Sunday, May 27, 2012

Is It Possible To Get Baseball Collectibles On Your Own?

By Roger Gray


If you're an avid sports fan and baseball enthusiast in particular, you may have fun trying to secure a large portion of your baseball collectibles yourself instead of buying them. Since these collectibles cost money, how about trying to get a collectible for free, simply by having your favorite team or player autograph a baseball before the game begins.

There's no guarantee he'll sign it, which can be a bit of a disappointment when you can just picture the keepsake sitting among the rest of your baseball collectibles. Many baseball players past and present make themselves available to sign autographs at sports card shows - try checking if there's one near your area soon. Other fans would take it the old-school route - manually writing letters to their favorite players and teams for an autographed ball or card, or calling the team's hotline to make that request.

You will always want to get the autograph of your favorite team's star player if you're into baseball collectibles for the money. One good way to go about this is to mail your request to the player in concern rather than addressing your request to the team in general - you could have a better chance of the player himself signing the autograph.

Some baseball players will sign a baseball or other keepsake with their autograph only if you pay them a fee to do so. Only go this route if you are confident that the baseball or card you're having signed would make a great addition to your baseball collectibles.

Don't just naively send the piece of memorabilia with your letter - make sure you've got everything THEY need! Send a nice pen with the merchandise in concern. You are ensuring that the player you are asking an autograph from comes back with a good response.

When ordering baseball collectibles by mail, you should also include the postage. You might as well should make everything complete - include a return envelope, postage for the return envelope, and your complete and accurate mailing address on it.

Players know that their autograph is valuable - whether it's as a monetary investment or because you're a fan of the game. So if you're asking them to add to your baseball collectibles, make sure you add a compliment and thank them ahead of time.

Finally, you can do better on your quest to add your favorite player's autograph to your baseball collectibles with a copy of the Baseball Collector's Handbook. However, you should be aware that while most players would be happy to be of help, others wouldn't give you the time of day - in case of these situations, make sure you have done your homework so you can find a trustworthy online dealer who carries their merchandise.




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