| When you are not sure of what you are doing, it is | | | | integrity than you desire. If the dealer provides evasive |
| best to start out small. While you are learning how to | | | | answers to your questions, or if he provides |
| buy the inexpensive way is the way to go if you are | | | | unsatisfactory answers to your questions, let that be a |
| autograph collecting. You sure don't want to waste | | | | warning sign and do not rush into any offer no matter |
| your money. It may not be your intention to buy to | | | | how good it sounds. Time is important when autograph |
| resale, but you sure want to be satisfied with your | | | | collecting, nevertheless, it may be better to waste time |
| autograph purchase. | | | | then money. When you decide to resale your |
| You need to ask the dealer questions and more | | | | investment ten years from now, you want to be sure |
| questions, such as the source of the autograph, how | | | | you have something worth selling. And even more so |
| long the dealer has been in business, and you may | | | | that the mementoes you pass on to your love ones |
| even ask for customer references. Even with all of | | | | were actually signed by your hero, not someone in the |
| this, you still be dealing with someone who has less | | | | penitentiary serving time for fraud. |