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Permalink Reply by CEE GEE on July 28, 2011 at 7:45am

GOOD POINTS ALL AROUND.....temperature can also do damage with autos peeling right off items if kept in top loaders for an extensive period of time....I have had that happen before...I don't have many auto photos do to the real estate it takes up displaying them...but yes I would have to agree the sleeve would be a much better long term storage option in a cool area..

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Permalink Reply by Steve on July 28, 2011 at 11:22am

I had a signed Jake LaMotta 11x14 in silver paint pen and kept it in a top loader.  because of the extreme heat here, the entire signature and inscription came completely off and stuck to the plastic holder.  The photo is completely clean and it looks like LaMotta signed the holder.  That was my lesson.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on July 28, 2011 at 11:32am

Sorry to hear that.

 

I lost the ""ettitte" off an Andy Pettitte group signed photo. HOURS after it was signed, it totally smeared sliding it into a sleeve. HOURS later it was still wet. I suspect the paint pen wasn't shaken enough and thus the paint wasn't properly mixed.

 

Since that day I have avoided paint pens like the plague.

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Permalink Reply by CEE GEE on July 28, 2011 at 1:15pm

You got to shake the picture like a poloroid to insure its dry...I once got Tino Martinez while he was on the Cardinals playing that Mets at Shea sign my Yankees card and as he handed it back to me my thumb landed right on the auto...I was so pissed....but even worse then that I met Reggie Jackson I think back in 2000 or 2001 perhaps for the first time and after he DIDNT want to take pictures with anyone as he said "this an autograph show not a photography shoot" signed my ball which I think cost over $100 with inscription at the time and then rolled the ball across the table back to me smearing the auto terribly....I was so f****** livid I wanted to throw it back in his face...he always and will be the most unpleasant autograph to receive in person...I am still pissed about that...LOL

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Permalink Reply by Steve on July 28, 2011 at 3:00pm

I agree, Jackson is the rudest athlete I have ever met in person.  I was friends with Steve Ontiveros when he pitched for the A's and when at a spring training game in the late 80's, I asked if he could get a ball signed for me by Jackson.  He said, I can get you anybody you want, except for Jackson.  You want Conseco, McGwire, no problem.  Nobody on the team asks Reggie, he says.  I later waited in the parking lot for Reggie and got him when he went to his Jeep Wagoneer, but he was a pain in the ass and rude as can be, then started yelling at me when other people saw him sign for me and started running over.

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Permalink Reply by CEE GEE on July 29, 2011 at 7:23am

wow...i never heard that story...iam going to throw up a forum about jackson probably next week...ive got some great stories...he personally hates me...lol...its a real shame as Reggie Jackson was my childhood hero and that all went out the window meeting him in the flesh 20 years later

Permalink Reply by Tyler Johnson on December 8, 2013 at 3:36pm

Did you get it resigned??? what happened after that?

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Permalink Reply by Sidney Fields on July 28, 2011 at 6:43pm

I have an autographed photo of Pele that is more than 30 years old.

It's now so faded that the only safe place to display it is inside a desk drawer.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by S. Maxwell on July 28, 2011 at 11:20am

Wow, thanks for all the reply's everyone! I really appreciate all the insight.

It's great to see some direct info on all this. It's funny how we spend so much time on the other aspects of autographs, but not much is said about the 'okay, we have the autographs, NOW what do with do with them?!' part of it.

Thanks Steve for bringing in Rick. I'm not familiar with his name. Is this his profession?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on August 1, 2011 at 6:41am

Buy an air conditioner.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on August 1, 2011 at 7:50am

Would you like an expert opinion? Ok, here goes... :-)

 

Paper and photographic stock should be stored in an environment that is 50 - 70 degrees Farenheight with a relative humidity between 40 - 60.

 

The key is consistancy and a stable environment. Wild temperature and humidity swings are bad... even if it is within the ideal range.

 

For a basement, use a dehumidifier. Set it at 50 RH. You can buy a thermostat with RH indicator at Home Depot for under $10 to monitor how well the dehumidifier is doing.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on August 1, 2011 at 7:59am

Put it in the basement with a good dehumidifier and make sure they are at least 2 feet off the floor. Also, be sure no water pipes are directly overhead. They will be fine.

 

Next, buy Collectibles Insurance just in case the worst happens.

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