AUTOGRAPH COLLECTING

This helpful guide will tell you what you need to do in order to receive the autograph you want.

Learn how to collect celebrity autographs cheaply or for next to nothing.

Here are some tips on how autograph collecting can be really rewarding...or very disappointing!

Even before the current state of the world economy, people were collecting autographs as investments expected to appreciate over time. Besides the fact that autograph collecting can be a fascinating hobby, it might also be profitable.

Live Autograph.com is hosting events where people can get personalized autographs and videos for a fee. Will it change the scope of collecting autographs?

A hobby that I really enjoy is collecting autographs and photographs. The real excitement in it for me is being able to meet the person and have something personally signed. However, for most of us meeting celebrities or sports figures isn't always easy.

This article gives an overview of how to obtain autographs, and ensuring the signature is authentic. From obtaining autographs in person, at shows, or through the mail this article will give useful tips on how to make your collection grow.

Back when I collected autographs, people would invariably insist I see what turned out to be a mouse-nibbled, wrinkled, scuffed photo signed usually by a minor celebrity which they believe is valuable. It's a crime.

Most of my in-person autographs came as a surprise. I had no idea I'd meet New York Yankees legend Dave Winfield at an NBA Basketball event, or The Big Show (WWE superstar) at Bob Evans' restaurant.

Autograph collecting or philography is a fun and rewarding hobby and cheap and easy to do. It's also a great investment.

For book collectors, a volume signed by the author is often the most treasured part of their collection. Because of this, collecting signed first editions has become a specialty within the book collecting community which has exploded in recent years.

In a world of technology and excitement, the hobby of collecting sports cards has taken a backseat to video games and iPods in today's youth.

For those who love collecting trading cards... Trading card collecting is one of the most widespread hobbies today and is also one of the most profitable hobby businesses out on the market.

A tutorial on how to write and send celebrity autograph requests.

The second of two parts that will address the thrill of collecting Disney memorabilia with more of a focus on what to look for to really strike it rich!

Unless you see the celebrity sign an autograph item himself or herself, there is a very good chance it is not real.

Autograph collecting seekers are always looking for the real thing, which is no secret. We must know the factors that determine the value of what we collect.

As a teenager, I was fascinated with Hollywood, and wrote my first fan letter to Robert DiNero. It was Mr. DiNero's photo in my mailbox that showed me that autograph collecting costs only a postage stamp, and a little dedication.