First timer autograph help needed

[Huck]

Blue sharpie. Silver would look good as well. Personally, I don't like the silver Sharpie. I purchased a silver sharpie-like pen at a hobby lobby type of store which worked well for me. You might want a card guy to chime in. In oder for the ink to stick, some cards need to be rubbed down. Do you have a spare card to test with?

[Klrdds]

For the color of the cards I’d recommend a blue Sharpie . A silver Sharpie might look nice but it is more paint like and the cards need time to let the ink dry . No matter what ink you choose I would get a Pink Pearl brand eraser and go over the surface of the cards to remove any “ gloss “ from the surface for better adhesion of the ink . Good luck .

[bnorth]

Is there a certain size/tip blue sharpie I should get?

I will receive 4 of the new sets in the mail Monday. I would hate to sacrifice a card but I believe I will also receive an additional set at the show as part of the swag bag. So it wouldn't be the end of the world to sacrifice one or two I guess.

Thanks for the help.

[Klrdds]

Fine or medium will work well with the size of the card , I always used new medium Sharpies because the point will stay pointed for a dozen or so signatures. Get several so you can change to a new Sharpie when you want or need to in order to keep the points fresh / pointed for the best quality of the signatures.

[bnorth]

I got the 2023 ones today. With as black as they are I am thinking a silver sharpie might be my best bet.

Top row is last year and bottom row are this years.

[Klrdds]

Yes I agree

[Huck]

I would go with the medium point. I would avoid the fine point on those cards. I would find a different silver pen than the the silver sharpie. Do you know how the meet and greet is set-up? I would worry about those guys crushing the card. I got this idea from a collector friend. He took some foam board about standard page size and adhered four photo corners for the card/photo to house the card/photo. Easy load and unload,. This way the signer can hold the board and sign with the free hand. No need to find a hard surface or handle the card. You could make a larger board to house more cards.


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Since it sounds like you are getting multiples of the same guest. Create a page for each guest and just knockout each guest in one swoop.