TRISTAR Productions
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TRISTAR Productions, Inc. promotes sports collectible events, distributes autographed sports memorabilia, and manufactures and distributes trading cards. The company was founded in 1987, in Houston, Texas, by Jeffrey R. Rosenberg.
Rosenberg promoted his first trade show in 1987, forming TRISTAR Productions, Inc. in the process. Since then, TRISTAR has continued to promote events, and has produced and participated in the National Sports Collectors Convention
. During events TRISTAR will host booths where current and retired Major League Baseball
, National Basketball Association
, National Football League
players and professional wrestlers will hold autograph signings. The autographed sports memorabilia is also distributed outside of trade shows.
TRISTAR distributes autographed sports memorabilia, such as autographed baseballs, baseball bat
s, batting helmet
s, footballs, football helmet
s, jerseys and photographs. They have run a Hidden Treasure promotion where consumers can purchase undisclosed autographed material, for a chance at rare and valuable autographed memorabilia, such as a Babe Ruth
and Roger Maris
autographed baseball.
In August 2006, TRISTAR signed an exclusive agreement with Major League Baseball Properties to produce Minor League Baseball
trading cards. The license granted TRISTAR exclusive rights to produce first year trading cards of drafted and undrafted amateur players selected from the Major League Baseball Draft. TRISTAR has produced first year cards from 2006 to 2009, in a series called TriStar Prospects Plus. From that series, TRISTAR has also released autographed trading cards from 2006 to 2009, and memorabilia cards in 2006 and 2008. In 2010, TRISTAR released a series of trading cards called TRISTAR Pursuit, along with autographed cards as well.
In March 2008, TRISTAR acquired an exclusive license deal from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
to produce and distribute TNA trading cards and memorabilia.
TRISTAR has produced TNA cards, as well as TNA autographed and memorabilia cards, from 2008 to 2010.
Rosenberg promoted his first trade show in 1987, forming TRISTAR Productions, Inc. in the process. Since then, TRISTAR has continued to promote events, and has produced and participated in the National Sports Collectors Convention
National Sports Collectors Convention
The National Sports Collectors Convention is an annual trade show held in the United States devoted to sports memorabilia. Also known as The National, the convention has been held annually since 1980 when a small handful of sports card collectors convened at a hotel located adjacent to the Los...
. During events TRISTAR will host booths where current and retired Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
, National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
, National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
players and professional wrestlers will hold autograph signings. The autographed sports memorabilia is also distributed outside of trade shows.
TRISTAR distributes autographed sports memorabilia, such as autographed baseballs, baseball bat
Baseball bat
A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in the game of baseball to hit the ball after the ball is thrown by the pitcher. It is no more than 2.75 inches in diameter at the thickest part and no more than 42 inches in length. It typically weighs no more than 33 ounces , but it...
s, batting helmet
Batting helmet
A batting helmet is the protective headgear worn by batters in the game of baseball or softball. It is meant to protect the batter's head from errant pitches thrown by the pitcher...
s, footballs, football helmet
Football helmet
A football helmet is a protective device used primarily in American football and Canadian football. It consists of a hard plastic top with thick padding on the inside, a face mask made of one or more plastic bars, and a chinstrap. Some players add polycarbonate visors to their helmets, which are...
s, jerseys and photographs. They have run a Hidden Treasure promotion where consumers can purchase undisclosed autographed material, for a chance at rare and valuable autographed memorabilia, such as a Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
and Roger Maris
Roger Maris
Roger Eugene Maris was an American Major League Baseball right fielder. During the 1961 season, he hit a record 61 home runs for the New York Yankees, breaking Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60 home runs...
autographed baseball.
In August 2006, TRISTAR signed an exclusive agreement with Major League Baseball Properties to produce Minor League Baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
trading cards. The license granted TRISTAR exclusive rights to produce first year trading cards of drafted and undrafted amateur players selected from the Major League Baseball Draft. TRISTAR has produced first year cards from 2006 to 2009, in a series called TriStar Prospects Plus. From that series, TRISTAR has also released autographed trading cards from 2006 to 2009, and memorabilia cards in 2006 and 2008. In 2010, TRISTAR released a series of trading cards called TRISTAR Pursuit, along with autographed cards as well.
In March 2008, TRISTAR acquired an exclusive license deal from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
to produce and distribute TNA trading cards and memorabilia.
TRISTAR has produced TNA cards, as well as TNA autographed and memorabilia cards, from 2008 to 2010.