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Originally Posted by slidekellyslide
Are there any non-autograph collectors here who have thought about pursuing that hobby, but have now completely changed their mind? I know that I've toyed in the past with trying to collect all former Red Sox player autos, but I wouldn't even dare think about it now.
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I think this forum and all the autograph threads has actually caused the opposite for me, but with qualifications. I wanted to pick up autographs of some of my favorite vintage players, but these threads convinced me that signed balls and cuts were not to be trusted - especially a bummer given that three signatures I was looking for (Ruth, Gehrig, Mathewson) were three that not only can't be trusted, but forgeries are getting authenticated right and left.
The positive thing was that the forgery debacle led me to look into what COULD be trusted, which led to handwritten letters - now I'm enjoying collecting something that I would never have considered before. And these items display very well with vintage photographs.