You just have to "love" some of those ebay stories

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by khkco4bls

This is why it sucks being an autograph collector. Thank God I'm not one of them..

Kevin, I used to be with you on that, but I'm very glad I got involved in old autographs. I get much more out of handling something that a player actually handled before me;even moreso, items that were used by the player or that meant something to him. Handwritten letters are the best of both worlds in my opinion.

It's not impossible to acquire autographs that are authentic - sure, if you weren't there when it was signed you can't be 100% sure, but I think you can be as sure for some, as you are sure that we landed on the moon, or that Elvis is dead. David's Ruth ball for instance.

[khkco4bls]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Kevin, I used to be with you on that, but I'm very glad I got involved in old autographs. I get much more out of handling something that a player actually handled before me;even moreso, items that were used by the player or that meant something to him. Handwritten letters are the best of both worlds in my opinion.

It's not impossible to acquire autographs that are authentic - sure, if you weren't there when it was signed you can't be 100% sure, but I think you can be as sure for some, as you are sure that we landed on the moon, or that Elvis is dead. David's Ruth ball for instance.

Point taken..