Greater Boston Sports Card Show

Hey everyone!

Last weekend I went to the Greater Boston Sports Card Show in Wilmington, MA. It was a massive card show that filled up a gymnasium type hall. I had to go to this card show because i am doing a consumer behavior project and I chose card collecting, so i have to interview fellow collectors.

Anyway, by awesome timing, i went the same day Carl Yastrzemski was doing an autograph signing, so i got to meet him....

Over the summer, as you know, i bought a lot of autographs over the summer. One of my potential buys was a Carl Yastrzemski baseball....for $129.00. Now that's just a little too much...even for me. So when he released his price list for this signing, i was disappointed to see $100.00 next to 8x10's and Baseballs, and a whopping $50.00 for baseball cards. I'm sorry, but i just can't spend that much for a autographed card. But then i realized that i bought something over the summer that is aching for a Yaz autograph....


What it is, is a 8 1/2 x 11 puzzle that is completed by 63 puzzle pieces that come in groups of three pieces in 21 different cards. Well i had an amazing idea to put the puzzle pieces that i wanted autographed (the pieces that make up his white shoulder) and put it back into the cut out of the card. So therefore, i get a unique $100.00 item autographed for the price of $50.00. Genius.

So i present the card to Yaz and he puts a marvelous autograph on it....

Thanks Yaz!!


Also, Frank Robinson was there, but i definitely didn't have enough money to get his autograph.

He seemed very nice, as he was joking and playing with the little girl in the picture.

Well, after getting the Yaz autograph, we (Geoff, Ash, and I) started walking around the card show and we were overwhelmed with amazing pieces of memorabilia. Especially this...


It was an amazing site, and if you can't tell...it is a 6 foot by 12 foot wall of autographed baseballs.....um.....WOW!

Well in closing of my random blog, i would like to say that i will hopefully start updating more often, especially on this blog, because i have a lot of catching up to do!

P.S. I am sending out an autograph request for the great Red Sox HOFer Dom DiMaggio sometime this week, so i will keep you posted on the outcome.

Happy Hunting everyone!

Greg

Summer Autographs

Hey everyone!

Over the summer, i had an amazing, well paying 40 hour a week job. As a result, i was able to expand my collection of autographs to include Hall Of Famers that i know i will never meet. So i went to their respective websites and researched their autographs. I pick out the ones that i could afford (or at least justify spending the dough on) and made sure that they were authentic. Then, come pay day, i would buy one or two and then sit back and watch my collection grow. Well, here is a recap of my summer purchases:

Paycheck #1 - Stan Musial - This was the starting of my purchases, i knew that he did it through a website and that sparked my idea to look up other athletes that signed through their websites. As for Musial, he sent a great autographed ball along with a signed certificate of authenticity. Great buy for a HOFer who is getting up there in age.


Paycheck #2 - Yogi Berra - Hall of Famer and a great affordable signer. I order this autographed baseball from his site, and i was surprised to receive it in 3 days. He included the baseball, a hologram matching a hologram on the certificate of authenticity, and a bonus autographed player card. He went above and beyond what was expected.


Paycheck #3 - Whitey Ford - I stumbled upon his site randomly and figured...Why Not!? So i busted out the Debit card and bought this beauty of an autograph. It was $50.00 and totally worth it. Came with a COA and not much else. But a great buy nonetheless.



Pay Check #4 - Bob Feller - I had planned to buy Feller from www.reggiejackson.com, but then i found out that Bob Feller has his own museum that sells autographs of Bob Feller and various athletes who sign with him. And guess what?? I just saved a bunch of money by switching to www.bobfellermuseum.org!! So because saved a bunch of money by switching websites, i bought an autographed 8x10 of Bill Mazeroski too because the shipping and handling was combined in one! So basically i got two for the pr


Paycheck #5 - Brooks Robinson -I was sold on Brooks when i saw the price. $40.00 for an autographed baseball and engraved stand...ummmm SOLD! So i ordered up this amazing piece of memorabilia and within no time, i had it on display. And by on display i mean it is still in its original box, inside another box because we are "redoing" my room. So it should be on display when i move into my own house. Yay.....



Paycheck #6 - Johnny Bench - This was one of my first targets, but i waited because i wanted to get the other players first. Honestly, Bench is only in his 50's so i knew there was no immediate rush to get his autograph. On the other hand, most of the other players were in their 80's, so they had the elder priveledge of joining my collection first. Well it took all summer until i had it, but when i came back from college at the end of september, it was there waiting for me and it is certainly a beautiful signature. Definately worth it for one of the greatest catchers ever.


Well there you go, those are my summer autograph additions. I hope you all paid attention, because there will be a pop quiz next time. Now please read pages 127-138. Have a good night!!

Happy Huntings!