Worrying over photos scratches/creases...how not to?

[Glowshow]

I love autograph collecting, and have 100 signed photos in my collection. Til recently it didnt bother me if a signed photo had the odd crease or blemish, but lately its grown into a problem for me.

I had a great succes recently, but the pic had the slightest of scratches on it, and its kind of taken the shine of recieving the pic for me. Anyone have any advice to help me stop worrying about tiny blemishes that dont matter, and help get me back enjoy my hobby and my signed pics again again?

[cernan]

You could try including a sheet protector along with your request along with a piece of cardboard. I've tried that once, but unfortunately the celebrity put the autograph into the sheet protector before the ink dried and it was quite a mess.