company . for other uses see tristar . tristar productions inc. sugar ray leonard signs autographs at a tristar productions show in january 2014 . type private industry collectibles memorabilia founded houston texas united states 1987 1987 headquarters houston texas united states area served united states services worldwide products key people jeffrey r. rosenberg president products autographed baseballs autographed football helmets autographed photographs trading cards services advertising promotion website tristarproductions.com 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 . 1 at tristar s collectors shows current and former sports players autograph memorabilia . the organization distributes trading cards for organizations including minor league baseball and total nonstop action wrestling . the organization edit rosenberg promoted his first trade show in 1987 forming tristar productions inc. in the process . 1 since then tristar has continued to promote events and has produced and participated in the national sports collectors convention . 2 3 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 . 3 4 the autographed sports memorabilia is also distributed outside of trade shows . tristar distributes autographed sports memorabilia such as autographed baseballs baseball bats batting helmets footballs football helmets jerseys and photographs . 3 5 6 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 . 7 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 . 8 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 . 9 in 2010 tristar released a series of trading cards called tristar pursuit along with autographed cards . 10 in march 2008 tristar acquired an exclusive license deal from total nonstop action wrestling to produce and distribute tna trading cards and memorabilia . 11 tristar has produced tna cards as well as tna autographed and memorabilia cards from 2008 to 2010 . references edit a b campbell steve february 25 2009 . houston collector lands a piece of history . the houston chronicle . retrieved may 15 2010 . collectors corner by arnold bailey baldelli auctioning items on web site to aid foundation . the providence journal co. july 30 2006 . retrieved may 15 2010 . a b c about tristar productions inc. . tristar productions inc. retrieved may 15 2010 . newman mark january 31 2007 . mlb.com keeping collectors busy . major league baseball . retrieved may 15 2010 . collector s corner by arnold bailey super bowl mvp will be biggest winner . the providence journal co. february 6 2005 . retrieved may 15 2010 . waxpak babe august 17 2008 . babe when it comes to ebay let the buyer beware . the e.w. scripps co. redding . retrieved may 15 2010 . ky. collector finds babe ruth treasure . american city business journals inc. business courier of cincinnati . august 18 2004 . retrieved may 15 2010 . major league baseball properties tristar sign exclusive minor league baseball trading card agreement . major league baseball . august 23 2006 . retrieved may 15 2010 . tristar prospects plus . beckett . retrieved may 15 2010 . 2010 tristar baseball . beckett . retrieved may 15 2010 . gray richard march 19 2008 . consequences creed s return tna house show more notes . retrieved may 15 2010 . external links edit tristar productions inc. tristar cards tna wrestling cards retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tristar productions & oldid 743466381 categories collectingtrading card companiessports memorabiliamanufacturing companies based in houstoncompanies established in 1987hidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this 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