Sports Memorabilia Collectors

This topic always makes me want to throw up....
I had literally hundreds of autographs from dynasty-era Edmonton Oilers.....they used to do autograph sessions at West Edmonton Mall...I think they might still do them, but not the way they used to. The entire team was spread throughout the mall, two per table, and people lined up for sigs.....they handed out small glossy photos with (if memory serves) a short bio and stats to be signed. No one worried about the sig market, or personalizing their sigs in those days. They just signed whatever you gave them......I had multiples of each player on those glossy sheets. I also had autographed cards....I bet I had 10 Gretzky opeechee rookies, and multiples of the rookie cards of every oiler great. I gave them all to a friend when I outgrew collecting cards :fp:
These days, i have a few autographed jerseys and some autographed pics....I have some basic stuff that my dad gave me - the Edmonton Journal cover from the day of 'the trade'....but all those signed pics and cards....brutal to think how much money I gave that friend....actually....he's on my facebook....I should ask if he still has them

Drowned Out wrote:

imalive wrote:

I've picked up a few things over the years

nice! I could spend hours in a room like that, regardless of the team....love it.

Holy crap dude! I like the rubber chicken hanging from the lamp

eeriepadave wrote:

Holy crap dude! I like the rubber chicken hanging from the lamp

that's the "Pitch to Barry" chicken

I have two team pictures of the Seattle Rainiers 1921. Don't know if their worth anything.

imalive wrote:

I've picked up a few things over the years

Impressive! I have the Mets version of that room, but without all the full-size bats. DAMN!

DS1119 wrote:

VanSlyke was born in my hometown and I know his father. He's told me some stories about Bonds and VanSlyke.

Yeah I'm sure. Quite a duo.

I think my Holy Grail piece of sports/movie memorabilia would have to be the baseball from The Sandlot



I wonder if somebody has that thing somewhere.

Mostly stuff I care about and is valuable to me.

I have a Jim Kelly autographed jersey that is signed to me. I have a Andre Reed autographed football. I have Thurman Thomas autograph on a piece of paper. I met him his rookie year at training camp in Fredonia. I also met Bruce Smith and have his autograph on a piece of paper as well. I still remember how big Bruce was then. I have a couple of Jim Kelly autographed cards one is on the old Dominos promo cards it's pretty cool.

One of my favorite things is a old Buffalo Bills poster I have. It's from 1982 before they started putting players on posters. It's a artist print and is very cool. I bought it from a fellow Bills backer in Columbus. I think I paid a dollar or two for it.

I also have a Bills helmet that I got as a kid at Christmas. It's old but it's cool and I like it. I have a mirror with the Bills logo that say Mike's Bar. A starting lineup figure of Dominik Hasek still in the package and a whole bunch of Bills football cards along with quite a few Michael Jordan cards.