tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43311001605270930.post3503771116615251297..comments2023-10-29T09:53:50.571-04:00Comments on The Great Orioles Autograph Project: Adventures with Sharpies- Mark EichhornOrioles Magichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06085728385152662466noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43311001605270930.post-42235575813545232262011-01-13T12:55:14.564-05:002011-01-13T12:55:14.564-05:00Paul- I don't think I figured out how to prep ...Paul- I don't think I figured out how to prep the glossy cards until I got back into autograph collecting a few years ago. I guess when I was younger, an autograph was an autograph. <br /><br />Zach-I'd agree that most cards turn out alright with no prepping. I also now use cd/dvd sharpies that are meant for glossy surfaces. I remember your Salmon auto. It's crazy how the pens do that sometimes. <br />And thanks, it will be worth it if I can help one other collector avoid our problems.Orioles Magichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06085728385152662466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43311001605270930.post-38614750309455966532011-01-12T22:54:39.819-05:002011-01-12T22:54:39.819-05:00Paul is way ahead of my curve, as I didn't cat...Paul is way ahead of my curve, as I didn't catch on to prepping until the beginning of '09. The funny thing is that most of my un-prepped modern cards look just fine, with the exception of 2007 Topps U&H. <br /><br />Here is my <a href="http://autocards.blogspot.com/2009/04/1993-donruss-tim-salmon.html" rel="nofollow">first experience</a> with the mid-90s glossy card.<br /><br />I like the idea of this feature. Maybe others will learn from our ignorance.zman40https://www.blogger.com/profile/07221290018484413350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43311001605270930.post-18146857043274400422011-01-12T18:42:39.218-05:002011-01-12T18:42:39.218-05:00I remember discovering the problem of glossy cards...I remember discovering the problem of glossy cards. NY Giants football player Howard Cross was doing a charity basketball game at my high school during the off-season, and I handed him a Stadium Club card to sign. It came out worse than your Mark Eichhorn card.<br /><br />I pretty much gave up on collecting autographs for 8 or 9 years until Fleer started to produce one or two non-glossy card sets a year. I don't think I learned how to prepare glossy cards until 2004 or 2005.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com