After amassing more than 20,000 autographed Sports Illustrated covers (covering 95% of all issues ever published!), Scott Smith deserves the title, the SI King. We discuss how he built his museum-quality collection over three...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...