2 items no autograph collector should leave home without
Is that a Sharpie in your pocket? Watch this brief video to find out which two items I always have on my person to ensure I’m prepared to graph in any situation. What is...
Author: Matt Raymond
Quoted in Boston Herald autograph story (3/11/11)
The March 11, 2011 edition of the Boston Herald features an article about Sarah Jessica Parker and Christine Hendricks giving the stiff-arm to autograph seekers on the set of “I Don’t Know How She...
“To” or not to, that is the question
A surefire way to ruin the resale value of your autographs is to get your items personalized. I do it as often as I can. Why? Because I don’t view autographs as assets in...
How to Get a Grammy Award Winner’s Autograph for Free
As music’s best and brightest were recognized at the 53rd Grammy Awards, my wife and I were sleeping off another day of adventures (and pints of Guinness) in Galway, Ireland. While we made a...
Catching the White Whale (My Paul Pierce Dilemma)
Paul Pierce made me quit graphing in 2008. Outside a Boston nightclub where he was hosting a pre-playoff rally, my buddy and I were ignored by the Celtics star and peppered with f-bombs by...
Autograph Adventures – Wu-Tang Clan
December 22, 2010 Boston, Massachusetts When I was young, my Dad would often call me into the living room where I’d find him fiddling with the stereo. “I want you to listen to something,”...
Win this Dwight Howard autographed 8×10
UPDATE: Congratulations to our winner, Bryan! Thank you to everyone who left a comment, this was fun. Let’s do another giveaway next month. — Yesterday I was finally feeling better after a nasty cold...
Autograph University Interview: Nate Robinson
January 15, 2010 Blake Arena – Springfield College Springfield, Mass. With all eyes on basketball’s future stars at the 2011 Hoop Hall Classic, an NBA veteran made a surprise appearance to support his hometown...
9 Websites Every Autograph Collector Should Bookmark
Any veteran grapher knows their most valuable tool of the trade is not a Sharpie or a stack of 8x10s. It’s information. Whether it’s a tip from a fellow collector or a celebrity tweeting...
Autograph Adventures – Ray Allen and Kevin Youkilis
December 18, 2010 Natick, Massachusetts A recent thread on the SportsGraphing.com message board discussed the worst signing teams in sports. Dump all professional teams in a bucket and who sinks to the bottom? The...