The value of sports memorabilia has gone up and so many people are now finding such to be a good investment. But collecting sports memorabilia as a hobby can be a bit expensive.
In starting out you collection, determine a category to collect. For instance you may focus on sports cards. Then, you could further subcategorized this by being more specific like on what particular sport, what particular team for example or on whether you will focus on a single player only. Your options are practically limitless.
Take a look at price guides, periodicals and sources on the internet to be able to gauge on how much certain items sell for. You can expect to pay quite a price for players who have made themselves legends and hall of famers.
Sports memorabilia shows are an occasional event and visiting them will give you a feel of the variety and the quality of the items available in the market. Local shops specializing in collectibles and memorabilia can provide you with more contact persons for other sources of collectibles.
Be in the lookout for auctions as certain auctions can have sports memorabilia being auctioned of or some auction houses actually...