INFOGRAPHIC: All-Time Sports Collectibles Sales – For the first time in the history of the sports collectibles industry, not one, but two items have recently sold for astonishing eight figure sums. The hobby has exploded out of its long time niche, to garner regular main stream news coverage as item after item sells for top dollar.
Part of the explosive growth of interest and popularity is that the sports collectibles market has developed into a legitimate tangible asset class. This is being widely recognized by leading financial institutions. For many years, sports collectibles lagged behind other alternative asset classes. Art, wine, jewelry and automobiles were seen as “better” investments, however, that has changed.
As more people look to hedge against inflation and diversify asset portfolios into classes that can preserve wealth. This is fueling the growing demand for sports collectibles as part of this investment strategy.
Collectable, who offers fractionalized shares of premium sports collectibles, recently compiled a list of the Top 25 Sports Collectible Sales of All-Time. Some findings of note.
- Seven sales have come in 2022 including the top three sales
- All but three have come since 2020
- Modern era cards account for four of the top sales
- An impressive 15 sales are sports cards
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INFOGRAPHIC: All-Time Sports Collectibles Sales
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