RACC Learn

Learn autograph collecting.

Short, practical guides from the RACC Team: how to get started, get signatures through the mail, tell real from fake, and keep your collection safe.

Getting started

New to the hobby? Begin here.

Guide 1

Autograph Collecting 101

What to collect, how much to spend, and the main ways autographs reach a collection, from the mailbox to the convention floor.

6 min read

Through the mail

Free-to-cheap autographs, delivered by the postal service.

Guide 2

TTM for Beginners

How to get autographs through the mail, what to send, how much postage to include, and how to track your requests.

7 min read Guide 3

Writing a Great TTM Letter

A short, personal letter makes it easy for a signer to say yes. Here is the structure, what to include, what to skip and a sample you can adapt.

5 min read

Authenticity

Know what is real, and what "authenticated" does and does not mean.

Guide 4

How to Spot Fake Autographs

The red flags that should make you pause, how to compare a signature against known examples, and how to buy with confidence.

7 min read Guide 5

Authentication Explained

What third-party authentication is, how a COA or LOA differs from a guarantee, the services collectors commonly use, and what authentication cannot tell you.

6 min read

In person

Conventions, signings and the etiquette that gets you a signature.

Guide 6

Getting Autographs in Person

How to prepare for conventions, signings, stage doors and premieres, what to bring, and how to be respectful so signers want to sign.

7 min read

Care & storage

Keep what you have looking the way it did the day it was signed.

Guide 7

Storing and Displaying Autographs

How light, humidity and the wrong materials damage signed items, and how to sleeve, frame and store them so they last.

6 min read Guide 8

Pens and Markers Guide

Which pen to hand a signer for photos, baseballs, jerseys, vinyl, CDs and posters, and why the wrong choice can smear, skip or fade.

6 min read

Ready to put it to use?

Request an autograph through the mail, find a signer, or see what other collectors are hunting for.

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