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1.- WRITE A BRIEF BUT SINCERE NOTE POLITELY ASKING FOR THE ATHLETES AUTOGRAPH. WORDS SUCH
AS "PLEASE" AND "THANK YOU" CAN GO A LONG WAY AS TO WHETHER AN ATHLETE SIGNS FOR YOU OR NOT.
2.- I ALWAYS LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF ITEMS TO BE SIGNED TO 2. EXCESSIVE REQUESTS TO ME ARE IN
POOR TASTE AND LESSEN YOUR CHANCE FOR A SUCCESS.
3.- ALWAYS MAIL ITEMS THAT YOU DON'T MIND PARTING WITH. SOME ATHLETES DO NOT HONOR AUTOGRAPH
REQUESTS THROUGH THE MAIL OR ARE SPORADIC SIGNERS.
4.- ALWAYS INCLUDE A SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE (SASE) LARGE ENOUGH TO CONTAIN THE ITEMS
TO BE RETURNED TO YOU WITH SUFFICIENT POSTAGE.
5.- ON YOUR SASE, I ALWAYS PUT MY ADDRESS IN THE RETURN ADDRESS SPOT. THIS HELPS WITH REQUESTS
THAT HAVE BEEN OUT A LONG TIME IN WHICH TIME POSTAL RATES MY HAVE INCREASED IN ENSURING YOU MAY HAVE YOUR ITEMS RETURNED.
6.- MAIL YOUR ITEMS AND BE PATIENT. WHEN MAILING YOUR ITEMS TO AN ATHLETE EITHER IN C/O THEIR
TEAM OR HOME ADDRESS, SOME ARE SIGNED QUICKLY WHILE OTHERS MAY TAKE A YEAR OR LONGER.
7.- HAVE FUN. REMEMBER NOT ALL ATHLETES SIGN AUTOGRAPHS SO EVERY SUCCESS SHOULD BE MET WITH
ENJOYMENT.
8.- ADDRESS LISTS. NO COLLECTOR CAN BE WITHOUT ONE OF THE HOME ADDRESS LISTS PRODUCED. BELOW
ARE THE ONES I USE AND HOW TO OBTAIN THEM.
SPORTSCOLLECTORS.NET- JAY RUNS THE BEST COMMUNITY ON THE WEB FOR AUTOGRAPH COLLECTORS.
HARVEY MEISELMAN'S ADDRESS LISTS. GREAT HOME ADDRESS LISTS FROM ALL SPORTS.
JACK SMALLING'S BASEBALL AUTOGRAPH COLLECTORS HANDBOOK. GOOD HOME ADDRESS LIST OF CURRENT
AND RETIRED BASEBALL PLAYERS. JACK'S BOOK CAN BE ORDERED
HERE
C.J. APONTE'S LISTS. GREAT LISTS FOR FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, ETC. ORDER C.J.'S LISTS
HERE
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