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12-16-2010, 04:40 PM #11
The best autograph collection is quality not quantity. Personally I only collect mostly CFL and soccer autographs and for most of you, you guys probably think my collection is filled with no names and hold very little value. I don't care about the value money wise, I care about that I am proud of my collection and I collect autos of those I truly want. I would rather have 5 autos of my favorite athletes than 200+ autographs of golfer,kickers, ncaa coaches and others who send out email requests.
The sentimental value is far more greater than the cash value and that's why I enjoy collecting. I'm not going to send a request to David Ackers via email just to have his auto collecting dust, he's just a NFL kicker who I have no interest in acquiring his auto.
If you want the best and largest auto collection in the world let me know I'll get all my friends to sign index cards for you. You're not a true fan of mine nor do you even know me but I'm offering them for free so will you take them?Last edited by Polishgooner; 12-16-2010 at 05:47 PM.
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12-16-2010, 05:00 PM #12
This kind of attitude contributes to the bad reputation autograph collecting has, IMO.
"Collecting autos just 'cuz"? I only collect Baseball HOF autos.(I have Don Larsen and Bobby Thomson as well) I do so because I have loved the HOF since I was a kid growing up in upstate NY. I loved the HOF before I even liked the game of baseball- it just has this surreal vibe once your in te plaque room. One of my favorite tings to do is occasionally go through my binder of signed plaque postcards and go through the history of the game from Feller through Dawson.
Maybe its me and just how passionate I am about my collection but I couldn't fathom having boxes of autos from people who meant nothing to me or I knew nothing about.
Legitimate question- What could possibly be the source of joy you get from those items if you have no interest, knowledge, or respect for the person? Is it just the idea of having something with writing on it from someone?
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12-16-2010, 05:54 PM #13
I'm the same way.. This post right here could easily end this discussion.
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12-16-2010, 05:55 PM #14
when athletes stop signing via e-mail, i guess we know who's partially responsible...
im with the others, if it just sits in a box or envelope collecting dust whats the point of having it? i can honestly say that i have never sent a ttm or email auto request to someone that i dont know or care about...im genuinely happy and proud to show off my auto collection because ive been excited to add each and every auto to it...if, when showing it off, i have to say "i dunno, some golfer chick...it was free via email so why wouldnt i?", it loses a bit of meaning to me
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12-16-2010, 05:58 PM #15
sawks hit it on the head, and i fully agree with RGP...anything added to this would just be for the sake of argument
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12-17-2010, 10:58 PM #16
Guys I collect all sorts of autographs and have different projects. Yes, I have attempted race car drivers, tennis players, golfers, Olympians, Hollywood personalities, football player, basketball players, baseball players and many other projects. When I do a project I go after that project. Sometimes it will add autographs of folks that you do not know or care about to my collection. Yes I was thrilled to add Johnny Sain to my collection a few weeks back after a trade and many baseball fans do not even know who he is. It is a great addition to my collection in my mind. The fact is you may or many not agree with what others add to their collections. I agree that at any point getting an auto IP would be my first choice. Getting autos through the mail is the only way for some of us who live outside of cities to grow our collections. I was originally put off by email autos, but it did grow on me. I have added some great additions to my collection over the years via email. Magic Johnson via email equalled a autograph jersey and that is possibly the best autograph in my collection! Many stars have sent email autos to me and they may not have the same story behind them as talking with the star and getting the signature. To be honest that is much better to do outside of an event than to do at a signing. Those are the craziest! It is amazing how many people will stand in line for an hour or two to get an autograph from one single person and literally spend less than a minute with the player, plus pay for the signature! TTM and email autographs are all about the same to me. You never met the player. You never saw the player sign the items. You really have no clue as to who signed the item. It is fun to do and I like many have spent a ton of money on my TTM collection. I hope that they are real and many will have value only to me. The only thing I can say about the value of TTM autos is that they will always have more value to the person who had them mailed to them than buyers out there. That is not true, if you want to blow money getting them certified. That is another joke to me, but hey to each their own. Collect what you want and how you want. Cards are just little pieces of cardboard that are for the most part worthless. They have the value that you and others are willing to place on them. Only collect what you enjoy as you will see should you ever really try to sell your collection that it is not worth anything close to what you thought it was. The same dealer who sold you a sports card last week for $20 will likely not buy it back from you at all or maybe for $5, if you are lucky. I will never knock someone for what they collect. Just be sure you are collecting for yourself!
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12-18-2010, 02:31 PM #17
I'm going to admit that I was once guilty of sending out email requests to every one under the sun. Why you might ask? It was just to having the feeling of getting something in the mail. This was when I just started into the TTM hobby. I haven't sent an email request in 3 years and I do not miss getting them. Some have meaning to me like a Ron Zook signed 8x10 and that is because he is the coach of my favourite college football team. But other than that it got boring and a waste of time because I had no interest in whose autograph I was getting. For me now I love sending TTM requests to hockey players, especially those most of you have never heard of or maybe never will. I have talked to many junior and minor league hockey players who say that a letter and an autograph request is great motivation. It's taking the time to tell them "Hey, I admire what you do and I hope that you keep working hard towards your goal. There is a thrill of getting an auto of a player and watching his journey to the NHL or just becoming a complete bust. Either way it's sweet to know that I got that All-Star before most people even knew who he was. IMO collect who you like and what you like, quantity or quality, just remember as long as you enjoy your collection, who care what other people think.
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Originally Posted by cyberer 
