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!
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