Welcome to net54. This is the place to discuss HOF autographs and constantly learn about this hobby niche. I have learned a ton since I joined and I love looking at other collections and rare exemplars here.
My answers to your questions:
1. Not to be glib or obvious, but I prefer my autographs to be authentic, nothing more. When I started out, PSA and JSA gave me added peace of mind, but that is no longer the case. I won't buy anything that has an alphabet sticker affixed to it, but the presence or absence of a slab no longer has much effect on my decision to buy or not (though for the time being it does make an item more liquid if I ever need to sell, something that may change as alphabet companies have gone out of favor quickly in the past).
2. I am at 240 and am pretty much stuck, as we are talking at least 3k to add anything at this point. If I had the money, I could easily add 10 or so names right now and 20-30 over the next year from the high end auction houses. As you can see from klrdds and his amazing collection, higher numbers are possible, but they take time and money. The journey is fun, though, so don't rush it!
3. I don't think there's any best way to store autos. I keep my most valuable items in a safety deposit box, but I have everything scanned so I can still enjoy looking at them...
4. There are some really incredible collections here. Mine is viewable in the link in my signature. I don't think it's "the best" but I'm proud of it. Feel free to show off what you've got.
|