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Posted By: Joe Drouillard

Thanks everyone for the comments. I think I may try collecting a few from the fifties and sixties to augment mu other collecting interests. I know the signed cards often bring lower prices, but I do think it looks great on the card.

Please forgive my ignorance, but I have a couple more questions.

I know from my experience collecting HOF autographed baseballs that it can be very expensive to get a player's autograph in person. You can almost always get the autograph ball cheaper on eBay. Nevertheless, I like meeting the players, shaking their hands and getting my picture taken with them. Are most autographed cards also signed at shows or do collectors send the cards directly to the signers home? Or were most of the autographed cards of oldtimers that you see on eBay collected by youngsters standing outside the ballparks?

Also, where would I find information that would tell me which players are more difficult to find.

Thanks,

Joe