Memorabilia

Sports Memorabilia: What to Record

Game-used equipment, jerseys, tickets, programmes and awards.

The Data Sheet for Sports Memorabilia

The 26 fields worth recording for sports memorabilia, grouped as in the ordicio app. Fields marked with a broader category come from it; the others are specific to sports memorabilia.

Identification

Item type Choice, or your own Memorabilia: Kind of item.
11 choices
Jersey / shirt / costume
Equipment (ball, bat, racket, helmet)
Shoes
Prop
Script / document
Ticket / programme / pass
Trophy / medal / award
Pin / badge / pennant
Photograph
Instrument / stage gear
Poster / promotional item
Person / team Text Memorabilia: Person, team or band the item is connected with.
Event / production Text Memorabilia: Game, match, season, film, tour or event, e.g. 1966 World Cup final, Star Wars (1977), Live Aid 1985.
Date / period Text Memorabilia: When the object was made, as precise as known, e.g. 1876, c. 1890, 1920s, 2nd century AD.
Maker Text Memorabilia: Person, workshop or firm that made the object; write 'attributed to' or 'workshop of' when not certain.
Materials Text Memorabilia: Materials the object is made of, main material first.
Size Text Memorabilia: Size label, e.g. jersey size 48, shoe size US 11.
Sport Text: Sport, e.g. football (soccer), baseball, Formula 1.

Provenance

How the connection to the person or event is proven.

Usage Choice Memorabilia: How the item relates to the person or event; photo-matched items are proven by photos from the event.
Game-used / screen-used (photo-matched)
Game-used / screen-used
Event-worn / stage-used
Player-issued / production-made
Team-issued / crew item
Authentic retail item
Replica / fan item
Unknown
Signed Text Memorabilia: Who signed the item and where.
Authentication Text Memorabilia: Authenticator, photo-match and letters of provenance with their numbers, e.g. PSA/DNA AJ12345, MeiGray tag, studio letter.
Certification number Text Memorabilia: Number on the grading holder (slab) or authentication certificate, to look it up in the service's database.

Condition

Condition Choice Memorabilia: Overall condition in plain terms; domains with an established grading scale use that scale instead.
Mint / as new
Excellent
Very good
Good
Fair
Poor
Condition notes Text Memorabilia: Faults, wear and damage in detail.
Restoration & repairs Text Memorabilia: Restorations, repairs, replaced parts and cleaning, with who did them and when if known.

Acquisition

How and when the object came into the collection.

Acquisition date Date Memorabilia: Date the object came into the collection.
Acquisition method Choice, or your own Memorabilia: How the object came into the collection.
Purchase
Auction
Gift
Inheritance
Exchange / trade
Self-collected / found
Commission
Acquired from Text Memorabilia: Seller, auction house (with sale and lot number), donor or place where it was found.
Purchase price Amount Memorabilia: Price paid including fees and premiums.
Provenance Text Memorabilia: Earlier owners and the object's history, oldest first, with sources (labels, invoices, sale catalogues).

Value

Estimated and insured value.

Estimated value Amount Memorabilia: Current market value as estimated.
Valuation date Date Memorabilia: Date of the current value estimate.
Valuation basis Choice Memorabilia: What the estimated value is based on.
Own estimate
Recent sales / auction results
Dealer offer
Catalogue value
Professional appraisal
Insurance valuation
Insured value Amount Memorabilia: Sum the object is insured for.

Collection record

Your own inventory data.

Inventory number Text Memorabilia: Your own number or label for the object, e.g. C-0042, as written on its label or album page.
Storage location Text Memorabilia: Where the object is kept, e.g. room, cabinet, drawer, album and page, box.