Value is there any value?

[Cwest]

...We trade TTM autographs and we do so without a priceguide? What no equal bookvalue? That might be one of the reasons that I like TTMs the most. There is never going to be a pricebook for them...

Aren't through the mail autographs listed in price guides such as PSA's Sports Market Report and Sanders Autograph Price guide? They both list various items and along with the price of those items signed. They both assume that the autograph is real, though.

[C&C Collecting]

The only value I get from my TTM or any part of my autograph collection for that matter is that it is part of my collection. When I get my new house I am have a wife approved (my fiancee is as excited about it as I am) downstairs sports room. A man cave if you will that my wife will be allowed in. there will be jerseys on the wall, 16x20's, 8x10's, a baseball wall, a bat rack, and a section for all of my cards in binders.
I am not a huge fan of people who make this hobby a job and push and shove in order to get an autograph. I can't stand people who rush home after getting that autograph and post it on eBay. Call me old fashioned if you want but I see some honor in this hobby. At least the need for honor in it. I can't believe some of the things I have heard people do in order to get autos and that includes some stuff I have read on SCF like calling players at their home number! There are lines NEVER to be crossed in my mind and every time one is I feel it devalues the entire TTM hobby.
Anyway, getting back to my original point, my TTM autos are very valuable to me...even if it is only to me.

[navig8tr150]

I completely agree. Autograph collecting is not about the value, it is about the hobby. Collecting autographs has allowed me the opportunity to meet many of my favorite players, both hockey & baseball. I have mailed pictures to old guys who used to set land speed records, my childhood heroes. I have autographs from people that many have never heard of. But each one I receive thru the mail or in person, has a value on it that money can not touch. I collect for the hobby, the opportunity, the thrill of it all.

Those who collect autographs for the Value or for profit are not true collectors.

[bronxbomber]

To me the monetary value doesn't matter. We are all involved in something that can bring Father and Son/child together. Our hobby crosses generational lines. I frequently ask my Dad about certain players that he used to watch growing up. It's a way to connect and it is a safe hobby to get our children involved in.

[Racer64X]

its like those credit card commercials

2 envelopes - 25 cents
2 stamps- 84 cents
1 handwritten letter- couple minutes
Finding it in the mail-....PRICELESS!!!!!