Does anyone send out other things to get signed?

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Re: Does anyone send out other things to get signed?

by MainManBlade » Sun Jan 10, 2010 1:35 am

let's see....posters, movie banners, magazines (Wrestlemania programs, SuperBowl programs, Sports Illustrated, GQ, Wizard) presskit photos, comic books with photo covers, CD inserts (or covers, I guess), paperbacks, hard cover novels, pictures, and trading cards.

Whatever I already have in my collection that will spare me the time and co$t of Googling for the RIGHT photo and paying to print it out.

I will admit I am very damn possessive about my movie banners, double sided posters and mini promo posters. If they disappear, my morale gets real shitty real quick.

Re: Does anyone send out other things to get signed?

by packrat » Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:12 am

For those of you who like to send baseballs, or are thinking about it...

Only use either the official MLB baseballs made by Rawlings (ROMLB) or Trump autograph balls. Do not use any minor league balls, logo balls, or cheap "Official League" baseballs. If you see the word "China" stamped on it, do not use that either. The reason is that they will fade down to nothing within a year or so. I know from experience. A year or two ago, Buck O'Neil was in town and signing autographs and I chose to get him on a minor league ball since I didn't know any better. Within a month or so he passed away, and I now am the proud owner of a baseball with nothing more than an ink stain.

Re: Does anyone send out other things to get signed?

by mufcdd » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:16 pm

Shirts, boxing gloves, pennants, probably some other stuff.

Re: Does anyone send out other things to get signed?

by scarybun » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:57 am

AxlSlash wrote:
scarybun wrote:
AxlSlash wrote:I'm currently collecting signatures on a newspaper article from Pete Seeger's 90th birthday concert at Madison Square Garden last year. So far, it's signed by Pete and Emmylou Harris, and is going to Ruby Dee tomorrow.
Unfortunately newspaper print is one of the most acidic materials around and it will definitely fade and yellow more quickly than you like. In the future you might consider photocopying the article onto acid free paper and sending that around, rather than the newsprint.
Hmmmmmm nuts. Will framing it prevent this?
The problem you face is that the acid is already in the newsprint. In fact anything you frame or store with it will deteriorate a little faster because the acid in the newsprint will migrate into the materials around it.

Besides copying it off, you can try using an acid neutralizer like Bookkeeper or Archival Mist, or make a milk of magnesia/soda water bath and soak the article in that for an hour and dry. Just Google newspaper acid neutralizing or any variation thereof. Good luck!

Re: Does anyone send out other things to get signed?

by AxlSlash » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:43 am

scarybun wrote:
AxlSlash wrote:I'm currently collecting signatures on a newspaper article from Pete Seeger's 90th birthday concert at Madison Square Garden last year. So far, it's signed by Pete and Emmylou Harris, and is going to Ruby Dee tomorrow.
Unfortunately newspaper print is one of the most acidic materials around and it will definitely fade and yellow more quickly than you like. In the future you might consider photocopying the article onto acid free paper and sending that around, rather than the newsprint.
Hmmmmmm nuts. Will framing it prevent this?

Re: Does anyone send out other things to get signed?

by legendwithoutaname » Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:33 pm

I have sent DVD inserts, CD covers, Comics, 8x10's, tickets stubs, magazines,trading cards and have even sent rolling papers before.

Re: Does anyone send out other things to get signed?

by Paigey012 » Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:17 pm

I usually send HQ pictures and sometimes I send posters.
I have sent 1 CD cover before and recieved it back signed!
Also Ive sent a guitar pick to Demi Lovato but I havent recieved that back yet.

Re: Does anyone send out other things to get signed?

by duckdud07 » Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:57 am

usually just baseball cards or index cards, but i did send a magnet once, that turned out pretty cool
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Re: Does anyone send out other things to get signed?

by Ethan Van Sciver » Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:48 am

Dvds and only dvds. It's nice to watch a movie knowing the actors or director signed it.

Re: Does anyone send out other things to get signed?

by rockhound » Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:20 am

I'm on a music kick right now so I'm sending CD Covers, Pick Guards, Drum Heads and Microphones, very rarely do I send just a picture.

Depending on the sport I'll send something specific to the athletes position like maybe a football receivers glove that I got Randy Moss to sign as an example. Again very rarely do I send a picture.

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