Autograph Collecting Secrets: Tools and Tactics for Through-The-Mail, In-Person and Convention Success

by Troy A. Rutter

Autograph collecting is a fun and rewarding hobby you can do from any place in the world. But how do you increase the chances that your precious trading card or photograph not only makes it to the celebrity - but comes back signed? The answer: this book. Collectors of all experience levels will find useful tips and tricks on obtaining autographs in-person and through-the-mail, with concrete examples from years of experience. From crafting the perfect letter-of-request to the best places to stand at a stadium, Autograph Collecting Secrets is a definitive resource for the hobby.


Table of Contents:

Foreword by Jack Smalling
Introduction
Glossary

CHAPTER 1: My Autograph Story
CHAPTER 2: Is Autograph Collecting Dead?
CHAPTER 3: Autograph Collecting Supplies
CHAPTER 4: Finding Your Niche
CHAPTER 5: Finding Celebrity Addresses
CHAPTER 6: Through The Mail (TTM) Collecting
CHAPTER 7: Real or Fake?
CHAPTER 8: In-Person (IP) Collecting
CHAPTER 9: Comic-Cons and Private Signings
CHAPTER 10: Buying Autographs
CHAPTER 11: Storage & Display
CHAPTER 12: Social Sharing
CHAPTER 13: Selling Your Collection
CHAPTER 14: The Future of Autograph Collecting
Appendix A: NFL Football Addresses
Appendix B: Major League Baseball Addresses
Appendix C: AAA Baseball Addresses
Appendix D: Movie and TV Studio Addresses
Appendix E: International TTM Postage Guide

169 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 15, 2016

Reviews

[Caleb C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative book on autograph collecting. I enjoyed it!

[Jim Arrowood · Rating 5 out of 5]

I never really intended to get into autograph collecting, but I was inspired by the author who is a close friend and made the hobby seem exciting. After reading Autograph Collecting Secrets, I decided to give it a try, at least once. Troy's methods and suggestions have proven successful for me on several occasions and now I have been assimilated into this hobby. Troy's book is full of ideas that one can use to successfully receive autographs from numerous celebrities from movies, television, sports, and so on.

Whether one is a seasoned collector, or a beginner like myself, Autograph Collecting Secrets is well written and detailed enough to get one started, yet it is also open enough that one can customize what and how one collects to one's own tastes.