So you want to collect autographs? It is a cool hobby, but most people are weary about where they purchase autographs from. I sincerely cannot blame them. I have over 500 piece of autographs in my collections and they span from actors, to rock stars, to sports athletes, politicians and more. I was turned on to the autograph collecting world some 38 years ago by an old English teacher in elementary school in Brooklyn NY. This teacher was a creative teacher and in order to get student’s to write, he did something that changed the way I viewed autographs for the rest of my life.

Where To Get Autographs From?

The teacher taught us that if we wrote a well written letter to a Hollywood star or starlet, in return for our admiration and for being fans, they would return to us a photo autographed by the actor him or herself. It was a neat way to get these students to write and learn how to write appropriately. Not to mention fill out an envelope properly as well. Over the years, the autograph world has evolved into something phenomenal. In my opinion, these autographs have become easy to obtain, and like everything else the more in demand an autograph is, the more it can cost the collector.

Very recently Stan Musial and Earl Weaver passed on. Their respective autographs took a hike in price, that is to be expected. Most of the times, people raise the demand for an autograph of the deceased at the very time of their passing. But then most of the time, the autographs drop in prices soon there after. There is always something to be said about the experience of gathering autographs in person as opposed to getting them through other venues. Like collectible stores, and places like eBay. Of the most impressive autograph collections that I have seen, the most impressive belonged to a friend of mine that compiled some 1000 autographs of baseball players during 8 spring training season. It was very impressive, and also a very unique collection. Something that most people want as part of your collection.