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Originally Posted by dgo71
I had no idea Sharpies were around in the 60s. I believe it wasn't until the late 70s/early 80s that they became widely used in autograph collecting though. Is that about the right time frame?
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Early 80's at the very earliest that it started to become widely used. the mid 80's private signing saw a proliferation of sharpie usage, but in the late 70's and even early 80's, not a lot, there werent a lot of show signings and private signings and players just didnt think to use a sharpie when signing a one off or through the mail.
the promoters and people organiziing the signings were the ones who started having the players use the sharpies. Roger Maris died in mid 80's and only did a couple of signings. the mass signings didnt really start in earnest until mid 80's and on.
There are always exceptions.