If you have a sports autograph collection then you need to gather as much information as possible regarding your favourite sports personalities.
It is not as easy as it sounds, but with planning and a few well-designed tactics you can succeed.
First, decide whose autograph you want to get.
Then you will have to do some research into where they are, their schedule and when.
Your dedication as a collector, will determine how you view this.
It either will be an exciting aspect of the chase for autographs, or discarded as an exercise in futility.
For now, let us assume that it is an exciting experience.
You must now review potential locations where your subject will be.
Depending on your age, this could have taken you back in time when it was a normal part of autograph hunting to stand outside stadiums or practice grounds with many other collectors waiting for the personalities to appear.
Nowadays, this occurrence is becoming a rarity because of security and lack of accessibility to the stars.
However, it is still possible to meet your favourite star but you must make sure you go about it in the right way.
Another option is to obtain a signature of a sports person you admire either over the Internet of by post.
However, nothing can replace the feeling of standing in front of that person, looking hem in the eye and asking for their autograph.
Admittedly, today it is more difficult to get sports autographs and a great many things have changed in the industry.
A sports celebrity is usually under enormous pressure from demands imposed upon them by sponsors, managers, business involvements and their commitments are usually very high.
If this does not apply to your favourite personalities, then you need to consider if they are really worth spending your time on.
Since the advent of the Internet, research is easy and almost any information can be found.
The Internet has replaced the standing and waiting for the stars.
However, for those of you who still like the direct contact idea, there are ways and means to achieve it.
Celebrities attend pre-arranged autograph signing sessions and various other sponsored events to keep them in the public eye and these are great opportunities to get an autograph.
If you do your research properly you should be able to keep tabs on where they are.
Practically every sports autograph collector has one particular item that they really want and this often extremely rare.
Due to the high prices asked for autographs of this nature, it is sometimes impossible for many collectors to afford them.
They remain the prizes of the dealers and the fortunate collectors who perhaps have had them since pre-celebrity days.
Rare autographs can range from thousands, to hundreds of thousands of pounds and if you are a collector seeking profit, then your ability and knowledge deserve respect.
There are generally two categories that relate to sporting autographs; namely Personalities of the "Past and Present".
The factors that will determine the market are "age and rarity".
The first refers to when and how distant in the past, was the sports person alive and active in their sport? The second one relates to the number of autographs signed by that particular person.
There are those who only signed on certain occasions and it is worth remembering that the autograph of a currently successful celebrity is more desirable for a collection and sought after.
In this sometimes high stakes hobby, it is wise to negotiate for autographs only with individuals and established dealers.
A certificate of authenticity for their items and they are established in their own right.
Fraudsters are frequently fund in this lucrative business and will take advantage of any collector.
An in depth knowledge of collecting will help you to determine whom and what is the genuine article.
It is not as easy as it sounds, but with planning and a few well-designed tactics you can succeed.
First, decide whose autograph you want to get.
Then you will have to do some research into where they are, their schedule and when.
Your dedication as a collector, will determine how you view this.
It either will be an exciting aspect of the chase for autographs, or discarded as an exercise in futility.
For now, let us assume that it is an exciting experience.
You must now review potential locations where your subject will be.
Depending on your age, this could have taken you back in time when it was a normal part of autograph hunting to stand outside stadiums or practice grounds with many other collectors waiting for the personalities to appear.
Nowadays, this occurrence is becoming a rarity because of security and lack of accessibility to the stars.
However, it is still possible to meet your favourite star but you must make sure you go about it in the right way.
Another option is to obtain a signature of a sports person you admire either over the Internet of by post.
However, nothing can replace the feeling of standing in front of that person, looking hem in the eye and asking for their autograph.
Admittedly, today it is more difficult to get sports autographs and a great many things have changed in the industry.
A sports celebrity is usually under enormous pressure from demands imposed upon them by sponsors, managers, business involvements and their commitments are usually very high.
If this does not apply to your favourite personalities, then you need to consider if they are really worth spending your time on.
Since the advent of the Internet, research is easy and almost any information can be found.
The Internet has replaced the standing and waiting for the stars.
However, for those of you who still like the direct contact idea, there are ways and means to achieve it.
Celebrities attend pre-arranged autograph signing sessions and various other sponsored events to keep them in the public eye and these are great opportunities to get an autograph.
If you do your research properly you should be able to keep tabs on where they are.
Practically every sports autograph collector has one particular item that they really want and this often extremely rare.
Due to the high prices asked for autographs of this nature, it is sometimes impossible for many collectors to afford them.
They remain the prizes of the dealers and the fortunate collectors who perhaps have had them since pre-celebrity days.
Rare autographs can range from thousands, to hundreds of thousands of pounds and if you are a collector seeking profit, then your ability and knowledge deserve respect.
There are generally two categories that relate to sporting autographs; namely Personalities of the "Past and Present".
The factors that will determine the market are "age and rarity".
The first refers to when and how distant in the past, was the sports person alive and active in their sport? The second one relates to the number of autographs signed by that particular person.
There are those who only signed on certain occasions and it is worth remembering that the autograph of a currently successful celebrity is more desirable for a collection and sought after.
In this sometimes high stakes hobby, it is wise to negotiate for autographs only with individuals and established dealers.
A certificate of authenticity for their items and they are established in their own right.
Fraudsters are frequently fund in this lucrative business and will take advantage of any collector.
An in depth knowledge of collecting will help you to determine whom and what is the genuine article.
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