How to Dress for Success When Getting Autographs
You may have heard the old saying, “When you look good, you feel good.” There’s also a more recent maxim along the same lines—as a matter of fact, I just made it up: “When...
2013 Autograph University Annual Review
As the year ends I look forward to the holiday season not only for the opportunity to spend quality time with friends and family, but also for the chance to carve out some time...
What Every Autograph Collector Should Know About Celebrity Book Signings
A dream of mine is to have a private library in my home—360 degrees of floor-to-ceiling shelves where I have to climb one of those rolling wooden ladders to reach the top. That’s how...
25 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Collecting Autographs
When I started collecting in person autographs in 2006 I was clueless. I used the wrong pens. I printed blurry photos. On just a hunch I’d wait outside a hotel for hours before finally...
Win This Reggie Jackson Autograph from Autograph University
UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who participated in our giveaway! I really enjoyed reading your submissions and this collection of comments is a great resource for collectors. We’ve emailed our randomly selected winner. October may...
Autograph Adventures – Method Man
This story first appeared in the 2013 Autograph University Yearbook. Get your free copy. Spring 1996 Staten Island, New York We stepped off the Staten Island ferry at St. George’s Terminal beneath a crystal...
How to Meet Celebrities with OLV’s Christine Bord
When I first started graphing seven years ago I’d hear rumors of film shoots around Boston but I could never track them down. Fleets of equipment trucks, trailers of film stars, cameras and bright...
A Message from Virgil Trucks’ Daughter to Autograph University Readers
In July we announced the inaugural Autograph University Class of 2013 honoring six athletes who have gone above and beyond to accommodate autograph collectors over the course of their careers. Earlier this year I...
How NCAA Teams Should Tackle the Autograph Issue
In the wake of the investigation into whether Johnny Manziel was compensated for signing autographs, several college football programs are taking drastic measures to address the autograph issue. Louisville—the latest to make headlines for...
Meet the Autograph University Class of 2013 – Josh Hamilton
In our inaugural Class of 2013 we have recognized six athletes who have gone above and beyond to accommodate autograph collectors over the course of their careers. Each of these friends of our hobby...