1982 SI article about getting autographs - long but interesting!

[lizard-jd]

Found this the other day. Cool to read how it was getting autographs back in 1982 (and before). This is when Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, etc. were still signing. I guess some things never change.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vau...5417/index.htm

[mrveggieman]

Great article so far. I read about a page and a half of it. It reminds me of some of the horror stories that I heard about today's autograph collectors.

[druce26]

So many cool tidbits in that article:Mike Marshall was right about his auto....2.50 to get in the show and 3 bucks for a Hank Aaron auto!......who wouldn't want a Noonie Marquis. I really enjoyed that, thanks for sharing.

[mberger718]

Very interesting reading. I remember as a kid in 1983 going to a card show in Maryland where Cal Ripken Jr. and Eddie Murray were signing. Your $1 admission ticket got you one autograph from each. We got them on a few cards and I don't remember anybody getting baseballs signed back then.

[coxnick93]

Read the whole article it was good. Some stuff has changed like how much you pay at a show and some has not changed like players not wanting to sign autographs.