priorities

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by nebboy

As for autos I just don't trust the idea of collecting that from ANY second party. So if a didn't get it myself and it was signed in front of me, I will never own it.

It's too bad, then, that 99.99% of recorded history took place before you were born.

[nebboy]

Yep, I'm fine with that.

Here's just one of many reasons. In my family is one of those Sinclair Oil contest Babe Ruth signed baseball. Which we know to be signed by his secretary or wife. I was not a popular person the day I told my family it was a fake. Some still don't want to accept it, becouse it came from a great uncle so it has to be real.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

It's too bad, then, that 99.99% of recorded history took place before you were born.

Yup... I'd get bored pretty quick as an autograph collector if I was limited to only living people I met myself. But, to each his own.

It's unfortunate that people get scared off, because despite all the negative attention, if you are patient, do your homework and network wisely, you can build an autograph collection that is rock solid.

Yes, there is risk in ANY hobby where dollars change hands and all autograph collectors get burned on occasion. That is the price of the hobby. Just like counterfeit coins, doctored cards, and restored/trimmed comics are the prices of those hobbies.

[Runscott]

I have really enjoyed collecting one item at a time. The biggest item on my list is a Mathewson handwritten letter, but I would much rather have all the less expensive ones that I could get for the same money. Matty will probably be a late-life pick-up for me.

[johnmh71]

I would actually go with the 100 - $50 cards. Only having a few cards doesn't make for much of a collection and it has never been about the money for me. That goes for both cards and autographs.