about by Thomas Hauser so he's pretty kosher
     
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  7. LP_1985

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    aviod that website
     
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  10. Jack Dempsey

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    Fighttoys.com
    Antekprizering.com
    Pugilistica.com

    are all good ones I've used, all american though so delivery ain't cheap
     
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  11. HeavyT

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    thats unfortunate would have been a decent little item but i knew it would probably be too good to be true.
     
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  12. HeavyT

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    So should it even really matter if there authenticated or not? how exactly does it prove anything?
     
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  13. duranimal

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    It all depends whose doing the authentication. Only buy from well established dealers.

    If it's signed fight posters you're after then look no futher than

    www.KOfightposters.com

    It's the largest fightposter site on the planet.

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  14. HeavyT

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    any particular reason you were saying i9t or izs it a case of "too good to be true"? I have see nthey have some nice items on ebay too, with 100% feedback.
     
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  15. duranimal

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    It's understandable to be a bit paranoid but some dealers arrange a signing with a certain fighter or buy in bulk from a rep yank company who usually have about 500 items signed + the way the economy is a the mo, alot of dealers need to shift the stock, make-em an offer you can afford & you'll more than likely get a result.

    Craig Hamilton/JO Sports & Harry Schaffer/Antiquities of the prize ring are the 2 big beasts for old school gear. KOfightposters/Wright-memorabilia/Top Draw/Champs UK/boxing-memorabilia.com are the main ones in the UK that cover about everything in the modern era.

    I've just got this 30in x 20in in signed by Manny from fight-graphs in Vegas.

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